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The Dickinson press., 1908-05-09
] CLERK 81 or COURT - 4 !

hereby announce myself q candidate for
ren0minatf ion for the once Of clerk 81 court
for Billings county subj iect TO the win ;of the
voters ct the primaries to be held June "a. # d
Sentinel Butte, N. D., Feb.7, 1908. q!
3-l5-tf Si8SSS Z sy n. GILBERT, ,
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Z FOR THE LNl3IsLATuRE.

N FOR THE LEGISLATURE "a a I'll ss5 xsS A
thereby announce myself as q candidate Tor
member Of the house of representRtiyes from
the thirty-hrst legislative district subject TO
the choice OF the republican voters at the
general primary election to be held ii June,
3-l5stf lf.S II. M. BAKER. 81
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DUNN COUNTY. AUDITOR

hereby announce myself as q candidate for
the ONCE Of Auditor, subj cot TO the wishes Of
the Democratic voters at the primaries TO be
held June "a. 1905 at the various precinc IS OF
Dunn county. j am the present Auditor and
II successful at the primaries win ask the sup.
port of the voters on my record as made now
and up TO election time. sFi3s S 5S
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FOR THE LEGI GISLATURE
Il ii hereby announce myself as candid late for
the leRislature from the 31st egislattVe district
aOn The. republican ticket, subj cot to the June
pffmarie ieS June n. 1909. 3t
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NOTICEOF W ARRANTS CALLEDsis
h Notice is hereby given that an Stark county
warrants "A the general fund tOs registeEs no.
from this date.
sss
Jointly Ixeasnrer.Sa. V.
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CANDIDATE FOR SHERIFF. s,,s at
hereby announce myself as q, candidate for
the once Of sheriff OF Stark County on the
Republican ticket, subj ject to the primaries "a
be held June ~, 1903. 4 81 a. SIlALIYs
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CANDIDATE FOR REGIS OF DEEDS /
hereby announce myself as candidate fol
renominatiOn for the ofhce Of register& &o1
deeds for Stark county. subject TO the choice
Of the republican voters ct the primary cleo,
ton Osbe held June "a. 1903.
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!CANDIDATE3F FOR COUNTY
&. /. SUPERINTENDENT

lSs II hereby announce myself assa d candidates for
lre-electiOn 70 the ONCE; OF county Superintend-
Lat the primaries to be held June u. 1903.
IIl lOYD RAIDER
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-09

S5 CANDIDATE FOR COMMISSIONER.
thereby announce myself as candidate for
the once OF county commissioner for the
8rd district. subj iect to the win of the repub-
hcan voters at the primaries to be held June
~. 1909. ..-.}E7
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-09

4 FOR THE LEGISLATURES
i III hereby Announce myself: as candidate Tor
1.-The legislature from the 81st district
n on the Republican ticket. subject to the pr1-
marfeS to be held June n, 1909 a
Il 55.51sS M m HoMAS EVANS.
The Dickinson press., 1908-05-09

CANDIDATNFO FOR REGISTER oFDEEDs
Thereby announce myself sas candidate tot
the once of register OF deeds for Stark
county subject to the win Of the republican
voters at the primaries to- be held June n.
i 1908. $ y Il a. s.. s.. .5Ss
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

KAUKAUNA-Twelve couples were mar
ried on Saturday in the village of Coopers.
town, Manitowoc county.
SUPERIOR-The Wisconsin Central road
mas let contracts for grading work within
the city limits to Balch brothers of Mime
apolis
BELOIT-The building In which the
NJ. &. A: Is housed has sunk several inches
during the last few months. There is some
apprehension. ''A'
MENASHA-Mrs. Anna Conner. Thought
to be the first white woman settler in Me-
nasha, died here. aged "a years She re-
sided here more than sixty five years
EAGLE-A chunk of copper wejgbin o
elghty-four pounds was found on the Franz
Draper farm in Eagle by Lumb and Chris
Hanson, who were breaking sod
APPLETON-Penniless and iobless q
stranger who refuses to divulge his idpn
llty made three attempts to commit suicid,
mere lie only got some few bruises.
ASHLAND-lt is likely that on tho sug
scstlon OF {. L. Judd, an officer Of the new
naval reserve organization, a boat honse
built Ike battIeship for shore traininr
VIII De erected at Chequameeon park.
RACINE-Miss Marie De Long aud Misc
margaret McQuin.in are about TO atfennt
10 peat the walking record between Recfne
ana henosha. l hour aud n minutes
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
SOUTHERN STATES
ARE STORM SWEPT
WIND AND RAIN CAUSE GREAT
DAMAGE IN VICINITY OF
ST. LOUIS.
FREIGHT TRAIN is WRECK
Three Members of Train Crew Are
Drowned Beneath Their
Engine.
AMERICAN BOTTOMS ARE FLOODED

ST. LOUIS, Mo, May "a thunder
storm of unusual severity, accompanied
by a high wind of almost tornado Veloc-
ity, swept over this vicinity early today,
doing much damage to property and IN
directly causing loss of life.
A bridge on the Louisville & Nash
vile road. near Belleville, ILL.,, was
washed out and wrecked a freight train.
Engineer Ward, Conductor Smith and
trainmaE whose name has not been
learned were caught under the engine
and drowned. The train was piled up
in mass in Schoenlaub creek, when
was swollen into a torrent.
The village of Edgemont, Ill.,, was
flooded and many persons were forced
to take refuge on improv1sed RATS. The
whole area of low lands, known as the
American bottoms, east OF East 81.
Louis, H., and comprising thirty-hve
square miles of territory, is under water.
The first floors of houses in the Amer
lean bottoms are flooded and farmers
are utilizing RATS and boats IN rescue
work.
Houses Are Unroofed.
French Village, town Of 1000 inhab-
itants, one of the oldest settlements in
Illinois, was struck by a miniature tor
nado and many houses were unrooted.
The panic-stricken inhabitants fed into
the storm to escape injury by collapsing
houses. Telephone and telegraph wires
are down and there is no communlca-
ton with French Village.
Traffic Is Impeded.
Traffic is impeded on lines running to
various points east and north of East
st. Louis, ILL.,, because of high water. In
/ st. Louis the wind blew down trees,
signboards, broke in many store show
windows and crippled telephone and
telegraph wires to a large extent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
MISSILE HURTS GIRL.
Metal Piece from Illinois Explosion
Strikes Girl in Wisconsin and
Injuries Her.

BELOIT, Wis, May 4.-[Special. j
Blasted from a piece of copper at the
factory of Marsden & Slater in South
Beloit on Sunday, a piece of the metal
weighing a pound was thrown a dis
tance of nearly 800 feet, and struck and
nearly killed ifteen-year-old Gertrude
Stanley. The metal broke bone in
her hip and inflicted internal injuries.
The girl was walking home after attend
ing church service. A peculiar feature
of the accident was that the blasting
was done in Illinois and the girl was
hurt in Wisconsin, the factory being just
over the state line.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
CRITIC IN OPERA ROLE,
Takes Part in 500 Wager, but Loses
Her Nerve After the First
Act.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May o.
Mrs. Bernice Thompson, local musica.
critic, abandoned her undertaking VI
singing the role of Michaela in Carmen
Saturday night at the National theatel
after the first act and lost her wager ol
500 to Milton Aborn, manager of the
company The wager between the crtC
and the opera manager was the result o o.
criticisms of various performances OF iHe
company which have been gwen lnl4
week. Mr. Aborn was inclined to resent
the comments made on the offerings OF
his company as unfair and made. on III
sufficient knowledge of the ability It.
quired to enact a role in opera.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
NOTABLES WILLATTEND
LAYING of Corner Stone of international
Bureau of American Republics VIII
Be Attended with Ceremonies

WASHINGTON, d. c., May D.
All indications point to notable g"'n u
ering on the occasion of the laying % q
the corner stone of the new building u
the International Bureau of the Amer,
can Republics on May II. The prln I',ll"
speeches, which will be made by Z p lU3t
dent Roosevelt, Secretary OF stare are IN IN
Ambassador Nabuco of Brazil anu +idn
drew Carnegie, will have an IhIe L-Iicb *
to I be erected is to be the permanent s
home in Washington of an institution G &C.
voted to the development oI the
friendship and commerce among
American republics.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
SANTA FE WINS CASE,
Railroad Is Not Responsible for Loss
Of Cattle During Flood of
1908.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May g.
eases of the Empire State Cattle COM
pany and the Minnesota & Dakota Cat
tie company VS.. the Atchison, Topeka &
Sante Fe Railway company involving
claims for losses on cattle during the
floods in Kansas in 1903, were decided
by the supreme court of the United
States in favor of the railroad
The claim of the Empire company was
based on the loss of IT'S cattle shipped
from Texas and that of the Minnesota
company on the loss of 1886 head
shipped from New Mexico, both ship
ments being to South Dakota. The over
flow of the railway tracks along the
Kaw river made a diversion of the cat
tie necessary and it was claimed that
their loss was due to neglect.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
TWO BODIES ARE FOUND
Examination of Mrs. Guinness Home Re-
veals Charred Remains of Man
and Young Girl.

LAPORTE. Ind, May 5.-Sheriff But
Ter, under direction of John Heldgren of
Aberdeen, S. D., today began digging in
the ground near the wrecked home Of
Mrs. Belle Guinness, who with three chill
dren was burned to death a week ago.
At the depth of 4 feet the body of An
drew Heldgren, brother of John Held
gren, who came here January to visit
Mrs. Guinness, was found. In another
place the body of a woman was dug up
which is thought to be that of Jennie, Ol-
sen Guinness, a 16-year-old girl, whom
Mrs. Guinness had reared and who as
appeared in September, 1906, when II
was said she had gone to Los Angeles
Cal, to attend school.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
SIX DIE IN NEW YORK FIRE.
Blaze Destroys Tenement When Occu
pants Are Asleep

NEW YORK, May 4.-Fire in a four
story brick basement at II Humboldt
street, thickly populated district Of
Brooklyn, yesterday killed six persons
and injured four.
All the members of one family, the
mother and four children. are dead.
There We're thrilling rescues by police
and firemen.
Six or more persons trapped in the
upper stories saved themselves by jump
ing into life nets.
The fire started in the cellar when
the eight families living in the house
were asleep. 1t gained Roadway before
discovered, and three policemen repeat
eddy risked their lives in dragging peo-
pie from the lower floors.
When fremen arrived the flames had
spread through the entire rear of the
house, where the fire escapes were, and
the inmates of the upper floors had been
driven to the front rooms, where they
were hanging from windows shrieking
for help Ladders and nets were quick
ly brought into use.
One of the families in the building,
that of Max Tolar, escaped from the
Slocum disaster. Good fortune followed
them Sunday, for all got out without
injury.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
BOOKS IN EUROPE,
WI L,
INQUIRY BLOCEEI
HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARS M
PER coMPANY's CLEVER
DODGE.
JUSTICE IS EMBARRASSED
Representative Stafford of WILSON,:
Asks if Justice Has Not Failed ::
Prosecuting Indicted Concern
MORE PUBLISHERS sTATrCT,oo

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov
Especial. 1.-The House committee
vestigating the alleged paper trnst h"5
for sort of an appetizer this mo,a ,;"l
before the beginning of the regular WONG
a message from Herman Ridder nros:
dent of the American Publishers, oan.
citation. addressed to John Sharp WH.I
llams, stating that Judge LaCombn az
New York had discharged the Manu-
d Fiber company. The concern The tb"
message stated, had been brought bafo CIro
the grand jury, and had been asked to
show it's books. ="
All the Papers in Europe,
The company, however. stated that A..
papers were in the possession of man
who was not sojourning in New YorL
On this showing the company was a..
lowed to go.
MI. MOTIFS, representing the publish.
ers, was on the stand when the mpssa %
was read, and Representative Stafford If
Wisconsin asked him if this meant that
there had been a failure of Justice in
the failure to prosecute the Manila and
Fiber company.
Rather Embarrassing at Least
Not exactly failure, but at least .
serious embarrassment" said Mr.. Stat
ford. '''l
The hearing then went on, and Mr..
Norris explained to the committee the
various weights of paper, showing how
some publishers were often the victims
of the paper manufacturers. He showed
figures proving that some Canadian mills
in spite of the high tariff could sell the
papers in this country 20 cents cheaper
a roll.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
lands FINES ROADS
SIX RAILROADS FOUND GUILTY OF
VIOLATING 2s-HOUR LAW.
All Excepting the Chicago & North
Western Admit Violation
Must Pay $13,150.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May Ain ninety
five cases brought by the government
against six railroad companies charging
violation of the twenty-eight-hour law
for the transportation of cattle, Judge
Lands in the United States district
court today imposed fines of $13, $50,
The railroads fined We're: Chicago,
Rock Island & Pacific, forty-fve cases,
fined S655O; Chicago & NorthW estern,
twenty-six cases, $4,000; Illinois Cen
trail. nine cases, $11OO; Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul, seven cases, $3.50;
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, six cases,
$3.50; Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
two cases. 5000.
The majority of the fines were i'm
posed on pleas of guilty, but in all cases
the Chicago & Northwestern pleaded
not guilty.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08

V. Farwell company of Chicago, says he
owes his life TO young Jew who
stopped long enough to arouse him.
THAT brave young Jew said: Stick by
me, brother and we went together along
the cornice on top of The building said
Brown.
1.-THE Jew kept calling out, and L
thought one of us would go down any
minute. | got to the end of the Ave-
lines ledge next to the Peoples store.
The ledge on the Peoples store is a
fright. 1t is only of cement and | could
barely reach to the top of it.
II. tell you | thought nothing, stood be-
came up behind US. By an extreme eff
for I pulled myself to the top of the
store. Then the Jew boosted and
pulled until we got the other man up.
The Jew could not reach the ledge, b 1t
the two Of us on the roof managed to
pull him up. That young fellow Rugged
and kissed us half a dozen times. l lost
track of him, but am going to hunt him
up if he is still in Fort Wayne.
Thanks to the Firemen.
T. S. Lewis of Chicago was on the
third floor. Il am the luckiest dog in the
bunch" he said Il have heard about
awful hotel fires and soon realized that
was in one. | opened a window and
crawled out.
Il hung to the ledge for a few seconds
that seemed hours, while way down be-
low me l saw a fireman trying to get a
ladder up to me- Wires bothered him
and | felt my old fingers growing weaker
every second. At the last second l felt
as though I must drop.
'"Then the end of the ladder came up
to the window and l got on it. l es-
capped without clothes, but with my life.
GOOD bless that fireman. [ won't rest
until I meet and thank him."
Coroner Begins Investigation.
Coroner A. J. Keller began an inves-
tigation of the fire today. All persons
connected with the hotel and all guests
remaining in the city. or confined by
their illness to hospitals were sum-
moned to appear at the inquest. Coro-
ner Keller says he will make a most
searching inquiry. 1t has been dis
closed with practical certainty that the
fire had it's origin from the furnace Of
the heating plant and not from defective
wiring in the elvator shaft.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08

.lravinp ON an enlarged scale as a Cali
Torn;a souvenir to be sent broadcast into
All the public schools of the land. Got to
talking of the idea. and, looking at the
dates on the events, changed his mind
The Oldest date in the picture was $40
\. D.. which would make the tree less
than 400 years old. Well. Jordan and
several other scientists claim that the
California giant redwoods are more than
1000 years old. SO Shoup is trying to
cet ND picture that will show the birth
Of Moses. the voyages of Ulysses and the
rise and fall of the Roman empire.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
BANKERS PLEAD GUILTY
PITTSBURG DEFAULTERS ADMIT
ENLIGHTENMENT OF $4,000.
Henry Reiber and John Young Are Two
Indicted in Connection with Big
Defalcation.

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 5.-Henry
Reiber, paying teller, and John Young,
auditor, of the Farmers Deposit Nation
al bank, who are in Jail in connection
with the defalcation of 81, 100000 from
the institution, were indicted today by
the United States grand jury. The in
dictment charges the former employees
with the embezzlement of $11S,0OO. Both
were brought before Judge Young and
pleaded guilty. 1t is said neither of the
men will be sentenced at present as their
presence is desired in other litigation
growing out of the case.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
ARKANSAS IS sTORN-SwEPT.
Wires Are Down and Other Property Is
Damaged.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May 5.-Ar-
kansas was visited last night by storm
which covered practically the entire
state, doing much damage to property.
Wires are down in every direction and
on this account information is meager.
At Marche. a hamlet of $50 people,
ten miles from this city, the large lum-
Der plant of the Hammond Lucas &
Devore Lumber company was complete
ly destroyed. There was no loss of life.
A great cloud composed of limbs of
trees and leaves passed high over the
town of Morrillton late yesterday after
noon.
Conway, Ark, is reported to have
been damaged and Watson, in Despa
ported to have been wiped out.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
Arctic Dog Life.

Nowhere in the world has the dos E nos.
unrestricted right of way as IN our 9 win vim
northerly possession--AlasdkGaa. ood ~ eonare
ter, when the more than 6QO,OoO sq solid
miles of territory are sealed, up III In, GO Of
ice, dogs are almost the sole me- ine9D tbpv
getting from place to place-ulin l"'''
seem necessary to life itself; 1ffo are
the The mali teemt IN 0f t dfe the
United States government. They "a are en-
day superior breed to the dogs 5of fn
ployed some half dozen years ago o - IN,
great gold discoveries demailue0
creased service-St. Nicholas.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
L1LLEY wITHDRAws REQUEST.
Representative Not to Give Additional
Evidence in Boat Case

WASHINGTON, D. c., May g.
Representative Lilley has withdrawn
his request that the investigation into
the legislative methods of the Electric
Boat company be reopened. Upon re-
ceipt of his letter asking that he be
given another hearing, Chairman Bou-
tell of the special house committee
which conducted the investigation wired
him at Waterbury, Conn, that the COM
mittee would be glad to hear any addi-
tional statement he desired to make
Yesterday Mr.. Boutell received a tele-
gram from Mr.. Lilley stating that he
had decided not to reappear before the
committee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
A VERY Old Tree.

s'Hear about Paul Shoup's scheme? %
INQUIRED a Southern Pacific official, re-
ferring to the assistant general passenger
agent of the company.
"a most elaborate drawing appeared
in an eastern publication recently show
ing a tall tree, and on the sides. from
base to tip, scenes of various great his
torical events in the worlds march Of
Under the picture appeared
the legend In the Lifetime of a Cali
fornia Redwood
'.Shoup sent on to the publishers.
seeking permission to use the original
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
JAPAN TREATY SIGNED.
Secretary Root and Ambassador Taxa
hira Close Agreement for Their
Countries.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May o.
A general arbitration treaty between the
United States and Japan was signed to-
day by Secretary Root and Ambassador
Takahira. This treaty follows the lines
of the several arbitration agreements
which have been negotiated between this
winter in accordance with the ideas
adopted at the recent Hague conference.
1t will permit of the arbitration at The
Hague of nearly every class of dispute
which may arise between the signatory
powers.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08

bolic of an appeal for Gods blessing
upon the new premises.
This custom appeared somewhat in
congruous on the establishment of the
government liquor monopoly, when every
vodka store was solemnly opened with
a religious ceremony.
At Kishineff last week, when a new
opera house was opened with the usual
religious function, the local journal,
Bessarabian Life, made some scoffing re-
marks, for which the proprietary editor
has been sentenced to four months i'm
prisonment.-Odessa Cor. London Stand
ard
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
LAYOFF SHOP EMPLOYEES
Two Thousand st. Louis & San Fran.
cisco Out of Employment
Temporarily.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, May 1.-Two
thousand employees of the St. Louis &
San Francisco railway shops here were
laid off today for an indefinite period.
The reason assigned by the company for
the shut down is financial depression
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
JOLLIES BALL TOSSER,
President Roosevelt Receives New York
American League, and Tells Them
About Quentin.

WASHINGTON, D. c., May s.
Clark Griffith introduced the New York
American league baseball team to Presi-
dent Roosevelt today. The President
talked for some time with the members
of the team, mentioning the fact that his
son Quentin was an enthusiastic base
ball player, belonging to the same team
with Charlie Taft, a son Of Secretary
Taft. The President told his visitors
that Quentin kept the averages of all
the leading ball players.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
POLICE GUARD CASTLE.
German Prince, Wanted as Witness, Is
Prevented from Leaving the
Country

BERLIN, May 4.-Members of the
criminal police force, according to The
Tageblatt, have been picketed around
the castle at Liebenberg of Prince Phil
ip Zu Eulenburg as a precaution against
the princes leaving the country during
the preliminary investigation by the
crown prosecutor Of the allegation that
the prince gave false testimony during
the recent Harden trial in Berlin, when
charges of a serious nature were brought
against several prominent German Of
ficiaiS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
PROBING HOTEL FIRE.
Strong Expressions May Be Included in
Report of Fort Wayne Ond)
Disaster

FORT WAYNE, Ind, May 5.-No ad
ditional bodies have been found IN the
ruins of the new Aveline hotel. Two
bodies yet await Identification. The cor
oners inquest began work today, and
there are limitations that some strong
expressions will be included in the YER
dict when rendered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
EVANS REJOINS FLEET,
Rear Admiral Is Taken Aboard the Flag
ship Connecticut at Del
Monte.

DEL MONTE, Cal, May 5.-The spe-
cial train bringing Rear Admiral Evans
from the Paso Robes Hot Springs ar
rived at the Monterey depot at $50 this
morning After a brief delay the rear
admiral was taken on board the flagship
Connecticut, which Immediately sailed to
Join the fleet.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-05-08
ARE READY FOR EVANS.
terey to Get Her Old Com
mander

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, May 5.-The
battleship Connecticut left for Mon
terey at $50 o'clock this morning to
bring Admiral Evans to Santa Cruz. As
the Connecticut weighed anchor, Adj
miral Thomas flag was hauled down.