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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
POET AND IDEAL|ST
VICTIM OF SUICIDE
BODY OF CHARLES ETTiNGER
FOUND IN WATERS OF LAKE
MICHIGAN.

MllN aukee June l0-Charles e.
finger, poet ana idealist, a former
resident of Milwaukee, is dead. HIS
body was found in the lake off Chl-
cago yesterday morning by ponce o1ii-
Gals.
Mr.. Ettinger had been missing for
several days, and a poem that ne
wrote and read frequently just before
he was missed, made friends
believe that he sought his life.
l. is believed his mind became de
ranged because of worry over the
death of his wife five years ago.
Mr.. Ettinger was resident OF
Milwaukee about thirty-five years ago
when he was employ ed as a tutor in
the Spencerian Business college after
finishing a course at that institution
He was associated with the late WI
liam R. Harper, first president of Chi
cago university, at Wayland univer-
sity, which was the nucleus of Chica
go. With Harper he planned the
great institution that now ornaments
the old worlds fair midway. In early
life he was an associate of Spencer
founder of the Spencerian system.
Was an Ideaist.
r. c. Spencer, president of the col
lege, who was a close friend of Eft
fingers and who has correspondent
with him frequently for the last thirty
years, said upon hearing of the death
of his friend and former instructor:
HE was a man of extraordinary ma
ture. An idealist, his only fault was
his extreme a1truism in dealing with
the problems of life. His geniality
and broadmindedness made him an
excellent instructor, and he had an
influence for the better over his
scholars which led them to revere
and respect him.
Ettinger was the author of many
sonnets and longer poems and has
had many of his works published. he
leaves three children. His wife, Olive
v. Ettinger died April /, 1904, at the
age of 81 years.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
broken FAMILY
MENACE TO NAIlNO
GOOD OF THE STATE DEMANDS
THAT HOMES BE KEPT
INTACT.

Buffalo, n. Y, June 11.-'T'hat fam
ily has failed of its main function
which adds unfit. undeveloped. I'M
trained, decei,ful, dishonest and I'M
moral men and women to the com
munity." said c. c. Carstens, genera
agent for the Massachusetts, Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty 10
Children. in an address before the
Section on Children, of the Na;lonal
Conference of Charities and Correc'
ton here today.
sOur communities do not yet recog-
nize the wrong" contipued Mr. cars
tens. that is done cer,ain families pc
caase circumstances have MADE ~
necessary for them to be broken up
Nor do they recognize the great
wrong that is done the children Dy
allowing them to remain with tneii
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16

after OBrien from the tap of the
gong. He devoted his attention to
O'Brien's body until he had drawn
the latter's guard down, and then he
sent in a crashing right in the second
round that scored the first knock
down. OBrien got up gamely but
went down fiat on his back a few mo-
ments later from right and left
on the jaw.
The third and last round was brief.
Ketchel went in for knockout and
though he failed had O'Brien in such
a desperate condition that the referee
stopped the fight.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
MURDER AND SUICIDE.


Man Kills Woman Then Turns Gun
on Self.
Chicago, June "a man, supposed
ly Jacob Groskoupf. aged %, OF REM
saeler. Ind, shot and killed Mrs.
Sadie Eisner, aged SO. and immediate
ly after committed suicide here yes
terdav. Mrs. Eisner,, who was
estranged from her husband two
years. lived at the same hotel with
Groskoupf and moved from there III
order to avoid his unwelcome atten
tions, it is said.
Groskoupf followed the woman to
her new residence last night and the
tragedy followed her refusal to tail
to him.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT.
Alderman and Mayor Cited to Show
Cause to Iowa JUDGE.

Des MONIES, June 9.-Judge Nc
Henry yesterday issued an order cit
ing Counclimen Hamery and Ash ant
Mayor Mathis to appear in court to
day to show cause why they should
not be punished for contempt by rea
son of refusal to reinstate Mrs. l.. L
Babcock AS police matron. Mrs
Babcock was discharged on charge OIL
having placed negro boy of ten il
the same bed with white girl o.
eleven
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
HattIeship Michigan Meets Test.

Rockland, Maine, June 10.-Highly
gratifed with the top speed showing
of POOL knots made in her standard
ization tests yesterday, builders and
were confident last night that she
will meet the requirements of 1875
knots contract speed in her four
hours run today.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
MoNoPLANE FLYER A SUCCESS
Latham, French Aeronaut, St
AIoff 0var ~ Lour
Stays

Latham, French Aeronaut, Stays
AIoft Over an Hour.
Paris, France, June 10-The inter
ests of French aviators have been
focused of late ON the doings of the
young aeronaut, Herbert Latham, who
has been flying at Mourmelon-Ie-
his performances of three days ago,
when he remained in the air for one
hour, seven minutes and forty-seven
seconds M. Latham made series of
brilliant fights Tuesday evening, in
VIII CHI his machine demonstrated con-
siderable stability against a fifteen
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
GREEN STAMP NO GOOD.

New Style for Special Delivery to
Give Way to Former Blue.
Washington, June 10.-Postmaste r
General Hitchcock has decided to
discontinue the new green special de-
livery stamp and return to the famli-
lar blue stamp Many letters bear
ing the new stamp have escaped
treatment as special delivery matter
because of its similarity in size and
color to the one cent stamp. Issu-
ance of the blue stamp will begin at
once
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
ANOTHER IOWA cLouDsuRsT
Great Western Railroad From oes
Moines to Kansas City Washed Out.

Moines to Kansas City Washed Out.
Des Moines. June "a second
cloudburst yesterday DESTROYED the
repair work along the line of the
Great Western railroad between Shan
non City and Benton, Iowa. Fol-
miles the roadbed is a broken mass OIL
twisted iron and it will be tomorrow
night before train service is resumed
between Kansas City and Des Moines
Trains to ST. Paul are running on
schedule.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
DIES IN CONVENTION HALL.
Wife of Adjutant General Newman
Expires of Apopleky.

Fort Dodge, Iowa, June AT the
state encampment of the Grand
Army last night, Mrs. Alice Newman
of Des Moines, wife of Adjutant Gen
eral Newman, died of apoplexy. She
was stricken in the convention hall
and died two hours later. The first
session of the encampment was held
last night with 1000 persons in at
tendance.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
Vets Carry Clark County.

Jacksonville, Ind, June 10.-Clark
county voted wet by majority of
1904 in a local option election yes
terday. The vets carried Jefferson
vile by majority of GAG.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
30 YEARS A PRIEST
70 YEARS A BISHOP
BIG CELEBRATION AT FOND Du
LAC IN HONOR OF CHARLES
C. GRAFTON.

Fond du Lac. Wis, June 10.-A sig
nificance attaches to the annual coun-
Gil of this diocese owing TO the fact.
that coincident with it is being cele-
DRAFTED the fiftieth anniversary OF
Bishop Charles c.. Graftons ordina-
ton to the priesthood and the twenti-
eth anniversary of his episcopate
Fond du Lac Episcopalians and
members OF the Episcopal clergy all
over the country are joining with
Bishop Grafton in the celebration.
Elaborate ceremonies will mark the
three day celebration begun yester-
day. A chorus and choir of 100 voices
and an orchestra of % pieces will fur
nish the music. On this opening day
there were nine celebrations of holy
communion. The music for the sol
emn pontifical mass which Bishop
Grafton will celebrate will be repre-
sentative of the plain song of the
eleventh century
Many Visiting Preiates.
Bishop Grafton will be assisted in
the mass by Bishop Coadjutor r. H.
Weller OF the Fond du Lac diocese,
and Bishop w. W. Webb of Milwau-
kee. The sermon will be preached by
Right Rev. John Hazen White, bishop
OF Michigan City, Ind. Among other
visiting prelates will be Right Rev.
Charles r. Anderson, bishop of Chica-
go, and Right. Rev. Mott Williams,
bishop of Marquette, Mich. Many
other bishops have been invited
Tonight Bishop Grafton will enter
tain at dinner in Grafton hail. a
school for young women, which he
founded
The council organized at o'clock
yesterday morning and then ad-.
ioulned for solemn high mass. Bishop
Grafton was the celebrant.
Today the Corpus Christi mass will
be sung by Bishop Weller. A dinner
at / will be followed by garden
party on the campus of the Grafton
hall
Consecrated in 1889.
Bishop Grafton was Instrumental in
bringing from East Grimstead. Eng
land, the Sisters of ST. Margaret
which is now an affiliated house and
an American sisterhood. In 1883 the
bishop founded the Sisterhood of the
Holy Nativity for somewhat different
work from st. Margaret's This Sis
terhoOd has now fine convent in
Fond du Lac with membership of
about thirty.
Bishop Grafton was consecrated
bishop of Fond du Lac on April %,
1889.
Although in his eightieth year, Bish-
op Grafton is remarkably vigorous
and able to attend to the regular
duties of his office. He was born in
Boston and entered the priesthood
after having been graduated from
Harvard university. He is the author
of number of books on religious sub
ipctS
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-06-16
Eormer conoressman Dead.

Detroit, June 9-Timothy Tarsney,
a former Congressman from this state
and a prominent state democrat. died
last night.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
FUNERAL OF THE LATE
J. F. MACKENZIE HELD
MONDAY AFTERNOON

From Mondays Daily.
The funeral of John F. Mackenzie.
who died at the hospital last Satur-
day morning from the effects of in
juries received in being knocked from
a railroad trestle on Four Mile creek,
took place at his late home, 623 River
street, at O'Clock this afternoon in
the presence of a large gathering of
the friends of the family.
The services which were mre than
usually sad and impressive, were con-
Quoted by Rev. J. T. Thomas, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church. The
interment in Lakeside cemetery was
under the direction of the Masonic or
der. OF which the deceased was a mem
ber There were many beautiful flow
ers. the tribute OF friends to the mem
ory of the dead. The accident which
resulted in the death of Mr.. MacKen-
zie will long be remembered as one OF
the tragedies OF the community.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
W. 7. WALLACE ELECTED
PRESIDENT OF STATE
ASSOCIATION SATURDAY

The final meeting of the Colorado
Electric Light, Power & Railway as
sociation was held at the Auditorium
hotel in Denver last Saturday morn
ing. The election OF officers and the
discussion of means OF decreasing the
danger from fire in moving picture
shows occupied the attention of the
delegates at their closing session.
According to the statements of some
of the delegates the moving picture
machine operators of the smaller
cities of the state use some very dan
gerous homemade devices in connec-
ing the electric currents with their
machines. The use OF such apparatus
is forbidden by the fire laws in DEN
yer. but in ths smaller cities the lives
OF thousands OF people are endangered
daily because of the danger of sparks
from these defective appliances
No final action was taken on this
matter. but it was recommended that
all operators be compelled to install
rheostats built with 4 reasonable de-
gree of safety and Insulation.
The officers elected for the coming
year are; President, William T. Wal
lace of this city; vice president, H. l.
Corbett OF Georgetown; secretary and
treasurer. J. c. Iawler OF Colorado
Springs.
George B, Tripp OF Colorado Springs
and J. F. Dostal OF Denver were chos-
en- to serve with the officers on the
executive committee. The time and
place of the next meeting was left
with the executive committee.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
Most heartily l do say that you
are right and are going at this right.
Keep 1t up.
Respectfully,
L. D. BECKWITH.
Dear Mr.. Hardy:

Dear Mr.. Hardy:
You ask for help along the thinking
line of what can be done that is for
the interest of Canon City and 1 be-
lieve when one sees thing to be done
go do it. | have wished Canon City
would own and operate an automobile
making regular trips on special days
to the greatest points of interest about
Canon, with a fixed rate as cheaply as
could be, not for the money to be made
from the trip but for the opportunity
given TO induce our home people, and
tourists and the transient traveller to
stop, take day for seeing what there
is to be seen and know about Canon
City and know the conveniences for
doing 50.
Every once in a while things come
up in the club work OF the city of a
character that leads to this question
why can't we have certain things at
tended to regarding the sanitary con-
dltions OF our town?
One is, and has been asked. whose
business is II TO see that the refuse of
the banquets held in the hall in Shaef-
fer building is not emptied by the bar
rel full into the alley on the ground
left to rot and breed flies and filth
ad libitum?"
Another is why can't the alley be-
tween Rudd and Greenwood from
Sixth TO Eighth streets especially. be
made more wholesome and healthful
than II now is7
Also that part of the Thomas Wells
place that fronts on the south side of
Greenwood avenue.
Did you ever see the picture at the
entrance of the Camposanto at Pisa
OF the man holding his nose while
looking at the dead man in his coffin?
That is what you need to do in the
cases cited.
I am not kicking but thinking
aloud. and say these things from my
interest in the Building up of the
Town" and because l believe in when
you see something ought TO be done.
go do something.
Respectfully.
NJ. SHEET.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
FAR SMALLER NUMBER
OF DEER KILLED IN THIS
STATE THAN USUAL

The open season for killing deer IN
Colorado closed Sunday and most OF
the hunters have returned home from
their camping trips into the noun
tains. According to reports from the
game warden's Office in Denver there
have been fewer deer killed in this
state this year than ever before; the
number being killed by hunters this
season being estimated at five hun
dred as against four thousand twelve
months ago.
Canon City hunters have little reas-
on TO complain of their luck this year
as they appear to have obtained their
full share of venison. A dozen or more
fine carcasses were brought In by
them from various parts of the state;
some OF them from parts not very
remote from town. Under the amended
game laws only deer with horns can
be legally killed this year. whereas
twelve months ago "any old thinS
might be shot. During the ten days OF
the hunting season this year the
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
VISITING SUNDAY SCHOOL
MEN SPEAK FROM CANON
CITY PULPIT SUNDAY

From Mondays Daily,
Rev. ]. c. Carmen OF Denver. sec
retary of the Colorado State Sunday
School association, and Mr.. ]. S. Dur
ham Of Chicago, superintendent of the
house-tohouse department Of the In
ternatioual Sunday School association.
were visitors in Canon City yesterday
and visited several OF the Sunday
schools OF the community. Rev. Car
men spoke from the pulpit of Trinity
Lutheran church Sunday evening. Mr..
Mclaughlin. of Denver, president OF
the Anti-Saloon League OF Colorado.
delivered an address at the Y. NJ. C. A.
Sunday afternoon and spoke from the
pulpit of the Christian church in the
evening. All of Mr.. Durham's expenses
are paid by Mr.. E X. Warren. the well
known millionaire and manufacturer.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
IhJ0RED MAN WELL
KNOWN IN THE CRIPPLE
CREEK DISTRICT

Lee Boswell, the convict, who re-
ceived probably fatal injuries when he
was thrown from high trestle near
Canon City, last Saturday. is well
known in Victor, on account of hav-
ing resided here many years. and was
arrested here when taken 10 Pueblo
for trial.
Boswell was employed as teams
ter by the Colorado Trading and
Transfer company He came to Vic
tor from Old Mexico. after years alb
sence from Pueblo. II was in this city
he was found. and taken TO the Smelt
er city to answer for the assault with
intent to Kill Tom vltulo, According to
accounts OF the brutal assault, II was
one of the most vicious ever recorded
in criminal annals OF the state. On ac-
count of an old grudge, Boswell laid
In walt for his victim and when he
passed him, jumped out from cover.
and stabbed Yltulo in the back. When
the victim fell to the ground. Boswell
jumped upon the PROSTATE body and
stabbed him twice more. Then when It
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
SOUTH CANON TEACHERS
GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO
VISIT PUEBLO SCHOOLS

A number OF the teachers in the
South Canon and Lincoln Park schools
went to Pueblo and Colorado Springs
this morning to visit the schools with
a view OF studying the methods of
instruction in vogue there. The South
side schools were dismissed by the
board of education this week in order
that the students might assist in
picking the apple crop. which seemed
to be imperilled by the cold weather.
Taking advantage of their enforced
vacation the teachers decided TO max,
their annual visitation TO the schools
of Pueblo and Colorado Springs,
School work in South Canon and
lincoln Park will be resumed next
Monday morning.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
MRS. JULIA A. BOYER
ADJUDSED INSANE IN COUNTY
COURT THIS MORNING
From Wednesdays Dali

From Wednesdays Daily.
Mrs. Julia a. Boyer, proprietress
of the little confectionery stand at the
northwest corner of Depot park. was
adjudged insane by jury in county
court this morning and ordered taken
to woodcroit's hospital in Pueblo for
treatment Mrs. Boyer has shown
symptoms of dementa for several
months and was conveyed to the in
firmary at the county farm n couple
OF weeks ago where she has since
been under a physicians care. She Is
a widow and has no relatives in Colo
RADIO so far as can be ascertained. al
though she is believed to have Sis
ter and other kindred living in one Of
the eastern stAtes.
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Messrs. w. H. Wigglesworth, E. E.
schalles, Thomas Smith and A. B.
Nelson. representing the Durango city
council, were taken up into the Royal
Gorge yesterday afternoon by C. w
Van Patten and Alderman Weaber in
order that they might inspect the new
waterworks pipe line They were
greatly interested in what they saw
and pronounced the enterprise just
completed by Contractors Lumsden &
Gordon one of the most notable un-
dertakings of its kind in Colorado.
They were much surprised at the mag
nitude of the work and the skill OF
the engineers in bringing the conduit
down through the canon. After an ex-
amiation of the reservoirs, settling
basins and system OF filtration they
expressed the opinion that Canon City
would have one of the best municipal
water systems in the state when ev-
erything was in working condition
The Durango visitors were the guests
OF Mayor Tanner and the members of
the city council this afternoon, when
they were taken for a carriage ride
through the Lincoln Park and East
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
Denver. Colo, October 6. 1909.

Denver. Colo, October 6. 1909.
Mr Guy L. Hardy.
Canon City. Colo.
Dear Mr.. Hardy:
have read with great deal OF
pleasure and profit the series Of ar
tlcles you have recently been con-
tributing TO the Record on the sub
ject OF boosting your local attractions
and advantages.
These articles ought to strike home
and II they do. good results will sure
" follow In The scores of publications
issued by the Passenger Department,
Canon City is given prominent men
tlon and your drives and scenic at
fractions form the subjects of innum-
erable illustrations. We shall continue
this campaign Of education.
Your people. however, ought to re-
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
STRAWS SHOW THE WAY
THE GENTLE zEPHYRS BLOW

Mr.. Guy U. Hardy, Canon City, Colo.
Dear .Sir:-I have been reading with
interest your convincing articles upon
the tourist question. The following
bits of summer history may throw
some light upon the situation.
One day this season was deliv-
ering a load of fruit near the D. & R
G. tracks. My attention, as l drove
through town had been attracted to
two tourists who were walking from
town back toward the tracks. What
attracted me particularly was that
they were not going toward the depot
but toward a more remote part of
the yards.
Afterward, l discovered that they
were passengers upon one of the ma
rooned trains and were making their
way back to their sleeper. They ar
rived there just as / was passing the
car. From their conversation with
other passengers idling about, l
learned that they had tired of wait
ing for the train 10 start and had
gone up town to see whether it would
be possible for them TO get to the top
of the Gorge. In their good-byes to
those still with the train there was
a note that showed me that they had
been obliged 10 walk clear up town
first to learn whether one could get
to the top Of the Gorge and. second.
to discover whether they could find
a way OF getting there.
All that trouble should have been
spared them by having proper ar
rangements upon the part Of the city.
And many more OF those idling there
in the yards should have seen the
Gorge from the top before they left
Canon.
The second Incident is briefer and
still more to our discredit. The editor
OF the Menomine. Wisconsin. paper.
W r Hotchkiss. with his wife.
stopped off here last summer on his
way to the coast. They desired 10 see
The top OF the Gorge, but for some
reason / do not understand the hack
man was so reluctant to take them
that the yhad to give the matter up.
Instead. the hours that could be spent
here as nowhere else on earth. were
spent in viewing (disappointedly) the
states prison-an experience in no
recompensing manner different from
what could be had in nearly fifty 9TH
er places in this country
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14

was believed the victim was dead,
Boswell kicked him. vitulo was maim-
ed for life.
Boswell then fled from Pueblo TO
Old Mexico where he stayed a year,
coming back to Victor. He was quietly
employed as teamster, when he was
arrested by Pueblo authorities.
At the trial, Boswell pleaded guilty,
and threw himself upon the mercy of
the court, saying that he, and his mo-
ther. had suffered great mental pain.
through his great wrong doing, and
should no longer be punished for the
crime
Judge Essex OF the district court of
Pueblo county. turned deaf to the ap-
peal.and sentenced him to term of
from to 10 years in the penitentiary,
Cripple Creek Times,
Cañon City record., 1909-10-14
LEE BOSWELL STILL
ALIVE, ALTHOUGH HIS con-
DITION is VERY CRITICAL

It was stated in the Cripple Creek
Times this morning that Lee Boswell.
the prison ''trusty" who was injured
in the disastrous affair on Four Mile
creek last Saturday, died from the eff
fects OF his wounds in the penitentiary
yesterday. Inquiry, however. at the
prison this afternoon resulted in a
contradiction of the statement Bos-
well, it seems, is still in a critical
condition, although he may live tor
several months, perhaps longer. He
suffers but little pain and is permitted
by his physician to smoke his pipe oc-
casionally. 1t has not yet been defi-
nitely ascertained whether his back
was broken by the accident or not.