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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
HARMONY PLEA EFFECTIVE.
New York Democratic Leaders Agree
to Pull Together.

Rochester, Sept. 16.-Subornating
all personal animosities and needing
the earnest plea of National Chair
man Mack for harmony in the inter
est of success for the presidential
ticket in November the warning fac
tions of the New York state democ
racy last night agreed to pull togeth-
er and all chance Of friction in the
state convention has been swept
away.
The question of the nomination Of
a governor is still unsettled. The
leaders devoted all day to the
strengthening out of contests and
gave little or no heed to the probable
head of the ticket. There still re-
mains an impression that the candi,
date ultimately decided upon may be
a man whose name has not yet been
mentioned, but surface indications
continue to point to Lieutenant Gov
ernor Chanler.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

Der II be sold at sheriff's auction to
satisfy Judgment Sheriff William
IF Miller of Dodge county will be
the auctioneer. 1t is believed that
the home win be sold at low figure.
1T is urged here that the city purchase
the homestead and preserve it as a
memorial park to the great German
American Not much more than 81
900 is necessary, it is said, to make
the purchase. and the suggestion has
been made that Watertown contrib
utors to the Carl Schurz chair at the
state university withdraw their
pledges.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
GREAT RACE AT SYRACUSE.
Spanish Queen Wins After Two Heats
Arc Gone.

Syracuse, N. V Sept. 16.-With a
notable field of II horses, including
Geer's Teasel, Spanish Queen, Acquin
and Dewitt, it took five heats ana
some sensational racing to decide the
big race on the days card at the state
fair grounds, the empire state stake
of $4,000 for 2:14 trotters Acquin
took the first heat after hot finish
with Dewitt, it took five heats and
with Dewitt. In the next heat Ac-
quin was never headed, but in the
third was challenged at the half by
Spanish Queen, the latter winning in
a magnificent drive. A spectacular
finish also characterized the fourth
heat, which went to Spanish Queen,
as did the fifth and the race
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
SIX MEN KILLED.

Horrible Result of Collision of Train
and Handcar.
Kankakee, H., Sept. 16.-Six men
were killed late yesterday when a
Chicago and Eastern Illinois local
train struck handcar at Martindon,
Ill.,, near here The handcar had
been switched to another track to al
low the fast train to pass. All the
men killed were section hands.
The accident was not discovered by
the train crew until they reached the
next station half mile distant, when
parts of four bodies were found upon
the pilot of the engine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23

governor of New York. He received
S27 out of possible 1,OO9, as against
81 for James w. Wadsworth, Jr., o.
Livingston county, speaker of the
state assembly, and 81 for former
Congressman John K. Stewart Of
Montgomery.
The nomination was made unani-
mitteeman Barnes of Albany, VINO
has been perhaps the bitterest ana
most outspoken opponent of the gov.
ernor's denomination.
The governors nomination followed
the utter failure of a desperate strug-
gle on the part of a number of coun-
ty leaders who for four days have
spared no effort to discover a candi-
date upon whom they could unite to
defeat him The balance of the
ticket was made up in the good old
fashioned way" as an organization
"slate" announced an hour or more
before the convention began by State
Chairman Woodruff, after a confer
ence of local leaders.
Tt was the fS3 votes of all but one
district in New York county that car
ried the governors total beyond the
sos. a majority of the convention re-
CURED to nominate.
The nine votes of Nassau count
had brought Hughes total to 1916.
Amid a breathless- hush. the Sec
retarv called New York" Herbert
Parsons, president of the ftew York
county republican committee, rose in
his plaoe and said:
Metropolis for Hughes.
New York county, second assem-
bly, district, gives four for Wads-
worth, balance of county, 1S5, for
Charles Evans Hughes"
Instantly there was a bedlam OF
cheering.
Hardly less sensational had been the
moment when State Chairman Wood
ruff delivered to Hughes, in spite OF
a general expectation to the contrary
the entire vote of Kings county. 13S,
bringing the governors total to S4z,
for Woodruff had been avowedly OPP
posed to the governors renominatlon.
It was really the action of Kings
which signalized what might be
called a stampede to Hughes, and
when its 1873 votes were cast in
block for the governor any remaining
doubt of his nomination was swept
away.
Even Saratoga, the home OF racing
cast a solid vote for Hughes,
After the nomination of the gov
ernor. the other nominations We're
made and the convention adjourned
Helps in the Middle West.
Chicago, Sept. 16.-Repubhcan
leaders from IA central and western
sta+es. who were assembled here yes
terdav in conference with Chairman
Hitchcock of the republican national
committee. expressed qualification ~
tho denomination of Hughes for gov
ernor al New York Without excep-
ton these western leaders declared
tba+.the action of the New York con-
venfion will aid the republicans II
their campaigns in all dehatabie
states of the west.
REQUESTS that Hughes be sent into
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
Saicide in Racine Jail.

Racine. Wis. Sept. 16-Joseph
Travenick. As years old, and a for
mer wealthy farmer of Caledonia,
was found hanging in cell at the
county Jail by his suspenders. Trave-
nick was arrested on Friday for in
toxication and sentenced to five days.
Feeling the disgrace. his mind be-
came affected He was single.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
AGED MINISTER SUICIDES.
Throws Self to Death in Fit of
Dementia.

Holland Mich, Sept. 16.-The body
of Rev. DIR. John Vandermeulen, aged
70. was discovered last night in the
water off Montello Park dock. He
was one of the oldest ministers OF the
Dutch Reformed church in this coun-
trv and retired from active service a
wear ago. when mental trouble com
nelled him to resign his parish in
wisconsin. 1t is thought he threw
himself into the water in a fit of de-
mentia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
Railway Suffers Loss.

Sheboygan, Wis, Sept. 16--The
solid brick transformer station belong
ing to the Observation-Disclosures Rail
way company, was Quilted by fire, en-
falling a loss of 5000. besides delay
inc the engines from entering Sheboy-
gan for a month.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

Farmers Jaw Fractured by Kick
From a Horse.
Joseph Friedrich, Jr., farmer liv-
ing near Waunakee, who was severe
ly injured by a kick from horse
two weeks ago, is able to be abou.
the house and go out of doors some.
His lower jaw was severely fractured
and number of teeth from the upper
jaw were displaced by the force oil
the blow. Mr.. Friedrich had mar,
row escape from death.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
Utah Republicans Nominate.

salt Lake City, Sept. 16.-The re
publican state convention yesterday
nominated complete state ticket
headed by William E. Spry of Salt
Lake for governor, also candidate
for congress and three presidential
electors and adopted a platform
warmly indorsing the administration
of President Roosevelt and the nom
inees Of the rational convention.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
RuRAL RuNko GAME.

Now doth last years canned goods
The summer boarder charm;
He wouldn't eat them when in town
But it's different on the farm.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
CARL scHuRz HOME AT AUCTION

City of Watertown May Buy Place
for Memorial Park.
Watertown, Wis, Sept. 16.-Carl
Schurz's old homestead will on Oc1o-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-23
NEW PAPER TRUST
AND INVESTIGATION
TWO ITEMS OF APPLETON NEWS
TO DEVELOP THE SAME
DAY.
BIG MERGER BORN WHILE
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
EXAMINES.

Appleton. Wis, Sept 16.-"I am
not prepared to state whether or not
Imy endeavors here have added much
Ito the knowledge l already possessed
concerning the conditions of the pa
per industry, but feel that an inves-
litigation in Wisconsin will surely re-
suit in much good" said Chairman
Mann of Chicago, of the COMPRESSION
al paper and pulp investigation com
mittee, last evening, after holding an
all day session at~ Menasha, during
which time August Spies, president
lof the Marinette & Menominee Paper
company of Marinette, Wis, and Sen
ator Jones of Bangor, Maine, testi-
fed. Continuing, Chairman Mann
said the committee will investigate
the paper industry generally in Wis
consin and pay particular attention
to the present and probable future of
the supply of pulp wood, it's availa-
bility in this locality and the price
of wood, paper and labor. 1t is pos
sfble that Henry B. Dean of Provi-
dence, r. l., promoter of the pro
posed print paper and pulp mill syn
dictate, who for months has made
Appleton his headquarters, will be
called to the witness stand. Dean is
the principal promoter of the pro
posed deal, that will involve $18,000,
600, and is intended to include nearly
every print paper and pulp mill in
Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota
The committee yesterday investigat-
led the price of print paper and pulp
wood for more than a quarter of a
century back. Accompanied by John
L. Norris of New York, of the News
paper Publishers association, and a
number of manufacturers, the COM
mitteemen spent much of the time
yesterday inspecting mills at Neenah
and Menasha Today they will come
Ito Appleton.
Paper Mill Merger.
Henry B. Dean of Providence, r. l.,
senior member of the banking firm
Iof Dean & SHIRLEY of New York, who
are financing the proposed merger OF
the print paper mills of Wisconsin
and Minnesota, has given out the de-
tails of the proposed merger to the
public The merger was to have been
effected on January I, 1908, but just
when everything had been practic-
ally completed for the transfer OF
the properties of the individual COM
panies to the merged company, the
financial depression struck the coun-
try and it was impossible to swing
the deal. The options on the 81
mills expired on January /, 1908,
we're renewed for one year and Mr..
Dean is now working on the merger
which is to be perfected this fall.
In letter sent out by Dean q
Shibley to each of the II mills which
are to enter the merger, it is pro-
posed to form a company, comprising
81 paper mills in Wisconsin and Min
nesota, with a capitalization of $751;
600 900 divided into shares of par
value of 500 each. Stock will be
issued to the merged companies in
exchange for the properties taken
0yor
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For St1akcsseare's Sake.

There is scmetIl;a:, remarkably At
tgactivC fer an actress i'll the lOiilng
caGence5 OF the Bard CT Avon. aad
| do not wonder that 80 many play
ers dream Of playing his work |
think it was in los Angeles some
years ago tiiat q youn, 3ctor who was
then becoming popular decided that
the time was RHO for him 10 do liam
let. What his mental process Was
in arriving 1T this decision. have or
course 10 means Of knowing but an
apocryphal anecdotc was told OF him
the morning after Ills first appearance
as the Melancholy Dane. 1t seems
a friend approached him and said:
How do you feel this morning:
Il have failed to get NY whole mean
ing into the character. | shall never
play Hamlet AGAIN. was the reply.
"Oh, but you mast play the PART
once again. demonstrated the friend.
And why?' asked the young actor,
despcndently.
"Shakespcare turned over in his col
fin las, night. You will have to do II
once again, for you can't leave the
poor chap in that position. sad 'ne
frient,.-From My Yesterdays. ny
Eleanor Robson in the Bohemian.
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The Eve Ct the Crook.

Now you may o. may not know II,
but the confidence man OF tip-top at
tainments cultiystes the control and
eypression OF his features with as
much care as does the professional
he.uty-tIlis for the reason that his
looks are among his most valuable as
sets. For the first stage in turning
a trick" whether this be Gonc in a
broadway hotel or a downtown ONCE
building, is for the operator to get
hold on the confidence of his victim
nv impressing Kim with his, the form
er's frankness aad honesty through
the medium of his steady gaze, CHEEKY
smile. and sincerity Of expression IN
general But wise people are not
taken in by these things. Apart from
all else. those who have had much 10
do with criminais-whcther muSged
or un,nuegcd-wil tell yon that there
il such a thing as the crook e%c,
which invariably gives is owner
away. It is. as once heard clever
detective put it, an eye b2iind ihc
eve"-a something sinister rcepln@
ont from the bland and child!ike gaze
whith the con tu.n5 on bis PROS
neciyc ga!l.-Icsoiah Fl.Ht in sue
cess Magazine.
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lrcandescent Train Lamps.

Germany claims to have made dis
covery of great Importance for the
lighting of railway trains. Up to the
present, except in those rare cases
where electricity is used, acetylene
has been the principal illuminant. So
far all efforts to adapt the use OF in
candescent gas to the conditions OF
railway traffic had failed. At last the
difficulty has been surmounted by the
obtaining Of an incandescent gas lamp
which will resist the roughest shocks
and jostlings of railway carriages.
Thirty-fiye thousand carriages on the
Prussian and Hessian State lines will
shortly be equipped with these lamps
London Globe.
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a Franklin felic.

People of all "persuasions, says
the London Chronicle, will regret to
Mar that the old Sandman Chapel,
off LincoIn's 's-inn-fields, is after all. TO
he demolished. 1t had remained stand
ing when SO many surrounding build
inRs had been swept away IN the
making of Kingsway that one haa
hoped it would be spared the general
fate. Little remains of the original
chanel of 1913, for. in the NO Popery
riots of 1880, the fury OF the rabo'e
selected it for especial injury, SO as
tn necessitate an almost entire re-
building. Just opposite, in 1925. when
he was a iourneyman printer. lodged
BENJAMIN Franklin. with a Roman
Catholic widow lady and her dausat'
er. a very uncommon sort CT printer,
as his fellow workmen in Great Wild
street thought. for among the hity
or SO employed in Mr.. Watts Office
beer drinkers all. Franklin stood OUT
as the only water drinker-teetotalef
was word not known till nearly a
century later.
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Rails and Horses.

When the late George Francis Train
was giving evidence before the Metro
politan Beard OF Aldermen of Lon
don, in favor if his scheme for laying
a tramway up Ludgate Hill. noble
lord among his interlocutors sudden
ly fixed the old pioneer with his mon
ocle and said:
May I-ah-ask a question, Mr.
ah-Train?"
THAT is what I am here for, my
Lord" he replied.
"You know, of course. how very
narrow is Ludgate Hill. Suppose that
when go down to the Mansion House
in my carriage one Of my horses
should slip on your = rails and break
his leg, would you pay for the horse?'
The reply came like flash. MY
Lord, if you could convince me that
your - horse would not have fallen
if the rails had not been there ! Ger
tainly should pay.'-Harper's WceElE.
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L!,1COLk'5 ACcGSSiEhTlC".
Loag flight CT "lIac.< Friday IN W.
Ieiecralii C..ccS.

7 remember the long i1!Eat O. t.--
Gay. April II. that black -" .a fHt
colntry's history. wE&n the ta't 49,
cruelty embodied in tCuc yeas q.
bloody war eliminated il one s'!,"
CT madness. aimed a, the lile & otr
who himself had only "Ch@riJ, !Ai az
with malice toward rose. -<i'"rj =
| was on duly in tie u pine 70 =: ;..-'
evening. | have no dist-a>t i i..' -
bran.e OF anything that - sstt
y! ior 10 the moment wAsn s2a." -
rushed into tie one WIZ o."" .5-'
face saying, "Fh2:o y a r:,:aor '.'#'.
that President. Lincoln } 80; steH -s"
in Forl's theatre" + toe We ','@t:
fully take in il.a a~IGl '.@ist e =
runlors reached us, Eorru. ttt."'@-t.4
fast upon horror: the savage it'& X
upon Secretary Seward, ANA The tra5-
trated efforts to reaeh and ilill We
President Johnson. SscTe:a-." Stlh11s'
and other members Of the gov nMeat.
AS the successive accounts Cf.Statizt'',
a fearful dread filed our lea Is. lest
it should be found that the entire e&H-
met had been murdered. m hG,N .
| this awful suspense. and then W. ie-
ceived word frc.n Major Ec';e:t. VI"
had gone quickly to Secretary stan
tons house on X street, AND 1r"E!
there with the secretary to the hoaS,
on Tenth street. opposite the theatre,
to which the president had been car
ried after having been shot by lehn
! Wilkes Booth. This message merely
! assured US CT the present safety @,
/ Stanton, while confirming our vert
/ fears concerning the president
A relay of mounted messengers vas
at once established by Major EckeEt,
! and all night long they carried bJl.e-
/ tins in the handwriting Of Secretary
! Stanton addressed to Gen. DIN. Ne"
| York City. which were at once given
to the press and sent over the wires
throughout the country. As tho. bn!-
letins were spelled cut in the Mcrse
! telegraph characters. or hearts were
stunned and yet seemed TO be on fire
! The avfulness of the tr2eedy husheI
us into silence As the hours slowly
passed hope revived fitfully as same
sentence offered faint encouragement
thar the precious life might perhaps
be spared 10 complete its chosen walk;
but at last about 7.30 a. m. April ID,
the tension gave away and We knew
that our beloved president was gone
from us foreyer.-From David Homer
Batess "Lincoln's Last Days il the
/ Century.
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Culinary Distinctions,

81 understand that you want a chef,
said the distinguishedlookin for
eigner.
No." answered Mr.. Cumrox, Il don't
want chef | want good, old
fashioned roast beef and apple pie
cook. But mother and the girls want
a chef. so you 90 ahead and tell them
what you can do. When | want some
thing to cat that suits r,y special
taste, can go to {; dairy lunch a:
usual. Star.
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HER "BEST FRIEND"
A Woman Thus Speaks Of Postum.

We usually consider our best
friends those who treat us best.
Some persons think coffee a rea.
friend, but watch 1t carefully awhile
and observe that it is one of the
meanest Of all enemies. for it stabs
one while protesting friendship.
Coffee contains a poisonous drug
caffeine-which Injuries the delicate
nervous system and frequently sets
up disease in one or more organs OF
the body if its use is persisted in.
II had heart palpitation and ner-
vousness for four years. and the doc
tor told me the trouble was caused by
coffee. He advised me to leave it on.
but I thought l could not" writes q
Wis. lady.
ION the advice Of a friend tried
Postum Food Coffee, and it so satis-
fed me I did not care for coffee after
a few days trial of Postum.
LAS weeks went by and I continued
to use Postum my weight increased
from SO to 11S pounds. and the heart
now and. am stronger than I ever was.
I can hustle up stairs without any
heart palpitation, and am cured of
nervousness.
my children are very fond Of Pos
tum. and it agrees with them. My
sister liked it when she drank it at
my house, but not when she made it
at her own home. Now she has
learned to make it right. boil 1t &C.
cording to directions, and has become
very fond of it. You may use my
name ii you wish, as am not
ashamed Of praising my best friend
Postum"
Name given by Postum Co.. Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road tc
Wellvllle," I'm pkgs. There's Rea'
son."
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The Reasons Why Our Forest Areas
Are Shrinking Rapidly.

land for an equal area OF the best TIM
Der tracts in the possession OF the gov
ernment. The land surrendered by the
road had been originally donated by
the people. and it was returned to
them after il was denuded of timber
and rendered valueless. But Wever-
heuser who had been the timber agent
for the Northern Pacific for many
Years, did not engineer this scheme for
the benefit Of his employers. They
were merely a necessary medium for
the consumation OF the project. The
syndicate which had secured an option
on the railroads holdings promptly
closed after the passage OF the act at
an average price of six dollars per
acre. That is to say, the syndicate
Maid less than one thousand dollars
per ouarter-section for land which
contained timber worth from fifty to
one hundred thousand dollars.
For many years this syndicate OF
,imberland owners had eXerted
strong influence over the lumber busl-
ness. The coup of 1897, followed as 1t
was nv another large deal in 1900. put
it in possession Of billions OF acres OF
The finest forest-lands in fee simple,
and enabled it 20 extend an absolute
control over every branch of the lum-
| her industry wholesale, manufacture
ing and retail This fact is beyond
controversy. 1t is admitted by lunl-
hcr,r,en who are giving evidence per-
force to the government officials. ana
Il is corroborated by many victims OF
this combination, who have strlHen,
without its authority, TO engage IN the
business.
Few trusts have been able TO ex-
orcise such complete and drastic con-
troll as this. and yet none has con-
triyed so effectualIy TO conceal It's eA-
tis1ence from the public. There Is no
organization OF recOrd--no company or
association to which one can point ana
declare: That is it There are a
number of lumhermens associations.
each of which claims to be concerned
only with its local affairs, and to De
eh'ile's iHa' i,'lu.A a,.i1onca
Etehee' H"' 'hS.e o;at;ors ;c
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railroad will soon be completed
which will extend from Puerto Bar
rios, on the Atlantic coast, to the city
of Guatemala, putting the capital OF
the Central American republic within
FIVE days steam communication of New
Orleans.
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A t.s:cer Sec.

According to Mr. James "fi@t4tlhG
SbiDs," there are now 10 fewer tiiau
thirty-six Drcadncughts either bulio-
ing or projected, and there "ouni
seem to be little doubt that the day
is not far distant when the sea VIII
have to be enlarged.-Fdnch.
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time. My ankles s"e'ie ...-vous
down dreadfully. was ..,onder ~.
had awful headaches ! .'hst wv" ps(
any medicine could 40 ~. "Ir ne. 4
kidney Pills have done ~ lo' and i
cured me four years aso
been well ever since - conts 81
Sold by all dealers. ~ ~ NJ
roster-ailburn Co., buna'''
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,.cr or DISCRIMINATE.

81 suppose you ho'ou .;ons y
to make class dlS'i
rope?" ~. cupros
tone e't Of DISAPPOINTMENT. .,,,s ,sIs' u
seem to 60 on the princ.pt apt ~
Americans ssne, ca are rich. without out, y
that some OF us nay Oe sts.1
than others asainetoa
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THAT summer resort proprietor -
a sharp one, isn't he?''
IL should say SO. l fell OF the DOCK
and he charged NE for an extra oa'o'
Cleveland Leader.
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CLOSE TO NATURE.
Church-Did you ever try any or
these close to nature methods:
Gotham-Well, I've used porous
p)aster.-Yonkers Statesman