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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

were not able to secure a commanding
position, although they fingered on
the course to the finish.
Interest in the last zap centered in
the race for second place between
Robertson in his Locomobile and
Monsen at the wheel of Marion. The
interest was augmented by the dan
ger, never absent in an automobile
contest, of the breaking of machinery,
which would have put Matson out of
his well earned place, and given first
honors to either Robertson Or Mon
sen. Robertson drive with expert
enced GOODNESS and was well up at all
timesA In the early stages he was
never better than fifth, but after the
half way mark was reached he moved
from Monsen in a terrific battle on
the last lap. Robertson stopped only
once at the repair pit and his light
ming work and that of his machinician
in refilling his tanks brought round
of applause.
Today's race will, it is said, be the
most severe test of machines and
drivers in the history of stock car
racing in America. Twelve cars are
entered. The ears are of forty or
forty-ive horsepower The race is
at IL Iaps-39559 miles, or nearly 100
miles longer than the Vanderbilt cup
course on Long Island
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
NELSON'S COAT NOT
ADMITTED IN COURT
GARMENT WORN BY LAD WHEN.
KILLED CANNOT BE USED
AS EVIDENCE.

Paxton, Ills, June 19-The prose
cution rested at noon and the defense
began its testimony yesterday after
noon in the trial of Militiaman Jo-
seph B. Klein, charged with killing
Earl Nelson at Kankakee last August
on a troop train. A. Ares, companion
of Nelson, testified for the state, butt
the blood stained coat worn by Nell
son when killed, showing a hole IN
the back, was not admitted in evil
dence because the coat had not been
properly identified or the defense adj
vised of it's introduction as an ex-
hibit
Ares testified that he and Elmer
Osborne were riding on the west side
of the car while Nelson was on the
east side. Klein came out of the car
and ordered all to jump. Osborne
and Ares jumped and Nelson started
to get down. Nelson had his back
turned, when Ares said the soldier
stabbed Nelson.
Major Miles and Captains Howe and
Coffing of the first regiment, Chicago,
were the first witnesses for the de-
tense.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
QUIT NATIONAL CONGRESS.

Woodmen of the World Will Not Ex-
tend Order Into Cuba.
Detroit, Mich, June 19.-The sover-
eign camp of the WOodmen OF the
World Yesterday voted to withdraw
from the national fraternal congress
and, it is said, will probably adopt the
morturity rate table of the American
fraternities association when it is
completed. The matter of withdraw
al from the national fraternai con-
gress was discussed at an early ses-
sion yesterday and then referred to
the executive council of the order. La
ter this action was reconsidered and
the above action taken. The sover-
eign camp also decided not to exteno
the order into Cuba and Mexico The
biennial session ended last night.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
MRS. KAUFMAN
ESCAPES WITH fine
TRIED FOR MuRDER-cAsE BE-
FORE THE COURT THREE
YEARS.
CHARGED WITH BEATING GIRL
TO DEATH-GUiLTY OF
BATTERY.

Flandreau, S. D., June 19.-Mrs.
Emma kaumann, accused OF the muir
der of Agnes Polreis, domestic, was
yesuel day found guilty OF battery and
was sentenced 20 pay fine OF $l0O or
serve fifty days in Jail. The fine was
Immediately paid.
In the Courts Three Years.
The case had been in the courts
for three years and the trial just
closed was the third one. The jury
in the first trial disagreed. The sec
ond trial resulted in verdict OF man
slaughter in the second degree, but
this decision was reversed. The jury
in the present trial brought in YER
Dict yesterday morning after being
out all night.
Could Not Prove Cause of Death.
Mrs. Kaufman is the wife OF a
Sioux Falls brewer, and Agnes Pol
refs died while in her employ. Elk
animation showed that the girl had
been beaten until her head and body
were covered with blood and bruises.
1t was shown that Mrs. Kaufman
had beaten the girl, but the state
failed to prove that death resulted
from the beating. The verdict was
the only one that could be returned
under the testimony introduced by
the state.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
CUBA REPUD|ATES
SPANISH CLAIMS

Havana, June 19.- Secretary of
Sta.e Velez and Senior Soler, Spanish
minister, conferred yesterday with re-
gard to Spanish C aims against Cuba
Neither would discuss for publication
anything that occurred during the con-
ference There is good reason for
helief, however, that Cuba made de-
c;sive reply, declining to consider the
claims and setting forth as reasons
therefor especially the prohibition to
incur debts i'll excess of ordinary reve-
nue. as embodied in the Platt amend
meat.
The house of representatives adopt
ei. a resolution requesting president
Gomez to furnish it with full informa-
ton re alive 10 the Spanish claims.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
NO INTERNATIONAL
M|X-UP LIKELY
INCIDENT OF FIRING ON ENGLISH
STEAMER EY RUSSIAN GUN
BOAT NOT SERIOUS.

ST. Petersburg, June 19.-The Brit
ISL embassy here has received a re
port concei ming the firing upon the
British steamer Woodburn Wednes-
iav night by vessel of the Russian
squad on, which was patrolling the
vicinity of Pitkipa Bay where the En-
perays, Nicholas and William, were TO
meet the 70 lowing day. The report
came from the British vice consul at
Niborg from whom the embassy ashed
Tor an explanation of the incident Its
contents have not been made public.
Belief that any grave developments
would follow the affair have been ex-
clude q. however, for it was evidently
due to some one blunder for which
either or both sides are wiling to ex-
press regrets. No official statement of
facts surrounding the case has yeS
been given out. While private dis
matches from Niborg assert thai Ile
Woodhurn was steering in accordance
NTH directions given her by the con-
vovirg torpedo boat. naval officers OF
the squadron declare the steamer was
heading directly for the STANDARD and
they could not afford 10 run the FISK
of having the imperial yacht run 'own-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
TEACHES INDIANS
To BREED CATTLE
GOVERNMENT SENDS THOUS-
ANDS OF HEAD TO SOUTH
DAKOTA.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Jan. 19.-The In
dams of the west may become the
cattle kings of the future, and the
sons of the men who formerly chased
buffalo may soon be supplying the
Armours, Cudahays and Swifts with
grass-fattened cattle.
Uncle Sam is teaching the Indian
how to raise good cattle. In the line of
this instruction the government has in
the last thirty days shipped into the
Cheyenne and Standing Rock reserva-
lions in South Dakota thousands of
head of thoroughbred stock for breed
ing purposes. In addition to the gov
elnment shipments, stockraisers have
been sending cattle from the south
west to the fine grazing lands on the
reservations. The cattle there ale fat
tened for the Chicago, Kansas City and
South st. Pau markets.
Thousands Are Shipped.
Since the middle of May, the Min
ncarolis e St. Louis road has handled
more than 10000 head of cattle for the
government and the stockraisers. The
road has sent twenty-five special
cattle trains from Mortified, S. d., to
LIE Beau. The average number of cars
in a train was twenty-five, and each
car carried On average of twenty-five
head Of cattle. making grand total OF
1O,64S head shipped TO lie Beau within
he last thirty days.
The cattle sent by the government
are apportioned 10 the Indians on the
two reservations. The Indians are
taught by government employees the
best methods of handling and breed
i-c IL he hope that they may ultl-
matc7v he able to supply the packing
centers with good cattle. Only white
face Herefords ard short horns of ex
.cellent quality are sent in. The Indians
are taking kindly to the instruction
&nC are rapidly assimilating the knowl-
edge that is given them. They will, in
a short time, if they continue as they
have started, be able to market fine
steers.
Fatten All Summer.
The stock shipped into the reserva-
tons by southwestern cattlemen is
divided among three ranges, the
Dewey. Schnasse and Foreman. The
owners of these ranges have the graz
ing privileges of the two and have an
arrangement with the cattlemen who
send stock in whereby the cattle are
allowed to fatten at so much head
for the season. In the fall the stock is
sent to market.
The stock is sent form Texas, okla
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
SUPERIOR WILL
RENEW ITS FIGHT
coNsTITUTIoNALITY OF RAIL.
WAY TAX TO BE CHALLENGED
IN THE COURTS.

Superior, Wis.,, June 19.-Having
been twice beaten at Madison this
year on the question of getting its
share of the railroad taxes collected
by the state, the city of Superior will
probably now attack the present law
in the courts. The council has taken
the first step by instructing the city
attorney to investigate. 1t is known
that City Attorney Lyons questions
the constitutionality of the law in
that it discriminates and deprives GER
tain parts of the state of their just
share of revenue derived from taxa
ton of property. He will probably so
report to the council and in that case
is likely to receive instructions to
bring suit.
This will probably mean that the
case will eventually enter the United
States supreme court. For years SUI
perior has been fighting this battle in
the legislature. From this clty's
standpoint there seems to be only one
side to the argument Every year
more property is being taken from
the citys tax rolls because the rail-
roads are acquiring such extensive
interests here. Some estimates are
that about one-third of the value OF
the taxable property in the city is in
railroad terminals now exempt from
local taxation. Session after session
of the legislature has refused to do
what Superior maintains is but JUS
tice
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

homa and New Mexico. Before the
cattle are allowed on the ranges, each
one is Clipped Government and
state regulations require this. The
process is to make each one swim
from the car when unloaded through
a large tank containing disinfecting
solution, so that all disease germs will
be killed. This prevents the spread of
southern cattle diseases.
The Minneapolis & 81 Louis rail
road takes the shipments at Northfield,
s. d.. from the Northwestern and
carries them to lie Beau. All the trains
have run as specials.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
REV. MEYERS RESIGNS.
Quits Baptist Council Because Of Fail
To Gust Foster.

Chicago, June 19.-As a result of
criticism of the part he had played in
the fight and failure to GUST Professor
George Burnam Foster, of the Univer
sity of Chicago. from the Baptist min
istry because of the teachings of Eos
ter's book, "The Function of Religion
In Mans Struggle For Existence,
Rev. Johnston Myers, pastor of I'M
manuel Baptist church, this city, re-
signed yesterday as president and SUI
perintendent of the Baptist executive
council. His resignation was accepted
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
EVERYTHING is LOVELY.
Emperors William and Nicholas Con
firm Cordial Relations.

ST. Petersburg, June 19.-The Off
cial agency has ISSUED a communique
giving an interview concerning the
meeting of Emperor William and
Emperor Nicholas. 1t reiterates the
mutual cordial feelings of the mon
archs as expressed in their toasts
and concludes with declarations that
their conversations established a full
accord between the two powers on all
the leading political questions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
MURDERED BY TRAIN ROBBERS.
Officer Slain and One of Three Ban
dts Shot Through Breast.

Officer Slain and One of Three Ban
dts Shot Through Breast.
Muskogee, Okla, June lin bat
tie between officers and three train
robbers who held up st. Louis, Iron
Mountain & Southern freight near
Bragg, Okla, early yesterday, Deputy
Constable Johnson Kirk was killed.
Paul Williams, one of the robbers,
was shot through the breast and cap
tured The other two escaped and a
posse is pursuing them.
The intention of the bandits was to
rob the ira crew, who had just re-
ceived their pay envelopes. The rail
road men resisted and the firing
brought Kirk and Deputy Constable
Wicks to the scene.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
Genera, Toribie surrenders.

San Domingo, Republic of Santo Do
mingo. June 19.-General Zenon Tori
bic. last of leaders in the recent up
rising, yesterday surrendered all his
forces. Complete quiet now prevails in
the republic.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23
BULLET WOUND FATAL.
Mrs, Kate Friz, Waukesha, Shot by
Brother, Succumbs to Injuries.

Brother, Succumbs to Injuries.
Waukesha, Wis, June 19--Mrs.
Perry L. F'riz. aged 43 years, who was
shot down at her home on Mccall
street en- the morning Of June 10, In
an assault by her brother. Peter korn,
died at 100 yesterday morning.
Henry Korn. the 7-year-old son of the
dead woman. who was shot in the
thigh. is recovering. A post norton
examination of the body of Mrs. Fritz
was made yesterday.
When informed in his cell at the
county Jail that his sister had died
and that he was a murderer, Peter
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

Notwithstanding the enormous inn
migration from Europe during the
century, its population to-
day is nearly twice as great as il was
at the opening of that century.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

Bachelors in New Mexico, accord
ing to a bill introduced in the legis-
lature, are to be taxed so and widow
ers s25 a year. Possibly this will in
crease marital felicity in the terri
tory
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-23

No more land racing viii be per-
mitted in California after May l. but
Californians may lawfully put out 10
sea and be chased by a sea-serpent.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-16
STATE FARMERS WILL
 GATHER IN AUBURN

Auburn, > July l6.-(speciaE)--More than TOO farmers of the State are ex- pected to assemble in Auburn during the week, beginning next Friday. July 23. when the seventh annual Farmers Institute of the state will be opened.
 The institute comprises a summer school for farmers. during the course of which instruction and demonstration relative to every subject of interest to the agriculturist, the stock breeder, or horticulturist will be furnished. Since the organization of the sum. mer school in 1908, when 130 attended, the attendance has been growing, and last year 800 were enrolled.
 The summer session of the Alabama State Horticultural Society will be held at Auburn, July 27. 1909. The exer- cises will consist of talks and demon strations on subjects of interest to hor- ticulturists. Special attention will be given to to the pecan. Charles E |. Pabst, Ocean Springs, Miss, is to dis cuss this subject in detail.
 The meeting Is to take place dur ing the Farmers Summer School and all the horticultural work will be given on that time.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-16

few ysars the river can bs tyavsrssd the year through by steamboats un- der ordinary circumstances of weather. % Captain Ferguson maintains. Though 1, 1t ts true. several years of work are yet ahead before . psrme- nsnt channel. which will not rsQuirs the eternal dredging and snsg-pulling, will be estabiished.
 Evidence mat the work on the Ala bama River has effected permanent channel through much of the courno, and that the dredging will not be necessary, hereafter. ins the improved portions, comes from the amount spent in maintenance-thaf is. in dredging and continuous work in opening the channel. Several years ago all of the appropriation was used in mafnten- ance. Now Captain Ferguson asks for only S3o.0o0 for maintenapce for 1911.
 As the work of rendering the chan nel permanent by use of jetties con tinues, the maintenance Item will De further reduced until that expense will be insignificant, and 1t will be no longer necessary to look to the tn- cessant dredging and snag-pulling for an open channel the year around.
 Such has been the development and the exploitation of the rivers p0ssi- biIities, however, that 1t requires only the evidence of Alabamians' apprecia- tion by their use of 1t as carrier for the entire system. from Mobile to Montgomery. on up through the Ccosa to Rome and the Tennessee border. to be opened to navigation. as Captain Ferguson seef 1t.
 Tt is Montgomery's chiefest asset" Captain Ferguson said. ''The Govern ment has provided for It's development. and if Montgomerians use 1t. and show by next year. that they have used 1t to advantage, and that the develop ment has proven an advantageous in- yestment for the Government. then there will be much to be gained. For instance, the development of the Coosa River, from Montgomery to Riverside. in St. Clair County, now an impossible stretch of shoals and rapids, may be secured. It depends. of course. upon the showing that can be made of the Alabama River trafic.
 aIf the lower Coosa is opened. then the river, now passable from St. Clair County to Rome. will be openel. from Mobile, to the Tennessee line in 0eor- gia. Through the mineral regions. the sites of the big marble quarries and the cement industries. the steambosts will run. Freght rates by the river are known to be almost absurdiy cheap in their comparison to railroad rates. and the cost of the output of these re-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-16

New lS-inch hydraulic dredge, the Pettus. was completed at total cost of Se3. 3.35s. 2s for dredge. furnishings. and tools. Owing to high water. the 90. 1903 Pump and all machinery are satisfactory.
 The towboat Alabama was repaired at cost of t2.o32.4e.
 Minor general repairs to plant were made to the extent of s1.13s.3s.
 Recommendation.
 In addition to the above-named localities of the fiscal years work, the most troubelsome obstructions are at Evans lower bar. McGuires' bar, and first bar above Selma balance and the funds recommended as follows:
 Per year. Operating one suction dredge s2e. 0oo.Oo Operating one dipper dredge 100000 Operating one snagboat .10,00O.00 Building and repairing works
 of construction ...... .... 100000 Repair and care of plant.... 100000 Total $s0.oo0.0o
 Alahama River.
 Estimate of additional funds re- Amount that can be profitably ex- pended in fiscal year ending June 90, 1911, exclusive of the balance unex- pended July l. 1909: I For works of Improvement. .es0,0O0 For maintenance of improve meuf.. ..a.. 5O.000 4~ .ss szitasFsUs4s,-g Tu SGS--~~-- Total. .at. 1..se. n. ..r. .$s0,000 Submitted in compliance with re- quirements of sundry civil act of June (, 1891, and of Section of the river and h&rbor act of 1899.
 Appropriations. To December 31, 1908 .. ..e41B, 900. % (Page 233, House Docu-s
 ment No. 421. S7th con-
 gress. And session).
 June 1s. 1909 (aliotment
 May al. 1eo4) .. .. .. .. 4,o00 .0o March 3, 1s0S.. .. q. .. .. oo.000. % March 2. 1soT.. .. ;. .. .. 2oo,oeo. % March 8. 1909 (allotment
 April 9, 1ses).. .. .. .. 1Io.0o0 co Total :. .. .. .. .. .ss2s. s.ooo .oo Received from sales .. .. .. 50. co
 AKA AA
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-16
ACCIDENT TO NETTIE QUILL Steamer Loses Barge Near Selma. WILL ARRIVE HERE TODAY Damage to Cargo Estimated at
 $S,Oo0. Loss is Confined to Cotton Ties ship meat from New York-Heavy
 Cargo wia Make
 Record.

When the river steamboat "Nettie Quill' touches at the Commerce Street landing this morning, her arrival will not be the triumphal entry as planned, for. by an accident. one of the four barges which the packet has lowed from Mobile was sunk at Buford's Landing. point 100 miles south of Selma. early Thursday morning, and a loss of S8.000 incurred according to ad- vices which reached Montgomery last night.
 The, four barges were heavy laden, with nearly 1000 tons of freight. in all. One cf the barges, bearing $500 bum dles Of cotton ties. was being lowed on one side of the steamboat. veer- ing too near the bank, 1t struck a big rock which projected from the side cident go. and . big hole was torn in the bottom.
 Water, rushing into the hole, soon flled the barge and 1t capsized. The freight was dumped into the river and practically ruined.
 The Nettie Quill reached Selma Thursday with the three remaining barges. delayed only . short time by the loss of the ill-fated barge. It left the Selma wharf for Montgomery dur ing the day and will reach this city early this morning.
 News of the loss of the barge reached Montgomery from Selma last night, having apparently been withheld dur ing the day.
 Even with the loss os e portion of the cargo. the amount of freight which the Quill will bring in this morning Is probably the largest lowed to Mont- gomery in the history of the river traf fic by any one boat. The three barges uyfl hstn arix f.o00 in all. consisting of TOO tons or 2s.00o bundles. of cotton ties consign- cd to . Montgomery brokerage house for delivery to local merchants. An other barge of ties Is being loaded in Mobile and will come up stream soon.
 The freight is e part of s0.000 bum dies. nearly 1000 tons, of the ties, which, as 1t is related, were sent to Montgomery from New York. and. be- cause of the low river freight rates. were taken to Mobile and thence to Montgomery by water.
 The e0,o00 bundles represent . great increase in the local receipts of cotton ties over those of years before. when 6o,000 bundles was the largest amount received by local merchants.
 By reason of low river rates. every bundle of the so.000 will be handled In Montgomery. whereas of the ee,ooo least halt were distributed by Mont gomery merchants from Savannah. Mobile, or other points. ,.
 Merchants declare that the Asales of the. ties increased this year 50 per cent by reason Of the freight reduction, and that the distribution from Montgomery increased by 200 per cent. In the ship ment of the so.000 bundles. there is saving of about cents to the bundle. or about 35.4oo in all.
 Besides the cotton ties the cargo is made up of general merchandise about forty tons of dry goods twenty tons of sardines and sundry freight.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-07-16
TREMENDOUS IMPROVEMENT Work Done on Alabama
 River. CAPT. FERGUsoR's REPORT Montgomery Must Now Show
 Appreciation. aesuitisg from Dredging, stream May New Be Traversed to Foot of
 Commerce Street Year
 Round.

Montgomery's greatest asset, as Cap tain H. B. Ferguson of the United States Corps. of Engineers. terms the Alabama River, has undergone tre- mendous amount of improvement and development work during the past year, according to the annual report of the Engineers once, so much so that one third of the 300 miles of river between this city and Mobile has been rem dered permanently navigable. and the necessity of dredging to obtain a chan mel is obviated.
 The Federal Government. through its engineers and snag-boat and dredges has done It's work well. Shall lows, formerly impossible at times of low waters, have been made naviga- ble the year around by the installa- ton of jetties--at Hobbs Island, Haines. Island, Carter Shoals. Mrs. Gray's Bar. and other points of which the veteran river men had lived in dread.
 Thousands. of cubic yards of sand and gravel have been removed from the channel at various points; stumps, snags. logs and overlapping trees have been removed.
 As result of the work of the past