Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-04-29

That Milwaukee man who loves his
bulldogs more than his wife Is another
indication that the cream city needs
regeneration.
Why invoke the unwritten law to
save murderous profigate whose
whole life has been a shameless viola
ton of the written law?
The Waupun Leader observes that
the prospects of long session of the
legislature increase every day. For
goodness, goodness sake, don't en-
courage EN-!
The Manitowoc Herald says that
many socialists are good business mon
but that they never mix socialism
with their business. And how many
of them pay taxes?
An exchange fears that the Hughes
nti-tights bill will be one of the last
ones killed. 1t would be just like
the knowing old skeesicks to keep
the question In view just as long as
possible
And it apears that the threats made
by the Nebraska railroads when the
! Legislature proposed to reduce rates
were but four-fushes, for now, that
/ the rates have become effective, none
/ of the dire predictions has come to
pass.
OF course Thaw is a murderer
plain, common, vulgar assassin, moth
ing more and nothing less; and it is
immensely to the credit of various
jurymen that this mountainous truth
could not be obscured.
Still, the legislature in all regards
is one of the cleanest and best-inten-
toned which has gathered at the CAPT
tai in many years. 1t IS a safe, sane,
solid aggregation and easily embraces
within its one framework superior
senatorial timber.
Senator Whitehead is right: Thou
sand-dolIar salaries will not produce
better legislators; but at least such
compensation will enable lawgivers
to perform their important duties free
from actual deficits for sustenance at
the capital,-therefoTe we vote aye!
The next trial of Harry Thaw will
probably last but a few days, Ton
the reason that court, jury and attor-
neys have entered into a stipulation
as to the correct definition of demen-
tia Americana and brain storms.
There appears to be but little of the
case now left
That Racine gentleman who took
rough on rats and whfskey as
means of transit to the realm of
everlasting bliss had little conception
of the eternal fitness of things. Being
from Racine, however he was prob
ably not cultured in that higher aes-
Itheticism which prompts the use of
clothesline Or shotgun.
For the purpose of booming Roose-
velt's propaganda of big families a
boston corporation known as the A1neT-
Iican Birth Insurance company under
| took to pay parents from $3.50 to
5000 upon the birth of every baby in
the families of the po1icyholders. The
business of the company rapidly in
! creased and also that of the policy
holders and of marriage license
clerks, until at the end of two years
the officers and stockholders fed in
terror to the supreme court carrying
with them all their capital stock
wrapped in the corner of a baby
blanket, and petftfoned the court for
relief from the responsibilities of their
strenuous infant industry.
That was an interesting situation,
one that betrays the boldness and
impudence of men, at the hearing on
! the county option bill before the as
senb1y committee on state affairs.
There were in the committee room no
less than twenty people who were
there of their own initiative or as
the representatives of large bodies Of
Christian people throughout the state.
They had back of them and on file
with the committee the names of
thousands of petitioners bushel
basketful said the chairman of the
committee-asking for the passage of
the measure then under considera-
ton And yet, in the face of these
! facts, evident to everyone. Those
representing the brewers declared that
there is no demand for the passage of
| such a lawi
! And still, if the legislature shall
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