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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
BADGER SOLONS
AGAIN IN SESSION
JUDGE BANCROFT CHOSEN THE
SPEAKER AFTER A CLOSE
CONTEST.
ORGANIZATION OF TWO HOUSES
PERFECTED AND RECESS
IN ORDER.


Madison, Wis, Jan. 13-Both
branches of the legislature were or
ganized at noon today, by the formal
election of the republican caucus
nominees. Caucuses were held last
night. That of the assembly resulted
in the nomination of these candi-
dates:
speaker-Levi H. Bancroft, Rhine
lander.
Chief cIerk-c. E. schaffer, Madi-
son.
Sergeant-W. S. Irvine, Green
wood.
The sensation of the caucus was
not the nomination of Judge Levi H.
Bancroft of Richland Center for
speaker, but the ease with which G.
E. Shaffer was named for his old po-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20


down where my hands came upon the
/, stchet. There was a desperate strug-
e lie in which l used the Ratchet until
he lay quiet and still. | cannot tell
all that happened after that | was
wild to dispose of the body was in
a horrible terror SO | began pulling
off his garments that | might drag
the body away somewhere and hide
it. Then when my eyes fell upon
one of thos knives | flew into a rage
and began to cut with it, when he
woke up and grabbed me again. Then
for while | used that Ratchet until |
was sure he was dead Then l saw
that the fire was hot enough to make
a stovepipe red nearly to the elbow,
So I grabbed him by the feet and
dragged him down there and cut him
to pieces, putting in each part as 1t
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20

tive system, selections being made
from a list of eligibles proposed by
the civil service commission.
Today the assembly was organized
on the lines above indicated, Speaker
Bancroft making an eloquent speech
on assuming the chair. Tomorrow
the governors message will be read,
then adjournment taken until Tues
day or later to enable the speaker to
prepare the house committees.
Assemblyman John F. Hughes of
Reeseville, of anti-tights fame at the
session two years ago, was honored
with the nomination of speaker by the
democratic members. Their vain
votes also were cast as follows:
For Chief Clerk-W. H. Justin, of
Fond du Lac.
For ergeant-at-Arms-J. F. Schrein-
er, Fort Atkinson
SENATE.
President pro tem-Senator J. H.
Stout, Menomonie.
Chief Clerk E. Andrews, Bloom
er.
ergeant-at-Arms- C. Falconer,
Camp Douglas.
These were the senate republican
nominees and confirmed by the senate
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
JUDGE ANDERSON TO TRY
STANDARD OIL CASE

Chicago. Jan. 13.-Judge Albert 3.
Anderson of Indianapolis will preside
at the trial of the case against the
Standard Oil company in which Judge
Lands imposed a fine of $29,24O,O00
This was definitely fixed yesterday
when Judge Landis. to whom the case
was remanded by the circuit court OF
appeals received a letter from Judge
Anderson accepting the assignment OF
the case.
Both sides announced their satisfac-
ton over the selection of Anderson
and their readiness to begin work as
soon as possible.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
MAKES CONFESSION
BEFORE HIS DEATH
CARMICHAEL CLAIMS MURDERED
MAN HAD HYPNOTIC INFLu-
ENcE OVER HIM.
KILLED BROWNING AFTER LAT
TER HAD CHASED HIM
WITH KNIVES.

Keokuk, Ia, Jan. 12.-John II. Car
michael, murderer of half-Witted Gid
con Browning at Battle Run, Mich,
last Tuesday, died at l p. M. yester-
day at the county hospital in Garth
age, ILL.,, after cutting his throat. He
left a confession addressed to Sheriff
Waggonsteith at Port Huron, Mich.
In the opening sentence he declares
he is guilty, and as reason for the
crime says ''the man had such hyp-
motto influence over me that some
thing had to be done" The confes-
sion recites several instances of al
legged hypnotic influence OF Brown
ing over him and the preachers ina
bility to resist, though he says he
tried to do so. Carmichael alleges
that under this hypnotic influence he
accompanied Browning to Port Huron,
where, acting under the spell, he al
leges, he purchased a Ratchet. After
wards they rode together to South
Park, where Browning got out of the
buggy to take the car, taking the
Ratchet with him. Later, Carm1chael
says, Browning arranged with him
about a wedding, and arranged TO
meet the preacher at Port Huron.
When he met Browning on the road
he was alone and in explanation said
the others would come later. He and
Browning went to- the church where
they built a fire in the stove. Car
michael kept on the lookout for the
others of the expected party, until
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
NEGRO CHARGED WITH
KNOWLEDGE OF MURDER

Marion, Ind, Jan. 12.-The only de-
velopment yesterday in the mysterious
murder of Mrs. Rosa Kicks here Sat
urday night was the arrest of Frank
Brown, a mulatto, who is charged
by the police with knowledge of the
affair. Mrs Kicks came to her death
ing found drawn tightly around her
neck
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
Quake Shock at Vancouver.

Vancouver, B. c.. Jan. 12.-At 3:44
yesterday a distinct shock of earth
quake was felt in Vancouver and in
many other cities on the coast. AT
Victoria buildings were shaken to
noticeable degree. The shock lasted
10 to 20 seconds. No damage was
done in any place.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
look First MESSAGE by Sound.

Ithaca N. Y, Jan. 12-Otis Eddy
Wood, aged " years, who took the
first telegraph message by sound.
died yesterday Wood was at one
time associated with Morse and Others
in the promotion of the telegraph
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
"a YEARS IN PRISON.
hen Joseph Cross Tires of Life and
Suicides.

Joliet, H., Jan. 13.-Joseph Cross,
llias Rogers, aged SO, who has been in
prison most of the time since he was
A, hanged himself in his cell yester-
lay. He tied two handkerchiefs to-
,ether, fastened one end TO an upper
Junk and the other around his neck.
lie then rolled off the lower bed and
,hoked to death. Cross was sentenced
or robbery in 1897. He escaped from
he jailer, and was found in 1905 IN
Colorado prison, serving time for
blowing a safe. He was arrested on
lis discharge from the Colorado prison
md brought to Joliet in 1907
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20

hich $1514.
rse- No. d. A. 10. Claim of VIM. MurL
oper sheriff, for taking Jim Edwa
Inty. charged with murder, before ia
1ig- Reid at Wausau for sentence
The for committing prisoner from w
pro- sau to prison at Waupun. The
Co. charged for are legal and pre-
the charges against the County.
LAX wards was sentenced to fourt
lion. years.
we're No. D. A. 20. This claim is really
claims The first being for going
4 in ter and bringing one Kettle Pete
as from Arbor Vitae to Eagle Il
owed before County Judge n. A. Coli
sari for commitment to the Marat
County poor farm. This is
pny, ty which comes within his du
vice for which the sheriff receives
S to ary. as services to be perforl
within Villas County, and for
H1g- services he. cannot recover arFtI
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20

at noon today. Mr.. Andrews was nom
mated ON the third ballot. w. w.
Powell and B. j. Castle withdrew from
the race, leaving Fred M. Wylie of
Morrisonville, B. F. Smith of Tomah
drews in the contest. Mr.. Falconer
had no opposition.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
On the Rail

Whether newspaper and magazine
publishers may legally accept trans
portation over the railroads in return
for advertising in their columns prob
ably will soon be decided by the SD
preme court of the United States.
The Chicago, indianapolis & Louisville
Railway company, generally known
as the Monon route, has brought to
that court a case involving this ques-
ton, and it is probable the court will
find in it a subject of such general
Importance as to justify it in advanc-
ing the hearing. The suit originally
was instituted by the government in
the United States circuit court for the
northern district of Illinois. That
court held that such a transaction
would in all probability result in dis
elimination and therefore decided
against the company.
A report has been issued by the
legal adviser of most of the railroads
i'm Texas on the subject of personal
Injury suits in that state. This re
port shows that payments by the
roads for personal injuries are much
larger in Texas than in any other
state in the Union This is attributed
to the presence there of many per
sonal injury bureaus that systematic
ally foment this kind of litigation, and
the success of which is due largely
to the hostile public sentiment to-
wards the railroads. In the report 1t
is shown that from 1891 to 1903 the
number of suits brought against the
roads for personal injuries increased
greatly AS the result of campaign
of education undertaken by the roads
there was a considerable decrease in
these cases from 1903 to 1906, but in
1907 and 1908 the number again in
creased. Although the railway mile
age in the state increased only one
and one-half times from 1891 to 1908
and receipts from operation In this
time increased only two and one
fourth times, the personal injury pay
ments for 1908 exceeded those for 1891
more than eight times. Payments
made for this purpose in the fiscal
year ended on June 80 last amounted
to s1,8O0,000, equal to one-ha1f the
amount it took TO run the Texas
state government
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
The southern Character.

The southerner is essentially an
Englishman of the Midi. His semi
tropical climate has burned into him
some of the qualities that we asso-
ciate with the southern European.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20

nounced the purpose; then Judge Ban
croft proposed M. j. Cleary of Blanch-
ardville for chairman and the motion
prevailed No nominating speeches
were made, and the first ballot re-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20

N6C6>SdIE
Several defective ballots were then
cast. and finally Mr.. Scott withdrew.
Mr.. Bancroft then was named unani-
mously. He made brief speech OF
appreciation.
The caucus next proceeded to NOM
mate its favorite for chief clerk. 1t
was announced as a formal ballot. and
resulted:
c. e. Shaffer. Madison 1890. so
John C. Miller, Madison Il
C. w. Fraser, Menomonie Falls z
Total Neutrality-suspicious. 10
Necessary to choice ........ 40
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20

Mr. Shaffer was promptly declared
the nominee. A formal ballot for ser
geant-at-arms was taken. 1t resulted:
w. S. Irvine, Greenwood ...... 40
David H. Davies, Milwaukee :. %
Charles Barker, Delavan 1880. 8
John Sharp, Delavan ..... l
John G. Miller, Madison ..... ]
Total votes . rs
Necessary to choice ......... 40
Mr. Irvine had exactly enough.
All subordinate positions of every
description in the assembly, and sen.
ate also, are filled under the competi-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20

was dismembered, then | began to
put the garments into the front stove
when | remembered that it had poor
draft and the things might not burn.
Then l saw that my clothing was torn
and bloody while some of his were
yet whole and l exchanged them, took
all but a few of mine and piled them
in along with the body. I then went
up nearly to the tunnel station, where
| turned my rig about and started it
on the back track My coat hid my
torn and bloody garments until | got
to Chicago. where l purchased
others I'm tired of trying to hide,
though I have succeeded in eluding
the detectives so far. If you get this
while I'm yet alive, come and get
me- shall not be far from Carthage
Ill"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
WAS ANCESTOR OF MANY.
Mormon Pioneer Passes-Drowned in
Hot Springs.

Ogden, Utah, Jan. 13.-Lorin FAIR,
a pioneer Of Utah, among the first con-
verts to mormonism, first mayor of
Ogden, husband of seven wives and
ancestor of 800 children, grandchil-
dren and great grandchildren, acct
dentally drowned at Utah hot springs
Yesterday afternoon.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-01-20
Tells of Her Life.

Auburn, N. Y, Jan. 12.-Mrs. Sarah
T. Browning, widow of Gideon Brown
ing, talked of her life and of her dead
husband to- a representative of the
Associated Press here last night. She
said she and Browning were married
in West Bloomfield, N. Y, February
IL, 1894; that a year later they moved
to Adrian, Mich, but in the fall re-
turned to West Bloomfield and later
went to Canandaigua. Because of
Brownings drinking and abuse, she
says, they separated in September,
1907, she coming to Auburn to- live
with her sister. A year ago Brown
ing came to Auburn, made threats
and denied that he had a wife in
Michigan but she refused to go back
to him. She told about his selling
their property in Canandaigua, appro-
priating all the money and going back
to Michigan Mrs. Browning said she
never knew Rev. j. H. Carmichael.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
COTTON SEED. COW
PEAS. VELVET BEANS.
SEED CORN: ::

Everything bought tn car OTIS from Prime
tsruAtTa.E
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

buHhci. 81 30. one halt huahol. 81 90 !.
onc-tourth buahcl. : 3 ccnia Pride
SiAhna. a Emo yellow. same prices
This corn In fine yiclder. and tho earl
lest corn known to the South
Order now.
Macon Mercantile Co. Macon Miss
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
BaiIey's Choice Prolific Seed Corn

Ntae tn shFrw care 60 rsesB stAfA- : cFvsas
t.et urru The y h'to and iuE Ncl}un sssru.
ttsA1ns tfotu osse halt Ia shfr~ sassA8trss iFsrh
eng NsuA3t rva euh Itazc teru tmrFs5A tuE
hls eosu fos sitteeo 1ears. e. grs bashel
: 4" b No us8es ArrrIscss lns iesa ,hAo ioxa
= H. nNGEhN. tArursa - a.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
MAGNOLIA TREES.

The kins Of all hroadlcst ever
greens. a native 81 our swanps. to
6 feet. 81 each Other shade trees
ornamental osorgre~ns. Hedge Roacs
etc. Also Apple. Peach. Pear. Pecan.
and Plum trees and CrapeS3poa and
strawberry plants Get the best by
- year, t~~t. Catalogue free.
Newton <ursrris@ Newton, Nins.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
- a ICG
Choice Early Big Boil Cotton Seed

ThAs lie a ~ hr3alsxi wasstnfs. rAsg tu gather
hAsAg amd ssuEh = sussS rgclacF. Hats - -}
tAtt ~ tu measure tfaFu 60 lste iEay boa "a
y 90 p~s hssshc3 ga - besAhrl loss and oNpF
sas l~t bu. "a b. = BE- WAttEN.
Gsatnn-a -. q.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

W n . uuts. L~-.,s.. IL.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06
Cow Peas.


tuFllah and oregon. sact luts. bushcl
- z. lef buahri Ntlusa. saeG luss husF
Gle. ston G.or bgsheL n.ei prices In laFee
amuauts
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

tn nyr IVA rksIIn n rs; cegsfr Ciulissi
Hs BOIL 0TToa ~ have fur sale twrutF husheaa
- above ssed rabeed 81 sh|s svs0p&y las rear
Price 20 cenfa Ear pound. 80 = - Eer ht.shs1
- pounds uetd cotton made halo 81 glH1
n 81 Ching So Esuzsnds. . Inch etatlc. taaa.
atttrf gn@eA n3ddlluc ThIR cotton As 4.Frs
noupced ~ All 3 bo aaw % erua ING "a the
boat thcy ever aAw. This ha@c AZ Efumn $3.50
fso.or rcd euif = &thoHt suB FeFt4llser hatrtef
The Georgia Departmental STALLION claims
that thGs cotton YisEtcd muTc llns G~F sste
than An1 cuEtuu thee sratea aH& 40 atasg.t 3.
varieties tug BsAs lsS. fAaN+g Esaa vggta
sHs~sE 70 err TuH nr~v @HHu ~ Tun
wphAn =. - AGsA.@. Aagau. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1909-02-06

Nuvu.-@Thr atsasc ls cnuT - the urt EtnA}
lrttef. wlih tho stcepsIuu u les minor
e. AsumaAs&cAl cFrurA
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-05-07
GREAT CIVIC NEED.
That of Interesting Children fa'
Improvement Work.

Tnat OF lntcFchtlnB AZ
Improvement Work.
What IL needed along the line of i'm
provement work, phase too often
overlooked, is to educate and develop
taste in the child regarding civic beau
tifying When the growing generation
is interested In civic improvement the
results need not be feared. The pres
ent weakness lies In the fact that but
few are interested, and the vast ma
jority are Indifferent through ignor-
ance. Gould the first principles of this
grand work be taught to school chill
dren as a body the work of beautify-
ing in the future would prove a simple
and easy task. Had the children Of
the past generation been educated in
Improvement work there would be no
need now of maintaining constant,
never ending fight for street trees and
other features of the work without
which beautiful cities cannot be had.
In dealing with the subject at school
it is not necessary to delve into detail,
Out lne pupllS SnOulu ue lnSli uSleu IL
the fundamentals.
This interest cannot be created by
the stuffing process, which is the weak
ness of the present day common
schools, but should be developed in the
child, so that he can perceive, appre-
ciate and discover beauty and excel
lence and the best means to such ends.
The curriculum of the common school
has not been of late years sufficiently
changed to meet the demands of the
present day development in regard to
public improvement. and when reach
ing mature years or upon leaving
school this phase of life is to him
closed book. School training should
aim to impart somewhat of culture and
taste, especially during the later years
Of attendance, and this in turn would
be transferred to the home and public
works, so that there would soon be an
army Of protestants against sloven.y
municipal housekeeping that would
prove equally potent in public life with
the improved methods and conditions
brought about at home.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-05-07
War Commander of Apaches, After
Twenty-one Years Did Not For.
give PaIe-Faced Captors.
LAST OF THE REDsKIN LEADERS
Only Relenting Warrior Showed Was
When he Sought Some Favor
from Custodians.

The recent death Of Geronimo, the
famous war chief Of the Apaches,
which occurred at the Fort Sill mill
tary reservation In Oklahoma, where
he had been held prisoner for many
years, removed one Of the most cruel
and most subtle red-sklnned savages
that the United States Government has
ever fought. Gen. Miles, to whom he
surrendered after his last great out
break In 1885, called him the "hu-
man tiger" and the Characterization
was not too severe. He reveled in
blood and died untamed and unrecon-
structed.
The famous Apache, who came TO
public notice four years ago when he
was permitted to take his band of
warriors to Washington for the inaugu-
ration Of President Roosevelt, was one
of the few really great fighters that
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-05-07
NOR WIN be characteristic Of the sams
stage Of civilization.

Old age does not seem to incapacitate
the English clergyman. The Rev. w.
w. Wingfield, vicar Of the established
church in Gulval, Penzance, recently
celebrated his ninety-fifth birthday and
the seventy-fifth anniversary of his ap-
pointment to his present living. He is
still able to preach and write with
much vigor. There are half a dozen
other clergymen who have been In
charge Of their churches for more than
sixty years, and a tenure Of forty
years is quite common. The longest
service on record is that of a vicar of
Rickmansworth, who held the living for
eighty-one years. from 1889 to 1870.
Perhaps If the churches chose theiI
Wears as the American churches choose
their pastors there would be more fire.
quent changes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-05-07

survived Of the host Of Indian lead
ers Of the last two generations. Time
after time during this long period he
outgeneraled, outmarched and out
fought dozens Of regimental leaders Of
the United States army, and was per-
sonaIy responsible for the delibera te
murder of thousands of helpless set
tiers and the horrible torture Of hun
dreds Of captured enemies. For the
last nineteen years this old chief had
been prisoner Of war;
He had never forgiven the white
men, and up to the time of his death
he never spoke of the whites as broth
ers' except at times when the willy old
redskin covered his hatred to pray for
some favor. He had made many at
tempts to get permission to go back to
Arizona, where he said he desired to
die.
Early in 1908 Geronimo made trip
to Washington with number Of his
followers in an effort to interest Pres
ident Roosevelt in his case. The old
Indian was unsuccessful however, and
to the last Geronimo was full of bit
ter hatred for the white man. At the
time of his death Geronimo was sc
years old. One daughter, Lola, who
lives In Oklahoma, survives the old
warrior
From the early COS until Gen. Law
ton, then serving under Gen. Miles,
rounded him up in 1886, Geronimo was
living terror to the settlers Of Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Sonora, Mexico.
Time after time in those days he
swept down upon lonely ranches with a
band of well-horsed, well-armed saw
ages, numbering and burning, then with
the cunning of snake wriggled back
into the mountains, where the little
companies of cavalry found 1t impos.
sible to snare him.
Preferred Death to Capture.
The country first began to hear of
Geronimo 80 years ago, when he was
comparatively young man. In those
days Cochise was war chief of the
Chiricahua Apaches, an old man OF
| bestial cruelty. Geronimo himself was
the son of Mangus Colorado or Chal-
crow, who as war chief of the Warm
Spring Chiricahuas made life a bur.
den to the settlers of Arizona and New
Mexico. Cochise died In 1875 after q
career of rapine and plunder that
couldn't be matched except by the rec
ord Geronimo made later. Natchez sue
ceeded Cochise and Geronimo very
shortly succeeded Natchez.
AS to how many lives Geronimo end
ed within the next 10 years there is
no record. His favorte amusement
! was to send In assurances Of peace to
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1909-05-07
AN EARLY FLYING MACHINE.
A sCoTcHMAN's INVENTION.

Some twnty years ago Scotch in
ventor devised the flying machine now
being built, as shown In this illustra-
tion. At that time aerial navigation
was considered nothing more than a
wild dream df crazy inventors. 1t is
known as gyropter, and has two um-
brella-like lifters or propellers which
whlrl. The skeleton of the body, and
framework which supports the lifters
have yet to be covered Unpopular
Mechanics.