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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
BEATS UP NIGHT CLERK.
Telephone Girl Thought Hotel Man Was
"Jollying" When He Tried to
Summon Police Aid.

APPLETON, Wis, July 2O.-[spe-
cial. Asking the night clerk, William
o. Belize, son of Mrs. Charles Belize.
for 80 cents for flop" at 1920 o'clock
this morning, at the Ritger hotel, one of
the largest hostelries in this city, ap-
parently with the expectation of having
the young man open the cash drawer
for him, a heavy, set, dark Completed
stranger, suddenly struck Belize on the
left jaw with his fists, armored with
pair of steel knuckles. When Belize
cried out, the man struck him over the
back of the neck with a sand bag. The
two blows did not knock him uncon-
scious however and he cried aloud for
help, when the hold up man fed without
securing anything.
Belize has been in the habit of ''jolly-
ing" with the night central girl and
when at last he crawled to the phone
and asked for the police station about
block away, the central girl thought his
weakened voice was just affected and
refused to call the station. Belize
crawled to the third floor Of the hotel
and called Arthur Ritger, son of the pro-
prietol and the day clerk and then
swooned. The alarm was sounded too
late, as a search Of the city during the
remainder of the night did not result in
the mans capture.
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TO PRESERVE FORESTS.
OficialsO of the Chicago & Northwest
ern Railway Company Confer with
State Authorities.

CHICAGO, Ill, July 21.-The operat-
ing department of the North-W estern
railroad is going to try to assist the state
of Wisconsin in the creation and preser-
walton of a great forest reserve IN the
northern portion of that state. The OF
ficials of the company have consented to
hold two conferences with the state for
est reserve force early in August at An
tigo and Ironwood.
e, M. Griffith, chief forester of the
state, is the man who has started the
novel movement, and the railroad Of
ficials are apparently in hearty sympathy
with the idea In brief, the purpose is
to create an auxiliary police force out
of the track force of the North Western
in that portion of the state. The for
estry chief hopes to have the track walk
ers and section foremen made special Pc
lice, with authority to assist in the
preservation Of the timber from fires
and other devastating agencies.
If the plan carries, it will be of mate
rial assistance in the forestry movement
of the state and may be adopted in other
states, especially in the Pacific North
west, where millions of dollars worth of
timber is destroyed by fire every year.
1t is stated that the Wisconsin author
in every portion of the state, and are
using the funds to purchase land in the
counties of Villas, Forest, Oneida and
Langlade. 1t is purposed to secure an
immense triangular tract in that sec
ton which will embrace all, or nearly
all. of the headwaters of the rivers
which flow through the state. This re-
gion is, in fact, one of the greatest lake
regions In the country. The North West
ern has about $50 miles of track in this
district
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24

class in 1853, when only IS years old.
He entered the Albany law school the
following year and was graduated IN
1850, returning to Wisconsin to engage
in the practice of law.
When the war broke out Col. Villas
raised a company of infantry for the
Twenty-third Wisconsin regiment, and
was mustered in as senior captain. he
served with distinction in the Army OF
the Tennessee under Gen. Grant, raising
to the rank of lieutenant colonel, until
the end of the Vicksburg campaign, when
he returned to Madison to resume the
practice of law.
Repudiated Bryan in 1895.
In politics COL Villas was a staunch
Democrat, being a delegate to the ma
tional conventions of that party in 1876,
1880, 1884, 1892 and 1896. He repu-
dated the platform and the nominees
of the convention of 1896 because of the
position taken by Bryan and the party
or the currency question, and supported
Palmer and Buckner who were named
by the Gold Democrats at the Indiana
polls convention Of that year.
In 1879 and again in 1888 Col. Villas
refused the nomination for governor, but
in 1885 was a member of the Assembly.
Col. Villas was a staunch friend to the
state university, and while in the Legis-
lature did much to place the University
of Wisconsin on the high plane among
state institutions of the country on
which it now stands. It was due to his
labors that the short course in agricul-
ture was established, greatly adding to
the popularity and usefulness of the agri-
cultural department. For many years
he was member of the board of regents
Of the university.
Served in Cleveland's Cabinet.
Col. Villas prominence and ability as
a lawyer and a public man secured his
appointment as postmaster-general in
President Cleveland's cabinet in 1885,
his administration of the office being able
and efficient. In January, 1888, Col. Villas
was transferred to the head of the de-
partment of interior which Office he held
until the end of Cleveland's administra-
ton.
Col Villas was prominent in the state
campaign of 1890, and when Wisconsin
went Democratic he was chosen as sue
cessor to Senator John @. Spooner in the
United States Senate, being succeeded in
turn by Senator Spooner when the Re-
publicans again secured control Of the
Legislature.
At the present time Col. Villas is presi-
dent of the Wisconsin Vicksburg Mon
ument association, the organiZati ton
which has in charge the erection of a
100000 monument on the field of
Vicksburg to commemorate the deeds of
the Wisconsin soldiers who fought there.
Senator Villas was married in 1866 to
Anna M. Fox, daughter of DR.. William
81. Fox of Fitchburg.
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RETIRES FROM BENCH
JUDGE w. C. SILvERTHORNE TEN
DERS RESIGNATION.
No Reasons Given for His Act, but He
Intimates That Advancing Age
Is the Cause.

MADISON, Wis, July 21.-Judge W.
G. Silverthorne, Wausau, last night ten
dered his resignation as judge of the Six
teenth judicial circuit of Wisconsin to
Gov. Davidson. In his letter to Gov. Da-
wilson Judge Silverthorne id not give any
reasons for his action, but after a talk
with the governor he intimated that the
action was taken on account of advanc-
ing years.
Gov. Davidson expressed his regret
that the judge should find circumstances
such as to impel him to retire from the
bench. The governor took the resigna-
ton under consideration and wall reply to
it in due time.
Judge Silverthorne has been prominent
as lawyer in Wisconsin, both on and
off the bench. He was appointed to the
circuit judgeship in 1898 by Gov. SEQ
field. In 1896 Judge Silverthorne was
the nominee for governor on the Demo
cratic ticket.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
CAPT. EDWARDS ISDEAD
Well Known Civil Engineer Passes
Away at Appleton-Long Service
in Civil War.

APPLETON, Wis, July 2O.-Capt.
Nathaniel F. Edwards, a pioneer resi-
dent of Appleton, died this morning at 9
o'clock after an illness of only forty
eight hours. When first taken with his
illness friends thought it of small conse-
quence. a general breaking down Of
the body forces resulted in his. death.
Capt. Edwards was born in Haver-
hill, Mass, July 5, 1887. He finished
his college course with the degree of civil
War of the Rebellion and was entrusted
with a mission of great Importance, by
leaders of the north. After the war
he located at Appleton in 1870.
Capt Edwards was one of the builders
of the electric car line in this city, re-
puted to be the first in the world. He
has state wide reputation among civil
engineers, having been connected with
many big engineering jobs in the state.
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ANTON KRIZ IS
SENT TO WAUPUN
FOR TEN YEARS
WOULD-BE SLAYER OF DR.. F. ].
STIRN OF CUDAHY PLEADS
GUILTY TO CRIME.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, July q, 1905
Anton Kriz, who shot and almost
killed DR.. Francis J. Stirn at Cudahy on
June Is, pleaded guilty before Judge
Halsey this morning to the charge of
assault with intent to murder, and was
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment at
Waupun.
Kriz declared that he went to the
doctors Office with the full intention of
killing the physician and then commit
ting suicide. He asserted that he was
suffering from a disease which DR.. Stlrn
firm of advertising specialists In chicago
had told him that, owing to the lmprop-
er treatment. it had reached an incur
able stage.
Insanity Is Hinted.
IT thought that by killing him | might
do some good to my fellow men" he eX-
planned to the court, through his inter-
prefer, Attorney F. J. Lenicheck. Il
knew that | would lose my own life, but
l didn't care. for can only live a little
while anyway"
been consulted by Kriz, told the court
that he believed Kriz to be suffering
from delusions. if not actually insane,
and said that he believed If the case
came before a jury he would be found
guilty of less serious crime than the
one charged. However, his client, he
said was determined to plead guilty and
have the matter over so that beyond
suggesting his theory to the court the
attorney had nothing to say.
DR.. Stirn Testifes.
DR.. Stirn, still pale and weak from the
assault which nearly cost his life, and
leaning on a heavy cane, took the wit
ness stand and told Of the attack on his
life. He declared that he never had had
trouble with Kriz and knew of no reason
why he should have incurred the mans
enmity Kriz admitted that he waited
in front of DR.. Sidler's Office that morn
ing for some time, but denied that he had
any intention of killing that practitioner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
CAPTURE SKAT PRIZES.
Milwaukee Players Win Five Out OF
the First Seven Honors at
! Manitowoc.

MANITOWOC, Wis, July 21.-Mil-
waukee skat players took home with
them a good share of the prize money
that was offered in the Wisconsin Skat
league tournament held here last Satur-
day. Five of the first seven prizes went
to Milwaukee players. The first prize
winners were:
Conrad Weekly, Milwaukee, first.
Charles Mcdowell, Shawano, second.
Arthur Mund, Milwaukee, third.
Oscar Schwemmer, Milwaukee, fourth.
William H. BONN, milwaukee,, fifth.
Jake Wikert, Manitowoc, sixth.
Henry Schaefer, Milwaukee, seventh.
Among other Milwaukeeans who took
prizes were: Albert H. Gumz, Edward
Dzemski. Paul Trennow, Herman
Kuehn. A Carlsruh, Frank F. Pasch,
Otto Kausch, John Mikula, Charles
Kornelli Albert Wegner, G. G. Weiner.
Mrs. Shultz, Milwaukee, took third
prize in the cinch held for the attend
ing ladies. First prize was won by Mrs.
Otto Reuther, Manitowoc.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
DROPPED COFFEE.

Doctor Gains. 20 Pounds ON Postum.
"A physician Of Wash, d. c., says OF
his coffee experience:
For years 1 suffered with periodical
headaches which grew more frequent
until they became almost constant. SO
severe were they that sometimes / was
almost frantic. was sallow, consti-
pated, irritable, sleepless; my memory
was poor, trembled and my thoughts
were often confused.
my wife, in her wisdom, believed
coffee was responsible for these ills and
urged me to drop it. I tried many
times to do 80, but was its slave.
Finally Wife bought a package OF
Postum and persuaded me to try 1t, but
she made it same as ordinary coffee
make this emphatic because l fear
many others have had the same ex-
perience.) She was distressed at her
failure and we carefully read the direc'
tons, made it right, boiled it full Is min
utes after boiling commenced, and with
good cream and sugar, l liked tit
invigorated and seemed 30 nourish me.
THAT was about year ago. Now
have no headaches, am net sallow,
sleeplesemess and irritability are gone
my brain clear and my hand steady.
have gained 20 lbs. and feel / am a
new man.
II do not hesitate to give Postum
due credit. OF course dropping coffee
was the main thing, but had dropped
1t before, using chocolate, cocoa and
other things to no purpose.
Postum not only seemed to act as
an invigorant, but al an article OF
nourishment, giving me the needed
phosphates and albnmens. THIS 10 no
imaginary tale. 1t can be substantial
ed by my wife and her sister, who bom
changed to Postum and are hearty
women Of about 70.
81 write this for the information
and encouragement OF others, and Win
feeling of gratitude to the inventor
of Postum"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 'AThe Road to Wen
ville," in pkgs. There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter! a
new one appears from time to time:
They are genuine, true, and full u
human interest.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24

side Innings. twelve: bar, one: purfings,
twenty7four: neck, one; finger board,
one; nut, one; bridge, one; tailboard,
one; button for tailboard, one; string for
tailboard. one; guard for string, one;
four: total, sixty-nine pieces. Three
kinds of wood are used-maple, pine and
ebony. Maple is used for the back, the
neck, the side pieces and the bridge.
Pine is used for the belly, the bar, the
coins and blocks, the side Innings and
the sound post. Ebony is used for the
guard for string of tailboard, the pegs
and the button.-Philadelphi Telegraph.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
A TALKING LOvEBIRD.
A Marvel, Self-Taught, to Initiate HUI
man Speech.

udu 0PccC0s
A lovebird no larger than a canary
has taught itself to speak as f1uently and
as distinctly as the best OF talking par
rots at the village of Ambleside, near
Stourbridge, Worcestershire. The bird is
of exquisite plumage, and belongs to
Mr. J. Skidmore of Stamford House.
Ambleside, a we'll known resident in the
district. 1t was given to Mr.. Skidmore
about six months ago by his son-in-law
who had had it for eighteen months
without its showing any powers of CON
versation. During the last few months
of it's life in Worcestershire, however
it has acquired remarkable aptitude for
repeating all that is said to it, though
it has received TO special training: ~
To correspondent who interviewed"
it recently the bird suddenly remarked
kiss me quick" giving an anticipatory
smack. 1t politely remarked, How do
you do?" and flatteringly added. you're
little beauty, aren't your all in soft
tone that was quite distinct from the
raucous accents of the average parrot
1t melodiously whistled a couple of bars
at the national anthem, and proceeded
to give some very realistic limitations Of
the calls of the thrushes, sparrows and
innets.
'.Hanschen," as the bird is named,
weighs barely an ounce, and is believed
to be the smallest BIRD or his KIND cap
able of initiating human speech. His
chief companion is large stuffed green
parrot, without which he is never happy,
and whose plumage he has SO pecked
away with kisses that the entire head
and neck are now bald. The lovebird,
whenever taking meal of linnet seed,
places a little within the motionless beak
of the stuffed parrot, though when in a
conversational mood he frequently in
dulges in furious attacks on his silent
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Mail.
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Ex1LE's WORK IN SIBERIA.
Poor Food and Tents-Men Beaten and
Flogged.

A letter dated august, 1907, on the
Amir high road" once more directs at
HentiOn to the sufferings of the thou
sands of eXiles banished to Siberia. At
the outset the writer explains that he
formed one of a party OF 10 exlIes,
twenty-three of them being state or po-
litical offenders, detailed to work on the
construction Of the Kolessnaya Literally
wheel road, and sent thither under Cos
sack escort from the penal settlement
at Irkutsk.
After describing the journey of the
party to Pashkovo, a Cossack settlement
on the Amir, he says:
zone single days rest was allowed US,
but on the following day we were reused
at 4 a. m. and driven to work. 1t was
raining fast and for whole verst our
way lay across submerged land. Every
day for a fortnight we had to cross this
same flooded ground, stripped to the skin,
and carrying our shovels on our shout
ders. This was our life of torment. Up
every morning at 4, working until or
e in the evening, and returning then, ut
xerly worn out, for roll call, prayers and
sleep.
'.S,lcep! L. ragged and battered tents,
open to the rain and dirty and damp
V ithin No mattresses, only sacks to
lie OH, sometimes stuffed with grass. We
are already bitterly cOlu here Ill Angus
and in these same tents we must live I'M
Il! the end of November. The
SPOT where we are working is between
fourteen and sixteen versts from the
camp. We have thus to walk some thir-
ty versts daily. besides performing our
hard task. How hard that task is may
be gathered when it is said that ten men
are required each day to excavate a
length of some 200 feet and a depth and
width of III arshins Ca bout Yard. One
has to work knee deep in mire, and after
about three weeks rheumatism sets in
and the legs of the worker begin to
swell -RuSS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
Too MANY Dogs in Texas.

1t is Enthusiastically a fact that there
are still too many dogs in the south,
both in town and country, even in the
most prosperous sections.
They will kill sheep in the country and
they annoy, if they do not bite, I'M
offending persons in the city. They make
night hideous with their bark and howl
and they make nervous people afraid
dark where the unleashed brutes do their
proving.
There are good dogs, of course; but in
the estimation of a great many persons
other than the secretary of agriculture
only a small percentage of them are
alive-San Antonio Express.
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A HORSES TOE NAILS.
His Hoofs Play the Part and Grow
Third of an Inch a Month.

Few persons realize that horses hoof
is really the same thing as the toe nails
of human beings or of animals having
toes. The horn of hoof grows just as
a toe nail does.
The hoof grows more rapidly in unshod
horses than in those wearing shoes, and
it grows faster in horses which are we'll
groomed and we'll fed. But on an aver
age the horn grows about third of an
inch a month.
Hind hoofs grow faster than fore
lhoofs. The toe of the hoof being the
longest part, it takes longer for the horn
TO grow down there than at the heel.
For instance, the toe will grow entirely
down in from eleven to thirteen months,
while the heel will grow down in from
three to five months.
AS the new horn grows out any cracks
or defects in the old gradually work
down to where they can be cut off, just
as with human finger nails you can
watch the progress of bruise from the
root to the tip.-New York Sun.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
Arizona's Big nam.

The Roosevelt dam which is now in
the course of construction near Phoenix,
Ariz.. will be one of the greatest dams
in the world when it is completed. It is
being built across the gorge IN the the
river runs. 1t will fertilize nearly 49,
900 acres of desert land, will be 27O feet
high and hold three times as much water
as the Assouan dam on the Nile. The
1000 people living in the little town of
Roosevelt will have to move away. as
the town is in the valley just above the
dam, an as the water backs up the town
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Leaves from a Brokers' Diary.

Nov. Looked up bank account to-
day. Find I'm $500 overdrawn. Bank
reported in a bad way. Sorry.
Nov. 2.-Man called at office with bill.
Asked for payment. Had him arrested
for dangerous lunatic.
Nov. 3.-Customer came in to buy some
stock: office force tainted.
Nov. 4.-Funny man propounded
query: 'WOuld you rather have gold
piece without motto. or motto with
out a gold piece?" Kicked him for luck.
Nov. 5.-Borrowed So. Credit still
good.
Nov. 6.-Borrowed fifty cents. Gloomy
days.
Nov. 7.-Borrowed a dime. Thell with
it.
Nov. S-Stopped eating.
Nov 9.-To the Salvation Army. Hal
lelujah.-Goldfield Gossip.
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RAILROADS PUT END TO PICNIC.
Refuse to Give Special Rates and Fra
ternal Union Abandons Plans.

MANITOWOC, Wis, July 21.-[Spe-
cial. 1.-The refusal of railway companies,
the Wisconsin and the NorthW estern,
to grant concessions Of reduced rates or
special trains even where guarantee is
given, has prompted the state officers of
the Equitable Fraternal union of Neenah
to have been held in this city on August
II. The communication from the state
officers was received today announcing
this fact and local committees have
ceased work in an endeavor to raise
funds for the picnic.
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State Items in Brief.

vIROQUA-Working in his hay field near
Brookville, Andrew Anderson dropped dead
from heart disease
NEENAH-Motor boat owners have been
Informed that they can not install fog
horns on their craft in place Of a whistle.
MARINETTE-The statue OF st. Joseph
surrounding the dome Of the Catholic
church has been resilvered by a Milwaukee
steeplejack.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24

Ask YourDeaIer for Aliens Foot-Ease
A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests
the feet Cures CoTns, Bunaons, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching. Sweating feet
and Ingrowtng Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Alien s. Osnsted.
lie Roy. n Y.
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Couuetrv as q Tonic,

When a woman becomes wholly in
different to her personal appearance,
when she is no longer susceptible to
some form Of fiattery, one may take it
that she has entirely lost her reason.
To practice coquetry one need not neces-
sariiy f1irt; but coquet in some form one
must, if one is to keep rightly balanced
mind.-London World.
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The Scoffer at Sport.

The avowed objector to sport is not a
Tor he is either to be classed with those
who are blind simply because they will
not see, or included among those who
are perverse enough to play the part of
the fox which is unable to reach the
grapes.-Field.
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Zinc Mining in Mexico.

Zinc mining in Mexico has become i'm
portant only in the last three years. The
most important zinc deposits are near
Monterey. At Calera there is a large
amount of mixed sulphide ore, while the
Trio General, in San Luis Potosi, is also
producing zinc ore.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-07-24
Uses of the Lantern.

There is abundant evidence that the
optical lantern is now recognized as
necessary part of the equipment of any
school in which the study of geography
is taken seriously, and the time is ap-
preaching when the lantern will be con-
sidered even more necessary for class
teaching than a blackboard, not only in
geography, but in many other SUBJECTS
School World
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". F. Villas is
STRICKEN WITH
BRAIN 1R0UBLE
FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR
HAS CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE
AT HIS dOME.
is IN A CRITICAL CONDITION.
His Brother, E. P. Villas Of Milwaukee,
Is Summoned to His Bedside
in Madison.
WAS IN CLEvELAND'S CABINET

MADISON. Wis, July 2O.-[Special.l
Former United States Senator Will
liam F. Villas suffered cerebral hemor-
rhage at o'clock this morning and is
in a critical condition at his home. His
condition is so serious that e. P. Villas
of Milwaukee. his brother, has been
summoned to the bedside.
DR.. Philip r. Fox this afternoon said
that the patient was resting easily, but
at the present time he could not tell how
dangerous his condition was.
Brilliant War Career.
William Freeman Villas was born in
Chelsea, Orange county, VT, July y,
1910 His family removed to Wisconsin
in 1851, and young Villas entered the uni
versity, graduating at the head of his