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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
FIFTY PEOPLE
ESCAPE DEATH
PASSENGER TRAIN BUSHES UP
ON BURNING WOODEN
BRIDGE.

Springfield, H., Aug, S.-Fifty pas
sengers on board Chicago, Peoria &
st. Louis train, bound from Peoria
to Springfield yesterday afternoon,
narrowly escaped death on a
burning wooden bridge which spanned
a high embankment. Engineer Nolan
and Fireman Winn, both of this city,
while rounding a sharp curve saw
that the bridge, short distance
ahead, was on fire. Nolan did every
thing possible to stop the train before
the bridge was reached, but failing,
both Jumped and rolled down a CO.
foot embankment. Neither was in
jured severely.
The locomotive and baggage cur
ran so feet when the rails spread and
the locomotive bumped over the ties
until nearly across. Then it turned
over and stopped the passenger
coaches clear of the fire. The bag
gage car caught fire and was con
sumed, but the coaches were not
damaged much.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
TO BE HAD
OVER PRIMARY LAW

Pierre, S. D., Aug. 8.-Thomas
Ayres, acting for the democratic state
committee, yesterday presented to
State Secretary Wipf the names s.
lected at the Rapid City convention
to fill out the democratic state ticket
He presented them as the candi-
dates selected for that purpose by th :
democratic state committee at its
meeting in Mitchell. The secretary
refused to file such names as the reg
ular democratic nominees and this
probably will mean a suit in the SUI
preme court to test another phase OF
the primary election law.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
STEAMER BURNS,
EIGHT LIVES LOST

Winnipeg, Man, Aug. 8.-The steam
er Premier burned to the waters edge
at Warren's Landing, northern end
of Lake Winnipeg, Thursday. Six
passengers and two of the crew lost
their lives. Docks and other build
ings in the vicinity also were de-
stroyed. The fire started in the en-
CINE room of the hold during the
night and spread with frightful rapid
ity those who lost their lives being
either smothered or burned to death
in their berths
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
10 Extend Intake Pipe.

Sheboygan, Wis, Aug s.-As the
result of negotiations during the last
few weeks between Mayor Dieckman
and the city water company officials.
the water works intake pipe w;;l be
extended 5000 feet into Lake Mich.
igan. This extension, it is thought,
will give the city pure drinking water
and will do away with polluted Wa
ter which is said to be the cause of
the typhoid epidemic.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12

ing denomination, and former Govern
or Yates for the nomination of gc7-
ernor. The fight has been intensely
bitter and has been carried into every
corner of the state.
The leading candidates in the dem
ocratic party for governor ale form
er Vice President Adlai e. Steven
son of Bloomington, Douglas Patti
son of Freeport, John P. McGoorty,
James Hamilton Lewis, Charles N.
Gunther and James o. Monroe, s"'.
of Chicago. The name OF Judge
Kimbrough of Danyille will be on
the ballot although he has practically
withdrawn from the race.
The candidates foT senator are:
Republicans-Albert ]. Hopkins,
present senator; William E. Mason,
former senator; George E. Foss, con
gresham of the tenth district; Will
lam G. Webster of Chicago.
emocrats-Lawrence Stringer ri
Lincoln and Addison Blakely of chi.
cage.
The prohibitionist candidate for
governor is Daniel r. Sheen of Pc
oria, and the socialist J. H. Brewer
of Chicago Neither of these parties
has a candidate for senator.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
NUMBER 10

spector Dorman that he had been en-
ticed to Nemmer's room, but had es-
capped after struggle.
Body Now Assembled.
The dismembered arms and right
foot of Tuffa Shishin, the 12-year-
old victim of the Mud Lake mystery,
were recovered yesterday in the
pond at West Thirty-first street and
St Louis avenue, where the mutilated
head was found Thursday. These
latest gruesome discoveries were
taken to the county morgue and made
complete the body of the murdered
boy.
Hassan Nemmer is known to the
police as "Hassin the Turk Stephen
Kandravis was arrested in Racine,
Wis, Thursday and brought to Chi.
cago yesterday. He is a former
boarder at the home of the murdered
boy.
I'VE found Kandravis asleep in a
railroad camp with a lot of other la
borers," said Detective GeorgeUpolis,
one of the officers who brought in the
prisoner. The other laboreTs who
were mostly Greeks advanced threat
eningly at us and we were compelled
to impress a handcar which was
on the track in order to es-
cape without a fight.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
DOVER HAS NOT RESIGNED.
Will Not Step Out as Secretary OF
Republican Committee.

New York, Aug. S.-Elmer Dover
Yesterday declared that there was no
truth in the report that he has re-
signed as secretary of the republican
national committee. He was in this
city to see Mrs. Dover off for Europe.
He said he had been in conference
with Hitchcock and would see him
again before he left town, but Dover
said it was not his present intention
TO resign now as secretary of the
committee Whether he intended to
resign later he would not say
Chairman Hitchcock stated that he
had not heard that Dover intended to
resign and added that he did not
credit the report.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
TAKES ALL THE BLAME.
President Says Taft Did Notht q
Against Negro Troops.

Oyster Bay, Aug. 8.-President
Roosevelt, in a statement issued late
last night, made it clear that the en-
tire responsibility was his for the is
suance of the original order discharg-
ing the battalion of negro soldiers for
alleged participation in the Browns
vilel, Tex, rioting and refused TO per
NIT the suspension of that order.
The president was shown an inter
view which was had yesterday in
Washington with General Henry c.
Corbin, u S. A, retired, in which
Corbin stated that no credit or blame
in the matter rested with Judge Taft.
After reading the interview the
president through his assistant pri-
vate secretary, Rudolph Forster, gave
out the following:
General Corbin's statement is alb
solutely correct, and it was entirely
proper that be should make 1t. The
substance of the message from the
president. which he quoted, was mad 2
public long ago. In the Brownsville
matter the entire responsibility for
issuing the original order and for de-
clining to allow it's suspension was
the presidents"
In his interview Corbin stated In
substance that Taft was in no way re
sponsible for the order discharging
the battalion of the 25th infantry aud
that in doing so the then secretary d
war had obeyed the direct order ct
the president Corbin then recounted
the circumstances as they occurred
and were published following this
Brownsville affair.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
DEER COMMIT SUICIDE.
Animals Driven to Desperation by
Flies and Mosquitoes.

Flies and mosquitoes,
Menominee, Mich, Aug. 8.-People
living in the vicinity of Arthur Bay
in Menominee and Dickinson counties
have been treated to the rare sight
recently of herds of deer fleeing from
the thicl1Iy wooded portions Of the
counties into the open stretches to es-
cape the ravages of the leech-like
flies am mosquitoes which infest the
forests. Farmers driving along the
country roads have seen fy-shrouded
deer dash along behind their wagons,
making for the water of the bay
where they can get rid of the pests.
A number of deer have recently
been found dead along railroad
tracks, and it is the opinion of Game
Warden BeDell that the animals,
driven to desperation by the torment
ing flies, committed suicide.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
washburn 10 cast NJ. Q. ASIDE.

Washburn, Wis, Aug. 8-The city
council has voted to annul the pur-
chase of the electric lighting system
from the Washburn Electric Light
and Power company The city paid
1922, 580,40 for the plant, but has been
unable to make it pay. 1t is expected
that the company will fight the annul-
ment of the purchase and that the
courts will be called upon to decide
the case.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
ILLINOIS TRIES
NEW PRIMARY LAW
ALL PARTY NOMINATIONS To-
BE MADE BY DIRECT
VOTE.
MAIN CONTEST is BETWEEN
YATES AND DENEEN FOR
GOVERNOR.

Chicago, August 8.-The new direct
primary law of Illinois, declared by
it's friends to be the most effective in
strument on any statute book proyid'
ing for the expression Of political
preferences, will receive it's first test
today. The initial trial of the new
law precedes an election in which are
to be chosen a governor and all other
general officers of the state, leg1a
lature, which in turn will choose a
United States senator and % congress
men. The vote today is the first act
ual test of the direct method Of ckoos-
ing candidates in a city as large as
Chicago anywhere in the country.
The law is the most sweeping rev0
elution in political methods which
this state has ever known. Few gen
eral elections have excited So much
political concern.
Four Ballots Before Voters.
There will be four ballots before the
voters. These will be from the
democratic, republican, prohibitioDtst
and socialist parties.
Every voter as he appears at the
polls viii be asked to what party he
belongs, and will be allowed to vote
for the candidates of that party only.
He will be given the ticket of the
party he mentions and no other The
men Ct each party receiving the larg-
est vote for any position for which
they are candidates will be declared
the party nominees. There will be No
conventions held later to ratify
the selections of the primary election
nor to nominate candidates. The e.S-
preston of the voters at the polls to-
day will nominate.
The exception is in the case of the
United States senatorship. The legi5-
Iature is to name a successor IT,
Senator Hopkins and the vote today
will, for this one Office, be merely al
visory.
"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Nose Worth 5000.

ClarksdaIe, Miss, Aug. Sin the
appraising of anatomical values a
mayors nose may be listed at $1,000
Incensed because Mayor j. H. john
son imposed a fine upon him ne
claimed was unjust, Fert Alcorn
nephew of former State Governor ana
United States Senator Alcorn. at
tackled the mayor. breaking his nose
The trial resulted in Alcorn being
fined $1,000
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Attemnt TO Wreck Train.

Bellingham, Wash, Aug. San at
tempt to wreck the Northern Pacific
passenger train due here Thursday
night was made few miles southeast
of this city. A section foreman found
a huge pile of ties and railway iron
on the track and tagged the train.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
ALLISON FUNERAL.
Large Congressional Delegation To
Be Present.

Dubuque, Ia, Aug. 8.-Information
not yet definite indicates that there
will be about 81 persons in the con
gressional delegation headed by Ser
geant-at-Arms Ransdell of the senate
and about the same number headed
by Governor Cummins from DeS
Moines to attend the funeral of Sena-
tor Allison today. The pallbearers
are j. T. Adams, A W. Tredway
c. S. Bradley, W. H. Torbert, A. Y :.
Mcdonald, Herman Tarnes, Maurice
Brown, J. S. Morgan, and l.. G.
Hurd. All were warm personal and
political friends of the deceased.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
BOY CHARGED
WITH PATRICIDE
ALLEGED TO HAVE KILLED HIS
FATHER BECAUSE OF
REPRIMAND.

Bonneville Mo, Aug. S.-Robert
Kinney. aged 10, was arrested yester-
day at his home three miles north
east of Jamestown, Mo-, on charge
of having murdered his father Cole
man Kinney, July so. The motive IS
supposed to be a reprimand admins
tered by the father.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Elect Nears New Zealand.

Auckland, New Zealand, Saturday.
Aug. ga wireless dispatch was re
ceived at 8 O'Clock this morning (Sat-
urday) from the Unitef States At
lantic fleet. saying the feet will ar
rive at Auckland about o'clock Sun
day morning.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
REsIsTs wooDMAN CLAIM.
Receiver Alleges Irreguiarity in Surety
Bond.

Des Moines, Ia, Aug. S.-Receiver
Jamison yesterday sent to Clerk Ma
son in the federal court an answer
to the suit started by C. HI. McNideI
of the Modern Woodmen who is trying
to recover 100000 from the defunct
First National bank at Charlton. Be-
cause of Irregularities in the bond, the
receiver claims the bank should not
be held, and a warm fight is pronaise2
when the case comes to trial here in
November.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
FLIES FIVE MILES.
Successful Flight Made by Captain
Baldwin,

Washington, Aug. 8-Captain Bald
win last evening made a successful
flight of about five miles with his air.
ship and will today make his first of
fetal speed trial. The dirigible
answered every call of its helm,
moved through the air smoothly and
on an even keel.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
THAW WOULD Be
FREE FROM DEBT
FILES A VOLUNTARY PETITION
IN BANKRUPTCY IN
PlTTS6URG.
SAYS ACTION RENDERED NEcEs-
sARY BY EXPENSES OF
PAST TWO YEARS.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug, 8.-A voluntary
petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the United States court here last
night by an attorney representing
Harry K. Thaw
Caused by Expensive Trials.
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, Aug. S.-Thaw,
when interviewed in jail regarding
the bankruptcy proceedings instituted
at Pittsburg, said he had already spent
100000 and that there were addition
al claims of 100000 more. His as
sets, he said, included $4,000. He
said the proceedings were necessary
because of the heavy expenses which
he had been under during the past
two years, and desire that all his
creditors might receive Justice
Fighting off Vultures.
In the petition Thaw states that his
assets are $12S,012 and liabilities
s453, 140. The petition alleges that the
action is taken for the purpose of pre-
venting his property being dissipated
in litigation over claims, many of
which are unjust The figures in the
petition show this refers to lawyers
and doctors. Loans amounting to
$I91 500 from his mother, Mrs. Will
liam Thaw, are not disputed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
MURDERED BOY
ENT|CED To DEATH
coAxED TO SQUALlD ROOM CF
AGED VENDOR OF
NOTIONS.
SUSPECT MAY HAVE kILLE
ANOTHER LAD A YEAR
AGO.

Chicago, Aug S.-Sensational in
formation was obtained by the police
yesterday afternoon in the mystery of
the murder of the boy, Tuffa Shishin.
Two boys-August Cardersell, aged
liz, and Dominick Larade, also aged
liz years-testified that Shishin had
on Sunday last, the day of his disan-
pearance, entered the home of Hassin
Nemmer, one of the men under ar
rest, in company with Nemmer, who
promised to show him new shOe-shin-
ing preparation. The boys waited
half an hour for their companion to
return, but finally got discouraged
and left. That was the last they saw
of the lad until the body was brought
piecemeal to the morgue.
Nemmer is so years old. hardy in
appearance and makes living by
peddling notions. His room at 102
Mather street is a sQualid one on
the second floor of dingy and dilap-
idated frame building. 1t was here
that the police discovered two saws
and a long knive and on the bed
what seemed to be a blood stain.
Nemmer explained the stain on the
bed by a cut finger, and said similar
marks on the saws were due to the
fact that he sawed soup bones with
them, it being his custom to cook his
own meals.
May Have Had Previous Victim.
Dozens of persons were interviewed
by officers yesterday, among them
being the fathers of several youths
who had complained of Nemmer's pc
cuIiar advances toward their sons. In
connection with this case the police
have redirected their attention to the
murder a year ago of Harry Kurpa,
La 15-year-old boy who lived in South
Chicago, when Nemmer also lived
there The boy, who had been mis-
treated, disappeared suddenly and it
was some weeks later when his body
was found in the Calumet river
swamp.
John Paser, IA years old, told In
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Deneen AGAINST Yates.

By far the most interesting con-
test is that in the republican party be-
tween Governor Deneen, who is seek
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
GIBBONS MUCH BETTER.
Condition May Permit of Visit to
the Pope.

Rome. Aug. S.-Cardinal Gibbons,
who has been suffering with intestinal
disorder was so much better yester-
day that he was able to get up aid
thinks his condition will permit of
his going to the vatican today to
see Pope Plus.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-30

placed something on the shelt where it belonged, when the lady said, That will be ten cents"
 Thank you; l really couldn't use it. I replied, edging away for the door.
 But the charge is ten cents,' she added coldly, moving nearer.
 50 1 understand" said I. skilfully manoeuvering for hurried but digni- fled exit.
 The admission to the store is ten cents she put iHl here, with chilly dis unctness. outflanking me.
 For anything savuring of novelty in this fin de stecle business world let us be truly thankful! The shopkeeper who charges you a fee for the privilege of entering her store does not lose in dig nity by the proceeding. She insists upon the disbursement with such an air of divine right that for tine me ment you feel strangely like the re- cipient of a favor. and wander down the street prey to vague fears that possibly you may owe her money Charles Henry White in Harper's Magazine for June.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-30
MtSA
SOMETHING WORTH WHILE
Another Means For Setting Forth the
 Valley Products.

Thos F. Jones. the secretary of the Mesa Chamber of Commerce is in re ccipt of letter setting forth the fact that in the forthcoming of the Cyclo- pcdia of American Agriculture will ap- pear list of all associations. clubs. etc. in anyway connected with agri- culture. The letter is from Geo. ". Cowgirl. the secretary of tine Phoenix board of trade and is as follows: Mir Chas. F. Jones. Secretary of the
 Mesa Chamber Of Commerce, Mesa. Arizona.
 Dear Sir: In the fourth volume of the Clyclopedia of American Agricul- ture will appear a compitte list of all clubs, societies, associations and lcaS- Uos iH any way. connected with agri- culture. For example Volume Four will contain list of Sheep. cattle horse and swine breeders. and all live stock organizations; all road leagues. village improvements societies; the as- sociations of market gardcnefs. fruit growers, nurscrymon, seedsmen. flor ists, etc. also horticultural, pomological beckccpers poultry. chronological and dairy societies, etc.
 Can you aid us in sending a list of ali agricultural organizations existing in your county? We shall be under obligations if you can send us the of- ficial titles of all such organizations. together with the names and addresses of their secretaries.
 r. you are not in a position to give such information, perhaps you can re- fer us to those who can give us the information that we desire. We hope that this list, when complete will be of sufficient service to .-ou and oth- CTS to interest you in aiding us to pre- pare the Arizona section.
 Let us work together for a Greater Arizona
 Very tTul- yours,
 GEARGE NN EnNN.L,II 1 S,nor....n ,.,.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-30
TOWN BRElES.

A party on horseback composed of the Misses Nellie LeSuerur. Jennie Hawkins, Vera Macdonald and HilGa Ellsworth, enjoyed a ride Thursday evening out to the home of Elvin Dana near town.
 There will be no dance at the Vance auditorium tonight as the dance which followed the entertainment last even ing took the place of the weekly dance held on Saturday nights.
 Wesley Perkins who has been Xisit- ing with friends here for several days past. leaves today for Grand Canyon, Arizona. After short visit there he will go to Winslow where he will re- main for several days.
 Mrs. S. J. Peterson was a passenger for the Capital city on yesterday mornings train, and spent the day shopping.
 Chas. Granger and Mir. Shattuck of the firm of Shattuck and Nimo, spent yesterday in Phoenix on business.
 J. L. Waring who has been in at tendance on the territorial democratic convention. which convened in Tue son on Thursday was among the first Mesaites to return home, arriving Thursday evening.
 The Arizona Land. Co. is among those who are most optimistic regard ing Mesa's future, recently they have had several characteristic drawings of the Mesa farmer. copyrighted. These The William Haffner Engraving Co. of Los Angeles. Cal. have engraved on plates several of these which win be used in advertising Mesa. The walls of it's office, have lately been hung with several large photos represent ing different scenes in the valley.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-30
A SCHOOL GIRLS RECORD
Some Statements Concerning Class Studies in Glass A, Eighth
 Grade, Central School
Phoenix. Ariz., May %. 1908

Phoenix. AriZ., May 9. 1908. To The Editor of The Republican:
 Dear Sir.-Ins reference to the article in the local GaIumns of The Rcpubli can of this morning. aneut. "A School Girls Record" and in justice to the real winner of the highest honors" in class A. eighth grade. of the Central school as vel as the moral influence upon fifty classmates, wherein mis- statements aUe circulated, without correction, would respectfully inform you that Marjorie Jesuuyisky came out with, Uh1TF hi st1est averages. and performed the"farger volume of work" ." In comrarlsfu, Marjorie Jesunofslly omitted the stwing in class B, eighth grade while the supposed "honuree" failed to pursue both domestic science and sewing in class A, seventh grade It is not my wish to wound the feel ings of any one but let the written records speak for themselves. not withstandinE statements to the c0n- trary
 CoVtepusly yours
 ID
Arizona republican., 1908-05-30
IN RECOGNITION OF EXCELLENT
 SCHOLARSHIP

The Sells Liberty Bell medals in rec ognition of excellent scholarship for the past scholastic year,f were on Thursday last given to the different pupils in the high school. who had earned them. There medals are the gift Of Morris Sells of the Sells Shoe O.. of Chicago. III. Those in the 7th grade to receive this token of work well done" were Louise Chandler Marion Chandler Violet Ellsworth. Mable Clark, Myrtle Noble and Louise Rogers.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-30
LOSES WATCH AND MONEY

$. J. Tribolet of Phoenix. while talk ing a short nap in his room in the Alhambra last was releived of a very valuable watch and q few dollars in money MT. Tribolet who was here with his son, had retired, taking a current magazine to bed with him, to read; leaving the door slightly aiar for his son whom expected to join him in a short time, being tired he soon went to sleep. It is supposed that someone in passing noticed him through the half open door, and en- tered his room. relieving him of the above mentioned articles.
Arizona republican., 1908-05-30
Hodnett and Carr resident under akers and embalmers. Phone I79.
ID FROM MARICODA

Jack Harris, formerly of this place but now of Maricopa, spent Thursday afternoon here. His trip was not one of pleasure exactly, but one of neces- sity. For a couple of days he had been troubled with a bad tooth, but had been fighting it off, in the hope that it would stop hurting without at tention. Finally Thursday afternoon he could stand it no longer and jump ed a freight He was given attention by Dr. Ogburn and returned in the evening feeling decidedly better.