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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
KENOSHA MAN MISSING.
Judge Joseph r. Ciarkson, Jr., Dis
appears.


Kencsha, Wis, July Missing
since last Wednesday night, the po-
lice have finally been asked to take up
the search for Judge Joseph R
Clarkson, Jr., member of the law firm
of Baker & Clarkson, formerly judge
of the district court of Omaha, Neb
and widely known throughout the
United States as a writer and lectur.
er On religious subjects.
The disappearance of Judge Clark
son at this time recalls his strange
disappearance from Omaha on July
20, 1891, and this disappearance fur
nishes the only clue to the solution
of the present mystery After a con
ference with his partners he told
them that he was going to a small
lake near Omaha for a short outing
He disappeared and was finally given
up as dead. Four months later he
walked into Omaha, but his mysteri
Gus disappearance was never ex
planned and in fact in after years the
Judge himself admitted that he could
not explain it, having suffered a lapse
of memory.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
SPARKS FROM THE WIRE

For taking his employers automo
bile out for a Joy ride and running
down a woman, Edward Thompson, 19
years old, was sent to the penitentiary
for one year in New York.
The boiler of the tourist steamer
Gutenberg, plying the River Rhine
near Rolandseck, blew up killing q
stoker and injuring six of the crew
Passengers escaped unhurt.
The mutilated body of Mrs. Mary
Saloman, wife of Gary Saloman, g
peddler, was found on lonely road
near Clarion, Pa Saloman has been
held pending an investigation.
White clerks in the postal service
in Texas have petitioned the depart
ment at Washington to segregate
their fellow co-workers.
Private George A. Hedgpath, 40tE
coast artillery, u. S. A, was killed al
Fort Monroe by falling under train
He weighed 319 pounds.
Cardinal Gibbons in a Baltimore
newspaper has replied vigorously to
the remarks of Henry B. Brown, form
er supreme court justice, on the sub
ject of divorce. He says all the states
should have divorce laws as rigid as
those of South Carolina
The Marathon county union OF Tie
Society of Equity plans to locate two
warehouses in that county, one at
Wausau near the county fair
grounds, the other at Marathon on
a city square, which the village will
donate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
PURELY PERSONAL.

c. H. Mcdonald of Wittenberg
has been appointed divorce counsel
for Shawano county.
The Rev. j. A. Stub of Stoughton.
Wis, has under. considerat on call
10 the pastorate of st. Mathews
Norwegian Lutheran congrega lion,
Chicago.
bishop of the diocese of La Crosse
I left the Alexian Brothers Hospital
S where ahe had been having treatment
Sfor some time for intestinal troubles
Senator and Mrs La Follette ar.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28

the Bethlehem, Pa, Steel company
struck because their wages were re-
duced from $3.50 to SAFE per ton.
The mill was closed.
Banking Commissioner M. C. Bergh
approved an amendment to the arti-
cles of incorporation of the bank of
Hartland, at Hartland, increasing it's
capital from $4,000 to $4,000.
Construction work on the new inter
urban line from Nekoosa to Grand
! Rapids, in which a number of Wau-
sau men are interested as the princi-
pal fnanciers, was begun.
Kansas City, Kan, decided to adopt
the commission form of government
| by q large majority. The new plan
calls for the government of the city
| by mayor and four commissioners
The board Of arbitration appointed
| to dispose of questions left over from
the recent street car strike at La
| Crosse agreed Louis Thrun, leader
OF the strike. was ordered put back at
work
Immense quantities of asphaltum
have been found on the Shoshone In
dian reservation, Wyoming. A STAN
pede from Lander to stake out claims
and secure land from the Indian de-
partment is taking place.
Capt George A. Ludington, for
many years quartermaster of the
rrt,;rd roo;,,,o,+ yV;ooopc;p ipfon+rx,
has sold his harness and saddlery
business, including the real estate, to
E. A. Holcomb of Eau Claire.
Contracts for the brick and steel
plant of the Waukesha Motor com
pany have been let to the Advance
Construction company. The building
will be completed about Sept. 1 and
have ground dimensions of SO by 1876
feet.
Work on the construction of a big
sewer at La Crosse was ordered stop
ped by James T. Day, president of the
board of public works, Oh the ground
that the contractor was not giving
the city as good job as in Mr.. Days
opinion it is entitled to-.
The Detroit, Grand Haven e Mil
waukee railway made a demand on
the state auditor of Michigan, for a re-
| fund of $4,000 in taxes paid previous
to a recent decision Of the supreme
court. The supreme court holds that
the ccmpany's charter is perpetual
and allows it to pay a tax of / per
cent on its capital stock.
Mechanics Building association of
Racine, which incorporated in 1886,
with a capital of $4,000, has passed
out of existence, after paying it's
stockholders dividends amounting to
S3,S15. The association built the
Belle City opera house, recently sold
to the States Theater company for
S35 900. At the time the house was
built the stock was subscribed by me-
chanics in sums ranging from 81 to
$100
The old fiume at the Gadow mill at
Carton is being replaced by one of
concrete construction. 1t will ac-
commodate three of the very latest
type of turbines. The turbines, AL
though much smaller than those now
in use, will furnish about again as
much power and will use only half
the amount of water required by the
old style.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
BADGER BRIEFS


Mrs. Michael Kornowski Of poo;
gave birth to triplets, three girls
lney are all healthy children.
ine remains of man were fmnd
scattered along the 500 railroad track
west OF Thorpe. The head was saw.
cred 'o'
Z. F. Carlson of Superior, aged % a
carpenter, was electrocuted while
turning on an incandescent light. The
young man had on wet shoes at the
time
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kruger near
WATERFOWL, and their son, 6 years old
were hurt IL runaway when Dor
tlon OF the harness of the horse they
were driving tore A chicken coon
stopped the runaway.
eighteen months in the federal
prison and fine of $500 is the pen
atty meted out to Carl Brown of La
crosse for obtaining the sum of $40
Irom Midway saloonkeeper on the
ground that he was a federal officer
A gang of tramps held up a freight
train on the Milwaukee road near Be
lott They opened cars and ran
things to suit themselves until as.
sured by the conductor that they
could have ride to Beloit. Four
We're arrested on their arrival al Re
lott
While Mrs. Paul Fischer of Ply
mouth, was passing through the barn
yard she was attacked by bull, which
threw her heavily to the ground. Mr.
Fischer and their son drove the ami
NAL away, but not until Mrs. Fischer
had sustained injuries which make.
her recovery doubtful
Because her mother objected to
her going with Is year old Clarence
Be1nink and threatened to send her
to an industrial school, u year old
Violet Ligh-hart, daughter of Nicholas
Lighthart a Sheboygan fish peddler,
attempted to commit suicide bv
drowning in the Sheboygan river.
The girl was rescued.
j. Baurer of Rapids. owner of the
land on which is the grave of old
Chief Mexico, has baked the plans
of the county historical society for
locating q monument over the grave,
declining TO allow the use of his land
The monument will be located on
land a few rods from The grave, a site
which also marks the spot of the first
courthouse in Manitowoc county.
The secretary of war approved the
application of the Wisconsin HYDRO
Electric Power company for permits
sion to build dam across the Wis
consin river at Prairie du Sac. The
conditions imposed are that the power
company shall construct a lock, main
tain it free of cost to the government,
keep the river open for navigation at
that point and remove the dam and
lock if they ever fall into disuse.
Magnus Swenson of Madison made
the application.
Otto and Eric Wolters, James Kelly
and Emory CatIin pleaded guilty in
the federal court at Madison to the
charge of having delayed the trans
portation of the mail and were fined
500 and costs each. The court sus-I
pended sentence pending good be-
havior. The young men were in the.
habit of Tipping the fast mail at Por
tage to Kilbourn contrary to the rules
governing this rain. This is the be-
ginning Of a crusade to abate like nui-
.sances on the Milwaukee road, partic-
uiarly 81 Stoughton and La Crosse.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
A Note on Hygiene.

Richard Croker was discussing, at
a banquet in Washington, the Ameri-
can climate.
..In the east he said, at is not as
good, perhaps, as the climate of Eu-
rope but it is good enough and
healthy enough for any man, provid-
ed he remembers one rule
''And what rule is that Mr.. Crock
er?'' asked young statesman from
Pennsylvania.
''Stick to your f1annels,' was the
reply. "Stick to your fannels-till
they stick to you"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
$250,0o0 Fire in Texas.

Houston, Texas, July 21.-The
town of Browndel, Texas, consisting
of 200 houses together with mill
and stock of lumber of the Kirby
Lumber company, valued at $250,000,
burned last evening The details
were not learned
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
Taft Accepts Invitation,

Denver, July 21.-A message from
Representative Taylor yesterday an
nounced that President Taft had &C
cepted the invitation to attend the
trans Mississippi commercial congress
here August 16.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
Two Killed. steamer Sinks.

New York, July 21.-The small
freight steamer Martha Stevens.
bound by the inside route to Tren-
ton, n. J., was run into and sunk by
tug boat off Robins reef in the
harbor yesterday Two men were
killed and two badly injured in the
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
LAeoR AND INDUSTRY.

The caloric company at GAINESVILLE.
has doubled the capacity of its to-
bacco factory.
The Badger Sewing Machine com
pany Of Fond du Lac, which has Just
declared its regular semi-annual divi-
cerds viii close down for ten days
to make repairs
The employees Of a puddle mill Of
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28

Japan's coal output in 1907 was
.13,716,4S8 tons, of which 11,126, 13S
tons, or nearly 81 per cent, were
mined in Kiushiu by the Hokkaldo
Colliery q Steamship company
Prices aboard ship range from s349
to $49S a ton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28

accident. All the others on board
the Stevens, including two women,
were rescued and taken aboard the
ferryboat Gowanus to st. George,
Staten Island
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
THE EVIL EAR.

Hare-When will takers refrain
from evil-speaking? When listeners
refrain from evil-hearing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28

People who admire us are always
pleasant company.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28

Total supply and distribut-
ton, four months; guam
tity in United States Mar.
1, 1909 244, 200, 900
Considers 1t Underestimated.
The report also says:
''Of these PA 10000 900 bushels about
100000 are accounted for by an &C
cepted commercial statement of re-
ported stocks in second hands (mills
and elevators), including the wheat
equivalent of -four March 1, 1909. The
remainder, 170,000,000 bushels must
have been on farms and in unreported
stocks in second hands on the date
named. The estimates of wheat on
farms March 1, (about 144,000,000
bushels) would leave~about 26,000,000
as the unreported amount in second
hands on that date But this is more
been so held, such amount being ap-
proximated at 20 per cent of the total
quantity, reported and unreported,
then in second hands, the reported
stocks being regarded as embracing
about 80 per cent of the total.
Twenty per cent of the total
stocks would have been about 18,000,-
900 bushels unreported, which indi-
Gates that the quantity of wheat. on
farm March /, 1909. was more likely
to have been underestimated than
overestimated by the bureau of statis-
tics"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
ButtermiIk Again Popular.

Battermilk, good old-fashioned but.
termilk, is coming back into fashion
According to local druggists butter
milk IS crowding coco-cola and ice
cream sundaes off the boards.
The other day a man from the
country went into a Sixth avenue
store The clerk heard him say to his
wife: "Order ice cream with fruit on
top. That's the swell thing to take. .
They ordered and presently CITY
Henry Miller, victim of lockiaw.
uled IN terrible agony at Manitowoc
Roy Stephens, aged Z of Brodhead
was dragged for several blocks by his
pony and severely injured.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
SECRETARY WILSON
SCORES PATTEN
REVIEWS CONTROVERSY WITH
WHEAT kING-DEcLARES
ATTACK UNJUST.
ENABLED SPECTATOR TO PRO
FIT AT EXPENSE OF GEN
ERAL PUBLIC.

Washington, d. c., July 21.-Secre
tary or Agriculture Wilson has no
ceased his controversy with James A
Patten, the wheat king of Chicago
over the visible supply of wheat OF
the farms of the United States. Dur
ing the height of the recent corne
Mr.. Patten expressed his disagree
ment with the official figures pre-
pared by the bureau of statistics o
the department of agriculture.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28
FIGURES Received AN Experts

Secretary Wilson has had the fig
ures reviewed by experts and de
clares Mr.. Patterns attack ''unjustifi.
able adding that Its sole object was
to enable the spectators who made il
to gain personal profits at the expense
of the general public" Furthermore Mr.
Wilson asserts that the supply OF
wheat on farms March 1, 1909 twas
more likely to have been uunderesti
mated than overestimated by the bu,
reau of statistics.
In bulletin approved by Secretary
Wilson the department estimates the
amount of wheat in sight March 1 al
244,000,000 bushels. The apparent sup
ply and distribution during the four
months between March / and July is
estimated as follows:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-28

Domestic consumption, four
months (estimated) -. 160,000,000
Spring wheat seed require
ments (estimated) 80. $4,000, 900
Exports, including flour ;. 100000
Commercial stocks July 1,
1909, including flour 49,. $4,000, 900
Farm stocks July 1, 1909,
(estimated) ............ $4,000, 900
The Delta independent., 1909-02-19
Society Notes.

The reception and box supper held in
the Baptist church annex last Friday
evening afforded all who attended an
exceptionally good time. The social
committee used their best efforts to
make it success and surely succeeded.
They deserve highest commendation
for the creditable manner in which the
affair came off. Edith Skinner won
the favor-a dozen carnations-for
having the prettiest basket.
The Episcopal ladies gave a very
enjoyable and reciprocative social on
last Saturday evening. A well pre-
pared program was rendered at the
home of Mrs. T. H Gale. The reading
by Ella Dixon is especially worthy of
commendation. After the program
lunch was served at the home of Rector
Lyons. The ladies are endeavoring to
raise sufficient funds to procure a
memorial window for the Chapel in
memory of the late Rector Douglas.
Mrs l. r Wigram entertained about
sixteen of her lady friends on Friday
afternoon of last week. The ladies
brought their fancy work and very
enjoyable afternoon was spent. Dainty
refreshments were served at the close
of the afternoon.
On Saturday afternoon Mrs. Wigram
entertained at cards. About sixteen
ladies were present and spent very
delightful afternoon playing 800. "
The Wigram home was tastefully
decoraced in honor of St. Valentines
day with hearts and flowers. The
favors provided for the most proficient
at $500 were valentines. Mrs. Darl-
ing won the first favor and Mrs. Nc
Grew second. A well prepared luncheon
was served at fourthirty, concluding
very pleasant afternoon.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Presbyterian church gave very
entertaining social at the Killian home
on Garnet mesa last Thursday evening.
1t was in the order of an Extortion
Social. Fines were imposed upon the
participants for not being sociable and
for being sociable; for sitting still
longer than FIVE minutes at time, for
spooning, for laughing and for not
laughing. Menu cards were hung in
conspicous places about the rooms,
from which one might order lunch at
reasonable rates. A splendid program
was rendered as follows: Instrumental
music, Ed Jacobs and Earl Byerrum;
Solo. Maude Forrest; Duet, male voices
-Ren Penle, and Ray Hunt; Recitation.
Annabelle Forrest; Mandolin
Clubhouse Waller, jamie May killian
and Ben Penley; Reading, LYDIA
Hughes.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-19

culture of pears and apples. A num-
Der of persons owning this land have
placed large orders for trees for this
springs planting. Many persons are
already predicting a great future for
the body of land under this canal and
are prophesying that it is sure to be-
come the Palisades" of Delta county.
1t is said by those familiar with both
sections that conditions are about the
same
There is no doubt the wonderful de-
veiopment in Palisades" is due large
ly to the fact that it has two lrriRa-
tion Districts in operation, which joins
land and water together under state
law. 1t is the purpose of those owning
lands under the North Delta Canal to
an irrigation district for
which steps have already been taken.
After an organization is effected the
North Delta Canal with its water
rights will be purchased and Joined to
all the land within its proposed bound
The Delta independent., 1909-02-19
Sugar Factory Is Wanted
Would Be Valuable Addition tc
Delta's Business Interests.

Delta wants sugar factory, needs a
sugar factory, offers the best field in
the West for such an enterprise.
The center of a great sugar beet
growing territory, where there is al
ready practically enough beets pro-
duced each year to supply factory,
and which promises within few years
to much more than double its present
acreage, there is no good reason why
Delta should not have a factory, or
why the present year should not wit
ness the beginning of work on one.
With the completion of the Gunnison
tunnel this fall. thousands of acres of
good beet ground will be ready to plant
in case there is home factory to work
up the beets. At present there are
about 60. 600 tons of beets raised and
shipped to the factory at Grand juno
tion each year.
The beet fields extend from the bor-
ders of the Incorporated city out dis
tance of ten miles or more. The yield
is from Is to 80, and in some cases
even 40 tons per acre.. while the sugar
percentage is above the average OF
other beet growing sections.
What more can you ask, for an in
viting field, Mr. Sugar investors?
Investigate and you will find every
statement herein made, true.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-19
AMONG THE LOCAL CHURCHES.
CATHOLIC CHURCH.

CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Services every third Sunday. Mass
$50 a. m
BAPTIST CHURCH.
S. A Hayworth pastor Sunday
school at 9:45 a. m. Preaching at / l a.
M and 7:3o p. m. B. Y. P U. at p. m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening.
All are invited.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Preaching at IL a. m. and 7:30 p. m
Sunday school 10 a. m Y P. C. E.
$50 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
7:30 p. m.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
Prayer meeting and Teacher Train
ing Wednesday 7:30 Choir practice
Saturday 7:3O p m. Bible School 10 a.
m. At II a m. and 7:30 p. m. the
pastor A n. Glover will preach. All
friends and strangers welcome.
FIRST NJ. E CHURCH.
". G. Barron pastor. Sunday school
10 a. m. Public worship IL a. m.
Junior League 3 p. m. Epworth
League $50 p. m. Public worship
7:30 p. m. Prayer meeting Wedne sday
evening.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Archdeacon Lyon in charge. Resi-
dence 1853 Dodge corner 5th. Services
for Sunday Feb. 2lst. Holy Commun-
ion s a. m. Morning Prayer and Ser
man IL a. m. Sunday School 10 a. m.
There will be no evening service next
SUNDAY.
CHRISTIAN SCIENTISTS.
Meet each Sunday at IL o'clock a. m,
at Pythian Hall. corner Third and
Main.
The Delta independent., 1909-02-19

of the Canal Co. consists of the well
known gentlemen as folio VS.: NJ .ssrs.
l.. Q Lewis. Pres.. /. B. Raichart.
Secr'y. John e Hillman, Treas. ]. F.
Cole and II. l.. Buck. The stock of
the company has all been sold or been
contracted.
The land under the canal consists Of
aboutI 900 acres, the nearest point,
being about one mile from Delta.
Some Of it has been under cultivation
last year. the soil being new. it was
not known what crops would do best.
however excellent results were OBJ
tanned in the following products; suga
beets. oats. wheat, potatoes, onions.
cantaiopes. water melons etc.
The soil has been pronounced by ex-
perts to be especially adapted to the
The Delta independent., 1909-02-19

The editor of the Lake City Times
accuses residents of that place of hav-
ing prayed for snow in the early part
of the winter. and threatens that,
should they be caught doing so now
they would meet with severe acci-
dent. The same editor not long ago
published: by the grace of God and
hard rustling we have been enabled to
purchase new coal scuttle this winter,
and now if the thief who carried off
our shovel will return it, the rigors of
winter will seem less severe