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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-16
DEATH OF
WILLIAM GAVIN
L'Anse Young Man Dies Suddenly in
Lumber Camp Near Skanee
Saturday Last.

Sunday evening last, the remains
OF William Gavin, son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Martin Gavin, Of this village,
we're brought to bis late home, or
Railroad street, from Skanee, near
which place he had been employed
for short time in lumber
camp. operated by Byron Glover.
From testimony given at q pre-.
1imiuary inquest held, the follow
ing is learned.
Saturday afternoon last, while at
work GAVIN stated to bis partner,
Frank Fapning. that he had ordered
q Jug OF whiskey, to come to Skanee
bv stage, and asked Tanning to &C.
company him to that place to get 1t.
After the men had eaten supper
they set out fer Skanee, Gavin to
procure the Jug Of liquer- end Fam
ing to get the mail.
While returning both men in.
dulged in q few drinks. They had not
proceeded far when Tanning noticed
that Gavin began to stagyer Des pite
the formers efforts to restrain him
from taking more, Gavin took sew
eral heavy draughts, and at last
Tanning took the jug away from
him and carried it.
Gavin's condition grew rapidly
worse until at last his limbs gave
out and be sank by the roadside.
Unable toget him further, Tanning
FASTENED to the camp to summon as
sistance.
At the camp he stated the circum,
stances, aud in company with Geo.
Glover and Sanford Mckenzie, he
returned to the place where he had
left Gavin. Putting him into
sleigh they went to the camp, and
upon their arrival placed him on the
floor near the stove. Glover and
Mckenzie went to the shop to dc
some work, and upon their return,
a half hour later, found that life was
extinct.
The following day the remains
were brought to L'Anse in charge
OF Charles II. Anderson. arriving
here at $50 o. clock in the evening.
Monday, DR.. J. Howard Anderson,
Of Pequaming, was called to per-
form an autopsy, and after q rigid
investigation made report to the
effect that he was unable at tha!
time to discover any traces oi
alcoholic poisoning In the system,
stating that such class OF poison
disappears through the system SC
rapidly that after certain period
all traces are lost. He states, how.
ever, that a very small quantity ol
liquor had remained in the stomach
and that he found the lungs in a
seriously congested condition, being
completely filed with blood, and
that while such might be attributed
to various causes, he states that the
prime cause of death was acut,
oedema OF the lungs.
The autopsy revealed q peculiarly
which is very rare. 1t was fount
upon opening the body that thu
young man s heart was located OF
the right side, while the liver oc
cupied a position at the left. Bott
organs were reported normal, des
pite their displacement.
William Gavin was aged 81 years
and up to the time OF his death hat
resided the greater part Of his lif'
in L'Anse. For many years he hac
been employed as woodsman. Fl,
was a member Of T. 'Anse Lodge No
1852, Modern Woodman OF America
The funeral was helt
fyom his tate home Wednesda'
morning at 10 o'clock Spder tn
direction OF the lodge. Interme1
was in the family lott the Cathol
cemetery,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-16

BaraSa Twp ueoit oaiance Sl'iol oo
Note Baraga township was
credited twice with the 1904 delin-
qaent state and county taxes, in
March, 1905. making an error in the
credits of 81, 1877 81.
IL does not app'ar that the sup
ervisors check the treasurer's dis
bursements TO township and villages
when making annual settlements
with the treasurer l would suggest
that they check all disbursements,
also the duplicate receipts filed with
the county clerk for llquor taxes,
justice fines and other miscellaneous
receipts Of the couuty treasurer.
In connection with this, / would
suggest that the treasurer use a re-
ceipt book so arranged that the or
iginal and duplicate receipt can be-
made at the same time by the use ol
carbon sheet and that the treasur-
er be required to promptly Gle with
the county clerk duplicate receip,
Continued on page four.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-16
Notice..

Logging, tote sleighs and carry.
alls made to order.
CORNELIUS STEINMETz,
12-8.tf.% L'Anse, Mich.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-16
SUPERVISORS MEETING.
Official Report Of Business Transactet
At a Meeting Of the County Board
Held Tuesday, February 5, 1907.

A session Of the board Of super.
visors Of Baraga county duly held in
the Office OF the county clerk. Tues
day, February 9th. A. D. 1907, was
called to order by Chairman Frank
w. Foote.
The following named supervisors
from the several townships
were present: Fred w. Schwalm,
Baraga; John Elfman. Covinyton;
Frank W. Foote. L'Anse; Samuel T.
McKercher, Spur.
Absent-Olof w Been, Arvon.
TIE minutes OF the session held
December 4th, A. D. 1906, were
read and approved.
The December 1906 and January
1897 reports of Superintendent OF
the Poor H ]. Seifert and January
1907 reports OF Superintendents Of
the Poor Philip Voetsch and Geo.
C. Jackman were read and approved
The resignation OF 81. J. Seifert,
as one Of the superintendents OF the
poor. asking that the same be ac-
cepted Immediately, was read.
On motion OF Foote, supported by
Schwalm, the resignation of II. J.
Seifert was accepted, to take effect
Immediately. as requested.
Applications from Joseph E. ST..
German ant Jas. 4. Fleming for
the Office OF superintendent OF the
poor to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Richard Feore. we're
read and ordered placed on file.
The following report OF Account
ant Dresser, employed by the chair
man aud clerk, under instructions
OF December 4th, 1906 session, was
read.
L'Anse, Mich, Feb 2. 1907.
To the Honorable Board OF Super
visors, Baraga County, Michigan.
Gentlemen: According to instruct
tions l have examined the books,
records and vouchers Of the county
treasurer, from January lst, 1919 10
January lst, 1907, and herewith sub
init my report.
The receipts and disbursements OF
the county treasurer and balances
OF cash on hand as shown by the
county treasurer's annual state
ments are correct and agree with
the records in the offices OF the
county treasurer, county clerk and
the monthly and quarterly state
ments OF the auditor general, with
the exceptions mentioned ia this re-
port.
find vouchers on Gle for the dis
bursements and have checked and
Cancelled the same.
The receipts and disbursements OF
j. q. Real. county treasurer, from
January 1st to October 1st. 1905,
were as follows:
RECEIPTS -
Receipts from all sources $J9, $50. .83
DISBURSEMENTS.
Over draft, Jao. l, 1905, : 446 ~
Disbursements ....... 68,076 81
Total .$58, ,523 36
Balance cash which should.
have been on hand Oct. 1st,
1905 :. ........ -. 81 ,4N AZ
Balance as shown by treas
urer's cash book and set
Element with board OF
supervisors +. -. ...... 797 IL
Difference ...... $500 "a
This difference was caused by not
entering in cash book the following:
Delinquent tax receipt No.
Gal, 49,. $50. 8 BIB
Short entry Of the total of
delinquent tax. receipts Nos.
597 to Col inclusive ...... 10 OC
ID linquent tax receipts Nos.
TAI and 742.. =. i. ASS
Amounts received from the
treaSdrers of the following
4 townships, in settlement Of
1904 tax levy in March, 1905.
Arvon, rejected taxes. -. ...1l2 00
l. 'Anse 4" F" 80. lis q
Spur :" ...... 81 3s
| - AZ a. ,-1 n
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-16

Balance chash on hand Jan.
1, 1907. turned over to
county Treasurer Tracy $1.195 81
SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES.
January to October, 1905. .$630 "a
Oct, 1905, to Oct, 19O6.... IA 81
Total. -. %. 80. $77b 21
Elk County Treasurer Real has
not been in L'Anse during my stay
and for this reason I have not been
able to go over these differences
with him.
/ have checked the monthly and
quarterly statements OF the auditor
general with the county treasurer's 8
books and find same to be correct.
have examined the township
and village accounts and the necess-
ary enteries have been made to cor
rect the errors which have occurred
10 these accounts during the past
two years, and the folio wing balances
as shown on the county treasurer s
ledger, Jan. l, 1907, are correct.
A
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-16

Baraga state, county and
county road taxes i. -.
Fines from Justice Jackman,
Nov 1Q01
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1907-02-16

John Tyosh. :. ...... -. 10 90
Fine from Justice Selden,
Nov. 1904,
Mary Shaw .......... 10 90
Fine from Justice Hugo,
Dec. 1904,
Emma Eberhardt. 49,. 8 90
From Fred Sch walm, superin-
tendent of poor. Nov. 1904 IL Is
Total differences before
mentioned. ..,... -. $500 "a
Note:-The duplicate receipts for
the above lines were not filed with
the county clerk until 1905.
The receipts and disbursements OF
J. G. Real, county treasurer. from
Oct. 1st. 1905, to Oct. 1, 1906, were
as follows. -
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand, Oct. 1. 1905 $797 13
Receipts from all sources. 81 ,610 36
Total. :. 82.4O7 A.
Disbursements. ...... 78. .l52 So
Balance. cash which should
have been on hand Oct.
1. 1906 "a. .254 80
Balance as shown by Treas
cash book and settlement
with board of supervisors 4.109 SO
Difference. $l44 ~
This difference was caused by not
entering in the cash book the follow
ing.
Delinquent tax receipts Nos.
1853 and 854. 80. - 81 10
Delinquent tax receipt 1865, IL II
+" :" 831, 81 81
Short entry of delinquent
tax receipts No.1Ol7 y. 2 90
Delinquent tax receipt, 1880, l 90
/" +" 939. 90
+" I" 769
and ITO -. ....... -. z OO
Fine from Justice Hugo, Nov.
1905, Napoleon Gagnon... 8 90
Total -. &. .$144 81
The receipts and disbursements Of
J. G.. Real. county treasurer, from
Oct. 1. 1906, to January ], 1907,
we're as follows:
RECEIPTS.
Balance on hand. Oct. l. O6, "a, 109 80
Receipts from all sources, 30,093 OF
Total. :. ..$34. .202 "a
Disbursements. :. 3,O07 %
Balance chash on hand Jan.
l, 1907. turned over to
county Treasurer Tracy $1.195 81
SUMMARY OF DIFFERENCES.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26
Greet COMRADES
IOld Soldiers of Rock Island
County Spend Pleasant Day
atProspect Park.
HEAR GOVERNOR VAN SAINT
Indulge in Competitive Drill and Other.
wise Disport Themselves-Offi-
GERS Elected.

Few Rock Island county veterans
of the civil war who could be present
failed to attend the second annual re-
union under the auspices of the Old
Soldiers and Sailors association a.
Prospect park Saturday. A program
that it would have been difficult ~
have improved upon was carried OuF,
the speakers representing all branches
of the service. Ex-Governor Van SAINT
of Minnesota was the principal talk
er. He devoted himself largely 10
twentieth century patriotism" inter
spersed with "reminiscences of the waT.
The governor said that the patriotism
of the present day is no less ardent
! than that of the COS, but it is mani
tested in different way. In place OF
showing a readiness to respond to the
| call to arms. the men of this time
are engaged i'll a combat with evils in
/ the body polite that are being eradi-
Gated through the adoption of new
| laws and the enforcement of old ones.
The big fine recently assessed against
the Standard Oil company by Judge
Landis at Chicago was referred to as
t.4.--s-r++teaes- that--patriotism is as ac
tive as ever. The governor declared
zen to set a good example for the big
corporations and then to expect the
latter to live up 10 the mark
Exceptionally enjoyable addresse:
were also made by exMayor William
McConochie of Rock Island, and Cap
tain w c. Bennett of Moline.
There was an original poem by Com
rade Dewrose of Moline. an exhibition
of signaling by Signal Officer NJ. f
Metzgar and music by the Moline fiji,
and drum corps.
Drill for Flags.
A competitive drill IN which thf
Women's Relief corps and the TIVE
posts of the G. A. r. of Rock IslanC
and Moline participated attracted muci
attention. The prizes, flags donated t!
Young & McCombs of this city, Fisl
& Loosely and the New York store >
Moline. were won by the Moline r.
= lief corps. John Buford post of Roe
Island, and Graham post of Moline.
The following officers were elected
| President-E. B. Knox of Moline.
Vice Presidents-G. f. Bailey, Rocl
Island: T. ]. Murphy, Coal Valley; Ma
than Taylor. Reynolds; D. B. Holmes
Andalusia; ]. w. Simonson, Port BY
ron.
Secretary-W. A. Norris, Rock Is
and.
Treasurer-W. R. Wolver, Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26
ACCEPTS CHALLENGE
OF GENESEO TEAM
Y. M. c. A. Tennis Players Go There
Friday for Single and Oou-
BILE Matches.

Physical Director Harry Franks of
the Y. NJ. c. A. has received a chal-
lenge from a squad of tennis players
at GeneseO for a number of matches
of singles and doubles, the games to
be played i'll Geneseo Friday of this
week. Mr.. Franks accepted the chal-
lenge and will take six of the tennis
players of the local association with
him. Those who will represent the To-
cal association are as follows: H. A.
Weld, DR.. II. G. Trent, Stewart Mar
quis, a. ]. Quigley, Verne Binkerhoff
and one other player who has not yet
been selected. This will be the first of
the series of match games to be played
with the different towns i'll this locality
The Geneseo team will play a return
game in this city some day next week
The Rock Island players have become
very efficient in both single and double
playing, and they expect to give the
lGeneseoans trimming in both styles
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26
ROCK ISLANDERS ON
A HORSEBACK TOUR
H. M. McCaskrin and A. e. Wrixon
Declare Intention at Council Bluffs
of Riding Home.

Council Bluffs, Iowa, Aug. 27.-(Spe-
cial Correspondence of The Argus.
Walking down stairs in the Grand hO.
tel Saturday, | took my customary
glance over the register to see ii
there were any officers there who
would be likely to be looking for M
At the bottom of the list were the
names of Harry NJ McCaskrin and A!
bert Z. Wrixon, of Rock Island | in
quired of the clerk where they were
Just went up to their room. Wh1
are they?"
l explained my acquaintance.
did they come in an automobile!
the clerk asked, intimating that they
had the appearance of coming across
country.
perhaps they drove into the coun
| try before they came to the hotel,
| suggested.
Looked like they walked in"
Thinking that perhaps they ha'
grown plutocratic in Rock Island sine
II left and had invested in an automo
bile, | laid for them with the ide'
that perhaps I could hold them II
| for a ride around the block.
| In few moments both came dow
stairs and made a run for the caf'
There were indications that they ha
encountered bath somewhere an
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26

got the best of it, and seemed to be
proud of it. l managed TO flag Harry
in his haste and learned that they had
not had anything to eat since II
O'Clock in the morning It was then
after Z o'clock. / had had my dinner
and did not see why they should lie
in such a hurry, so demanded an ex-
PLANTATION.
Harry said they had just come from
South Omaha. where they had pur-
chased some horses that would make
them all go some Wrixon had bought
two and he had bought one.
They rode the horses over from South
Omaha and said they were going to
start with the sun Sunday morning
for Rock Island. and ride the horses
all the way Harry did not say any
thing about making a horseback cam
paign through Iowa, but | could not
help thinking how much more CONVEX
tent il would have been if the purchase
had been made in Cairo.
I cannot tell what the equines look
like. for they did not even invite me
around to have look at them, to say
nothing of that automobile ride | was
looking for
II is needless to say that | did not
get up to see that sunrise start
MERRITT w. CAMPBELL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26
Secretary Urges People
of Oklahoma to Vote
Down Constitution.
GET NEW ENABLING ACT
Declares, However, That He is
Not Speaking for Presl-
dent Roosevelt.

Oklahoma City. Okla, Aug. 26.-Se =
retary Taft in a speech here Saturday.
night in the convention hall to 10000
persons advised the citizens of Okla
hOma and Indian Territory to reject
the constitution recently adopted by
the convention at Guthrie for the pro
posed new state of Oklahoma and do
clared the next session of congress
would pass a new enabling act Taft
explained with emphasis he was not
here as a representative of Preside Il
Roosevelt and that the views he eX
pressed were entirely his own and IL
no sense should be considered as being
inspired by the president
Causes Surprise.
The greater part of Taft's address
was confined to state issues. The
warmth with which he spoke against
adoption of the constitution was a sur
prise to most of the party leade-S
present. Taft discussed national is
sues along the same line as in hi:
recent speeches.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 26.-Loris Hig-
gins, who murdered w. l.. Cope and
wife. farmers near Rosalie, May IL.
was lynched at Bancroft today Sheriff
Young of Thurston county came to
Omaha Sunday to get his prisoner, who
had been in Jail here since his capture,
and took him to Bancroft on a train
which arrived at s this morning. Twen-
ty men took Higgins from the sheriff.
hauled him off in dray and hanged
him to a tree.
When the sheriff left for Omaha Sun
day he was accosted by citizens at
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26
President Of TeIegraphers
Says They Are Still
Firm.
STAY OUT TWO MONTHS
Much importance Attaches to
Conference Held at New
York City.

New York, Aug. 26-Arbitration of
the telegraphers' strike as it stands at
present is out of the question, accord
ing to President Small of the CONNER
cial Telegraphers' union Small said
the strikers are prepared to remain out
for two months and that the union will
support them for that time.
The executive board of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor will consider
the relations of the Federation to the
strike in day or two.
Appoint Peace Committee.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-Leaders of the
telegraphers' strike today opened way
TO peace negotiations with the tela-
graph companies by ordering the cleo
ton of peace committee" of Is.
Would Work Pending Settlement.
New York, Aug 2G.-In the outcome
of the conference today between Pres
ident S. J. Small of the Commercial
Telegraphers' union, Samuel Gompers
of the Federation of Labor. Labor Com
missioner Neill and the representa-
tives of the two telegraph companies
rests the continuance of the strike #
the key men throughout the United
States, or its settlement by arbitration.
Much Depends on Conference.
In case the conference.-the amie,-
bic one and the parties concerned
agree TO an arbitration, it is under
stood here that the striking employees
of the Western Union and Postal COM
panies will offer themselves for work
at their old places. and as many of
them as can be used i'll the present
| disOrSaniZed condition of the wire ser
vice in the country will so to work.
waiting the outcome of the board Of
| arbitration, which will be called at an
| early date if this plan of settlement
lis agreed upon.
I From reliable sources il is ascer-
tanned that the union forces are will
ing to present their cause TO the board
of three men for settlement, and while
the telegraph companies have not given
expression of their views on this meth
cd of settlement, at the conference t.
day strong pressure will be brought to
bear on the head officials of the Postal
and Western Union that will likely re-
suit in the desire to treat with tine
men.
| Rail Men May BE Called Out.
In case the conference fails to bring
the companies and men together on
a common plane for the adjustment of
the difficulties that have separated
them. the extension of the strike
through new avenues is sure to be the
result
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26
BADLY GOVERNED
Morocco Torn ASunder Under
Chiefs Hostile Toward
Each Other.
NO CHANGE AT CASA BLANCA
French Troops Eager for Fight, But
Are Prevented from Pursuing
the Enemy.

TanSier, Aug. 26.--Advices received
! from Casa Blanca show no change i'll
| the situation. The troops are anxious
| for a decisive engagement with the
! itribesmen, but Frances determination
not to penetrate far into the country
prevents pursuit of the fanatics, and
/ the result is q waiting game.
| Meantime the state of Morocco's in.
3 ternal affai<s is growing worse. Yer.
liable chaos reigns, and the govern.
ment has degenerated INTO a mere
mock administration.
! Mulai el Hafid, the newly proclaimed
sultan, who is reported to be marching
toward the coast to fight the French
and Spanish troops, has appointed d
4 ministry. member of which is Mulai
Sid MOhammed, another brother OF
the actual sultan, who is now held /
prisoner by the sultan at Fez.
! Sultan in Bad Plight.
/ Raisuli controls his own region and
the pretender rules northeast Nor
occo. The sultan is not sure of his
own followers, and anarchy pervade>
/, the empire.
4 Spanish Cabinet DiSuErccs.
Madrid, Spain. Aug. 26.-Newspapers
agree that cabinet members diSagreC
as to the Moroccan situation. Some
ministers claim Spain is not playing
the role assigned at the Algeciras con
ference Premier Maura announced
that Suain will take the offensive only
if her -troop=-ar--att Observation-Disclosures
being merely a spectator of the trou
bleS.
An Erroneous Report.
Tangier. Aug. 26.-The report tina
the French cruiser Du Chalya capture,
a German vessel flying the Spanish fla!
and carrying cOntraband is erroneous
The vessel in fact carried arms to Nc
| gador for the Moroccan government.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-26
WINDS WERE ADVERSE
REPORTED He Was Unable to
Start and Would Probably
Give Up Attempt.
CHRONOLOGY OF TWO YEARS OF
PREPARATION FOR TRIP.

Dec. 81, 1905-PubIic announce
rent of the proposed trip is made
by Mr.. WeIlman in the Record-Her-
aid.
Jan. 80, 1eo6-Contract let to NJ.
Louis Goddard, Paris, for the great
est dirigibIe airship ever con-
structed.
May 30-Airship completed.
June 15-Expedition left Paris for
Tromso, Norway.
July 5-Expedition sailed in ship
Frithjof, from Tromso to Spitzber-
gen.
July 9-Danes Island, Spitzbergen,
reached and a base of operations
established.
Aug. 28-Mr. WelIman announces
that, owing to defects in mechanism
of airship, the 1906 trip northward
was postponed for one year.
Jan. IS, 19o7-Mr. WelIman, in
Paris, makes public his plans for
enIarging the America.
June 2-The 1907 polar expedition
sails from Tromso, Norway, on the
Frithjof for Spitzbereen.
June 9-The voyagers reach Danes
Island and find that all is we'll with
the winter watchers and their es-
tablishment.
July 5-A severe storm, the fore
runner of an almost continuous gale
during July, damages balloon house.
July 25-Mr. WeIlman cables that
the gas apparatus works perfectly
and the balloon is about to be in,
fIated.
Aug. 6-Cablegram received here
announces that start for the pole
! will be made between the middle
and end of August.
Aug. 25-CabIegram received from
Walter WeIIman says airship Amer
ica stood final tests perfectly anc
leads TO the belief that he may be
on the way to the pole.