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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
TRAGEDIES.

While swimming at Des Moines,
Fred Juber, IS years old, was
drowned in Raccoon river.
Mrs. Augusta Clink of the village of
Eureka, Wis, committed suicide by
drowning during temporary insanity.
J. P. Pollman of st. Louis was shot
and killed near De Soto, Mo-, by Mar
Ishal CadwaIlader as he was endeav-
oring to escape arrest.
Alfred Lauterbach, son of Edward
ILauterbach, a prominent lawyer and
politician, was almost instantly killed
in an automobile accident.
A woman was killed and nine
other persons were injured in panic
on trolley car on the Brooklyn
bridge when fuse blew out.
Fishermen at Winona discovered
the decomposed body of Mrs. Barbara
Schlapp, a widow, aged 70, in a clump
of willows in Buffalo slough.
Philip H. Surface, so years old,
treasurer of the Warren county fair
hoard, committed suicide by taking
IcarboHc acid at Dayton, Ohio.
Three workmen are dead and a
fourth was severely burned as the re-
suit of an explosion of coal gas and
dust in a coal conveyor at Fenton,
Mich.
One man was killed and five others
hurt, one probably fatally, when an
automobile was struck by a train on
1.-THE Susquehanna railroad at a cross
ling in Bogota, N. J.
Three unidentified foreigners work
/ ing on the Canadian Pacific at Winni-
Ipeg Man. stepped off one track to
another to avoid a train but were
killed by an express.
An auto accident near Jersey City
| last night may result in two deaths
James Shaw Of Paterson was crushed
to death when a train struck his car
and the chauffeur is not expected to
Irecover.
c. w Taylor, a druggist of Jeffer-
Ison, Iowa, was killed when the auto
mobile in which he was riding with
several of his family and his sister,
Mrs. Tyler of Chicago, was over
turned into a pond. Two Of the chill
dren were nearly drowned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12

annual encampment of the G. A R. at
Toledo, Ohio.
John Mitchell, recently appointed
mediator of the civic federation at
Scranton, Pa, may be asked to act
as mediator in an effort to settle the
troubles which threaten a strike Of
the switchmen of the Lackawanna
road.
The Business Men and Merchants
association will try to have the Wis
.consin Central resume its passenger
service between Manitowoc and Nee
nah which was discontinued some
time. ago. An appeal to the rate com
mission is possible.
When the convention of the United
Transfers of America opens at st.
Louis it is expected that the first
move will be made toward effecting a
reconciliation with the international
Brotherhood of Transfers formed by
Con. P. Shea, following the Chicago
convention in 1906
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
FOREIGN.

Incomplete election returns indi-
cate that the conservatives carried
every province in Cuba with one or
two exceptions at Saturdays cleo
ton.
Archbishop Farley of New York
visited the vatican at Rome and was
received by Pope Plus Cardinal Glib
bons has arrived at Castelgangolfo
from Rome to visit the villa of the
American college.
Charged with attempting to sell de-
tailed plans of fifteen Japanese for
tresses to certain foreign en-
bassy," l. Sashima, a surveyor of the
military general staff of Toxic, was
arrested.
Over 100 lives already are lost in
bush fires which have wiped out sew
eral towns in British Columbia. Fer
mis- is destroyed, and thousands are
fleeing before the flames Property
loss is over $1O,0O0,OO0, and no end
of the fire is in sight.
The electoral campaign ended in
Panama when the electoral boards
met in the capitols of the provinces
to elect a president, whose term will
run from October of this year until
1872 Returns received show that the
election of Senior Don Jose Domingo
de Obaldia formerly minister to the
United States, was unanimous.
The Japanese navy will take third
place in the navies of the world in
|1911, according to the tabulation
made by the German Navy league in
its August leafet, which contains infor-
nation on various naval subjects pre-
pared by specialists, and often derived
from official sources.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

Thirty thousand coatmakers threat
len a strike in New York for higher
pay.
Three modern school buildings are
being erected in Dunn county, in the
towns of Hay River, Dunn, and Spring
Brook.
Oshkosh was promised new depot
by officials of the Wisconsin Central
who were there on an annual inspec-
ton tour.
The plant Of the International Paper
company at Niagara Falls did not
open, the $50 men now employed
there having declared a strike.
Bids for the construction of the
county agricultural and manual train
ing school at Onalaska will be opened
by the county board on Aug. II.
The representative of the English
match and salt companies in Venzuela
has left Caracas after filing a final
protest against the decree annulling
the match and salt concessions.
Two thousand papermakers in the
mills of the International Paper COM
pany in New England have been
called out on strike because of a wage
reduction.
The commercial telegraphers of Eau
Claire met to consider the advisability
of taking steps to secure a nine hour
day at the present pay. They now
work ten hours.
The price of window glass was adj
vanced by the American Window
GLASS company 20 per cent on single
strength and SO Is per cent on dou-
BILE Strength.
A rate of one fare plus half fare
for the round trip will be the general
rate made by the railways from prac-
Itically all parts of the country to the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
NETHERLANDS MAY YET
BOTHER PRESIDENT CASTRO

Caracas, Venezuela, July 25.-M. De
Reus, minister of the Netherlands,
who has been expelled by President
Castro, has answered the very gener-
al criticism to which he has been sub
jected since the crisis which followed
his having put on paper statements
derogatory to Venezuela, by saying
that he wrote the Inflated letter that
was published in the monthly bulletin
Of ''hou'en trouw," with the entire
cognizance and approval of his
home government. If this is true,
there is still chance that the Meth
erlands will create an incident out Of
the expulsion of its minister.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
DOM

Ida Baccash reached her fathers
home at Benton Harbor, Mich, after
a 10,O00-miIe trip from Damascus
Syria, most of it alone.
To enforce the Sunday liquor laws
Gov. Folk of Missouri has ordered
the 1st regiment and battery A Of the
state national guard to assemble in
St Louis Sunday.
Because their DEGREES of divorce
have not been filed 1874 men and
women of Des Moines, Iowa, who en-
tered matrimony again may be big
amists.
EX-State Senator Booth, his brother,
James H Booth, and Thomas E. Sin
gle5on of Oregon, who were charged
with land frauds, have been acquitted
by a federal jury at Portland
Destructive cloudbursts at Verdi
and Spanish Canyon, New, caused loss
of life and property. Miss Eta Tx
ley was swept away by a wall ten
feet high at Verdi.
The Rev Hugh Jack Of Peoria in a
sermon attacked BILLY" Sunday, the
evangelist, for attacking the city. He
said Sundays assertion that Peoria is
the wickedest city since Sodom is a
lie
Moving pictures and monographs
are to be used to push the war on tu-
berculosis by the State Charities as
ISOLATION of New York Six educa-
tional exhibits are to be shown at
thirty-six county fairs in the state.
Luke E. Wright, the new secretary
Of war, won his first skirmish with
the president, getting reversal OF. a
decision to dismiss West Point ca
diets.
Two armed pirates at Bellingham
Wash, rowed up to a fish trap, dis
armed the Waterman, bound and
gagged him, and leaving him at the
trap. made off with 5000 salmon
worth $4,000.
Veronica Cassidy, the 12-year-old
girl Of Chicago, returned home having
been set free by her abductor, who
detained her two days in Cincinnati;
vengeance is threatened against
Frank ]. Blair when captured.
Harry X. Thaw. now in jail at
Poughkeepsie, n Y, is said to have a
plan to aid friendless boys in western
Pennsylvania He has inquired about
the terms of vacant cottages at
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
MISSOURI AND KANSAS
HOLD PRIMARY ELECTIONS

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 5.-Returns
from the primary election in Missouri
are coming in very slowly and it will
be several days probably before COM
plete figures are compiled. Unofficial
returns from the western part of the
state indicate that Cowherd has car
ried nearly every county for the dem
ocratic gubernatorial nomination
Topeka, Kas., Aug. 5.-Unoficial re-
turns up to midnight indicate that
w. R. Stubs has been nominated as
the republican candidate for governor,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Newsy Combinations
In RADGERDOM.

Chief of Police Brown of Neenah,
has ordered all girls found out late
to be taken to Jail as Migrants.
Joseph Glass, a Marinette saloon
keeper, is being held in connection
with the robbery of the home of
w. R. Petrie.
Charged with breaking seal and
taking a barrel of beer from car,
Henry Fredericks and Joseph Ceyn-
over are awaiting trial at Beloit
While playing, Arthur Gum, the
little 3 year old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Gum, Of Eau Claire, was badly
bitten on the arm and hand by a dog.
Reports are current that there are
more deer at northern lakes than in
former years driven there by the
pest Of flies which is filling the woods.
No pardon was granted to Louis V.
Eytinge, the murderer of John Leicht
of Sheboygan whose conviction in
Arizona was brought about by the To-
cal aerie of Eagles.
Arthur Severanz and E. Heilman,
both of Milwaukee, and John McCan-
dies of the town of ShebOygan
county, were each fined $50 for il
legal fishing in Moose lake.
The colored people of Beloit will
celebrate the anniversary of the eman-
cipation of the slaves of the West
Indies on Aug. II. V. E. Wilbur of
Iowa will be the principal speaker.
Three car thieves, Frank Cook,
Henry WoOdford, and George Cook,
pleaded guilty at GAINESVILLE and were
sent to prison for two years, eighteen
and twenty-one months respectively.
Harry Servaes, one of the boys who
stole a team of horses at Green Bay,
was sentenced to serve three years in
the state prison. Eddie Denesty, his
partner, was sentenced to serve two
years in the refOrmatory.
John Baum, a farmer near Neenah,
is shy $500 worth of silyerware. On
Sunday he hired a man to work for
house. took all the silveYware and
some cash, and left for parts I'M
known.
Following a decision of the state
rate commission that no rebates must
be allowed the Wisconsin Telephone
company has more than doubled it's
rate on telephones used by the city
Of Fond du Lac.
The fact that he had married a
Polish woman instead of an American
as he supposed, was hard blow to
Conrad Koeff1er, a well known far
mer in the town of Pewaukee, Wau-
kesha county, and he was granted a
divorce. He also claimed that she
deserted him four times in nine
months
R. B. Hague would call at a bust
ness place in La Crosse, order q bill
of goods and in payment offer a story
of having a large check which the
banks refused to cash until some lit
tie fOrmality had been gone through
with He then asked the loan of a
quarter to complete the negotiation
When arrested he was given forty
five days in Jail on a vagrancy charge
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
OF BEEF
LOWER TO STATE
QUARTERLY CONTRACT LET BY
BOARD OF CONTROL AT
REDUCED RATES.
Madison, Aug. 5.

The state board of control, in let
ting the quarterly meat contract yes
terday found that the price of fresh
meats has fallen considerably. The
contract went to Schwarzschfld &
Sulzberger of Chicago, to total Oe-
ing S5,69733. The price of beef was
$8.75 in the contract let three months
ago, but in the contract let yesterday
it was only $3.50.
A contract was awarded to the
Northern Electrical Manufacturing
company of Madison for motors for
the Irvine factory at the state prison,
for about $1,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
Newbura surrenders Himself.

La Crosse, Wis, Aug. 5.-Stagger-
ing up to the home of Arabella Mil
Ter, whom he shot and attempted to
kill while she was returning from a
dance with Will Heider Saturday
night, John Newburg, wounded and
exhausted, gave himself up to the
father of the wounded girl.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12
BRIDGE ENGINEER BROWNS.
Walks Through an Open Door Into
the River.

Keokuk, Ia, Aug. 5.-William
O'Bleniss, assistant engineer of the
Keokuk and Hamilton bridge,
walked through the door of the en-
CINE room into the river yesterday
and drowned. Employees had left
the bridge open after boat had
passed through, for the purpose of
cleaning the engines after work was
done. O'Bleniss, evidently forgetting
the open door, stepped out and dis
appeared.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12

Cresson, Pa. Thaw's interest was
first aroused five years ago by the
case of Jimmy F'laherty, a legless boy
of Pittsburg whom he had sent to a
boarding school
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-12

An appeal from a court decision as
sessing $4,000 dNty on pearls i'm
ported for Mrs. William B Leeds has
been taken to the United States cir
cult court of appeals.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-06
OHIO


tur.uu o. NuV. 5.-At tuesdays
lieutlpu Ohio puilCJ % Not, tnJt. SUR
pa-s tlt million ballots deposited
foar llr. Hsu. making new high
rccord Cor ohio voters. Enough was
known eariy Tuesday nighr 90 make
% evident that the republicans had
given e heavy vote Tor Taft and that
Harmon. democrat. had Won out for
governor. but exact Figures were slow
.u coming Do. The iinmeuse ballot.
Nhich had compelled the Hnhing Of
special boxes ahd some incLeaFes in
thg booths, Was in part respotsible for
thie sloaness. bat the large number
of Taft-Hamon Votes cast caused
much - the lifficultS. TAFT carried
ohio hy probably over 20 cue. while
Harmon won hy about 10000. sue,
figures aa have been received en- min
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-06
MISSOURI NOW
CONCEDED
To TAFT
REPUBLICAN VICTORY
IN STATE A CERT TAINTY
for Governor Has PIu-
raIity Of Seventeen ThouS-
and While National Ticket
Has Some Four Thousand,



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piled at ! u.CluCk give TAFT 3lG1St
votes Inn Missouri and BRYAN 3fzNSp.
, ,Irr,tit,. f,,,. ,,,r, ,r 4oq-
i'aaI'N bloIailtN toi governor ~
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j." ulh~ almost tolnplrl' s'N' 0,uhG
lh' ogIn4'f falig Sehaleila nomination
Over t'ih AN ota9t' ~ tnr t,Bla !" =
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iN fou STONE Is IsslI,a OF .',,
tl'H 4" l'i' a'i"lt itVNlu'u 'il'', ''l
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-11-06
small majm

-.HM H.r- nt fH. REPORTS tr.m
ta..a .aauty '.-r. fn. rs-uf a- fhs
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17

The ire seems-to-to have made
the r-rooms stufry," she stammered
Then she smiled. "Aren't you going
away, Billy?"
II suppose I'd better" I replied, ris
ing slowly to my feet. 1t struck me
then that | had never seen my cousin
look SO lovely. And l realized that the
wound was not even nearly healed.
Can ask you one question, syl.
yia?" I said, abruptly and huskily.
mo, please don't, Billy" she whis
pered.
l said goodbye and left her, but
when half way downstairs doub1
made me retrace my steps. I had no
fastened the door, and it opened noise
lessly. E="
Sylvia was sitting at her writing ia
Bile, her face buried in her arms. With
out disturbing her learned what
wanted to know and quietly departed
On my way home called at the post
office and dispatched a telegram (
Manchester.
"Gome tomorrow night. Billy"
Next night I escorted Sylvia to thu
ball but l was not required to see hel
home Bulletin.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17

as you call them, to your she asked,
coldly.
"More, I'm afraid, than they are to
YOU"
"Indeed!"
Look here, Sylvia. Try to realize
that I've some natural regard for you.
# hadn't, | certainly should not at
tempt to interfere. But people will
talk. and if you don't hear them I do"
"People!" she cried, contemptuously.
Yes; good Christian people discuss
your affairs ON the way home from
church; and even people who are not
good Christians find your doings
pleasant theme Of conversation"
"Tt-it's none Of their business"
"Well, it seems to be their chief oc-
cupation, at present. Really, Sylvia, if
quarter OF what these gossiptng idiots
say were true, I'd-I'd-"
"Renounce your relationship, I sup
pose"
AT any rate I'd have no pride in it.
But YOU see. Sylvia, | know that nearly
all men, and most women too, are not
TO be trusted when they talk about their
neighbors. Still you can't deny"
THAT will do. Billy" she interrupt
ed quietly. " don't know why I'm not
angry with you
"Nelther do l, Sylvia" I admitted
candidly. Then l burst out: But l
| wish to goodness you'd marry one of
them"
I expected heavy snub, but Sylvia
! merely smiled and said:
sA wish I could"
Don't you like any Of them7"
asked.
"Oh, yes" she returned, calmly. ~
like them all-in a way"
Bless me! And do they all like yov
in a way7"
| Sylvia nearly blushed.
"You must understand, Billy, that
| don't allow any nonsense" she said
with some haste.
II see. You treat them all seriously
Oh, Sylvia, you're worse than
thought"
II treat them all like friends" sh'
returned In tones Of dignity. II sup
pose you think I'm firt."
II think you're puzzle, anyhow"
replied But how many Of them ar
content to be treated like frienda?''
Probably my cousin was engaged In
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
Not a "Light" Drink.

An Fastener, riding on mail stage
in northern Colorado, was entertained
by dialogue which was sustained
upon one side by the driver and upon
the other by an elderly passenger, evil
IDENTIFY native of the REGION
81 understand you're temperance"
began the driver. 4@~
Eyes, I'm pretty strong against liq-
uor.' returned the other. I've been
set against it now for tbirty-fve years.
Scared it will ruin your health?"
Yes, but tina. isn't the main thing. ;
perhaps it don't agree with you?"
ventured the driver.
well, 1t really don't agree with any
body But that amt it either. The
thing that sets me against it Is a hor-
ribIe idea"
"A horrible idea! What is it?"
well, thirty-fve years ago I was
sitting in a hotel In Denver with q
friend of mine, and l says, Let's order
bottle of something and he says
| No, sir. I'm saving my money to buy
| government land at a dollar and &
quarter an acre. I'm going to buy to-
morrow, and you'd better let me take
| the money you would have spent fol
the liquor and buy couple Of acres
| along with mine l says, All right.
So we didn't drink, and he bought mt
two acres.
well, sir, to-day those two acres arr
| town; and If I'd taken that drink II
have swallowed a city block, q grocer,
| store, an apotheoary's, four lawyers
offices, and it's hard to say what else
| That's the idea. Amt 1t horribleY'
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
THE OLD RED CRADLE.

Twas just little old red cradle
That used to stand against the wall,
Twas worn and marked and badly bat"
tered,
Though once the nest of baby small !;
It had no bows or knots Of ribbons,
And little, too, Of caryer's art,
6ut once it held precious baby
That won place in every heart.
His eyes were bright and blue and pretty,
Ills dimples, too, a wee, wee speck,
\ little hair, but soft as velvet
With pretty chin and fair white neck ;
And be could kiss, O! like fairy,
There never was so sweet a mouth,
lie really was an angel being,
Swecter than zephyrs from the South
But. now the old red cradles empty,
The hand that rocked will rock nc
more,
It's place is now a dusty garnet,
With useless things and such like store
20, fare theewell you old REQ cradle,
No one will care as days go by,
And, yet, the cutest babe Of babies
Years gone within you used to lie.
Horace Eaton Walker. Ill.,.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1908-01-17
COUSIN SYLVIA
coo W. pea1 eco 4&o 600 w

IT wish l had brother" sighed my
Cousin Sylvia. ...-
II wish you had" said I.
"A cousin, Of course, is all very well,
but he isn't a brother"
That's truth clearly expressed.
But, seriously, do you think brother
could have been more bothered with
sister than I have been with you? Elk
cuse the crude way of putting it,
II won't excuse anything. I never
asked you to bother about me-"
Now, do have patience, Sylvia.
Haven't l done my best for the last
Ave or six years to help you to enjoy
life?"
"And now you tell me that 1t has
been bother to YOU"
wait a moment. Nothing that have
tried to do for you has been bother
but l must say that some of the things
you have done have"
What do you mean7 Tell me at
nee"
LET me explain. Sylvia"
mot word"
Ion, very well. II you won't lis
ten"
certainly, / shan't But I demand
to know at once what you meant by
the things I have DONE"
Il was thinking" I said slowly and
with some hesitation, ''of-of-well
your numerous affairs, Sylvia"
My cousins face crimsoned and then
went white And what are my affairs