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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Former Eagle River Boy Dies
From Injuries Received in
Montana Boiler Explosion.


Frank Walters, former Eagle
River boy, and a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. San'l Walters now resi-
dents of Rhinelander, died Satur-
day afternoon from injuries re-
celyed in a locomotive boiler ex-
plosion at Miles City, Montana.
The accident occurred last
Thursday afternoon. The mea gre
details of the accident are that
the boiler of the engine in which
Frank was firing exploded,
burning and scalding him in such
a manner that he died SATURDAY.
afternoon. His mo her, upon re-
ceipt of the news of his being in
jured, left Friday for Montana,
but did not arrive until after
Frank had died.
Frank Walters was well known
in Eagle River, having resided
here, moving away With his par
ents about twelve years ago.
His age is said to be about 81
years. He is a nephew of Mr.
and Mrs. A. H. Stevens. his
mother being a sister Of Mr..
Stevens. His brother, B. E.
Walters, formerly of this village
is now living at Mosinee.
The body will be brought to
Rhinelander, interment taking
place tomorrow. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. H. Stevens and sons Earl and
Victor are at Rhinelander attend
ing the funeral.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
HOLIDAY HOME GOERs
Spend Christmas and New
Years At the Old Home
and With Friends.

The trains NOWADAYS are
CARRYING a full quota of travellers
who are going to the old home
where they have expectations Of
enjoying to the utmost many
days Of pleasure and full stom-
achs. Those in Eagle River who
will spend the holidays away
are:
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Mckenzie
at Chicago.
E. ]. Shelf at Amigo.
Mrs G. " Pinkney and child
rem at v Wheaton,, LII.
DR.. R. \. Woerfel at Sturgeon B.
Louis Zimpelman at Port
Washington.
Miss Francis Piekarski at Ber
lin.
Miss Grace colliver at Quincy,
Ind.
Miss Mary Hill at Superior
Miss Cora Kimpton at Hol-
land, Mich.
Prof. and Mrs. A B. Olson at
Fennimore and BlanchardVille.
Mrs. L. ]. Cook at Wausas.
The home corners will be.
James Langill from the Ashland
hospital.
Miss Laura DAILY from Reed
school, Conover.
Edw. Bradford from Wausau
Miss Flossie Thrun from Super
ior.
Miss Vivian Thrun from Iron
Mountain. Michigan.
Miss Beatrice Thrnn from
Three Lakes.
DR.. Andrew Frankel from Mil
wauxee.
Miss Myrtle Kuehne from Pio-
neer lake.
Morton Cook from Lakota.
Miss Genevieve Raymond from
Pennington.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Brazell from
Iron River.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
IS VISITING IN TEXAS
Looking Ovef VI onte Christie
Count th p ssibility Of
Locatsuc here.

Peter Stein. who vas and OPP
crates the Wdise Birch resort on
Dam lake south Of west oil Eagle
River. writes from Mante Chris
to, Texas that he is III the land
OF sunshine aud summer, where
they grow four bumper crops
each round Of the calendar and
never need worry over depleted
woodpile,
MIR. Stein LEFT for Texas Deem
Der 9th. his intention being to
locate there in the management
of a large farm owned by a
Chicago man who has spent sew
eral seasons at the Stein resort
in Villas county
A week prior to Mr. Stein 5
departure, Mrs. Stein went to
Chicago where she is now visit
ing a son.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
ACTUAL SETTLERS
IS ss.s:@:ggGEag:&e:z:s:e:

The following actual settlers
have been located by the Q. F.
Sauborn Company.
Frank Ahola, Dagget, Mich,
sly ne and nw Sc, 1S-39-10
R. Munsell, Chicago, lots 6-26
39-7.
John Anderson, Campbell, Neb.
ne ne, 14-3q-1O
Otto Anderson, Campbell, Neh.
NV nv. 1880.
D. A. Colbert, Chicago, sic INV
1910.
August Ribatt, Cabinet, Idaho,
VIE NV, 3-39-1I.
Benz. Slyzenski, Milwaukee, lot
7, 34-40-9 and NV ne 22-42-11.
A. E. Ferguson, conductor
on the belt line out of Chicago
to Franklin Park. was here last
week and has partly closed q
deal for 40 acres southwest OF
town. His Investigations of the
land in Villas county are such
that he will remove to Eagle
River next summer and become
a permanent home builder and
incidentally will enjoy the bright
side Of life BY little fishing and
hunting
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
ARE AWAITING STAMPS
Eagle River Business Men
Who Ordered Rubber
Stamps Two Months Ago
Think They Were Finn
TANNED.

Unless one John Quincy Adams,
claiming. TO be an agent for the
R. .. Swisher Mfg Co, Chicago,
makes bis promised delivery OF
rubber stamps. numbering ma
chimes, etc within 4 short tire,
his Eagle RIVER patrons will
form an opinion that he is not
an exact pattern OF his name
sake, the one time president OF
the United States.
, Thursday. October %. John
blew into this burg and between
trains was the busiest Of business
men, taking orders for rubber
stamps, stencils, daters and
whatnots to be delivered within
a few days from his home town,
1ronWood, Mich. In nearly every
instance he was given a check by
the patron, which he cashed be
fore.he left town.
John .. used catalogue of
the R. D. Swisher Mfg Co,
Chicago. and gave out the i'm
preston that he was their agent.
Advices from this company are
that they do not know Mr..
Adams and furthermore have no
travelling agents. Giving his
headquarters as Ironwood, Mich
igan, the News wrote the post
master of that city. His reply
under date of Dec. 10Th is: John
O. Adams is unknown to this
Office Have had letters address
ed to such a person but he has
not called They have been re-
turned and one is advertised.
If The stamps, etc, do not APP
pear within a reasonable length
of time, Eagle River people viii
be prone to presume that Mr..
Adams is not what he represent
ed himself to be.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

IS not very often that farmers in
this section can till their soil in
December, but then Villas county
isn't so slow after all.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Dickman Purchased Property.

Julius Dickman was down Fri
day from Donaldson. He has
purchased a lot Of A. 0. Irelan at
State Line where was formerly
located the Gault hotel building
but which was destroyed last
summer by fire 1t IS said Mr..
Dickman will move his saloon
building from Donaldson upon
this lot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Will Reside at rIarinesco.

Mrs. John Kehoe left Friday
afternoon for Marinesco, Mich,
to Join her husband, who has Sc
cared employment in that town.
Mrs. Kehoe formerly Miss Fan
ME Boltel came up from the
southern part ofthestate week
ago
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

liminary debate at the high
school last Friday. The debate
was for the purpose Of choosing
three from Eagle River to repre-
sent us at Tomahawk. The first
three were chosen by the judges
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
plowed Sixth Day of December.

Monday, December sixth q
blowing bee was INDUCED III on
The Emmett Marco farm north
west Of the village. Those be
sides Mr.. Marco who handled a
p!ow were Jos Tooley, Mike
Morrison and Charles Bolts. 1t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Debaters Are Chosen.

Llovd Raymond, Freda Fran
KEEL. Frank Carter, Esther Austin,
Robt. Olmstead, Leonard Tripp,
Margaret Stein and Walter Gan
der were contestants in the pre-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
Smaller Than Last Year.

The rate of taxation for the
town OF Eagle River for the rear
IS 50 80 per hundred as against
500 last year. The year pre-
vlousit was $3.50 per hundred.
he tax roll has not yet been
turned over to the town treas
urer for collection.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22

Office Clerk Circuit Court
Villas County, Wisconsin
|, Finn Lawler, deputy clerk Of said
court, do hereby certify that on the
18th day of Decem Der, A. d. 1909, in
the presence Of G.. H. Blohm, w. II.
Adams and g. II. Jackson, special
jury commissioners for Villas county,
/ drew from the names furnished
by the jury &C mmissioners for said
county, the foregoing named persons
to serve as Petit Jurors a. the Janu
ary A. D. 1910 term of said court.
FRED Ii. RILETTE.
Clerk of Circuit Court.
BY Finn Lawler, Deputy.
We. the undersigned special jury
commissioners for Villas county, do
hereby certify that the drawing Of the
aforesaid jury took place in our pres
ence at the office Of the clerk of said
court on the 18th day Of December,
A.. ID. 1909.
G. II. BLOHM.
w. II. ADAMS.
&. IL. JACKSON.
Special Jury Commissioners, Villas
County, Wisconsin.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-12-22
JURY LIST
State OF Wiscon sin
In Circuit Court IS.
Villas County

Following is a list Of the names Of
the Jurors drawn on December 18th,
1909, 10 serve on the Petit Jury for
the January term OF Circuit court of
Villas county, Wisconsin
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-12-18
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longer
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thousands of
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CD This pink o Complexion Wonder Creme
called She-Fnk Gives lovely nuato
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Information book Please send vour od
with
CHEMICAL WONDER CO, RECTOR ST. NEW YoRk
or M b. BERGER & co. selling address
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-12-18

forums and on the stump. Here are
the names of some of the books:
Famous Orators of the World AMI
Their Orations," "Dunbar's Complete
Works. This Country of Ours"
Farming by Inches" "Hiawatha," rs
ture," by 100 colored young men;
Young Peoples History of the World"
Masterpieces of English Oratory," and
anything else not listed call on or write
E. L. ROGERS, Agent,
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-12-18

AT the East End Shoe Store, 1907 E.
Capito' avenue, can be found the col
ofed papers, magazines and tracts. Stop
over there while ordering shoes and
call for something to read.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-12-18

1T is no benefit to have given me
something, but it is a benefit to have
enabled me to obtain something for
myself. Emerson.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-12-18

That Negro Business Mems League
is the timeliest thing of the last dec
AIDE organized here.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1909-12-18
The Dunbar
News COmpanv

Is the place where all colored papers
and magazines can be had. Call at S15,
S13 E. Washington, or 306R S. 9Th. l
purpose, step by step, to create a reg
ular news store, handling all colored
literature, books, etc, also the big
Sunday dailies, and leading white mag
azines. Telephone 99S. E. L. Rogers,
Manager.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20

fully against the confirmation of Purdy.
In TIE Soush, the President is break
ing away from the old Republican poll
tician5, and is consulting Republicans
and Democrats freely. He is seemingly
showing sincere desire to appoint men
or merit there without reference to ron
slderations that are wholly political,
though. Of course, he feels that by q
proper policy of appointments much can
oe done 10 break up the Solid south.
In ONO, the other day. the President
appointed Hyman ID. Davis as United
States marshal for the Northern dis
trlct. Senator Dick opposed the ap-
p0intnlent outright. Senator Burton did
not oppose it. but he did not recon-
mend Davis in the first place Davis
was not his selection, but the selection
of John Hays Hammond.
Uses Own Judgment.
These instances are sufficient TO show
that while Mr. Taft is getting along on
terms of peace as far As nc can with
the politicians, the Republican leaders.
ne is given TO dong things a good deal
as he sees fit Tie peculiar feature of
this sort of thing is that up to date
his appointments are not being op-
posed in the Senate.
The question some of the Republican
political leaders are asking now Is
whether this tendency of Mr. Taft is
not going to be manifested i'm plenty Of
other chings before his Administration
gets very old. Plenty of time is LEFT
FOR she President 10 act Independent OF
the wishes of Senator Aldrich and
Speaker Cannon as regards the tariff,
and there is strong belief in many
quarters that he may do IL.
At any rate, he is gathering lp some
data for his own use and has got
some figures from the Trea sury De-
partment TO sho1 he is keeping the con
sumner in mind and is finding Just what
the poor man is taxed on the neces-
Sdries of life.
The Taft sort of independence is not
the Roosevelt scTt. when Roosevelt
wanted anything" said a Senator at
the White House the othe- Cay, "he
used to get up under the Tag there and
yell that he'd have his way in spite of
everything. Taft doesn't do it that
way. But when he is bent on getting
anything, L notice that he generally
Just lets it drift along until tbs first
thing you know he has It."
The Washington times., 1909-05-20

but it's died out now. They don't seem
10 be interested
Wen, Wen see If they can't be inter-
ested. Sit down and see if we can't get
up something that'n make 'em open
their eyes
Wherewith a story was framed ND
about how the trust was going TO be
pressed. II had the makings of a good
story, and was duly given out. II
guess they'll print it," opined Mr. Loeb.
They did; acres of it. all over the
first pages. Next day another was given
out-and duly printed They seem to
IKE it, observed Mr.. Loeb. renectiveIy.
Let's see; this tariff revision is moving
along some from day TO day. They'll
reach the sugar schedule some of these
days, and I see there's considerable row
being kicked up over sugar duties. o,
Wen get that money, yet
The Sugar trust LAWYERS came around
the next day. and wanted to know
what all the noise was about. It dis
turbed their rest, and, really, couldn't i.
DC stopped? There was a tariff revision
going on at Washington, and It was aw-
fully depressing to business.
Mr.. Loeb and the Government LAWYERS
explained that they didn't know any
thing about revision: they merely
wanted that money. ald needed II right
away.
''Oh. well, Wen pay it, then" finally
conceded the attorneys. We can't see
any good having a lot Of this sort of
thing IN the newsps pers, hashing up
this old case. wheE the tariff is heins
revised What was that little bill?''
It's trfie Of S2,l3i.000 and some odd
cents. the bOokkeeper II hand you the
exact figures replied Loeb. lighting d
new cigar.
And the next day a check for the
amount came around. The Government
lawyers opened their eyes very wide.
They hadn't studied the possibilities OF
the press agency system in such coz
LeCtions.
Mr.. Loeb had, though, ne figured that
the trust didn't need delay halc so much
as II wanted 20 stop 4 lot of talk about
sugar just at that time
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
PRESS AGENT WILLIAM LOEB BE-
COMES A COLLECTOR--MULCTS
SUGAR TRUST.

There j. a mos. interesting story sffoat
in Washington about how William Loeb,
jr., collector az the port of New York
collected that $2,134,OO0 of duties from
the Sugar trust which the trust was
alleged TO. have saved by fraudulent un-
derweighing of raw sugar.
Mr. Loeb is widely known as the
prince of press agents. He knows how
to get results by effective appeal 10
public opinion through the newspapers.
lie learned it from the greatest press
agent in all history, and learned il
well. He used the press to collect that
money.
The second day after he had been
sworn in as collector, it being rather
dull Mr.. Loeb was impressed that there
ought to be some excitement. He would
never endure the ennui of calmly col
lecting about million a minute unless
there was something appealing to the
human emotions. He cast about for
means to start excitement
Wasn't there a suit against the
Sugar trust?'' he asked somebody.
"Yes," replied the underling.
''Tell me about it, demanded Loeb.
The hireling told him.
HAS the trust come over with the
Coin2" demanded Loeb
'No, it's appealing for year or two
time"
Send for the district attorney" said
Loeb, seemingly irrelevantly. The Off
cial was sent sor.
"Why can't we make the Sugar trust
come through with that two milliors OF
SOP Loeb inquired. They're hard az
ar Washington and it would be a stroke
Of business to get the money"
He was told that It couldn't be hu--
ried; the trust had few appeals and
rehearings and demurrers left and Il
Slll took time.
Tried the newspapers" asked Loeb
Newspapers? They've lost interest
in it; it was a big sensation for awhile
The Washington times., 1909-05-20

Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis. as DIR. Osler
asserted, that the world owes a great
deal of the progress already made
against the great white plague So
the distinguished physician congratu-
lated the association for having arous-
e.. the people TO realize the insidious
character of the disease, for having Sc
cured money from legislatures and phil
anthropists to fight the disease, and
for enlistins, the active support of pub
licspirited men and women who are
keeping the campaign in vigorous con
dition.
Doctors have pointed the way back
TO health; the people themselves must
do the rest. OF course, to insure vic
tory there must be good leadership.
Fortunately, such leadership is even
now a ell-established factor. 1t is eX-
erting its influence everywhere, in the
home and in the streets, in the schools
and i'm the workshops: and the proof
of the gains made in this campaign Is
the fact that the mortality due to tu-
berculosis is being reduced.
DR.. Osler is quoted as saying that in
some places the campaign has been a
complete success. There may be ex-
ceptional cases, but there is no sign of
Encouragement; the battle is waging
as stubbornly as ever; and sit is bat
tie of hope" to quote DR.. Osler, "and
so long as we are fighting with hope the
victory is in sight"
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
WANT AID. THAT BROUGHT
THE STORK.

a Philadelphia newspaper presents
with evidence of much satisfaction the
statement that recently childless
couple in that city advertised in the
want columns for boy baby to adopt.
Before night they had eleven answers
and a baby.
Doubtless a most effective demon
stration of the efficacy of advertising
in the right medium. But that news
paper could do q service to the COM
munity, and present most interesting
study in present-day social conditions,
if it would forget about the virtues of
iudicious advertising, and make his
tory of the eleven babies offered from
as many different quarters 70, adop-
ton. How many were without parents
How many had but one parent? How
many had both parents living but un-
able to care for them? In how many
cases had divorce wrecked a home and
made it impossible for the children of
unhappy marriages to be cared for as
they should be?
''Thc History of Eleven Babies"
would be most absorbing reading. It
would tell more than a hundred ser
mons OF a score of volumes on econom-
:cs. Is it poverty, or perverseness,
that brings people to the situation in
which they are unable or unwilling to
care for their children. To most people
the thought that eleven boy babies
would be offered in one city in one day,
must bring a shock. That means that
twice as many babies, at least, were
in the market for adoption on that
day; for only half the baby supply at a
given time is composed of boys.
Drink? Divorce? Poverty? Tenn
porary material stress due to hard
times? Accidents: Disease2 nlegiti-
macv2 These and many other ex-
plantations would be found Would the
collation. and study of them all give
any indication of the tendencies of the
times, any indication of the outlook for
the American home and family? 1t
would surely be a most suggestive in
quiry, in any case.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
GOV. JOHNSON HAS TROUBLE AHEAD
IN PLANNING CAMPAIGN FOR
NOMINATION..

II looks az II Governor Johnson, OF
8Iianesota, admitted by his friends TO
Se an aspiraut for the Presidential
nomination IN 1912, already has
trouble on his hands from the direc-
tion Of the South
At any rate, Senator Bailey has
camped on the trail of the Minnesota
governor How much this will hurt
and how much il will help, it is too
early 10 tell. Governor JOHNSON late
" came outrin an interview in which
he declared he was amazed at the
attitude Of some Of the Senate Demo
Gratis on the tariff and crit Used them
sharply for voting with -he protec-
tionists He also declared some Of
them betrayed their constituents.
Senator Bailey was wrought up al
Governor Johnson's criticisms, espe-
cIally at what he said was a sharp
challenge Of Bailey's position in favor
Of a duty on iron ore, for which he
The Washington times., 1909-05-20

with about twenty other Democrats,
voted
Challenging the Johnson interview,
Senator Bailey asserted that if Gov
.ernor Johnson made the statements
credited TO him ne was so utterly recK-
less as 20 be unworthy of any higher
office. Bailey resented the insinua-
ton that Democratic Senators were in
iiuenced by the railroads.
The Texas Senator's remarks brought
forth sharp statement from Senator
Smith cC Maryland, who declared that
the United States Steel Corporation
fought hard against free ore. Senator
Bailey would not admit this. but Sena-
tor Smith declared he knew it.
senator Rayner explained why he
had voted for free iron ore. and held
that free ore under the present condi-
tiOns, with the iron ore supply largely
monopolized by the Steel trust. and
with no adequate Teuclctions in the du-
ties on iron and steel manufactures was
entirely consistent with the Democratic
theories on tariff.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
MRS. TAFT is IMPROVING AND
WILL RECEIVE GUESTS
TOMORROW.

Mrs. TAFT continues to improve in
health. according to information from
the White House today. The Presi-
dents wife will soon be entirely re-
covered from the nervous breakdown
she suffered Monday following an op-
Grafton FOR tonsilitis undergone BY her
younger son. Charles Taft
The BOY is recovering Nspidly.
il is expected that Mrs. raft will lS-
ceive guests "a the Whit House to-
morrow.
The Washington times., 1909-05-20
What Congress Did
IN THE HOUSE.

The House met at L O'Clock and inr
mediately adjourned because a quorum
was nos present
In letter to the House Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham stated that no ac-
tion had been taken against the Steel
Corporation.
The Appropriation Committse brought
In its annual statement.