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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
THIEVES AT OSHKOSH.
Silk Worth $500 Taken From Store
of T. S. Whitley Company.

of T. S. Whitley Company.
Oshkosh, Wis, April 10.-The dry
goods store of the T. S. Whitley com
pany was robbed shortly after mid
night yesterday morning and about
$500 worth of silk was taken. The
thieves entered through a transom
over the door. The robbery was dis
covered yesterday morning when the
wrappers about the silk were found on
the refuse pile in the barn in the rear
of the store.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-04-14
futile Remembers Little.

each roll placed with him amounted
to-
futile Remembers Little.
Relating to the secret meeting at
Game Warden Stones house, Mr..
futile stated that he was there.
They did not ask him to assume re-
sponsibility of any of the unaccount-
ed money in view of the fact that
he had had Stephenson money.
Did he ask you to help him out?''
NO"
WAS there any talk about Mr..
Stone being in tight box?"
There might | don't remember
why were you called to that meet
ing?"
Il don't know to this day."
E. j. Rogers, campaign manager
of Iowa county, testified that he re-
ceived $5S1.97 for the county He
is a "half-breed" and decided to
work for Stephenson after he had a
talk with Edmonds and Sackett at
Milwaukee. The work was a bust
ness proposition with him.
eff Hatton had come around and
offered you s. a day. you would
have worked for him?''
No. l wouldn't break my contract
with the other managers"
Il mean before you made arrange
ments with the Stephenson head
quarters"
Il might have done it,
At Heart for McGovern.
A. G. Stores game warden of Fen
nimore denied receiving $40 from
Game Warden Stone. He received
only $40 This he expended in cir
culating nomination papers for Ste
phenson.
''The papers were shipped to me
and | had them distributed; but in
my heart | was a McGovern man.
My name does not appear on the
Stephenson papers"
Under Overlook Mr. Stores partic-
pated in the Babcock-Blaine contest
What were your Instructions"
To beat Babcock."
Whom did you get your instruc
tons FROM"
Overlook.
Did the governor know that you
were active in politics?''
yes"
Did he make any objections to
your political activities"
No, not to me-"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17
FACTS ABOUT NICARAGUA.

One of the most valuable phases
of the work done by the lnterna-
tional, Bureau of American Repub.
lies Is the accurate, and timely inr
formation 1t disseminates regarding
the neighbors to the south of us.
This bureau handles data In which
the people are interested. II preach
les tokthe American manufacturers
and merchants that they must put
their goods In an attractive form
for the trade II they expect success,
and practices what 1t breaches when
banding Information for, Americans.
In line with the APPROPRIATENESS OF
the Bureaus operations is memo
landng sent ont by Director Barrett
giving the plain facts regarding Me-
Iaragua. of which SO little Is known
by the average reader and regarding
which so many readers now wish IN
formation ~.
lg,II memoracdum ia>f;vsnll full
la Il !, the mest. accurate ana tells
n asf7ef Stzls thu most aboNt Nlea-
lraEua %. anything that has been
published since 2elaya began TO
command the attention OF The state
| department It follows:
Everybody seems TO he asking, in
view OF present developments, what,
exactly, Is Nicaragua, how Largo il
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

During the boom days quite
lots found that they had paid for ID
lot on which the mortgage had not
been satisfied. AS the present
activity in real estate is not boom
demand and the selling agents thus
far are reliable corporations and re-
liable men, there seems little proba-
bility of the old record being re-
peated 1t should be one of the
certainties of the situation, however.
that the seller who uses the INSTALL
ment money of the home purchaser
for others purposes than, satisfaction
OF the mortgage on the property
shall be nut where he belongs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17
t. what are its resources, commerce

Il, what are its resources, commerce
and climate?
There Is only four square miles
difference between the area OF Mica
ragua and the state OF New York.
Take Connecticut out of New Eng
land, and Nicaragua would cover the
rest of IL. 1t is approximately half
the size of the state of Washington.
To be exact. It covers $4,000 square
miles, which is larger than Holland.
Belgium and Denmark combined. 1t
has a remarkable extent of coast
lines on two oceans. On the Carib-
bean, II reaches nearly 300 miles
due north and south; on the Pacific
Il extends 225 miles. It's greatest
width is 275 miles, or approximately
the distance from Washington TO
New York. Its least width is 1875
miles, or approximately the distance
from Chicago to the. Mississippi
river.
1t has the smallest population OF
any Central American country, but
is correspondlngly capable OF great
material development. There are
only about 100000 people within It's
limits. or these, fve-sixths are
upon the western or Pacific side
The eastern or Caribbean shore lies
low and is drained by, many rivers
The only industry in this section Is
the growing of bananas, which were
shipped In 1908 to the number ol
I 100000 lunches, valued at 81
cents a bunch. The principal town
here is: i,luefelds, u, little south Of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17
EUKO and THCRSTON.

Delegate Kuhio having reminded
the morning paper of its well-known
reputation for doing Its utmost to
Z mage the Republican party dur
II i the progress of a campaign, that
20: gan comes back at the Delegate
'by reading him out of the Republic
can part. So
I The public having in mind the
abject apology written by Lorrin A.
Thurston for the attacks made by
his newspaper on Delegate Kuhio
can easHy believe that that papers
opinions, which are those of its
owner, will be entirely influenced
in the future, as they very obviously
have been In the past, by the pros
rect of the Hilo breakwater and
Thurston's ability to use Kuhio.
Thurston understood and admitted
that he had to thave Knhio" in or
der to get the breakwater. Now he
has 1t started, he believes he can
get along without Kuhio.
That's all there is to the position
of the .pybrnIng, paper.
As REGARDS Kuhio, his trip
through the County of Hawaii has
led him to make assertions that will
tend to ALLEVIATE certain voters who
were absolutely necessary to his
electio ma year ago. -.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

wishes to go to Nicaragua he can
take steamers on the Atlantic side
from New York. New Orleans or Mo-
bile. Going by Pacific he will take
steamers from San Francisco or
from coast points of other countries.
Perhaps the quickest way to reach
ii today Is either through Mexico by
rail ara by steamer from Salina
Cruz TO Coi.nto, or by steamer from
New OrleGls direct to Biuefields.
The latte icu ney generally takes
about fc' -. II. however, one
lands O." ST coast, 1t is prac-
tic" ole 10 20 TO the west
q ON IA INT of the lack of rail-
rUa is and o her facilities. A COM
men W to go to the west coast Is
Ma F.. Ia and the Pacific side.
The total value OF the foreign
trade of Nicaragua in 1905 amount
ed TO $7,500,0OO, of which exports
were $4,000, 900 and imports 49,
| 1000, 900. Nicaragua bought from
1.-THE United States textiles, clothing,
machinery, etc. valued at $1,000
900, She sold to the United States
bananas, coffee, rubber, mahogany.
cattle, hides, etc, valued at $1,000
, COO. ~
Nicaragua has n president, cabi-
net with five ministers or secretar-
les. thirteen departments or states,
and five divisions like our territor-
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17
Quick Communication.
WIRELESS
On Sunday mornings the Office il
open from eight until item.


The center, having 5000 inhabit-
ants. 1t is 1.1S6 miles from New
Orleans and $40 miles from Colon.
The only other important places on
this coast are Greytown. at the
southern point. with 1000 inhabit-
ants, near the mouth of the san
Juan river, which was to have been
the course of the lstffiian canal II
built through Nicaragua, and Cape
Gracias Dios, ut the northern
point, with only 1900 people. ON
the populated Pacific slope the CHIEF
cities are Leon, the historic and in
terestlng old capital. with $4,000 in
habitants; Managua, the present
capital, with 40,000s Mataalpa, with
'l6,000; Granda, witch $4,000, and
several other towns BIZ from 5000 to
10000. The principal port on the
Pacific side is Corinto, near the
northern end, with only about 1000
people. Al the southern end is the
harbor of San Juan del Sur.
There Is one railroad in Nicara.
qua, which starts at Corinto and
runs to ManaGua, and thence across
TO Granada on Lake Nicaragua
which is THO largest, inland body Of
water m all Latin America, II one
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17
TURTLE GATHERS HISTORY.

7. EAST LIVERPOOL (ohio), Nov
ember 20.--A turtle with seventy
five years of history carved on It's
back was found near Lisbon, and af-
ter another line had been recorded
1t was turned loose to get some more.
In 1882 Aaron Baker of Signal found
a turtle upon his farm and cut his
name and date on its shell.
In 1864 Thomas Baker, son
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17
DECEMBER II. 1909

will fight for the ship subsidy law
this session, says: Speeches don't
carry bills In Congress. It's the
man-to-man argument that counts.
This is the kind of work ! am going
to do for the ship subsidy bill. ]
believe | can exercise some Influence
in the lower house among the men OF
my patty. and | am going to use
every argument | know to win them
to the support of the BILL
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

Presumably the telephone COM
panys chatiter requires that in dig
ging up TIE streets the company's
representatives, shall leave the road
way in as good condition as they
found It.. Clutches and chuck holes
now in evidence, show how well
this is being done, and ought to call
for the attention of Territorial au-
thorltles II, the city has nothing to
say in the!matter.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

President Taft tells Congress that,
believing in retrenchment, the de-
partment estimates put before Con-
eress merely call for the actual ne
cessities of the government. If Con-
gress acts as though this were an
exact statement of fact, 1t VIII be
the first time 'any chief executive
has been treated with such distiu-
guished cohsideration.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

Get ready for the Canal" is the
message sent out By John Barrett TO
the people OF the Gulf and Pacific
States, and II applies mighty forcibly
TO Honolulu. Some of our people
appear to be actually living under
the delusion that the present activ-
ity and growth are temporary af-
fairs.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

What folly It would be for Ha-
wall to give up the European immi-
grafton because one agent has made
most Indifferent success Of the
difficult and important task to which
he WAS delegated -
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

Not half OF what the Federal gov.
eminent is doing on the island OF
Oahu has ever been told, but the
l. let n in tomorrow's issue
will review more of 1t than, has been
previously put before the public.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

There Is much hard sense in the
reminder of President Ward of the
Marine Engineers that the energy OF
this aggressive town would be APP
piled to better effect If turned to an
undivided ;and enthusiastic support
Of the shin subsidy bill.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

Ii it be true that the Kappa land
matter is about to be brought to a
head. IL is also true that the Kapaa
land matter is boil of ancient
lineage
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

Now that San Francisco has In
oorporated its Panama-Pacific expo
sition and set the date for 1915,
what has become of Honolulu's Pearl
Harbor celebration once slated for
1872
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

The chief art of learning is to at
tempt but little at time. The wild
est excursions of the mind are made
by short flights repeated; the most
lofty fabrics of science are formed
by the Continued accumulstions of
single propositions.-John Locke.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

King Leopold of Belgium has been
one of the most powerful figures OF
his day. Now that he has passed
to his flndl reward various writers
VIII find life 10 discuss what good
he did in this world. Very few rose
TO his defsnse while he lived.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

New Yotk city's Board of Educa-
tion mas barred football from the
public schools of Greater New
York, Nbranding the game rs danger
Gus. Now that football is martyrized
its boy friends in New York will In
crease by the thousands.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

General trade continues large in
volume, especially in the interior,
Bank cleaIings demonstrate this.
Railroad elrnings are very satisrac-
tory and The extraordinary activ,tJ
IN stee! a. yet shows no 4igns 0.
ahattng .TeAtilfs are also In sa3d
demand Henry Clews bankiRs
Circular
1t is mightMhari &c make cut any
thing but HMffpread prosperity in
that paragraphs -9r
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

of the population Is located, has such
q, varying latitude, and the country
Is so broken with lakes and so close
to the sea, that II is not by any
means as hot as 1t would appear To
be on the map.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

President zelaya, despite his err
ratio methods of trying to run his
own government, at least knows
enough to go in when il rains ships
and men from the United States.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

Never his better opportunity Of
fered to held on to sugar stocks de-
spite the lrecord presented by the
Stock Exchange quotations from day
10 daN.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

found the turtle. and he, too, cut his
name and the date. In 1883 the tur-
tie was found by Joseph Baker, IA
grandson, and he did MS the former
men.
This morning William Baker. a
great-grandson, wandered upon the
same turtle near the old homestead.
He followed the example of his an
cestors and again set the turtle free.
Bulletin Business Once Phone 258.
Bulletin Editorial Room Phone 1875.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-17

Congressman Bartlett OF Nevada,
one OF the Democratic members who
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
CARROLL.
{ Berryyille Star.

Ike Ilamby. of Notation, was in the city Monday and reported that his barn and it's contents. some oats and corn was destroy ed by fire about two O clock Monday morning. He said he had no idea how the fire origi- mated unless it was the work ot an incendiary.
 The directors of the fair asso- citation had meeting Monday and arranged for the deficit oc- casioned by the meagcr atten- dance at the fair. They expect to call meeting of the stock holders in the near future to de terminc the course to be persucd with the fair in the future.
 Mrs. Geo. Hanna had d narrow
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
BOON E
Harrison Times

Harrison Times
 fobt. 4!efarl4nd has =etee.dei to eo ;a 5fd Hezico with fhe collz ere from tftio seeeset ~ta=a If start early next stsr.
 Died. on Friday laSt at his home in Harrison after | brief HlneSs of heart failure. George Bower aged seventy-seyet, years and nine months.
 Frank Hamilton has sold his farm south of town-tkla old Aderholt place-to the Watkins brothers, for $500 and thinks he will move to Old Mexico. He and \. (. Spradling are state agents for a new settlement be ing organized for that country.
 Fifty young men of worth Ar kansas presented themselves al tie Forest Reserve office, in Harrison last Monday for exami- ratlon as candidates for tbe pc sition as forest rangers. the first grade of work required i'll the new Forest Reserve service. which the government k estab- fishing throughout the country Some three hundred of these x. animation were held through out the United States on the same date. and 1t is estimated that at least five hundred rang CTS will be appointed during the fiscal year, so at least two or three of those graded highest
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

We are sorry to say that Jason Cain has been unfortunate in losing the sight of his right eve. caused by inflammation star ted from hot cinder striking in same while assisting \. C. Greg ory= To sharpen his we'll drill bit several weeks ago.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

of shipping grades and on the whole he has netted. above ex- penses, over 5000 ITe has talk en good care of his orchard and spent much time and labor in the past which from now for ward will bring telling results.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
IS WELL PLEASED.
". D. Dakon Likes Ills Home in
 Vlfgg1nla

The New, is=in receipt of I letter from our old friend W. D. Dakon. who k now located II GordonSyilIe, Xa.. incloslng a dollar on his subscription Among other things he says
 We are living east of the Blue Ridge in Virginia 1 have bought me d farm here. and We are we'll satisfied have six ty acres. 45 in cultivation, bal ance i'll timber. good large ap- pie orchard. 15O bearing pear trees, SIX room house. one mile to the center of GordonSyille. several good running springs on the place haye been smck- Ing some aS good corn here as Il ever shucked For | sample % 10 the Farmers Union store. Il am sending ihem sample. There k | great dcal af cheap land here aIl that k needed k men that will work Good arms that ueee h cultivation before the waf are grown qp now. but not hard 10 clean up They sell for SS sl0, 9l2 and Sl5 per acre. Best wishes to =Springaale and The News.
 Mir. Dakon s numerous friends here will be glad to know that he IS well pleased with his new home, but like others that have become dissatisfied and wan dered away from old Arkansas. We are predicting that he will eventually find his way back.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

here may expect to get Jobs. The examination generally was quite difficult education. expef- fence timber estimating. and practical horsemanship, etc, as demonstrated in q strenous day of field service Butt is un- derStood that quite number ef the manly young men who Were examined cam through with credit on all IiuFs.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
'nearby Counties
BENTON.
(Bentonyille Democrat.

(Bentonyille Democrat
 Judge Norris is having the courthouse treated to new coat of dark red paint which adds greatly 10 t $ appearance.
 L. L. Ketchum died at his residence in Beming $ addition on Thursday evening, October 21st, at 6:10, at the age Of sev- enty-seven years and four months.
 Mrs. John Morris died THes= day morning at six o'clock. af- ter lingering illness Of four years. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday morning at the family residence by Reys. w. D. Joyner and NJ L. Noyles, after which the remains were inferred Ill the Oaks cemetery. three miles north of town.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
No Case On Record

There K no case on record of a cough or cold resulting i'll pneumonia or consumption after Foley 5 Honey and Tar has been taken, as it will stop your cough and break up your cold quick ly. Refuse any but the genuine foley Honey and Tar in vel low package. Contains no opi- ates and k safe and sure. W. C. Ownbev.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05

escape from receiving LII anwel- come visitor Wednesday, John Downs passed Up by the house delivering groceries and noticed q huge black snake nicely coiIed around the door knob quietly waiting for some one to open the door 50 that he could come II. John promptly dispatched the gentleman and It. measured about four feet m length.
The Springdale news., 1909-11-05
Sulphur Springs Star)

Sulphur Springs Starr
 A car of Lithia water is bc. ing loaded to-day to he shipped 10 the Louisiana state fair to be held at Shreveport. next week.
 Died. At his home in Sul- phur Springs. at 45 Tuesday morning, Oct. D. 1909. ]. A. An- gier. aged 66 years He had been il for year and confined to his bed for the past six weeks
 tRogers Democrat
 Bo Dalton. who was stab bed week ago by Houston Lowe. k getting along nicely and is thought to be on the road to recovery
 Mrs. Grace Baker Weaver of this city was granted q divorce from her husband. Arthur F. Weaver. at the adjourned ses- sion of the Benton chancery court last week.
 The foundation Is now almost completed for the two-story brick addition that J A. (. Blackburn k building in the rear of the Commercial Hotel II will be D by - feet. two stories with T large basement Many changes will made Tn the hotel when this addition k completed.
 \ card from John B. Polk at Salem. Oregon. requests =us To discontinue his paper at that place and says=he wifZbe in Benton county before our next issue lIe says the rainy season k just starting in and he Is off for more congenial climate. He adds. Three years is all want in this cold wet country.
 Rogers will soon haze d new church-the Church of God It k being erected on the East Side of Arkansas street on the lot owned by N. H. McMullin The church will be 30 by 70 feet, sealed on the inside, and cover ed on the outside with corrugated iron Rogers will then have eight ehurches-two Methodist. Baptist. Congregational Presby- terian. Christian. Church of Christ, Church of God and C \. Rogers Mission-nine i'll all.
 We afe requested to announce that while the active Worlss of