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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
TRAGIC
DEATH OF M'COOk
HUSBAND OF DEAD NEW YORK
WOMAN SLAIN IN DESPERATE
FIGHT IN DAKOTA.

Sioux Falls, S. D. Feb. 20.-The
tragic death in New York Saturday
of Mrs. Edwin S. McCook, who was
run down by an automobile. recalls
the violent death of her husband,
General Edwin McCook, who was
secretary of Dakota Territory
In 1873, Yankton was divided by b
fractional dispute between the two
ends of the town. At a mass meet
OH Sept. IL, 1873, Peter Wintermute,
a banker and partizan of the Broad
way faction, met General McCook,
who belonged to the Capital street
crowd, asked him for small loan
to buy some cigars. For answer, Nc
Cook knocked him down and wiped
his face in the filth of the floor.
Wintermute then stationed himself
at the door and, when McCook ap-
preached began firing. The two Crap
pied in a terrific fight. Though NOR
tally wounded, McCook carried his
adversary to a window and all but
threw him to the street two stories
below, when his strength failed
Wintermute was twice tried for MUIR
der and finally acquitted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
KNOCKERS MAKE
MERRY WITH TAFT
JOINS THE ORDER "AT SIGHT,
RECEIVES WIRELESS FROM
KAISER.
PERSIAN SEER READS PRESI
DENT-ELEcT's UTMOST
THOUGHTS.

Cincinnati O.. Feb. 2O.-President-
elect Taft was last night made a
Knocker "at sight" His initiation
furnished entertainment for 100 prom
inent business and professional men of
the city at the Knocker clubs annual
dinner.
The organization is composed of
businessmen and its mission is to
knock everything tending to hinder
the city's advancement.
The president-elect was not allowed
to make. speech but a skillfully
made up double" represented him in
the entertainment features.
Emperor Williams wireless message
was announced to Taft as kiss for
each cheek and hope that the SEN
ate would not find it necessary TO re
duce the presidential salary before
the new president could get in.
Anyone of his 81 varieties of wives
was offered to Mr.. Taft by a repre-
sentative of the sultan, but Uncle Sam
would have none of this, rejecting
the offer with the assertion that "one
wife is enough to keep man poor.
With his hands upon Taft's Uranium,
Persia's representative told the as
sembled Knockers of the thoughts
passing through his brain as follows
sHe is just now congratulating him.
self that he was made Mason at sight
and SO is the goat; trying to dis
cover some word to use instead OF
delighted wonders whether a union
cabinet maker ought to work over
eight hours day: wishes the cabinet
would let him write part OF that mes
sage TO congress; resolves in the tariff
war 10 lead the charge up to the very
lannon's mouth.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
CANNOT BE MEMBERS.
Illinois Mine Workers Decide Cues
ton After Long Debate.

Peoria, III, Feb. 20.-Whether the
members of the united mine workers
of Illinois. who purchase stock III
mines shall cease to be members OF
the organization or not was the SUB
iect of a long debate in the session
of the convention here yesterday
President Walker held that member
shin cards should be returned in sucn
eases. The convention instructed the
executive committee to draft resoiu
ton covering the point.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
VOTE
FOR i. 5. SENATOR

Madison, Feb. 70.

Such was the essential result OF the
fourteenth ballot for United States
senator in the. legislature yesterday.
Assemblyman George A. Scott was
honored with votes, Congressman
Esch with Senator Husting with 4,
Senator Estabrook with 6, Lieutenant
Governor Strange and Senator owen
2 each Senator Randolph, Senator
Hudnall Senator Sanborn, Senator
Lockney. Mr.. McGovern, Assembly
man V. H. Cady and Ex-Governor
Hoard 2 each. Colonel d. E. WEIGH
of Baraboo, once a state senator, got
Mr.. Cady's vote Notwithstanding the
fact that Cady is a democrat and
Welch a republican. Rummel, social
democrat got 4 votes as usual, Neal
Browns vote shrunk to while THESE
were battered with one each: Cover
nor Davidson. Assemblyman Stack
Congressman Weisse, Assemblyman
Hughes. Senator Donald, ex-senator
Morse. Senator Morris, s. A. COOK
Congressman Cooper, Assembiyman
BRAY. Assemblyman Culbertson, Judge
webb. Assemblyman Pickarts and AS
semblynan Mcconnell Assemblyman
Egan and Stack who have been voting
for Stephenson went to Hudnaii
These two were the only significant
changes and they are said TO mean
nothing. The usual protest. made by
Mr.. lie Roy, was '.overruled.
The fifteenth ballot will be taken at
noon next Tuesday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24

various amendments had been pro-
posed, one to make the act optional
in counties, said Mr.. Cleary, and 1t
was then that Mr.. Kay interjected MS
remarked based on what Tax Com
missioner Curtis had said. The vote
for indefinite postponement was 90 to
35 The negatives were Messrs. z
A. Cady, v. H. Cady, Chapple, Crow
ell, Culbertson, Curtiss, Daub,
Disch Egan, Erickson, Crosse, Haight
Johnson, Kemper, Kay, Kempf, Keyes,
Kull, Laycock, Leroy, Marquardt,
Nelson, Onstad, Phillips, Roethe,
Rollmann, Schmidt, Schwalbach, Ste
vens, Stewart, Towne, Viebahn, Well
ensgard and Wells.
Other Measures.
The Viebahn bill exempting from
taxation property used for education
al or religious purposes was ordered
to third reading; also the Simon
Smith bill for a Wisconsin delegate
to be sent to the national conference
on weights and measures.
For Care of Graves.
Through Chairman Scott the state
affairs committee introduced bill
permitting counties. towns and vii
| lagos to receive funds for the perpet-
ual care of graves.
Doomed Bills?
Adverse reports were made by the
committee on banks and insurance OF
| the bill No. 1919, A., to annul the fire
marshal department and by the tax
committee on bill No. 1875 A to repeal
| the law creating the state tax com
mission. The judiciary committee
reported favorably No. SO A, for the
refunding to Portage county by the
state of a certain inheritance tax.
report in favor of humiliation was
made on the Stack bill for pensionlng
county employees.
Woodmen Busy.
Modern Woodmen are busy every
where to thwart the purpose of the
national fraternal congress to have
passed a bill establishing a minimum
rate of fraternal insurance. Messrs
/ U
lsented remonstrances against any
such scheme. Petitions were pre-
scented by Mr.. Hammill for the estab
lishment of an agricultural expert
ment station in Washburn county: b,
Mr.. Keup for an appropriation
100000 for university extension
work through correspondence; by MI
Erickson, against establishing mu
nicipal court at Stanley; by Mr.. Bal
lard, against raising the minimum
school age from 4 to 6 years; and b.
Mr.. Urquhart against the hotel l
cense bill.
Till Tuesday.
Both houses adopted a resolution
offered by Assemblyman Cleary pre-
viding that beginning Feb. q, tn
Legislature shall hold sessions on a.
ternate Saturdays and Mondays.
After the joint senatorial session
at noon both houses adjourned till L
a. m. next Tuesday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24

that" he added, was what Mr. Curtis
of the state tax commission told the
house committee on taxation Then
Mr.. Roethe plunked in a substitute to
a like bill which he had on the cal
ender to adopt the optional method );
and it will come up for consideration
later.
The question arose when the Kay
bill to repeal the supervision of as
sessment law came up. The COM
mittee on taxation had made hostile
report upon it that brought Mr.. Kay
to the defense. The supervisor law,
he said, had seemed good at first but
when mortgage taxation was abol-
ished it became superfiuous. Mr..
Roethe said the Grant county board
was unanimously opposed to the law.
and that generally the Office was toll
Grated, not respected. 1T simply
puts an extra useless expense on
countless" he declared. Axel john
son of Turtle Lake averred that his
county had entirely failed TO derive
duy dQf duIdSS tilC tdN, WhiiS -
was costing the people of all the
counties quite 100000 annually in the
aggregate. The tendency he went
on ardently, lis toward too many COM
missions and boards. We have them
for everything an endless chain.
1t is time for change of policy.
Mr.. Buslett said that Waupaca
county had found the law useful: it
had actually resulted in an equalizing
of taxes. IF you have capable
supervisor" he added, you'll find the
act valuable.
Mr.. Cleary of the tax committee
made no special defense of the law,
but argued that repeal now might be
inopportune since an income tax law
was possible and its enforcement
probably would require the services
in each, county of some efficient
official like a supervisor of assess
ment He agreed with the gentle
man from Polk that I'VE had about all
the commissions needed but he
said the tax committee though the
present no time TO repeal this law
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Officer Killed BIZ Greek.

Omaha. Feb. 20-Edward Lowry, a
patrolman, was shot and killed in
South Omaha last night by "a man
known as Greek John. Although
Lowry was mortally wounded he fired
a bullet into the Greeks lungs which
will probably prove fa-al. Officers
had arrested the Greek and we're taxi
ing him TO the station when the pris-
oner suddenly drew a revolver and
shot the policeman three times
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Rin and Sale Ordered.

Guthrie. Okla, Feb. 20.-By vote
along strictly party lines, the house
Yesterday passed the senate school
land sale bill providing for the dis
position of approximately 100000
ceres of indemnity and college lands
of Oklahoma, exclusive of those pTo-
perly known as common school lands
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
FOR IMPROVEMENT
OF WATERWAYS
CONGRESS MAKES PROVISION
FOR WORK ON LAKES AND
RIVERS.
MORE THAN QUARTER MILLION
VOTED FOR ARMY AND
PENSIONS.

Washington, Feb. 20.-Under the
provision of the river and harbor bill
reported to the house no single chan
mel or improvement is to be allotted
more than $4,000 out of the appro-
priation for emergencies. The bill
repeats the act that authorizes the
Mount Carmel Development company
to draw water from the Wabash river
in Wabash county, Illinois, and au-
thorizes the secretary of war to grant
leases for the use of water created
by the government dam at Mount
Carmel
The president is requested to open
negotiations with Great Britain for a
treaty for securing the maintenance
of ample water levels for uses of
navigation in the great lakes by the
construction of such controlling and
remedial works in connecting the
rivers and channels of the lakes as
may be agreed upon. The secretary
of war is also authorized to fix just
and reasonable compensation to be
paid for the use of water and water
power now or hereafter owned in ST.
Mary's river by the United States.
Six hundred thousand dollars is
appropriated for examinations and
surveys. contingencies and incidental
repairs for rivers and harbors for
which there is no special appropria-
ton Among the most important wa
terways for which preliminary sur
veys and examinations are provided.
are:
The Chicago and Rock rivers, in
Illinois; the harbors and rivers at or
near Chicago; the Wabash river in
Illinois, the Des Moines, Cedar and
Iowa rivers in Iowa; the Marquette.
Mich, harbor; the Mississippi river
between St Paul and Minneapolis;
the reservoirs at the headwaters OF
that river; the Minnesota river and
reservoirs at its headwaters; the
Rainey river and the Duluth, Mimi.
and Superior, Wis, harbors
House Passes Supply Measures.
Three of the great supply meas
ures OF the government passed
through the various stages of enact
ment into law in the house. The
Notifications bill was completed and
went to the senate; the sundry civil
bill was reported and the postoffice
appropriation bill sent to conference.
variety of other subjects was
dealt with The report of the spe-
cial commission on pulp and paper in
vestigation was read; the river and
harbor bill was reported and the re-
port of the special printing investi-
CATION committee was submitted.
During the time the general debate
lasted on the Notifications b..., num-
erous speeches on miscellaneous top
les were made.
Senate Votes $263, 495, $50.
Not during the present session of
congress has such large amount OF
legislative business been done in the
senate as was accomplished yester-
day The army bill carrying $102.-
e26,050 and the pension bill with
s16O. 500 900, OF which $160000,000
was for pensions and $S69,000 for
fees ETC., were passed. Forty-five
other bills, 40 of which had previous
~ been favorably acted upon by the
house, were passed.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
NEGRO to Electric Chair.

Roanoke, Va, Feb. 20.-Aurelins
Christian, the negro who Thursday
criminally assaulted and then MUIR
dered Mary Dobbs, Ia years old, was
yesterday sentenced to die IN the
electric chair March %. He confessed
to the crime.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24

the first white women to come into
this part of the country, is dead here
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
William McKinnon, wife of Chief OF
Police McKinnon. Mrs Gallagher
came here from Sault Ste. Marie
with her husband in 1855.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
EIbe OverfIows Its Banks.

Madgeburg, Prussia. Feb. 20.-FIfty
villages and 10000 acres of land are
under water, as the result of the Elbe
being out of its banks. Most of tho
inhabitants of Seehausen. which had
population of about 5000, have fiel
to tbs CITY, Thousands of cattle
and sheep have been drowned.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Indian for Inauaursi.ion.

Washington. Feb. 20.-Rev East
man of Sisseton, S. D., full blood
Sioux Indian, was yesterday appoint
ed South Dailzota's representative or
the staff of the grand marshal in the
Inauguration parade.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Hashash Must Die.

Chicago, Feb. 20.-Hassan Ell Has
hash. was sentenced to life imprison-
ment yesterday for the murder of 10
year-old Tuffa Shasheim. The muir
derer cut the boys body to pieces and
cast it piecemeal into various parts
of the drainage canal and neighboring
waters last summer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
BROKER IN BOSTON BANKRUPT.
Walter n. TrumbuIl Schedules $148,
O83 Liabilities, $5O,39O Asseks.

Boston, Mass, Feb. 20.-Walter H.
Trumbull of the firm of Walter H
of Boston, filed a voluntary petition in
bankruptcy yesterday, with liabilities
of $148,0S3 and assets of $50,390. In
ability to float certain bond issues
and joint liability with another firm
of brokers now in bankruptcy are
given as causes of the proceedings.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
To PLAY seven Games.

Chicago, Feb. 20-The western col
lege conference has decided by a
mail vote to allow its members to play
seven games of football. The Univer-
sity of Chicago will play games with
Northwestern. Purdue Indiana, Mime
sofa. Wisconsin, Illinois and Cornell.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Ravish Beni-MesaIa.

Ceuta, Morocco, Feb. 20.-Spanish
troops have ravished the country a
Beni-Mesala and blown up the house
of the brigand Valiente, chief Of the
Anjera tribe, as punishment for an al
tack upon Lieutenant Nance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
CALAVARAS FOREST
SAVED AT LAST

Washington, Feb. 20.-President
Roosevelt, by signing the bill for the
creation of the Calaveras national for
est, California, has completed the leg
islation which has saved for all time
the most famous grove of trees in the
world This act is the elimination of
efforts extending over the past nine
yeare.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Paper Concerns Combine.

Green Bay, Wis, Feb. 20.-The
Green Bay Paper & Fibre company,
capitalized for 100000, have been
placed under one management. John
C. Fogarty is the general manager of
both companies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Mediation Possible.

Paris. Feb. 20.-The Mathis London
correspondent says the cabinets of
Paris and London are considering the
possibility of mediation between Aus
tria and Servia.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
INTERNATIONAL CONSERVATION
President Roosevelt Invites Powers tc
Participate in Conference.

Washington, Feb. $3.50 thorough
" impressed is President Roosevelt
with the necessity of conservation OF
natural resources of the world, that
he, yesterday. directed Secretary Of
State Bacon, at the suggestion of the
North American conservation confer
ence in session here, to extend form
al invitation to the foreign powers to
participate in an international con-
ference to deal with this problem, to
be held at The Hague next Septem-
Der.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24

Uncle Sam will retire from Cuba,
but will no- remain 50 far away as to
be unable to hear call for help
Washington Star
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
Death of Bridget Gallagher.

Superior, Wis, Feb 2o.-Mrs.
Bridge. Gallagher, who for fifty-four
years lived in this city, being one OF
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24
KAY AFTER COUNTY
TAX SUPERVISORS
AND RoETHE WOULD GIVE
COUNTIES LOCAL OPTION
ON SUBJECT.
TEMPORARY VICTORY FOR PRES
EMIT LAW, BUT END is
NOT VET.
Madison, Feb. 20.

F0D. ~.
mot three
counties in the
entire state would
elect a county
supervisor of as
sessment if it
were left option
al with Them
declared Assem-
b imam Kay Of
Pierce county in
the assembly yes
terday, land
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-02-24

The fifteenth ballot will be taken at
noon next Tuesday
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-04-28
MATCHING, 6RooDINo AND FEED.
ING GOSLINGS.

You may be correct I'm thinking that
an ambitious cluck draws no distinc-
don between a doorknob and a tin
can. but it's often what matches out
oothers the hen. so you better look a
ieetle oudt" n you set goose eggs. for
sometimes the nanny hen. horrifed
at the little scoop shovelers. VIII just
proceed 70 wiring their rubbernecks.
People who have only a few geese
and plenty OF sitting hens often play
shell game on the laying goose By
putting nest egg in and taking out
the goose egg. The goose. thus think
Ing she has missed laying. keeps at IL
and often lays from twenty to sixty
eggs a season.
Six eggs weigh two pounds and are
enough for a large hen. Brahnas. Co
chins and Langshans preferred. Set
hens In sheltered place on the ground
and sprinkle the eggs every day when
IL Is warm and see that hen covers
them at once. but mother goose will
wet her own eggs after her dip in the
creek.
Set a storm shelter over your sitting
goose and give her cut straw with
which 10 line her nest She will cover
the eggs with this when she leaves to
fool Skunk. Weasel K Co, who are
especially fond OF goose eggnog.
IL Matching with incuoators, keep
temperature at 101 at center Of egg.
as this makes the beat about 1o3 at
top. as a goose egg is higher than a
hens egg
Test on the eighth day. Sprinkle
every day. turn and cool like hens
eggs
III using brooder have the high drum
less hover style with top heat Start
at 50 and taper down according TO
needs Of gosiings.
Use dry deep sand on brooder door
and have water vessels arranged so
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-04-28

WHITE HhoDEN OOoLINo AND CAMDEN
that water cannot be stopped and car.
ried into nursery.
geese, perhaps because acting step
mother 20 such rubbernecks Is n NOR
flying business
Unlike chicken society, she must
trail along behind the grass grazing
little ganders and is only a two legged
radiator 10 be honked for when their
little gtzzards set chilly. Sc you must
be Mother Goose and furnish the goose
grub.
HOW TO FEED.
Don't feed for twenty-four hours and
give no grain until they can swallow
easily
Feed four times a day FIRST week,
three second and turn out TO pasture
on entire grass ration when a month
old.
First feed sweet, dry breadcrumbs,
Next day add a sprinkle OF moist bran
and cornmeal.
Then feed crumbly mash Of one.
third cornmeal. two-thisds bran and ID
per cent bee: scrap with fine grit.
To fatten two weeks before market
place in small pen and feed mash al
three-fourths cornmeaI and one-fourth
beef scrap.
Keep market geese from swimming
and don't allow goSlings to get vet
before fully feathered.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-04-28
FARM
FOR SALE

A FARM, consisting OF 665
"A acres. lying ON the Blue
Il Ridge Mountain. II miles
from the Government Weather
Bureau. 800 acres of this land j.
cleared and good smooth farming
land. Would make fine fruit
farm. The remainder is in oak
poplar. chestnut. pine and locust
timber. There is an excellent stand
for store, and business man
could clear $40 per month ON the
store alone. A good Grist Mill i
located on the farm. The proposed
Trolley Line from Winchester Ia
Washington will cross the farm.
An abundance nf good Building
Stone upon the farm. and limestone
for lining purposes within 7 mile.
This property will be sold at an
Nircmcly low price.
For further particulars,
address.
NIX, Care of COURIER.
BerryvilIe, Va.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1909-04-28
GOOSE cOOsIP.

You don't like goose? Then you're
not classical at all, for Homer sings
Its praise. Herodotus tells US that the
ancient priests loved the dainty dish,
and the Roman emperors dotted on fat
goose livers smothered with garlic.
while at the coronation OF Henry VIII.
the royal bird was fat gander stuffed
with onions. Better learn TO eat goose.
for II Is gradually taking the turkeys
place on the farm and will soon be-
come the national bird. No. Uncle
sam did not breed the first gander
even II he has turned out some pecul-
lar specimens Of the human goose.
England. on whose geese the sun
never sets. claims the Adamite ances-
tor Of the goose tribe is her ancient
Wild Gray Lag. and from this early
ancestry came ali rubberneck honkers
The most popular are the Toulouse
or gray goose, from Toulouse, France;
the White Emblem from Germany. the
Brown African. the Gray and White
Chinese and the Canadian or semi
wild
The African and Chinese wear knobs
on their heads and seem OF the same
variety, the African being the larger
The Embden is declared TO be the
offspring OF cross between the beau
tiful Wild white swan and the gray
goose
The Canadian is said 10 be a cross
rof Wild goose and Wild duck. which
iwhen crisscrossed with the African
makes most delicious wild mallard or
canvasback duck at bon ton prices.
The most useful are Toulouse. African
and Embden.
Toulouse and African lay from forty
70 sixty eggs per season; ganders
weigh twenty pounds and geese eight
cen. The Embden lays from twenty
to forty eggs; ganders weigh eighteen
pounds and geese sixteen.
The Emblem by reason Of its white
plumage. finer flesh hardness. early
maturity. sentleness. quantity and
quality OF feathers, lesser weight. set
ting qualities and absence Of keel and
abdominal fat folds Is king Of goose
dom.
Russia, With twenty-eight varieties
OF geese. leads the goose procession.
Germany. China and England waddle
after. Your Uncle Samuel is hustlin'
20 "ketch" up and bids fair 70 beat
them all. 80 mote IL be-"