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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
WISCONSIN WAITS.

Menasha fishermen are complaining
that pickerel are being speared in vic.
lation of the law.
The GAINESVILLE fire and police com
mission exonerated Officer William
Mason of the charges brought against
him
Gustav Johnson of Grand Rapids
was attacked in his saloon by a tramp
and though he will recover, he was
badly injured
Jack O'Brien, liveryman at Lynx
vile. was thrown from carriage
and fell on his face, smashing the left
side and may die
Charles Walk of Marinette was
lined $50 on conviction of selling
liquor to minors His stock was levied
to pay the fine
After several months confinement
on account of hunting accident, A.
d. Grouse of Viola attended a shoot
ing match and accidentally shot him
self through both legs.
Andrew Large, youth of Casco
Kewaunee county, is charged with
burglary at Pembine A private resi-
dence at Pembine was broken into
and valuables were taken
The name of the village Of Algonac
has been changed to Glandon and
w c. Landon has been appointed
postmaster The name was changed
because Algonac was confused with
other places.
The farmhouse of George Curtiss OF
Piainfield was de troyed by fire with
nearly all the contents. loss $500. The
dwelling house of Willis Wood was
damaged but the fire was extinguished
the loss being $500
Miss Winnie Podawitz, who was ar
rested last fall on the charge of hav
ing set fire to her sisters barn in
Grand Rapids, pleaded guilty to the
charge and was sentenced to one
year in state prison.
William Flynn, a saloonkeeper oil
Breed, Oconto county, was bound over
on a charge of manslaughter Flynn
it is alleged, killed an Indian named
Nose Knockwitch by striking him on
the head with a club
William Grady of Orfordville, a
patron of Brodhead creamery, is &C
cused of selling unsanitary and un
merchantable milk by Deputy Dairy
and Food Commissioner Fred J
Marty Grady pleaded guilty and was
fined $25 and costs.
Mrs. Amanda GAM of Baraboo sent
her husband away to ask daughter
to the house, saying she was lonely
When he returned he found the
corpse of his wife hanging from q
nail Illne is believed to have. un
balanced Mrs. CAMS mind
A dog at large and supposed tc
be mad, bit a small child of Gustave
Rosenthal in the face at Reedsburg
decorating it quite badly, and later BIZ
two men. neither of whom were bad
ly Injured. Later the dog was shot
DIR. j. S. Collins. veterinarian, ex
amined the dog and pronounced it &
case of hydrophobia. The Rosentha
child was taken to Chicago for treat
ment.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
MCCORMICK LIKELY TO DIE.
Man Stabbed by His Wife Submits
to Operation.

San Francisco, JAM 6--Joseph Nc
William Mccormick of Iowa, who was
stabbed in the thigh by his wife and
had been confined in a hospital. was
operated upon yesterday. He is not
expected to recover.
Since he was discovered at his
home last month, weak from loss OF
blood and nearly starved to death,
Mccormick has refused to allow the
prosecution of his wife for the attack.
She is the demented daughter of J.
M. Lcng, millionaire merchant of this
city, and is now in an insane asylum
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
MILES FOR PRESIDENT.
Organization Perfected to Protect
Manufacturers of Middle West.

Chicago, Jan. 6.-With the selection
of H. E. Miles of Racine, Wis, as
president, and G. A Wrightman. of
Des Moines, Ia, as secretary the mid
western tariff association was organ
lied last night. The a ISOLATION in
tends to protect the manufacturers
of the middle west in the proposed
tariff legislation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
LABOR AND INDUSTRY.

P. N. Patterson of Amherst, Wis,
lost a carload of potatoes by fire
which originated from a stove used to
heat the car. The loss is estimated at
$500
The American Home Economics as
ISOLATION, whose object is the study
and improvement of social and home
conditions by educational methods,
was organized at Washington.
Judge Mcpherson of the federal
court at. Kansas city announced that
Jan. 13 had been agreed upon as the
date upon which argument in the Mis-
souri, railroad rate cases will begin.
An order was signed by Judge Tay-
lor at Cleveland, Ohio, for the sale of
the assets of the Pope Motor Car COM
pany of Toledo and Indianapolis. A
new company will take over the
plants
Work was resumed at all of the re-
pair shops of the Erie railroad, To-
Gated at various points along the line
More than a thousand men, most of
whom have been idle for several
weeks, were ro-empIOyeu-
The James A. Pugh, a steel lighter,
being built for the Chicago Lighterage
company, has been launched at Man
itowoc. The James A. Pugh is the first
of the fleet of steel lighters being
built for use on the Chicago river.
The Wausau Quartz company will
install six suction fans, several mo-
tors, and necessary galvanized piping
to do away with the dust problem in
its plant. The apparatus is said to be
the first TO be installed in any quartz
plant in this country.
The Menomonie Gas company has
sold its plant to F. N. Pettigrew of
Fox Lake representing a company
owning and operating gas plants y
several cities. The new owners con-
template the expenditure of $25, 900
in extending and improving the prop
erty here.
The employees of the coach depart
ment of the Wisconsin Central ask an
extension of the working hours. The
employees complain that they are able
to get in but forty hours a week,
while in all other departments the
weekly schedule amounts to fifty
four hours.
That the La Cros se normal school
will be completed by June Is is the
promise made to Regent Thomas Nor
ris by the contractors, the Sterling
Engineering and Construction COM
pany of Milwaukee. Work has been
going ahead at lively rate and it is
now expected that the building will be
completed far ahead of the contract
time
The sugar beet acreage in the vicin-
ity of Chippewa Falls will probably
be doubled the coming season. The
number of acres of sugar beets esti-
mated that will be raised in the ter
ritory tributary to this city is 5000.
Twenty thousand pounds of sugar
were distributed as premiums last
week among farmers who raised
TWENTY-FIVE tons or more this season
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
Opera singers Among Victims.

ST. Petersburg, Russian. Jan. IA
dispatch received here from Rome
says that NJ Petroff, prominent Rus
sian basso, and two italian singers,
Signores Catani and Gambi, tenors,
persisted at Messina. These artists
all appeared last winter in st. Peters
burg
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13

with taking money from mail in the
advertised letters department.
Kerry was watched by detectives
from behind a screen and, according
to the authorities, has confessed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
CONGRESSIONAL SUMMARY

Washington, Jan. with practical
ly no opposition the senate passed the
house bill appropriating 100000 to
aid the Italian earthquake sufferers.
Senator Bailey of Texas declared that
such appropriations were uncon5 titu-
tional, but did not seek to delay con-
gressional action. The sum of $780,
900 was appropriated by the senate
bill for the purchase or con truction
of building in Paris as the home OF
the American ambassador. The bill
will at once go to the house for con-
sideration. January 14th was desig-
mated for consideration of the omni-
bus claims bill which carries appro-
priations of $2,300,000.
After having been in session lit
tie over an hour, the house adjourned
out of respect to the memory of Rep
resentative Davey of Louisiana who
died during the recess. Numerous
messages from the president on vari-
Gus subjects were read. The most inn
portant were the message recon-
mending aid for the Italian earth
quake sufferers and the mes age res
ponding to the resolution asking for
information as to what the president
meant in his annual message regard
ing the secret service. The relief
asked for the stricken italian people
was quickly and unanimously given,
the sum of 100000 being appropriate
ed, while the secret service message
was referred to the special committee
having to do with the matter, after
Mr.. Griggs of Georgia had moved to
have it returned to the president,
which motion he later withdrew.
Washington, Jan. 5.-The business
of the senate consumed less than an
hour A motion by Senator Gore of
Oklahoma. to print the inaugural ad
dresses and proclamation of enamel
patton of President Lincoln in the
congressional record in celebration of
the centenary year of Lincoln's birth.
brought Mr.. Bailey of Texas to his
feet with objection to printing the
proclamation of emancipation. Fur
Their discussion was stopped by ref
erence of the entire matter to the
committee.
The house. passed several bills of a
miscellaneous character but of little
general Importance The only incl
dent worthy of note during the con-
sideration OF these measures was a
heated discussion among the members
of the Indiana delegation over the
bill to provide for the establishment
of judicial divisions in the district Of
Indiana The measure failed of pas
sage. Over two hours were devoted
to consideration of the bill providing
for the erection of embassy and lega-
ton buildings abroad without any
conclusion being reached The con-
struction of eight submarine torpedo
boats of latest improved type to cost
not more than four million dollars is
provided for in bill introduced.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
WHERE is LOUIE?
Chicro the Pianist Disappears With
Money of Friends.

Paris, Jan. Count Louis Hamon,
known also as Chicro, the palmist,'
has disappeared. 1t is alleged that he
handled considerable money belong
ing to others and that nearly all OF
this, totalling away up in the thous-
ands of dollars. has been lost to the
real owners. Hamon lived luxurious
ly and always seemed to have
plenty of money. No one seems to
know his present whereabouts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-13
OBITUARY.

Charles E. Lester, an old and re-
spected citizen. and for many years
identified with the social and business
interests of Grand Rapids, died at his
home after a short illness from pneu-
monia-
Sydney ]. Yard. the noted water
color artist. dropped dead on the side
walk at Carmel-by- the-Sea, a few
miles from Monterey. CAL Death was
due to heart failure. He was fifty-two
years old
Mary Evelyn Moore Davis. popu-
lar southern authoress and wife of
Major Thomas Edward Davis, editor
of the Picayune, died at New Or
leans.
DIR. w Lee White, journalist, bank
er. physician, farmer and surgeon OF
the First Kentucky volunteers in the
Civil war died at his home at Floral
Hill, suburb of Washington He
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN
Couple of Masked Men Appear
From Tender.
CAPTURE CAB OCCUPANTS.
Taking Along Locomotive Men the
Robbers Proceed to the Mail Car,
Where Three Sacks Of Letters Are
Dumped Into Sack and Taken off.

Denver. Feb. 1.-TWO masked ban
dts held up Denver and Rio Grande
railway train No. at Military June
ton, between Fort Logan and Denver
early today.
The two bandits, who suddenly ap
peared from the coal tender compel
ed the engineer and fireman to stop
the train. The bandits took the two
men from the engine cab and fired a
number OF shots alongside the coaches
, to intimidate the passengers and train
crew The conductor appeared on the
scene. He asked what was the mat.
ter and one of the bandits fired at him
three times before he escaped. He
was not hit.
With their two prisoners the train
robbers, one of whom Is described as
large and the other as small, then
went to the door of the mail car and
compelled the fireman TO call out to
the mail clerks to open door. There
was two clerks in the car and they
were lined up beside the engineer
while one Of the robbers forced the
fireman to help him put three sacks
OF registered mail into one large mail
sack This he threw out of the car
The robbers then marched the prs
oners couple of blocks ahead OF the
train and told them to return.
The bandits made good their escape
in the direction of Fort Logan, but
Is believed they really went in the di'
rection of Denver.
The estimated amount obtained by
robbers vary and information on THIS
point is meager. Both clerks agree
/ that only the registered mail was
/ taken, but they have no idea OF the
value of il. One of the packages taken
is said to have been a package OF cur
rency from a Salt Lake City bank and
this amount estimated at from $1,000
! to $4,000.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
Let no man presume to give advice
to others who has not first given good
counsel to himself.-Seneca.
Ienal Publication.

An Ordnance entitled An ordinance
authorizing the issuance of $4,000
of bonds for the establishing of
City Water, Light and Sewerage
Plant:
Be it ordained by the City Coun-
ell of the City of Bryan, that there
be submitted to the qualified voters
of the City of Bryan, who are proper
ty tax payers in said City. at an elect
ion to be held at the City Secretary's
office at the City Hall for that pur-
pose on the first Tuesday in March,
1909, the proposition for the issuance
of bonds to the amount Of s75,0O0.00.
S57 100000 of said bonds to be is
sued for the purpose of establishing
City Water, Light & Sewerage Plant.
and s1S,000.00 for refunding of out
standing bonds. The interest on
said bonds to be payable semi-annual
IL at the rate of four per cent.
]. T. MALONEY. Mayor.
]. B. HINES, Secretary.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
ATTACK AFTER ATTACK.
Crazy Negro Runs Amuek, but Is Fin
ally Shot and Killed.

Memphis, Feb. 13.-Running amuck'
attacking men. women and children
and throwing the fashionable neigh
borhood near Poplar avenue and Dun
lap street into a panic, Henry Tate a
crazy negro, was finally shot and kill
ed by w. S. Clement
Armed with a knife, the negro made
attack after attack upon white people.
Women were compelled to run from
the street and three men were knock
ed down by the black, apparently bent
on murder. Tate was shot three times
and after running a short distance ar
ter the last bullet hit him dropped
dead
Within a few minutes after the APP
pearance OF the negro on the streets
an armed mob was In pursuit and a
number of shots were fired after the
running black. Far ahead OF the bal
ance of the pursuing mob, Clement
fired with deadly aim. Three OF Gle
ments shots hit the negro-one in the
abdomen and the others in the region
| o fthe heart and lungs.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
HOUSE BUSY SATURDAY.
Gets Down to Business and Sew
eraI Bills Passed.

Austin, Feb 13.-Several bills were
passed In the house Saturday. All
bills considered were on final passage.
By vote of Sc to AZ Ridgeway's COM
pulsory education bill passed. as did
also Bowles' anti-raffle measure.
Other bills passed were Bill re-
quiring railroads TO have equipment
repaired at shops in state; bill fixing
permanent location of court of crimi.
nal appeals at Austin; bill creating
bureau of labor statistics; anti-black.
listing bill; bill exempting Collin, Hunt
and Ellis counties from county audi.
tors law. An attempt was made to also
exempt Tanning county, but 1t was de
feated
Bills were introduced as follows:
BY Munson: Providing for incor'
poration of companies in aid of and
for promotion of agriculture
BY Robertson (of Ecs,h): Fixing
CON ensation of road commissioners
OF Erath county.
By Vaughan Regulating fees OF
. justices ~ the peace, sheriffs and con
stables in misdemeanors.
BY Harmon: Joint resolution liking
| qualifications OF electors.
All three bank deposit guaranty bills
! which were before the house commit
/ tee on banks and banking We're re-
ported adversely. There will be fav.
orable minority reports. however, on
] oil nnn Of 10
other by Baker (of Hocd) and the
| third by Nichols. This was done in
executive session. From what can he
] learned the majority of the commit
tee favors the bank guaranty law. but
the committee could not agree on any
one bill or draft a suitable substitute.
| Thus il was decided to report all
measures adversely. They will now
be thrashed out on the floor of the
house.
Senate judiciary committee passed
on a number of bills. Among them
there is:
Favorable: House bill by Walter,
making attempt to commit theft from
person felony, punishable one to three
years in penitentiary.
Favorable: House bill by Cathey,
providing for system of county and
city repositories
Favorable House bill by Robert
son (of BelD making burglary at
night in private residence punishable
by death, with an amendment that
death penalty shall be inflicted only
in cases of commission of an assault
in connection with burglary.
Favorable Senate bill by Harper,
amending anti-nepotism law so COVER
nor or member of legislature can APP
point relative as notary public, and
also permitting state officials to re-
tain relatives in position where such
relative has held position for five
years.
Favorable: Bill by Hudspeth, pro-
hibiting cutting of wood, trees, etc,
from enclosed lands of another and
providing penalty.
Favorable: Senate bill by Terrell
(of Bowiel, prohibiting screens from
being placed in front of pool or billiard
rooms.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
JURY SWORN In.
Taking of Testimony Begins on
Tuesday Morning.

Nashville, Feb. 13.-The jury in the
Cooper-Sharp case was sworn in Sat
urday morning.
When court adjourned Friday after
noon the prosecution asked that the
jury be not sworn until the state had
a chance to investigate charges
against two of the jurors. When
court convened Saturday morning At
torney General McCarn made no ref
erence to these charges. but simply
said:
I'VE are ready for the jury to be
sworn. your honor" The clerk took
three jurors at a time. had them
place their right hand on the small
well worn Bible, which has served
In the court for years and they re
peated after him the oath to well and
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
LAYS IN SUPPLY.
Judge Dent Fears Prohibition Will De
prive Him Of His Toddy.

Newman. Ga, Feb. 13.-Judge w. B.
Dent, United States commissioner.
was found guilty in the city court
here on a charge of keeping whisky
for sale and was fined 800.
Five barrels of whisky, consigned to
Henry Smith of Newman were seized
by the chief of police, who discovered
that Smith was none other than
Judge Dent. and a warrant was i'm
mediately issued for the commissioner.
Judge Dent admitted the title to the
whisky was in him and explained to
the court that, being an old man, &C
customed to his toddy, he feared the
prohibition movement now sweeping
the country would deprive him OF his
usual drink. whereupOn he decided to
lay in a store for all future time.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
TOOK DARKIEs' BREATH.
Seven Negroes Are Fined Thirty Mil
lion Dollars Each.

Augusta. Ga, Feb. 13.-"Tll go Judge
Lands one better and make the fine
s3O,O0OOOO," said Recorder Picquet in
imposing sentence upon seven negroes
convicted of violating the health or
dinance in allowing garbage to accum-
ulate on their premises. The fine OF
$50. 100000 was imposed upon each OF
the defendants, a total of s210,000000.
Approaching their inability to pay
such fine-figures within themselves
absolutely beyond their comprehen-
sion-the negroes sank to the bench
with groans and staring eyes. They
feared that failure to meet the court S
demands in the coin of the realm
meant life servitude in the peniten'
tiary.
When the uproarious laughter which
the announcement of the court had
produced had subsidized Recorder Pic
quet suspended the sentences upon
condition that each of the defendants
deposit 81 with the clerk.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
DREADFUL DR0UTH.
Branches Cut Off Trees, Leaves
Being Fed Cattle.

Llano, Tex, Feb. 19.-The drouth,
existing since early last fall, In this
section, has reduced stockmen to the
extremity of chopping leaf-laden
branches from trees to provide food
for their starving cattle. The grass
has withered and the praries are al
most bald Water is scarce and cattle
dying.
In some parts of this section cow
boys have discarded the lariat and
spurs and armed themselves with
axes for the new and novel work. The
oak trees, by reason of their deep
piercing roots, have preserved their
greenness throughout the drouth, and
have meant thousands of dollars to the
stricken stockmen,
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
FIVE FIREMEN KILLED.
Fall Through Roof While Engaged'In
Fighting Fiery Element.

Milwaukee, Feb 19.-The plant of
the Johns-Manville company. manufac-
turers of steam pipe and boiler cover
ings. was destroyed by fire with loss
of 100000. While two companies OF
firemen were fighting the flames from
the roof of the Notsow building they
fell into the lower floor when the roof
collapsed. Five firemen were killed
The dead are Eugene Hackett, John
Kraft, Leonard Curtis, Assistant
Chief Cunning and Captain Hurley.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
HANGED AND RiDDLED.
Negro First Taken Before Young Lady
Who Identifies Him.

Jacksonville. Fla, Feb. 13.-Jake
Wade, a negro, who were arrested in
Gainesville. accused Of being the as
sailant of Miss Irma Newell at Lake
land last Tuesday. Saturday was lynch
ed Immediately following his identifi'
cation. The negro was en- route TO
Barlow Jail when posse of twenty
five men took him from a train and
carried him to the Newell home. Miss
Newell said there was no doubt he
was her assailant. He was hanged 10
tree and his body riddled with buf
let's.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
PRESIDENTS PRESENTS.
One of Them Is a Demijohn Of Thirty
Year-OId Whisky.

Washington, Feb. 13.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived from their
Kentucky trip Saturday afternoon.
The president brought back two
unique presents One Of them is a
demijohn of whisky thirty years old
presented by General John B. Castle
man of Louisville. who was one of the
Confederate General John Morgan's
soldiers. The other is a gold-mounted
hickory walking stick, cut from the
Lincoln farm, and presented by post
masters of Kentucky through Post
master Wood of Louisville.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
arouuht Under RiIIups Bill.

Muskogee, Okla, Feb 13.-County
Attorney Crump filed suit in behalf
of the state against f. R. Rulison. one
of the wealthiest men in the city. for
s93. 900. The suit is brought under the
Billups bill and charges NJ. Rulison is
renting one Of his buildings TO man
who has been selling liquor therein.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
All Five Acquitted,

Waldron, Ark, Feb. 13.-James Am
mons, Jr., Bob Self Bob Ammons and
Wyatt Lee, charged with completely
in the recent killing of John Bailey
near this place last October by dis
guised mob. believed at the time to
have been a band of night riders,
were acquitted after trial lasting
three days. The mystery of the trag'
edy is still unsolved. Intense inter
est prevails. and further investigation
may follow.
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
Gould VIII Not Sell.

Fort WORTH Feb. 19.-Railroad of
ficials here have received advices from
New York that George Gould holds
as false the statement that he intends
to retire or sell his lines, Mr., GoulC
is quoted as saying that Hartman viii
never acquire the Texas and Pacific
or any other of his railway lines while
ne is alive
Bryan morning eagle and pilot. (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1909, 1909-02-14
patrolman Goes to Chain Gang.

Savannah Ga, Feb. 13.-Patrolman
/. F. Callahan of the city police force
was found guilty of eXtortion and SEN
fenced to serve twelve months on the
chain gang II was charged that ne
threatened to run in negro unless
he was given 81, whereupon the negro
produced the dollar. according to the
testimony