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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
IS READY TO COLLECT
Tax Roll Will Be Turned
Over to Town Treasurer
Next Monday for Collection.

Ffed Morey, village treasurer,
will begin next Monday to col
lect taxes, the tax roll being then
turned over to him bv Town
Clerk Beardslev.
The amount this year exceeds
that of last by $40, 1858 .6S,
making the total to be paid by
the property owners, 6S,583.44.
The tax last year was $40, 319.-
76. This year the wholeis divid-
Ell as follows: Judgments and
interest, $27,9O5.4S; town pur-
poses, $4,000; school purposes,
9,4nO; bonds and interest, &c.
400; state and county taxes.
$12,O77.96.
The assessed valuation of the
town was lowered over $780,
900 this year. Last year the
rate was 33; this year it is 6.1.
Classified as follows, it reads:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ACTUAL SETTLERS

The following sale of Villas
county land to actual settlers
have been reported by the
Eagle River Land Co.:
Peter Immonen of Amasa,
Mich, purchased farm in 20
1910; Sam Sommerson of French
-Gulch, Mont, 40 acres in 1889
9 and John Thomson of Barogic,
Mich, a like tract in 1890.
Both Immonen and Sommerson
have located on their new farms,
and Thomson will arrive in the
spring. These settlers are locat-
ed in the Sundsten settlement.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
EXERCISES WERE GOOD
Mayo School Program Wit
messed by Thirty Patrons
Closed With Tree.

Mayo school done itself proud
last Saturday, it being the clos
ing day of school until after the
holiday vacation. When it is
understood that withonly fifteen
pupils, the teacher Miss Laura
Daily, prepared splendid pro-
gram which, when being render
ed brought forth repeated APP
plause from the thirty visiting
patrons. After the exercises
came a Christmas tree we'll load
ed with presents for both pupils
and teacher. The programs:
Opening address. Bertha Schmidt
Song. .......... School
Merry Xmas Jennie Seward
The Unwise Man . . Roy Mayo
Why do Bells for Xmas Ring.
.. Lille Schmidt
Song ................ School
Merry Xmas $1,000. Emma Schmidt
The Day After Xmas. Ethel Punches
The Tale of John Henry Paul
Brown. ...-... Jessie Mayo
Song Germany -. 49,. Quartette
Hard Times for Georgia Geo. Punches
Dialogue Two Sides 49,.
Henry Schmidt, Gussie Punches
PLAYA Christmas Dream (Motfer
Goose story including ten char
acte:s)
Sobo.>l
song ocuooi
Mothers Always Do Rosa Meishak
1uletlde Ida Kade
The Story of Xmas. Bertha Schmidt
Song .... George Punches
Decem Der 49,. :. Carrie Punches
Xmas Angels. ...... Emma Schmidt
song ccuooi
A Note for Santa Claus {. Freda Rade
The Up-to-date Santa Henry Schmidt
Overheard at Xmas Susie Punches
Soaring Santa ... George Punches
Play-Santa Outwitted 6 Characters
Candle Song :. 5 little girls in costume
Song (medley) Mrs. d. H. Seward
Closing address. ......... Ida Rade
Distribution Of gifts,
Music by photograph.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
FORM NEW CLASSES

New classes will be formed in
the following branches at the
beginning of the winter term
January 4. 1909: Grammar,
Arithmetic, Correspondence and
Commercial Law. Arrange to
enroll at that time
Rhinelander Business College.
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$6S,5S3.44
Cook Books Are Out.

The cook books recently com
pilel by tie Earnest Workers
society of the Congregational
church were received by that so
ciety from the printers last week.
The book is worth the price ask
ed, 75cents, and it contains 293
tested recipes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
WIFE RECEIVES FARM
Settlers Widow Gets Novel
Insurance From C. F. San
born Land Company
$1,000 on a $40 Payment.

Mrs. John Mattson, widow {
a new settler who died from il
juries received in a runaway acc
dent in this city three weeks age
on the payment of $40 will eithe
become the possessor of an sc
acre farm in the Sundstein settle
ment, or $1,000 cash from TIL
Eagle River Land company b
relinquishing her claim to- tn
farm, according to the following
special from Ashland which ar
peared in the daily papers las
week.
Ashland, Wis. Dec. Is, Especially
john Mattson, a Finlander from
Calumet. Mich, is dead as the re-
suit of runaway accident at
Eagle River, Wis, few days ago.
He recently bought land OF the G.
+. Sanborn Co. of this city on a
plan of $40 monthly payments
with an insurance clause in the
contract whereby in the event of
his death before his payments
were completed, the farm was
to oe decided at once free of charge
to his heirs.
Mattson moved his family and
household goods to Eagle River
and while carting his goods to
his new bone. the team ran away,
throwing Mattson to the ground
and injuring him internally. He
was taken to a hospital at Osh-
kosh by the land company but
died in spite Of the best surgical
and medical treatment His body
was taken to Eagle River for in
terment.
Mrs. Mattson, who is the mother
of five children. four under 7
years of age, secures the 80-acre
farm free of charge. She plans
to return to Calumet, however
and the company has offered her
$1,000 for h, interest in the prop
erty for which her late husband
made only one payment of 80.
T. I. Loughlin, vice-president
of the Eagle River Land company
confirms the statement abov'
made to a News reporter. H.
says 1T is absolutely correct in al
it's details and that Mrs. Matt
son can have either the farm OF
$1,000 cash for the one payment
Of $40 made by her husband {
ago.
At present Mrs. Mattson has
not decided which she will take
bnt according to a statement o
her son-in-law she will undouht
eddy accept the sum Of $1,000
and return to- Calumet where
her home people reside.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23

on time. There should be all the
rainbow trout fry ordered that
the hatcheries will supply. Last
year all the shipments were
countermanded on account of
the lack of water supply on the
Deerskin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
CATHOLIC.

Services Christmas eve at midnight;
in the morning, Eagle River at eight
and Three Lakes at 1915. Next Sun
day services will be held at Hackiey
at 10 o'clock mill time.
New Years the Holiday of Obliga-
ton will be observed at Eagle River
at a. M, and at IL O'Clock at Three
lakes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
Elects Their Officers

The Fraternal Reserve electe'
the following officers last ever
ing:
P. PA. W. Thorpe.
President-James White.
V.-Pres Mrs. w. Mericie.
Secretary-Fred Mcintyre.
Treas.-Mrs. Robt. Felt.
Sergeant-James Shelf.
Advisor-Robt. Felt.
Doorkeeper-Frank Hull.
Messenger-Mrs. NJ. Hedge.
Judge 3 yrs-A. W. Thorpe.
Physician-A. w. Thorpe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
by members and lovers in gener-
al OF that popular pastime.
Music was furnish ed by the
Eagle River orchestra.
Hotel for Three Lakes.

Hotel for Three Lakes.
1t is reported that new hotel
modern in every equipment will
be built at Three Lakes and
ready for the public by May 1st.
A Chicago party has purchased
the lot and basement where
Campbell's store was located
and will commence building at
once.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
HOLIDAY PoSTALs

Holiday postals. postal albums
photo albums, jewel cases and
games till you can't rest at the
Eagle Drug Store.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
lib A Lodge Election

The local lodge Modern Broth
erhood of America elected the
following officers last Saturday:
w. P.-Hernan Skinner.
w. V. P.-Francis Hall.
w. S.-Mrs. Jennie Forsyth.
w. T. John A. Fielder.
w. C.-t..arrie Fielder.
". C.-P. N. Forsyth.
w. W.-Louis Bowser.
w. Soto Deckert.
Physicians-Drs. Thorpe and
Neville.
Trustees--Mrs. Jessie Bradford
/ year; Mrs. Effiie Louis, 2 years;
F. G. Hall, 8 years.
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EPISCOPAL.

Father Johnson viii be in Eagle River
Tuesday evening. Dec. 29th to hold
Christmas service. celebrating the
Holy Communion the next morning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
GERMAN LUTHERAN.

Exercises will be held Saturday
evening at 1880. Services sunday
morning at 10 by Rev. De Jung of
Rhinelandef.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
Time to Order Fish Fry

Nov is the time for sportsmen
to send in their orders for fish
fry, in order to be early in the
field and have shipments made
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
Bounty ON wolf.

County Clerk Bradford made
payment OH a wolfscalp brought
in last week by N. L. Kinney.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23

An Enjoyable Occasion.
The dance given by the local
lodge M. w. A. at their dance
hall Friday evening was enjoyed
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-23
EXERCISES IN CHURCHES
Christmas Observance at All
Churches During This
Week.

Observances of Christmas will
be held in the following churches
in Eagle River Thursday (tomor-
row. evening"
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Offering.
Distribution of Gifts.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-30
READ
THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE
Then Exercise Some Judgement.

No doubt the news has reached
you about the new store that is to
open tomorrow morning at o'clock.
1t is called "The Leader" and locat-
ed at 361 State street.
This store is opening up for the
purpose of doing business. ut will
be devoted to mems, boys. vorlc Is
and children's clothing from head to
foot). We realize the fact In order
to do business we must and will give
the public merchandise at prices
that will positively be amazing We
feel safe In announcing that we will
be the first that win establish low
prices on first-class merchandise.
There are some merchants In this
town who now realize that we are
going to expose some of the secrets
leading to the profits on merchandise
and they are worried over the fact.
We feel that the public has been de-
cefved to a great extent by paying
more for merchandise than it really
ie worth. The reason We announce
this Is because OF an act that a mer-
chant in this town is about to per-
form tomorrow on our opening day.
We learned today from good author
ity that merchant. to mislead the
people. Is going to display a sign that
will read as follows f*3e1 pairs)
Of some articles which know not
what they are. This number 1854, e
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-30
NAMED BY
ACGLAMATION AT TER
CROWTHER'S SPEECH
Frequent Applause Interrupts Read
ing Of Resolutions and Nominating
Addresses atAsburyPark Casino.
us. SENATOR KEAN A SPEAKER

SMOOTHER and easier the journey Of
life of the families of those heroes
who now lie sleeping In the cities OF
the dead.
His effort in the improvement OF
the water ways of this district have
indeed been mastery and capable.
Municipalities have benefited by his
Intervention In their behalf, in the
matter of public buildings and yet SO
modest is this candidate that he takes
no measure OF credit for the success
of those efforts and simply classes
them as assets In the inventory of
duty"
I The speaker then recited a story of
a revival to show that the candidate
district Is a man of constancy.
For seven terms, period OF
fourteen years, he has served you,
continued the speaker and now for
the eighth time, comes before this
convention. Although a loyal supr
porter of all party measures yet, dur
ing the entire period Of his incum-
bency, he has rendered to all the cit
liens OF the district equal service, ir-
respective of their political afiliations
when their cause was meritorious.
His record in the past Is a sutii-
Client guarantee of what we may ex-
pect OF him in the future and it gives
me great pleasure to place before this
assemblage the name of Benjamin F.
Howell for congress-"
Messrs Barnard and Leeds then
seconded the nomination.
CONTINUED on Page Eight)
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-30
Man Killed at South AmbOy Last Night
Identified as Joseph Burke, Of Trenton

,that could be found In the mans
pockets was q return coupon for troll
ley passage to Trenton, $3.50 in cash,
two pocketbooks and knife. An ex-
animation of his injuries. showed an
arm and leg cut off, and his skull
crushed
Mr.. Burke came here yesterday to
visit his sister, Mrs. Welsh He was
missed during the evening, but being
in the habit Of retiring early, it was
supposed he had gone to bed. 1t was
not until 1t was learned that the man
killed had return ticket to Trenton
in his pocket that it was suspected he
was the man 1t is now supposed
Burke walked down the track and
either wandered into the cut in the
darkness or fell down the embank-
ment on to the track and was hit by
Q train. His body had evidently been
there all night.
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is the number of our store. 1t oc-
ours to us that If any merchant al
lows his thoughts to mislead his
Judgment to such an extent as to try
to fool the people In that manner, is
almost capable of misleading them
in most any way.
1t is natural for him to do any
thing he likes with them II they are
SO ignorant as to see no difference
between 361 State street and 361
Pairs. 1t is an actual insult to the
public from this merchant by think
ing that they are SO foolish to be mis-
led by such ridiculous effort as no
one but man with little business
principle would attempt, though we
feel proud to see that they fear our
competition, in spite Of all that COM
petition will be stranger to us. We
will have no competitors, while we
will be competitors to every mer-
chant In this town.
we are selling goods from Csc. to
soc. on the dollar. Come, look over
our stock. You are welcome at any
time. Be careful that you are at 361
State street. Don't humiliate your
Iself by walking into any place that
has 361 on the outside. This place
was made popular by THE Picture
Palace. " Everybody in town knows
the spot
We will offer some, great specials
Tor the opening tomorrow morning
at o'clock
The Leader. 3o1 State st.,
J. f. Cossman, Mgr.
a940S-9-30-1te
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1900 limit
in MAYORS SALARY

Many people think that, If the ma
jority Of the voters at the coming
election pass fayorably on the ques-
tion Of paying the mayor a salary, it
would be $2,500, the maximum
amount provided for in the act.
The Board Of Aldermen, however,
have no intention of making the sal
airy that amount and Alderman-at-
Large Voorhees, this morning said
that he would never favor more than
$1,000 or $1,000 year, and that
the other members Of the board were
of the same mind.
An act Of the legislatures, said
Mr. Voorhees,, authorizes the gov
erning bodies of cities of this class to
adopt an ordinance providing for a
salary for the mayor at an amount
not exceeding $4,000 per year; pro-
viding, however, that majority OF
the voters at an election shall so de-
eide.
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-30

The Board Of Aldermen" contin-
ued the alderman-at-laTge believing
that the mayor should receive some
compensation. adopted a resolution,
linstructing the city clerk to have this
printed on the ballots at the coming
election, in order that the people may
decide the matter If majority
voting on the question favor this, it
would be up to the Board OF Alder
men to fix the amount of the salary
by ordinance.
No matter who is mayor, I be-
lieve he should be paid for his SER
vices and, IL the people so decide, /
will favor making the salary about
$1,000 per year. or not more than
81, 200 in any case.
''As president Of the Board of AL
Idermen," concluded Mr.. Voorhees,, ~
think that can speak for the rest of
the members, in regard to the fore
going amounts.
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JUDGMENT IN
De VITA CASE
Must Stand, According TO De-
CisiOn Of Court, Denying Mo-
ton Of Defendants Council.
HANSON GIRL TO GET $500.

Word was received yesterday by
Lawyer Joseph e. Stricken that su.
.preme Court Justice J. ]. Bergen had
denied the motion OF Lawyer Robert
Adnain to amend the $4,000 5udg-
ment in the case Of Elsie Hanson, Of
this city, against Joseph De Vito. Of
Roosevelt, for breach of promise.
On September Is, while Justice
Bergen was sitting IN the circuit
court at New Brunswick, Mr. Adrain,
counsel for De Vita, moved that the
Judgment be reformed and gave var
ious reasons. The court reserved
decision and considerable interest
was manifested in the case at the
time.
The case is one OF the most re-
markable ever tried as it has been
before the circuit court FIVE times
and was carried to the supreme court
twice on appeal.
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Sept. 80, 1s I.
Hon. Theodore B. Booraem,
Judge, &C.

Sept. 80, lg
Hon. Theodore B. Booraem,
Dear sir:-
Your letter of the gath. inst. was
received by me Saturday morning,
September 26th. inst, that being
the morning of the evening of the
day upon which you suggested in
your letter to me that "The prosecu-
tor, under instructions from you,
was about to make systematic ex-
animation of persons frequenting
salc ons and dance halls in the var
ious parts Of the county, in order to
find concealed weapons" You fur
ther said, THE intention is to do
this Saturday night, and at the sug-
gesti0n. of the prosecutor l spoke to
Chief Burke about It, and he thinks
the plan Is perfectly feasible and
am h1refore writing to ask you al
to whether you approve of this plan
inangllreted by the prosecutor and
mXeelf."
Apparently you mad determined
upon the plan and it's execution, ir-
respective of what view I might hold
upon the subject; my approval OF
disapprovaf having no bearing upon
the advisability of the plan whatever
You will perceive at once that you
gave me but little time to voice my
approval Or my disapproval; my first
knowledge of the plan being had
upon the morning of the raid Upon
a subject.of such tremendous import
ance and plan so extraordinary IN
It's novelty, and, in its execution, i'm
perilling the rights and liberties OF
the inhabitants of the commonwealth
of the city of Perth Amboy, / deem
ed 1t advisable to take a reasonable
time to consider the matter and not
to act hastily How you could con-
ceive that you should dictate such a
policy to me, because you had con
suited with one of my subordinate
ofiicers, without authority from me
! cannot understand AS well might
attempt to dictate some proceeding
on your part, after consultation with
one Of the constables of your court
ana be surprised that you did not
Immediately fall in with my sugges-
tions, as that you should be surprised
at my failure to acQuiesce in your
plan of invading the constitutional
rights of individuals. Under the cir
cum stances, of what avail would be
my reply to your letter, written to
me, as I supposed, in confidence, un-
til find 1t printed In the New Bruins
wick Home News of last Monday, ex-
cept as a matter of courtesy to you,
to advise you Of its receipt. / did
not give your letter out for publica-
tion. It must have been given out
either by you or by some one who
received a copy of 1t from you, and
the criticisms upon my actions and
the method of the publication of the
letter constrain me to believe that
/, ,vEboscevar did give 1t out, gave it out
i--,-s pulftical purposes.
am advised that the method OF
carrying out the proposed plan upon
Saturday night was to invade peace
able NeAtherings of the people bent
upon isfnocent recreation and pleas
ure by officers and plain clothes men
brutally entering upon their pres
ence and calling upon them all ITO
throw up their hands" and that all
were alike subjected to the humiliat-
.ng and notifying process of being
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CRANBURY MAN
KILLS HIMSELF
speoial to tho EVENING NEWS.


Cranbury, Sept Robert
spaulding, forty years old, a farmer
living near here, committed suicide
this morning by shooting himself In
the mouth and blowing off the top
OF his head. A few months ago his
mother was taken to the insane asy-
lum and 1t is supposed he had inher-
tied insanity.
Spaulding, yesterday, had planned
to take his wife and twelve-year-old
daughter, Mary, to the Trenton fair
today. He ate his breakfast with his
family as usual. His wife asked him
If he was going to the fair and he re-
piled he guessed he would not go to-
day. He pleaded he had to go up
stairs for a moment, and he had
hardly reached his room when the
gun shot was heard. His wife rush
ed upstairs and found his body lying
on the floor In front of a looking
glass.
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apeo1aT 70 ne B7ENTNo NEWS

sneotaI to the E7ENTNG NEWS
South Amboy. Sept. 30:-Jo Joseph
Burke, Of Trenton, a brother-in-law
of Michael Welsh was killed between
the Pennsylvania crossing and the
Mein street bridge on the New York
& Long Branch railroad last night.
His body was found, horribly mangl-
ed, about o'clock this morning by
some Pennsylvania railroad employees,
just after freight train had passed.
1t was supposed he was riding on a
car and was struck by the bridge:
but later developments proved this
to be untrue. Coroner Beekman was
notified and he viewed the body, af-
ter which 1t was taken to Stillwell e.
Mason's morgue where, late this
morning, it was identified by Mr..
Welsh
When the coroner arrived a search
was made for Identification, but all
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-09-30
To Democrats

An important meeting of the Perth
Amhoy Democratic Association will be
heli at Democratic Headquarters in
Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday evening,
October /. at e:15 o'clock.
Many Of the details Of the present
interesting campaign are to be dis
cussed. AL democrats are cordially
invited to be present.
BY order of the President
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Says !y2y No Mar Has Any Rightto Stop
Another And Search Him Without
Complaint Or Warrant.
SAYS He WILL ENFORCE THE LAW
Outrage OGO Into Place Of Amuse-
ment and Command Every Man
TO ThrOWUp His Hands.

Bolschweie morning letter
in
searching
n violates constitutional
in full Is
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The most talked Of lady IN the
world Weight $50 pounds Meas
urement 8 It, around the waist
Mamie wants a husband. He must
be tall and good looking Don't tail
to sc and see this wonderful Hpeci-
nan - A.ss..a s.4fat 7lnag mn axhfhtffo4i
At II smith street. Open afternoons
and evenings.
ADMISSION 10 cents
Children 5 cents
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NO ADvERrIsTNc ana. 4 nEsls
later. NO STORE.
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DR.. Crowther's Speech.

1T Is a privilege as well as pleas
ure to stand In this convention today
assembled for the purpose OF placing
In nomination the congressional can
didate Of the republican party. The
third district / believe fully realizes
the responsibility in making this nom
inatlon and in naming therefore a
man who Is not only representative
republican, but who as a plain Amer
lean citizen Is beloved and respected
by all in the circle of his acQuaint-
ance, always an ardent supporter of
the republican administration and
that magnificent leader, Theodore
Roosevelt (eheersl. He has been
recognized for his zeal and integrity
BY appointment on important COM
mittees and commissions and, when
three mem hers of the house were
selected to investigate that all iDt-
portant question Of immigration, he
was one OF the three.
AT all times solicitous in behalf Of
the families Of those who gave their
lives to preserve the nations honor,
he has made every effort 70 make