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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
CHAPTER VII.

Alfred Cassagne was the son of
large contractor. who had accumulated
considerable fortune in the construction
OF those remarkable docks in the city of
Havre, which have helped to make that
place the most important harbor of
France. He lost his father when a mere
child. His mother, dying when he was
but twenty-five years of age, had left
MN amply provided for. But he had
never married. OF quite Il studious turn
OF mind, he had devoted himself to
BOOKS, and might possibly have degener-
ated INTO book worm, or have sunk so
70" as TO become an author. if an event
Had not transpired which changed the
whole current of his existence.
de awoke one morning to find that the
cashier of bank where he usually had a
large balance, had absconded with the
'0ndS OF that institution. Where he had
gone. was equally a mystery to the police
ana The officers of the concern. Having
considerable interest in the capture of the
fugitive, CaSSagne set about making in
4ulTIeS on his own account. From these
INQUIRIES he quietly deduced his own the
''''S. and one morning, to the intense
"S'ohlShment of the chief of police, he en-
'7Sed The presence of that functionary
and stated his opinion on the case very
'''eAJ 1t was to the effect that the
president OF the bank and the cashier
were III COLLISION, and that the cashier.
H""n most people believed TO be by that
,'' safely IN America. that Mecca for
european rogues. would be found hiding
."' presidents own private residence.
Ia" emf Of police had laughed at first
'" Alfred CasSagne was permitted to
proceed 1t was known he was gentle
ma" Of fortune; and men of means are
,.''es snUbbed very badly anywhere
soon. moreover. the official grew
>''oa> BY a system of logical deduc-
.'" rom circumstances already known,
"H>"she established his theory on basis
Ingenious as to excite the chiefs warm
~ admiration. Subsequent search dis
o,T.eN mat the state of things Cassagne
..0 'e.'"'ed 10 exist in theory, was really
1.'Fsd tassagne might now possibly
lave Deer forty years of age, though when
.L disguised, owing TO his smoothly
~ lace. ne appeared to De younger.
was rather above the middle height,
49, '0 'aough somewhat narrow across the
,. -',''oeFs the great depth of his chest
n: ample amends for this deficiency.
II 1a'f was cut very short TO permit OF
L- more readily wearing the various wigs
-. ''lra he frequently concealed his iden-
n.y. His mouth was we'll cut. the lips
1'u and somewhat pursed together, as
~, o-,en the habit with men who pass
~l" TIME in thinking. His nose was
sn5 and very prominent. His hands
NeeJ small and rather delicate. His
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
LOST CHILD IS FOUND.
Clarence Paul, Missing Since Last Fri
day, Is Taken from Lake Mich
igan This Morning

AI.GOMA, Wis, Sept 81 Special. /
The body Of 3-year-oId Clarence Paul
was found this morning by a party of
searchers in the lake nine miles from his
home. The body was badly decomposed.
The child evidently had strayed into the
lake close to his house and had been
washed up the shore.
Clarence Paul disappeared from his
home Friday night. His mother left
him with two other children. aged t and
., while she Went to the lake. When she
returned five minutes later he had gone
All the children were able to tell was
that they left him by the roadside
Searching parties were formed, and the
surrounding country was secured The
first cew the searchers had as to the
chlld's whereabouts was a whip found
upon the shore of the lake. which be-
longed to him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
UNIVERSITY GRADS
GET GOOD JOBS.
Commerce Course Students Occupy I'm
portant Places in All Lines
of Trade.

MADISON, Aug. 31.-[ Special. 1.-The
value of college course in preparation
for an active career in the business world
is indicated by the number and character
of the positions filled by graduates of
the commerce course at the University
of Wisconsin. Statistics just compiled
show that of the ninety-one graduates OF
this course during the past seven years
Bixty-eight are holding places of re-
sp0nsibility with large commercial and
industrial concerns in various parts OF
the country. Practically every field OF
business activity is represented among
the number.
In All Lines of Work
Of the forty-one graduates of the
course up. to 1906, eleven are engag ed in
manufacturing, seven in various branches
OF mercantile industry, four in banking,
three in journalism, two in teaching
one in railroading, two in farming and
one in the study of law. OF the class of
1906, so far as can be learned, six are
in different kinds of mercantile business
four in telephone companies, two in
banking, two in manufacturing concerns
and one in mining in Minnesota.
Hold Important Positions.
Some of the members of the class of
1907 hold positions of exceptional impor-
lance for SO young men and by their
success demonstrate the thorough train
ing they have received in the course
Joseph H. Curtin, Madison; Henry r.
Polan. Madison; and Paul n. Reynolds,
Jacksonport, are with the Wisconsin tax
commission; Arthur w. Logan, Lake
Geneva, is with the Lord & Thomas
Advertising agency, Chicago; John w.
Leslie, Chicago, is with John H. Leslie
& Co., Chicago; Robert H. Nivan, Sheri-
dan, with Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chi
cago; 0. Allen Postlewait, Oak Park,
ILL.,, is with the Chicago Telephone com
pany; Alfred l.. Sommers, Sheboygan, is
instructor in commercial branches in the
high school at Tacoma, Wash, and
James r. Stone, Reedsburg, is with the
Wells Lumber company, Escanaba,
Mich. Among the important recent APP
pointments of graduates of former class
es are: z. B. Kinsey, Dubuque, Ia,
with the Barnes Oil and Realty com
pany, kiefer, Ind. T.; Edwin H. Sackett
Fond du Lac. with f. B. Connolly, Bill
ings, Mont. Ernest A. Edwards, Ash
land. with the Marshall-Wells Hardware
company, Duluth, Mimi, and John V.
Murphy, Milwaukee, in charge of the
sales department, Library bureau, Chi
cagO.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
FIND DEAD BODY IN
ELEVATOR SHAFT.
JACOB JOHNSON DROWNED IN TEN
INCHES OF WATER AT BED
DING PLANT.
NO ONE SAW ACCIDENT.
Failed to Come Home for Supper-Police
Start Search and Discover
Corpse.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 31-A
mysterious elevator tragedy was dis
covered at the plant of the Berger Bed
ding company on Market street this
morning at an early hour.
Lying at the bottom of the elevator
shaft, with a mattress grasped in his
arms, his face immersed in ten inches
of water, lay the lifeless body of Jacob
Johnson, an employee, who was first
missed at 4:3O o'clock Friday afternoon.
Absence Was Reported.
Johnson's fellow employees observed his
absence at that hour and reported to the
office. He did not appear at his home,
1903 Galena street, for supper and his
wife became alarmed. She reported his
absence to the police this morning and 1t
was decided to make a strict search OF
the plant where he was employed.
The dead body was found soon after
wards. The circumstances indicate that
Johnson, supposing the elevator to be at
his floor, walked blindly into the shaft,
carrying the mattress before him.
Johnson Was Drowned
The mattress undoubtedly broke his
fall, but it is believed he was stunned
and that he drowned in the water which
had accumulated at the bottom of the
shaft.
Johnson was 80 years of age, married,
and had two children. He had been in
the employ of the Berger Bedding COM
pany as a mattress maker for some
time.
Shaft Is Dimly Lighted.
The elevator was used repeatedly after
Johnson was missed o'clock but the
bottom of the shaft is some feet below
the lowest floor at which the elevator
stops and his body was not noticed
An eX-emplOye of the company who
morning said that the elevator and shaft
were not lighted except by dim daylight.
I'm all probability he said, John
son was carrying mattresses into the
elevator He probably had carried in
one or more and went back for another
leaving the door open and the elevator
standing at the third floor. Meanwhile
another employe moved the elevator to
the next floor above and johnson coming
along with the big mattress held in front
of him did not see in the dim light, that
the elevator had been moved. The door
probably stood open and he plunged Tor
ward into the shaft believing that the
elevator was there.
that there is sufficient light in the yicin-
ity of the shaft to illuminate it.
The foreman, Adam Schmidt, stated
that the elevator was in good condition
and that it has been recently examined
by the state factory inspector and an
insurance company. He said that the
bottom of the shaft was on Level with
the river which accounted for the water
in the bottom of the shaft.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
CHILDREN BURN BARN.
While Looking for Kittens They Set Fire
to ableS--Valuable Horses
Lost

REEDSBURG, Wis, Sept. 3.-LS pe
cial. IA barn and span of valuab bic
horses were burned here yesterday after
noon. The fire was started by two chill
dren aged 4 and 3 years. They We're
hunting for some kittens, which they
knew were there and not finding them,
one of the children brought Il match
which he lit. When ii burned his fingers
he let it drop into some hay. The chill
dren barely escaped with their lives. The
loss of team, machinery, etc, will APP
proXimate $1,000.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
MAHONEY ACANDIDATE,
Enters Fight Against Congressman Muir
ply in Third District-Moved by
Munson Talk.

MADISON, Wis, Aug. 31-[Special. ]
Judge D. o. Mahoney of Viroqua has
announced his candidacy for Congress in
the Third district against J. w. Muir
ply, Democrat, of PlattevilIe, the in
cumbent.
Mr.. Mahoney was candidate for the
Republican nomination last year, but
was defeated by j. W. Babcock of Ne
cedah at the primaries.
The announcement today by Mr.. Ma
honey, it is believed, was occasioned by
the talk of Col. O. B. Munson becoming
a candidate for that position.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
JOSEPH HOEFFEL DIES
Founder and Owner of Allouez Mineral
Springs Company Expires at
Age Of 49,

GREEN BAY, Wis, Sept. 81 Spe-
cial. Joseph Hoetfel, founder and prin-
cipal owner of the Allouez Mineral
Springs company, died this morning at
his home from the effects OF old age. He
was 81 years old. 1t was i'll 1888, during
the time Mr.. Hoeffel was nearly dead.
that he drank the waters Of the AllOuez
spring, ard discovered the medicinal
properties in it. When he was cured, he
had the water analyzed and the follow
ing year, he organized the present COM
DanY.
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CAUSES SECOND DEATH.
Edward Schmidt Succumbs at Trinity
Hospital to Effects of Brew
cry Explosion.

MILWAUKEKE, Wis. Sept. 8
Edward, Schmidt, 81 years old. The.
married man living at 905 Mitchell
street who was nearly killed in the eX-
plosion at the Independent brewery Sev-
eral weeks ago, died from the effects of
the accident Tuesday night at Trinity
hospital. An inquest over the cause of
the explosion, which was thought to be
a lighted match near shellac, will be
held this week. Another man was killed
instantly at the time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
BIDS CUSTOMERS POLITE AD1EU.
Prosperous Iowa Merchant Commits Sui
eide Without Apparent Cause.

la CROSSE, Wis, Sept. 3.-The
city of Lansing, Ia, thirty miles De
low here, is stirred up over suicide
Monday, the victim being Herman
BGeckh, the leading merchant of the
town. Excusing himself to crowd Of
customers, Boeckh retired to an inner
room of the store and fired bullet into
his brain Here the body was found by
friends some time afterward. No cause
for the suicide is known. Boeckh was
40 years of age, well to do and unmar-
red. SO far as known, he had no bust
ness troubles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
EGG WAGON KILLS CHILD
Youngster Was Toddling Across Huron
Street-Driver's Name I'M
known.

MINIATURES, Wis. Sept. g.
Christian Buscagiin. the infant child
of Tony Buscaglin, 1913 Huron street.
was run over and instantly killed at
1890 o'clock this morning by butter
and egg delivery wagon. The coroner
has been unable to obtain the name of
the driver of the wagon.
The child in crossing the street be-
tween Jackson and Van Buren, streets
ran directly under the horses hoofs. and
the wheels of the wagon passed over it.
An inquest will be held.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
HELD FOR SHOOTING.
Harley Dey Said to Have Confessed to
Pardeeville Affair

PORTAGE. Wis. Sept. 81 Special. |
The examination of Harley Dey who,
it is alleged. shot Samuel Latter last
Friday afternoon while the latter was
blowing in a field. was adjourned to Sep
TENDER II. While the officers would not
tell what information they obtained from
Dey it is said that he confessed to- the
deed and told them where he had
buried the rifle after the shoot
ing At first he denied everything it is
stated.
1t was admitted By both families that
there had been a feud between them ow
ing to disa greement over a line fence
and a binder owned in common.
At present Harley Dcy is released on
$1,000 bail furnished by his father. d. NJ
Dey. Young Dey is about 20 years old.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Vvtfc with n Conscience.

Blllikin-What's the matter, Wilt
kin?
Willfkin-Matter enough. You know,
some time ago l assigned all my prop
erty to my wife, Toto keep 1t out
Of the hands of-of people l owe, you
know.
Billikin-Yes.
Willikin-Well, she's taken the
money and gone off-says she won't
live with me because I swindled my
creditors
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06

love" said the fair maid, is the
greatest thing in the world"
Don't you believe It," reJoined the
Young man in the parlor scene. Il am
greater than love"
"How Go you figure that out?" quer-
led the fair party Of the prelude.
"a manufacturer" explained the Y.
M, sis greater than the thing he manu-
factures-and l make love. Seer"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
CLERK BROWNS IN LAKE BEuLAH.
Chicago Boy Goes on Outing and Meets
Death

MCkWONAGo, Wis, Sept. 3;zRay-
Kedzie avenue. Chicago, clerk EN-
ployed by the Hibernian bank. was
drowned Monday morning in Lake Bcu-
lah. Wisconsin. The boy was on an
outing for the day with other employees
of the bank. The body was lodged. in
the piles of the pier. and was recovered
an hour after he was drowned
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
KICKED BY A HORSE.
Erwin Decker Struck Dozen Times by
Hoofs-Not Fatally In
iured

MILWAUKEE. Wis. Sept 8
Erwin Decker, son of Charles III.
Decker foreman of the Haisler Transfer
company, was kicked about II dozen
times Monday night in the barn at DIG
Lake street by vicious horse. He was
knocked entirely away from the stall
into the middle of the barn floor and
WAS nicked mp by a workman.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
Duu Season for the Hobo.

June is re favorite month" said
the poetica! hcbo, as he scrubbed an
ode on the back Of a tomato can label.
""Tair't mine" sighed Sandy Pixies,
lugubriously Il always nave to go
harefooted tToo dat month"
"Barefooted? Why, how Is that,
pal?''
why, you see people throw all DER
old shoes at de June brides"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-09-06
A FeIIovv-Fee1fnG.

"You were very lenient with that
conductor" said the first passenger.
"O," replied the other, we're all LA
BILE to make mistakes"
"Ah, perhaps you were a conductor
yourself once"
"No, sir; I'm weather forecaster.
Catholic Standard and Times
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-16
PABST HEIRS WILL
PAY THE PENALTY
Inheritance Tax Delay Will Cost Ben
eficiaries OF Late Brewers
Will $49,65O.

Milwaukee, Jan. 11.-Because they
did not pay the inheritance, tax on
their share of the estate of the late
Captain Frederick Pabst. the heirs
must pay penalties to the amount OF
$49,65O The estate. according to a
Judgment just entered in the county
court. amounted to S7.S37 .99930 Tie
net value. after all eXpenseSe We're
paid. was $685.. 1910. The inner
itance tax amounts to S193.243.62. OF
this amount about $4,000 was paid
within the time when penalties begin
to run.
Mrs. Pabst paid her tax, but the
children Colonel G. G. Pabst Fred
erick Pabstr Mrs. Maria Goodrich.
AIrs. Emma Soehlein and Miss Eliza
beth Pabst-did not do so. ami now
are penalized for deferring payments.
Tho first four have to pay $i1.oS7
each. and the granddaughter pays
81 ROO
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-16
TREASURER CAN
NOT GET BOND
OficiaI Fails To Qualify at Milwau-
kee and Predecessor Re-
tainS Office.

Milwaukee, Jan. 10.-Elected to Of
flee but unable to take his seat be
cause of inability to furnish the re-
quired bond. Julius J. GOetZ. county
treasurer elect, finds himself in
predicament. Unless the county board
will relieve him of 100000 of the re-
CURED bond Mr.. GOetz admits that il
will be impossible. for him to assume
the duties of county treasurer.
After the hardest kind of work Mr..
G0etZ was able to secure bonds
amounting to $1.25O.35S. but that ex.
hausted the resources Of the bonding
companies and his personal friends.
To Get the remaining 100000 is an i'm
possibility. He asked the county board
to accept the bond prepared. saying it
is really sufficient to cover all money
which may come into his hands.
Unless his request is granted the
county board will, under the law. elect
a new treasurer. Meantime County
Treasurer Theuring will hold office.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-16
WOULDN'T DESERT SHIP
Crew of Vessel Disregards All Eff
forts of Rescuers-Twenty-F -Four
Are Drowned.

Cuxhaven. Germany. Jan. "A. = The
British ship Pengwern, Captain Will
lams, from Taltal. chile, Oct. 6, for
Falmouth. with cargo of saltpetre,
grounded off Scharporn, about ten
miles northwest Of CuXhaven. Twen-
ty-four men comprising the crew were
drowned. and her cargo is total loss
The TUG Yulkan went to the assist
ance Of the stranded vessel, and pass
ing close to her the crew of the Peng-
wern threw live dog and a bundle
of clothes aboard the tug, but disre-
garded the appeals to jump into the
water so that they might be rescued.
The Vulkau made repeated attempts to
reach the Pengwern, but heavy sch
broke over her and she disappeared
from view.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-16
DRINK MORE WATER.
Valuable Prescription Which Anys
one Can Prepare.

THE people here do not drink
enough water to keep healthy" ex
claimed a we'll known authority.
THE numerous cases of stomach
trouble, kidney and bladder diseases
and rheumatism are mainly due to
the fact that the drinking of water,
natures greatest medicine, has been
neglected.
Stop loading your system with
patent medicine and cure alls; but
get on the water wagon. If you
are really sick, why, of course,
take the proper medicines plain,
common vegetab BILE treatment, which
will not shatter the nerves or ruin
the stomach"
When requested for such a pre-
scription for the cure of rheumatism
and kidney trouble the answer was
"You must make the kidneys do
their work; they are the filters of
the blood. They must be made to
strain out of the blood the waste
matter and acids that cause rheu-
matism; the urine must be neu-
tralized SO it will no longer be a
source of irritation to the bladder,
and, most of all, you must keep
these acids from forming IN the
stomach. This is the cause of
stomach troubles and poor diges-
ton. For these conditions [ would
suggest the following prescription,
which is composed of only vegetable
ingredients, which can be obtained
from any good prescription phar-
macy. Any one can mix them by
shaking well in a bottle: Fluid
Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce;
Compound Kargon, one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. To be taken in teaspoon
full doses after each meal and at
bedtime, but don't forget the water
Drink plenty and often" This
valuable information and simple
prescription should be posted up in
each household and used at the first
sign of an attack of rheumatism,
backache or urinary trouble, no
matter how slight.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-16
KEPT HIS PROMISE.

The message to the legislature
Just sent in by Governor Davidson
is in conformity with his declara-
tions made before the election. It
had been openly charged that he
was not IN favor of the reforms for
which the republican party has
stood in the state for several years
and an attempt was made at that
time by Senator LaFOllette to create
a feeling against him on that ac-
count. This was a failure, and it
deserved to be, as shown by the
spirit of his message. While not
radical in his views and statements
he takes firm stand and calls upon
the members of the legislature to do
their duty by the people IN handling
the public service corporations.
In doing this the governor takes
a similar position to that held by
nearly every governor inaugurated
this year They have all urged
their legislatures to pass needed
laws which will more closely regu-
late these big corporations, and
thus protect the rights of the peo-
pie. As Governor Davidson states
in his message the spirit of unrest
Is widespread, reaching all parts of
the United States. This comes not
from lack of business or employ
ment at good remuneration but
from feeling that the corporations
are growing fat through the privil-
eyes granted them by the law max
ing bodies.
The messages of the many gov
errors who have taken that view of
Il e. show that the time has
come something VIII be done
and tile a. s. few years viii witness
5n other states than Wisconsin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-16
Quake Felt at Apia.

San Francisco. Jan. ia Quaking
of the earth's crust more severe than
any that had been recorded there is
reported to have been felt at Apia
Dec 81, according to news brought
by the Australian liner Ventura. For
three hours the Seismograph Of the
German scientists stationed at the
South Pacific island recorded q shock
that for violence never had been
equaled It is estimated that the cen
ter of the disturbance was 900 miles
south of Apia
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-01-16

Julias T. Dithmar lost his appeal
to the supreme court from the judg-
ment of the lower court, holding
that he was not entitled to the Of
fee of county judge of Juneau
county. He was appointed to the
position by Gov. La Toilette on De-
cember 10, 1904, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of w. g. Beebe,
who was elected to the Office IN
April, 1901. An election to fill the
unexpired term was held in April,
1905, and the board of canvassers
decided that Melville L. Bunnell
received the most votes, and de-
clared him elected. 1t also found
for the fall term following the un-
expired term. Mr.. Bunnell quail
fled and demanded possession of the
office, but Mr.. Ditamar refused to
surrender it, claiming that the for
mer had not been regularly elected.
One day, while Mr.. Dithmar was
out of the city of Na1sto1, county
seat of Junea county, Mr.. Bunnell
took forcibIe possession of the Office.
Mr.. Dithmar brought suit to regain
possess on, and the lower count
found in favor of Mr.. Btnaell. The
supreme court affirmed that iudg-
ment. The opinion was written by
Judge CassOday.