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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
STEPHENSON SWORN IN
NEW SENATOR PRESENTED BY HIS
COLLEAGUE LA TOILETTE.
Marinette Man Is Generally introduced
and Will Probably Be Assigned to
Committee Late Today.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. >
(S1,ecial AT 1925 today, Isaac Steph-
enson of Marinette, leaning upon the
ann of Senator La Toilette, appeared
Gefore the bar of the Senate and formally
took the oath as United States senator
to fill out the unexpired term of former
Senator John G. Spooner.
Senator Stephenson was dressed il
cray business suit of the sack cut va
riety and the lapel of his coat was
adorned with the favorite flower of the
late President Mckinley, the pink car
nation. After being sworn, Senator
Stephenson was generally introduced TO
senators by his colleague, Senator La
Toilette. In the private gallery, set
apart for senator's and members of their
immediate families were: Mrs. Isaac
Stephenson, J. Nathan Stephenson and
Mrs. e. J. Morgan, Mrs. Hodgins,
Grant II. Stephenson, all of Marlnette.
Senator Stephenson has been assigned
60 the seat occupied by his colleague,
La Toilette, during the last session,
while the senior senator moves up few
tiers of seats a little closer to the eye
of the presiding officer.
Senator Stephenson has not yet been
assigned to any committee This Will
probably be done at the Republican eau
Gus to be held late this afternoon. lie
will also at that time probably have a
private Office room assigned to him.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
RAIL REPORT IS OUT.
Wisconsin Railway Commission Has Done
Much Work-Progress Made
Along Various Lines.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 81 Special. ]
The state railroad commission has
filed its annual report with the governor.
1t covers the period from December /,
1906. to June 80 1907, and contains a
general account of the work during that
period.
During the years ending December l.,
1906. and June 30, 1907, there were fifty
one railway companies reporting to the
commission.
There were seventy-two formal com
plants made against the road, thirty of
which have been heard and decisions
rendered. There were thirteen informal
complaints which were disposed of.
The commission has, on its own mo-
ton, undertaken independent investiga-
tons relating in part to scale-testing
sanitation of stations, express rates,
rates on pulp wood, cream and other
manufactured and dairy products.
The report on the valuation of the
Milwaukee street railway system is gone
over in detail.
Only three orders of the commission
have been appealed from. none of which
had been disposed of at the time the re-
port was closed for publication.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Observation-Disclosures brewers have an
aounCcd an increase of 80 cents Il barrel in
the price of beer
RACINE - August Uihlein Of Milwaukee
has bought store buildings on Sixth street
paying $4,000 for the same.
SUPERIOR-The Wisconsin Central road
has about forty miles of track laying LETT
to do on the new line to Superior.
LA CROSSE-The Methodist Episcopal
church at West Salem, organized more than
half century age has been dissolved.
RACINE-John Beck, pioneer boot anC
shoe merchant of Racine and southern Wis
consin, dropped dead Saturday. He was
born In Batavia.
GREEN BAY-The Old Catholic Mission
church OF the Blessed Sacrament was dedl-
Gated and consecrated by. Rt. Rev. Bishop
Grafton OF Fond du Lac Sunday.
WABENO-Rev. Leonard Calvert, a Pres.
byterian preacher, Is cruSadng against the
saloons and has forced them to close at II
at night and all day Sundays.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS men have
raised $4,000 as bonus to secure a change
in the location of the county seat. Mon
tcllo. the present seat, is fighting change.
ApPLETON-When Michael Van Abel OF
Kimberly got the goose home he had woT
mt rattle and cut open its gizZard he
found among other things So gold piece
PORTAGE-Rev. Herman L. Ro>ksten,
rector of St Johns Episcopal church, di a
Sunday after brief Illness with uppcnd-
cltiS, aged - years. He was Il graduate
of Nashotah seminary.
farmer, of Tigel, about six miles west Of
this city, committed suicide sunday ut his
home. No cause can be assigned for tn4
deed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
LATEST MARKET REPORTS
MILWAUKEE,, DECEMBER 8
EGG AND DAIRY MARKETS.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. is firm
The produce boards official market for
strictly fresh laid, cases returned, 24c;
high grade, recandled, strictly fresh, will
bring &c over; April storage, recandeled,
21c; miscellaneous storage, Ice; seconds,
13D15c; checks, 12Q13c.
BUTTER-Steady; Elgin price of extra
creamery is &c; local price, extra cream
cry, 271ac; prints, 2S1ac; firsts, 24@26c; sec
onds, 22@24c; process, 22@24c; dairy, fancy,
24c; lines, 21@22c; fresh roll, 21Q22c; pack
ing stock, 17@1Sc.
CHEESE-Steady: American full cream,
new make, twins, 1112@12c; Young Amer
icas, 12Q12hc; daisies 120121ac; longhornS,
12@1212c; limburger, 1512@16c; fancy brick,
13@1315c; low grades, 12013c; imported
Swiss, &c; new, block. 151a@16c; round
Swiss, new. 16016hc: Sapsago. 22c.
CHICAGO, Ill, Dec 3.-Butter-Frm;
creameries, 19@2e1ac; dairies,, 12Q23c. Eggs
STEADY; at mark, cases included, 2OQ25c.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Butter-lrregular
receipts, 6O15; thirds to firsts, 21@27c; held
seconds to specials, 22@27c; process, com
mon to specials 15@231ac; western factory
common to first, 10000. Cheese-Firmer
receipts, 1872; state full cream small col
ored and white September fine, 15Rc; large
white and colored September fine, 15Ac
large October best, 12c. Eggs-Firm, un
changed; receipts, 1872.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 3-Cheese--Steady
daisies, 111a@12c; twins, 11@111hc; young
Americas, 12@122c.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
BIG FIRE AT HOUSTON.
Flames Destroy Business District to Elk
tent of $75,OoO-Ocean Steam
ship Afire.

HOUSTON. Tex, Dee. 2.-Fire last
night destroyed business property in the
heart of Houston to the value of $780,,
600. breaking out in the rear of the
Frank Dunn jewelry store and pawn
shop. The flames spread in all direc
tons through the block and it was not
until o'clock Monday morning that the
conhagration was under control
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. g
Fire of an unknown origin today in the
hold of the British steamship Montana
which arrived here yesterday from Lon
don did damage of about $4,000. The
Montana, which is owned by the At
lantic Transport company, carried mis-
cellaneous cargo all of which was badly
damaged.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
MILWAUKEE, sTocKYARDs REPORT.

CATTLE - Market Is strong; butch
ers' steers, good to choice, 415@5. IS; me-
dunn to good 3.4o@390; heifers, medium to
good, 2.9O0395 common to fair, 2.25Q2. rs;
2.259275; Gamers, 1.O0@1.75; cutters, 2.OO0
$50; bulls, good to choice, 31OQ3:6O;. DO
logna bulls, common to fair. 2.50@2. 10; feed
ers, 3OO03.60; stockers, 2.25QD2.75; mixers
and springers, common unsaleable except
for Gamers. good to choice, 2S.0OQ3SOO.
SHEEP--Market steady: common to fair,
2.OOM3.OO; good IT, choice, 3.250D4. %; lambs,
common to fair, 4.O004.75; choice to prime,
5.0Oq575; bucks, 2.25@3OO.
HOGS-5c lower: mixed and butchers,
4.7OD5. 10; packers, 4.S00490; rough heavy,
4.4009475; light, 4.700D4.95; pigs, 4.4O@4.6o
bulk, 4:90QD495.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
PAPER MILLSTO BOOM
FOX RIVER MANUFACTURERS SAY
ALL PLANTS MUST OPEN SOON.
Tobbers' Stocks Are Becoming Depleted
and Night and Day Work viii
Keep Millhands Busy.

APPLETON, Wis, Dec. B. Special
when the paper business gets another
start thereli be no letup for months"
said manufacturer today while talking
of the present condition of the market
and explaining the cause OF the almost
General shut down of mills in the middle
west.
At the present time there are about
aipht Wisconsin mills down and it is said
that before the end of the present week
more will be closed. This is the first
time in ten years that so many paper
mills of Wisconsin have been closed at
the same time Manufacturers are tax
ing advantage of the present enforced
shut down and are placing their plants in
readiness for great squirt as soon as or
1ers begin coming in again. One OF the
leading paper manufacturers of this val
ley explained the situation today as toll
lows
"paner manufacturers do not deny
there is very little business these days,
but all are looking for a great squirt
in the near future. JObbers are not piac-
ing any orders, but are selling from stock
and as soon as this stock is exhausted,
orders will begin coming in. When the
mills are called upon to supply both rbc
daily demand and to replenish the de-
pleted stocks throughout the middle west.
there will be nothing but work day and
night for months around papers mills
1t was reported here today that the
mills of Wisconsin were being closed ac-
cording to Il prearranged plan of the
manufacturers, this being done in order
to deplete the market, cause a greater
demand and incidentally screw up the
prices This is emphatically denied ~
manufacturers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
so MEET DEATH IN
BIG MINE HORROR
INSPECTORS SAY MEN ENTOMBED
AT FAYETTE CITY, PA, WERE
KILLED BY EXPLOSION.
NAOMI MINE is WRECKED.
Crowd of Agonized Relatives Surround
Shaft and Cry Out for Their
Loved Ones
CAUSE OF DISASTER is NOT KNOWN

PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 2.-The
number entombed in the Naomi mine of
the United Coal company of this city,
located one and a-half miles back OF
Monongahela city, thirty-one miles from
this place, is now said to be fifty. Hope
that the men will be rescued alive is
gradually dwindling.
At noon the large force Of rescuers
had only succeeded in reaching the nine
teenth entry and no sign of the en-
tombed mine had been found. There
are thirty-seven in all and the men
were working far back in the mine when
the explosion occurred last night.
The work of rescue is progressing
slowly and with much difficulty. Owing
to the poisonous fumes the rescuers are
unable to remain in the entries more
than fifteen minutes at time.
Keep Big Fan Going.
Several members of the relief crews
are in a precarious condition from IN
haling the deadly after-damp. The big
air fan is still going, but little relief IS
obtained owing to the heavy volume Oh
the after-damp.
The fact that the after-damp prevents
rescue work is taken as an indication
that every man in the mine has perlshed
Under the supervision of Deputy State
Mine Inspector Henry Loutitt a score or
expert miners of the Pittsburg Coal com
pany and the Monongahela River Con
sOlidated Coal company are making eV-
cry effort to reach the entombed men
The scenes about the mine are pitiful
Relatives have been impeding the work
of the rescuers and at noon officers ar
rived to keep them away from the pit
mouth.
Every possible precaution is being
taken to keep the big air fan operating
alive they will have fresh air.
A great crowd spent all night about
the mouth of the shaft despite the cold.
Mine superintendent of all the mines
along the Monongahela river volunteered
their help in the work of rescue.
The Naomi mine is owned by the
United Coal company of this city.
Officials here say the regular Sunday
night shift is eighty men. Machine Boss
Hopwood of the mine is positive there
are at least fifty men in the mine with
the probability of more.
Little Hope for Entombed Men.
Mine Inspector Henry Loutitt gave
out the following statement today:
'It is impossible to say just what
caused the explosion. The mine was re-
markably free of gas, but you can =? never never
to be found in the most unexpected
places. The force of the explosion was
terrific and / cannot think that any man
in the Naomi mine escaped with his lie
The mine was practically shattered ana
I believe we will eventually find tho
sands of tons of earth blocking the way
to the entombed miners. We have been
unable to get into the mine to any great
distance; 700 yards has been about the
limit"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
LOST AIRSH1P SIGHTED.
French Balloon Which Sailed Over Coun
ty Antrim, Ireland, Is Identified
as La Patrie.

LONDON, Dec. 2.-The balloon which
passed over the northeast coast of Coun-
ty Antrim, Ireland at o'clock yester-
day afternoon, has been definitely iden
tilted as the French government airsnip
La Patrie by the men in charge of the
Lloyd's signal station at Torrhead.
Previous statements that the dlrigibie
was manned and under control are not
corroborated by the trained observers,
who, on the contrary, say that the air.
shin was going northward backwards"
before n southerly wind blowing at the
rate of six miles an hour. The weather
was cloudy.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06

come from the plains near Lahore. Inc
fruits from Kulu, eighty miles BACK u u
the mountains. are carried by coolies II
baskets. which weigh each 60 pounds,
strung over their backs. 1t REQUIRES ;
four days for the coolies to make the
trip in, over the narrow tortuons pa.n
from Kulu to Simla. For this they re-
ceiye "A cents a day. The path or
road is owned by the government, ana
two annas. or 4 cents, toll, is charged
This is paid by the firm that buys the
fruit. Men and women carry baskets ol
frnit. the women, as usual, receiving less
than the men for the service.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
Market for Dried LoCusts.

Quotations are invited by the Cane
department of agriculture for the supply
of dried locusts during the Forthcoming
season in bags of not less than seventy
five pounds net, delivered free on rail
at the nearest railway station. The To-
Gusts must be thoroughly dried before
bagged and the bags guaranteed free
from earth or stones. 1t may interest
our readers to know that two raiScr Of
poultry in the Cape peninsula state that
as a poultry food they find dried locOss
most suitable if given in the warm mash
They then efficiently take the place Of
the imported American meat scraps and
are much cheaper.-RhOdesia Herald,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
Twists in Tree Trunks.

Curious twists are observed in many
tree trunks, and the inquiry just begun
in Europe suggests the surprising con-
clusion that they are produced by the
earth's rotation. like the twists of storms
and the whirls seen in water. Van den
Brock, the Belgian geologist. points out
that if conditions of growth We're the
cause the torsion should follow the suns
apparent path. In at least 800 out of
1000 trees the reverse is true, and it
may be that the twist is usually to the
left in the northern hemisphere and to
the right-or with the clock--in the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
GIVE UP HOPE FOR ELEVEN.
Miners in Shaft in California Cut Of
by Flame.

DRYTOWN. Cal. Dec. with
smoke still pouring from the shaft of
the Fremont mine. hope for the eleven
miners who were entombed Saturday,
was virtually abandoned last night AND
it is believed all of them have persisted
behind the wall of flames which drove
them toward the heart of the subterra-
mean furnace when they tried to escape.
James Drew, Joseph Manley. Daniel
O'Brien and l.. e. Wilson are the Amer
leans among the victims, the rest of
whom are Italians and Austrians.
O'Brien and Wilson are married, the lat
ter having eight children.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
lam Factories in India.

Three flourishing little factories at
Simla. in the foothills of the Himalayas
1000 to 5000 feet above sea level--pro-
vide jams and preserves for the tables
of the British exiles in India. "A very
nice line of jams and preserves" says
berries. blackberries. raspberries. april
cots. green cages, yellow plums. lemons,
citrons and mangoes are grown on the
sides of the mountains about Simla by
the natives. The apples, ounces.
peaches, damsons and pears are grown
eighty miles north of Simla, in the noun
tains at Kulu. The guavas and oranges
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
Wanted Further instructions

Everybody knows one or more of thoa
conscientious cyclists who cannot H
themselves Of the idea that no one can
be trusted to carry out the simplest d.
tails of routine work without their ucr
sonal supervision. 1t was one of these
men who sailed for America, leaving IN
his brothers care a parrot of which Nn
was very fond. All the way across t6e
Atlantic he worried about the bird ana
no SCORER had he landed at New York
than he sent over this cablegram to his
brother"
"Be sure and feed parrot"
And the brother cabled back:
"Have fed him, but he's hungry again,
What shall | do nextY'-Tit-BitS.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
DREAM OF DEATH
PROVES TO BE TRUE.
Young Man, Married Four Months Ago,
Succumbs in His Mothers
Arms.

MILWTUKEE, Wis. Dee. 2, 1907
After recalling vivid ream i'll which
her son told her that he was going away
and bidding her an alfectionate farewell.
Mrs. w. a. Gilman arrived 1T Laramie,
Wyo., at o'clock this morning just rs
her son, w. w. Gilman, breathed his
last He had been ill with il compiled
ton of diseases for the past two weeks,
and it was just two weeks ago that Mrs.
death.
Raced Across Plains.
Ever since the dream came to Mrs.
Gilman she had been worried for fear
that his illness would prove fatal, and
when she received word that his cOndl-
tiOn was serious, she left Immediately
for the west. A race of 1900 miles
across the plains and mountains iol-
lowed and the mother arrived at the
bedside of her son only Il few minutes
before he passed away.
Was Recently Married.
1t was only four months ago that Mr..
Gilman was married to Miss Doris
Smith of Beulah The ceremony took
place beneath the shade of the trees on
the shores of Cedar Lake. Mr.. EhI-
mans father was Prof. w. A. Gilman,
director of music in the public schools
of Milwaukee for seventeen years.
Mr.. Gilman graduated last year from
the department Of music at the Univer-
Sity of Wisconsin. He was gifted in
music and had n bright future before
him. His special work was in choral
and orchestral music and also in violin
and piano work.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
MADE COAL GAS TO
KILL HIS FAMILY,
He Told the Judge That His Wife Had
Ding-Donged Him Con-
tinually

MILWAUKEE, Wis. Dec 3. 1907.
Louis Lusty's treatment Of his family,
according to the stories told by his wife
and children on the witness stand in dis
ulct court this morning, was tar from
that OF the model husband
fllllng the stove with soft coal and
then opening the doors to permit the
coal gas to stitle the entire family and
striking his wife with a poker when she
saw the open doors and attempted to
close them, was one of his recent acts,
according to the testimony Threatening
to Kill his wife was almost a daily oc-
currence, and the threat to blow UP the
house and all within it with dynamite
was another one
Mrs. Lusty wept while on the stand
and seemed afraid OF her husband. The
14-year-old son said: Il could not sleep
last night because he was cursing and
swearing. He laid on the table and
went to sleep near lighted lamp after
he tried to smother rs with gas Then
he took big butcher knife and threat
sned to ram it into the first policeman
who tried to enter the house"
n policeman testified that the man is q
heavy drinker and was twice arrested
Tor assault and battery and twice for
drunkenness.
They Ding Donged Him.
They have been dng-donging me from
morning to night said the defendant in
his own behalf. "and the old lady gets
me sloughed into court twice every wear.
they are always digging at me. and |
never have a minutes peace"
mat does not explain your threaten
ne to kill your wife. and that is what
!ou stand charged WITH said Judge
Neeen.
i never killed her yet was the reply.
Lusty was placed under bonds 10 keen
The peace. If he does not furnish sion
he will be obliged to spend ninety days
the workhouse
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
FIFTEEN BELIEVED DROWNED.
Beat Thought to Have Gone Down IN
Lake Occur d'Alene.

COJER D'ALENE CITY, Idaho.
Dee. 3.-The steamship Defender is
thought to have gone down in Lake
Coucr d'Alene with fifteen passengers
and crew. The lake is covered with a
thick fog and boats will not venture out.
1t is thought that the passengers were
mostly lumber Jacks on their return
from the camps.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
Passengers Mostly Immigrants.
ANOTHER LINER IN DANGER.
Restigouche Strands and Crew and Pas
sengers Are Still On.

SYDNEY, n. S., Dee 3.-During a
strong southeasterly gale last night, a
steamer supposed to be the Rcstigouche
of the North American Transportation
company of Quebec. struck off Gran
berry head willie attempting to make n
harbor here. Tugs have been sent to her
assistance. 1t is thought that the steam
or will be total loss.
The steamer carried few passengers
and these with the crew were still on
board.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
MILWAUKEE, HAY MARKET.

Choice timothy hay, 16.5OQ17 90; No /
hay, 13.O0@i4. clover and mixed, 12.OO9
400; choice Kansas and Nebraska prairie
12.O0012.5O; No. 1 prairie. 11OO011 so; No,
2 prairie, 9.00M1O0O; Wisconsin marsh
feeding, 8.O0@s.5O; packing hay, 7.50@S.OO;
rye straw, S.5O0S.75; oats straw, 700Q7.5O
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06

southern hemisphere, like the turn of the
cyclonic storms and water worthless. This
difference is due to the earth's rotation.
Jean Brunhes notes that it was shown
some years ago that the winds due to
the earth's motion blow steadily at n
season when vegetation is active and
sensitive. and a slight continuous bend
ing and turning then would be likely to
affect the tree permanently.-Bu of
the American Forestr-- Association.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
Productive Power of Western Can.
ada Soil.
Winnipeg correspondence:

Winnipeg correspondence
There has never been any who nave
doubted the productiveness Of the soil
Of Western Canada, but there are some
times found those who question the ia0
of It's superiority. During the past
season it has been shown that In gram
raising qualities it possessed the very
best. The late spring prevented gram
being sown In many cases before 'O'
middle of May. Yet, large perceh''0e
of that sOwn at that time produced @
cellent yields. Had it not been LOT Tue
frost early in August, which WISH"
most of the north half Of the contlne0"
there would have been a magnlDCeH'
yield in every district in western O"'
ada. Throughout the Southern Alberta
district, where about 1OO,OOO acres ""'
sown to winter wheat, the yield VIII
be enormously large. There are '"',
tracts Of valuable gran-groWnS IA"
in Western Canada that are aVa''"OV
lot uOIIlpSICduS, iuC S"h'
ment giving 100 acres free, ana e""'
may be made by proxy, by any "'',
relative, thus saving consideraO'e 'o.
to the American who may have en''
made In this way. Any CANADIAN Wv
eminent Agent will give you the P''
ticulars. ,.,
Your correspondent has just rece.',s
the following letter from CralN' '|'
katchewan, which bears out the s'| az.
ment made in the first part OF this ''
ter: oo-
"Craik, sask., August, 1884,
"May oath we planted a DahlIa WV, ,rn
(which we brought with US from NI II.
"neapolis. Aug. 18th, so days Ia'el, -" y
"was In bloom. The plant IS 10" !"
"feet high and covered with OloSsou a.,
eve never got half as many ho"e'S s, ",
at in Minneapolis, even during 1 naa
"tember and October, although We ~
more time to attend to it there In
mention this only as an eA|~ trs
or the great productive power VI an
soil here in Saskatchewan Can"0''
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-12-06
Ouarrelsome Persons

The mistress of the house aIwa aSitpP ID
straight to the point, says d , ml last
Punch. "Why did you leave yUnTnlcapt
placer" she bluntly asked the app'
for housemaid's place. ;a+ross and
81 couldn't stand the way hliS'i''
master used to quarrel, mum. yery
Dear me, did they quaile'
oftenY =. mo an
Eyes, mum. When 'tWaSn
i'm, twas me an 'er."