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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

size. I'm going to hunt hospital and
get sewed together again"
put on all steam and tried to
square myself, but Bunch only shook
his head and said I was outlawed.
you can't run on my race track"
he exclaimed, as he started for the
depot; that last race was crooked
and you stood in with the dope
mixer"
I watched him down the hill until
he disappeared In the station, then.
sad at heart, I trudged back to the
old homestead that had caused all my
trouble.
1t was now broad daylight, but no
where within my line of vision could
get peep of the doughty Diggs.
No doubt he was still cutting across
lots trying to head off the "maleyfac.
tor"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
John Henry S |
y Country Cop |
/ By GEORGE V. HOBART

spair when voice in the doorway
caused US both to turn.
There stood Bunch Jefferson, the
real fellow, looking as fresh as
daisy!
Whats the trouble, John?" he
asked, smiling benignly on Diggs.
While | was talking to the repre-
sentative of the law, Mr.. Slick saw
his opportunity and grabbed it by the
hind leg. He had quietly reached the
door, and once outside the shedding
was excellent.
Bunch had his business suit on I'M
der the burglar makeup. 1t didn't
take him two minutes to work the
shine darbies over his hands. He
then peeled off the ulster and the
tuppenny trousers, and throwing
these and the Svengalis over the
fence, he was home again from the
Bad Lands.
The Transformation scene was made
complete by the fact that Bunch was
now wearing my hat.
In answer to Bunch,s question, the
redoubtable Diggs smiled indulgently
and said with pride-choked tones, "a
maleyfactor, sir, caught in the meshes
of the law and hauled before this here
trybune of justice by these hands!"
The eagle eye Of Diggs was now tri-
umphantly sighted along the arm and
over the bony hand to where the Grim
inal was supposed to be, but when
the gaze finally rested on an empty
bench the expression of panied sur
prise on the old man hunters map
was calculated to make hen cackle.
Diggs rushed over to the bench,
turned it upside down, looked behind
the chairs, and then, emitting roar
that ratified the rafters, he hustled
back to see if by any chance the pris-
oner had locked himself up in a cell.
Bunch gave the old geezer the min
nehaha and yelled, "Say you with the
me-ya-ya's on the chin! Did some
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

Bunch Jefferson's country house |
had borrowed for a day to present
60 Clara J. and then take back, was
hard to pry loose from wifey's loving
care. Poor Bunch in desperation had
played burglar to scare her out, but
Tacks, my scamp brother-in-law, had
caught him in a cellar trap, and he
was in the hands of the village police
force, even now en- route for the can
merry, with me trailing along.
Ahead of me, plodding along the
pike under the moonlight, were Bunch
and his cadayerous captor, the former
bowed in sorrow or anger, probably
both, and the latter with head erect,
naughty as a Roman conqueror.
Bunchs makeup was a troubled
dream. Over pair of hand-me-down
trousers, eight sizes too large for him,
be wore a three-dollar ulster. On his
head was an automobile cap, and his
face was covered with a bunch of eel
grass three feet deep. He was surely
Ill the money.
AS I drew near I could hear Mr.
Diggs expatiating on crime in gen
eraI and HOUSEKEEPING in particular,
and | fancied could also hear Bunch
boiling and seething within.
Mr. Burglar" Harmony Diggs, the
police force, was saying, 81 don't
know just what your home trainin'
was as a child, but they's screw
loose somewhere or you'd a never
been brought to this here harrowful
perdickyment, nohow. I s'pose you
fest started in naturally to be a been-
yus maleyfactor early In life, huh?
You needn't to answer If you're
Rfeared it'll incrimigate you, but
s'pose you took to 1t when boy,
pickin' pockets or suthin' like that,
huh?"
ooh, cut it out, you old goat, and
don't bother mel" snapped Bunch,
5ust as I Joined them.
"a dangerous maleyfactor," said
Diggs to me, as he frightened his grip
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

Fred Conklin of Schoolcraft, Mich,
has been chosen captain Of the 1911
Michigan football team. Opposed to
Conklin for the honor was Stanfield
Wells, Michigan's star end, who, like
Conklin, has played on the team two
years and will complete his term of
eligibility next season.
Announcement was made by Cap
tain Benbrook that the "M' this year
has been awarded to Is athletes. All
of the men who participated in the
games with Minnesota and Penn
were included, as well as Half Back
Green, who was kept out of the two
big games by injuries. Capt Ben
brook Magdisohn, Edmunds, Captain
Nlect Conklin, Wells, Pattengill, Green,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
and the ghost story. but he wouldn't
stand for It,

and the ghost story. but he wouldn't
stand for 1t.
you should have been waiting for
me on the stairs" he argued, unrea-
sonably, rubbing one of the bruises
in his choice collection. Didn't you
catch me early in the evening being
chased from pillar to post by every
thing in the neighborhood that has
legs long enough to run? When Il
tried to hide in the corner of a farm,
over there, bull dog came up on rub
Der shoes and bit his initials on some
of my personal property before I
could crawl through the fence. Every
time / showed up on the pike that.
human accident that breathes like a
man and talks like a rabbit chased
me eight miles there and back. The
first time | tried to approach the In
fernal house I fell over grindstone
and signed checks in the gravel with
my nose. Hereafter, when you want
a burglar. pick somebody your own
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
FOREIGNERS FAVOR "HOT AIR"
Use of Superheated Atmosphere for
Cooking Is Attracting Consider
able Attention.

Hot air" is to be turned to 9 good
end, according to the foreign cooks,
and at the same time a great waste
in fuel in the preparation of meals Is
to be eliminated. The use of super
heated afr for cooking purposes is at
tracing considerable attention from
the domestic economist. The process
is said to be quite simple-as simple
as the "freless cooker" in fact The
steam from an ordinary kitchen boiler
is conveyed by pipes to the super,
heater" where, by means of series
Of coils above coke fire, its tempera-
ture is raised to 1000 degrees. The
pressure is not increased, which elm
mates danger Of bursting the pipes.
Hollow rods surround and lie under
meath the griller, and through these
rods the superheated air is permitted
to rush, quickly making the griller as
hot as desired.
The enthusiast predicts an early de-
parture Of the blazing coal, coke, or
gas fire in the kitchen. When any
special dish is to be cooked it is to be
placed on certain part Of the griller.
fed by certain pipe from the super
heated air reservoir. A valve is turned
to let just the proper amount of heat
under the griller, and the work Is
done without fumes, without the waste
of any heat, and without the loss of
any good nature. The air, after be-
ing used to broil your beefsteak, can
be turned into the heating radiators
and used to keep the dining room
warm.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

Thomson, Lawton, Mcmillan, Corn
well, Boyle, Quinn, Borleske, and Cole
were the athletes honored
At Minnesota Pickering was elected
as captain of the Gophers, and at
Madison Buser was chosen to lead
the Badgers. Buser was the only can
didate in the field Buser has played
with the Badgers for two years, at
guard in 1909 and at tackle in 1910.
The football squad was entertained at
a smoker the other night by Captain
Dean at the Kappa Sigma fraternity
house. A petition, signed by every
member of the squad, was presented
to Athletic Director Ehler asking that
he recommend Coach Barry for reap
pointment in 1911.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

on Bunch's arm; but they amt no
call for you to assist the course of
Justice, because II the dern critter
starts to run TIL pump him chuck full
of lead. He's been a-tellin' me he
started on the downward path to pre-
dition as q child-stealer."
'I told you nothing, you old tad
pole" shrieked Bunch, unable to con-
tain himself longer.
Very WELL" said Harmony, sooth-
fngly, they amt no call for you TO
say nothin' that'll incrimigate you be-
fore the bar of justice. Steady now,
or I'll tap you with this here cane"
Brace. good old sport; I'll get you
out of this in a jiffy," l whispered to
Bunch at the first opportunity, and he
gave me cold-storage look that chased
the chills all over me.
Presently we arrived at the little
brick structure which Jiggersville
proudly called its calaboose, and after
much fumbling of keys, Mr.. Diggs
opened the jackpot and we all stayed.
The zap policeman was for taking
Bunch right back to the donjon cell
IN the rear. but with a S. bin l Sc
cured a stay of proceedings.
My forehead was damp with perspi-
ration, so 1 took of my hat and laid
It on the bench in the little court
room where Bunch sat modify with
bowed head.
Then l coaxed the rural Vidocq over
IN the corner and gave him game
talk that / thought would warm his
heart. but he listened in dumbness
and couldn't see mo sense in believ-
ing the maleyfactor was anythin'
more'n a derned cuss, nohow,"
ct have every reason to believe that
we have made a mistake" / said to
Harmony in a hoarse whisper. From
an envelope dropped by this party In
mr. house I am led to believe that he's
q respectable gentleman who entered
BY premises quite by mistake"
The chin whiskers owned and en-
s4neered by Diggs bobbed up and
down as he chewed a reflective cud,
but he couldn't see the matter in my
light at all.
I had used all kinds Of arguments
and was just about to give up in de-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28

in the major leagues 1 was severely
criticized many times for going from
first to third, or from second home,
on short hits. Every time l was
caught was criticized for taking too
reckless chances, and many defeats
were blamed to me. and many times I
was called bone head or worse.
During my major league career,
however, think won two games by
wild running where | lost one. The
first theory l ever had in regard to
baseball was that the team that makes
the other team throw the ball will
win. Nothing in the game causes as
many wild throws as wild base run
ming.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
e,,p}Ort!iT!8
GOSSIP.

Barney Oldfield declined an offer
of $4,000 to race in ten meets in Aus
tralia.
Bat Nelson says he will begin all
over again by meeting the second
raters.
Will any ambitious pug have the
audacity to knock Abe Attell down
again?
The Cub players have an idea that
Carl Lundgren would make corking
umpire.
Packey Mcfarland easily sees the
Justice in the change of the light
weight limit from 1873 to 1876 pounds.
Some amateur wrestlers are clamor-
ing for hammerlocks and pin falls
They are treading ground dangerously
close to professionalism.
Wolgast says he Is glad Moran de-
feated Nelson. Probably he did not
relish the idea of another As grue1ling
combat with the Battler.
The way Canadian ice hockey is
spreading over the United States is
one Of the signs Of the times that the
interests of the two countries are well
linked.
Pretty soon they are going to begin
tinkerfng with the football rules again.
Just as if the football fans weren't
muddled enough during the season
just passed.
owen Moran has given out the ulti-
matum that Wolgast must fight him
before May, 1911. This is time enough
for Moran to cover all the London
music halls without extending him
self
The pope, when introduced to Con-
ME Mack, said he was pleased to meet
the leader Of the American champions
of 1910. This is the way the worlds
champions" are considered across the
big pond.
"Rube" Waddell has been sold
again-this time to Minneapolis, the
Mecca of major league has-beens. OF
course. Rube may not know he has
been sold, but at any rate it Is thought
he will not object.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
Cents Made by the Million.

The Philadelphia mint coined 146,-
100000 cents last year, and is expect
ed to exceed the 100, 100000 marb this
year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-28
British Vital statlstIos-

The birth rate In rs great towns in
England, in 1909, was 257 1000. The
death rate averaged Ia
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
DISASTROUS FIRE IN BOSTON
Property In Business Center Of the
City Valued at 100000 Is
Destroyed.

Boston.-Driven by a strong south
west gale flames destroyed property
valued at 100000 here Tuesday.
night and for time seriously threat
ened to wipe out the business and
manufacturing part of the city.
A general alarm called all the fire
apparatus in the city to the scene and
later call for help was sent to
Brookline, Cambridge and Somerville
and all the available fire fighting ap-
paratus in those towns was rushed to
the scene of the confiagration.
Two lumber yards, fifty tenement
houses and the Dover street bridge
were in flames at one time, Three
pieces of fire apparatus were lost by
the department because of the rush OF
the flames. Several firemen and many
policemen had narrow escapes from
serious injury. Many Of the tenement
house dwellers in the fire zone also
had narrow escapes from the rapidly
spreading flames. Hundreds of pounds
of dynamite were used to blow up
buildings on both Dover and Albany
streets to stop the progress of the
conf1agration, which was sweeping
toward Washington street and the
great shopping and business district
when it was checked. While this fire
was in progress another which threat
ened to be nearly as large ragged in
the wholesale district In the heart OF
the city,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
RAW ECZEMA ON HANDS

had eczema on my hands for ten
years. I had three good doctors but
none Of them did any good. then
used one box of Cuticura Ointment
and three bottles Of Cuticura Resolvent
and was completely cured. My hands
were raw all over, inside and out, and
the eczema was spreading all over my
body and limbs. Before had used one
bottle, together with the Cuticura
Ointment, my sores were nearly
healed over, and by the time I had
used the third bottle, l was entirely
we'll. To any one who has any skin
or blood disease I would honestly ad-
wise them to fool with nothing else,
but get Cuticura and get well. My
hands have never given me the least
bit Of trouble up to now.
NY daughters hands this summer
became perfectly raw with eczema.
She could get nothing that would do
them any good until she tried Cuti-
cura. She used Cuticura Resolvent
and Cuticura Ointment and in two
weeks they were entirely cured. I
have used Cuticura for other members
Of my family and it always proved sue
cessful. Mrs. M. e. Falin, Speers
Ferry, Va, Oct 10. 1909"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
BUTTER BLENDERS BARRED
Product Produced by Machines 10
Pronounced to Be An Adult
teration..

Washington.-Com Cabell
of the internal revenue bureau Is hot
after those persons using butter mer-
gers or blenders to increase the but
ter supply of the country.
He is sending to collectors and 9th.
or agents Of the internal revenue q
circular branding as adulterated but.
ter within the terms Of the law. the
products Of these machines.
Briefly the decision is that the use
Of so-called buffers mergers and blend
ers for emulsifying certain quantities
Of milk and butter subjects the prod
uct to tax of 10 cents per pound as
adulterated butter and the manufac-
turer or manipulation to a special tax
of $500 per annum, If such goods are
sold. If oils are used In this process
the product is oleomargarine and sub
ject to all the provisions of that law.
The farmer has the advantage of
the bureau, however as he can sell
his mixture of milk and butter with
out running afoul of the law. The
dealer he sells it to, however, cannot
dispose Of 1t without paying license
and being liable to the law.
The merger machines claim to
make two pounds of butter from one
pound of butter and one pint of milk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
JOE CANS, PUGILIsT, DEAD
Former Lightweight Champion Sue.
cumbs to Ravages Of Tubercu.
losls at His Home.

Baltimore, Md.-The odd Master"
has taken the final count. Joe Cans.
former lightweight champion of the
world, died here Wednesday of con.
sumption.
The most popular and most skillful
negro boxer who ever appeared before
the public, favorite for close on 20
years, he died, as he wished TON the
arms of his mother. 1t was that he
might be with his old nanny" at
the end that the great fighter made
his race with death week ago, hur.
rying on from Arizona.
Only a few friends had seen him
since he left for Arizona few weeks
ago, in the vain and desperate hope Of
checking the white plague. When he
came back he was little more than a
skeleton, scarcely able to whisper,
and weighed but IS pounds.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
new TARIFF MAKES BIG GAIN
TREASURY FIGURES SHOW AD-
VANCE OVER BANNER YEAR.
In First Twelve Months Act Produces
$75,00o,o00 More Than
In 1907.

Washington.-The Payne-Aldrich
tariff law has produced in its first
year revenue larger by $4,000, 900
than the sum collected in any twelve
months in the country's history, ex-
cept the banner year 1907. according
to treasury department figures issued
Monday.
During the first full year, ended last
Saturday night, the total ordinary re-
ceipts. including customs. ordinary in
ternal revenue. corporation tax and
miscellaneous, ag8regating $67S,850,-
BIG, exceeded disbursements by $780,
214,02s. These ordinary receipts were
larger by $15,000,0O0. approximately,
than during 1907. and the 1907 re-
ceipts exceeded those of any other
year of record by almost sec. O00,0 900.
Although there was a deficit of $751;
734,955 in the ordinary operations of
the government in the fiscal year end.
ed June 30. 1909, there was a surplus
of more than $2O,O00,0oo in the year
which ended last Saturday, according
to the department. "
The corporation-tax revenue was
$27,090.934, which is only $207, 900 less
than the amount assessed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
GORE BARES LOBBY SECRETS
AGAIN REFERS TO SHERMAN IN
: LAND INQUIRY.
McMurray, the Alleged Promoter
Shown to Have Operated a Cam.
paign Of kilograms. ..

McAlester. Okla.--Senator T. p,
Gore Mt the investigation of the Indian
land deals Tuesday introduced and
had read to the special committee tele
grams In which the names of Vice
President Sherman and Senate,
Charles Curtis of Kansas were named
One Of the kilograms read:
with McMurray there to state our
claims, with Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Sher,
man, who understands better than
anybody else what we want, and with
the assistance of our president, It be.
gins to look like we are coming into
our own"
Its relation to Senator Cores
charges Of having been offered $4,000
bride to put through" congress the
100000 McMurray Indian land deal
was explained by the senator.
1T merely shows the activity of the
McMurray interests at Washington"
said Senator Gore. by offering this
evidence. do not wish to reflect
either on Mr.. Sherman or Mr.. Cur.
tis," said the senator.
do you mean that as an exonera.
ton from you of Mr.. Sherman" asked
Dennis Flynn, attorney for McMurray
1T Is merely to state that II the
names Of these men were taken in
vain at one time they may have been
at another" replied Mr. Gore.
McAlester, Okla.--Six hundred In.
dams assembled at a war council at
Sulphur, Okla. and, using up almost
an entire bottle of ink, wrote their sig.
natures individually to the McMurray
land contracts.
Although informed that J. F. Nc.
Murray, holder of the contracts, would
net a profit Of from 100000 to 49,.
100000 In attorneys fees" the In.
dams were advised that the contracts
afforded the quickest way to realize
on their land, estimated to be 450, 900
acres in extent, and valued at $780,.
100000 to $40,000,000. In addition to
the land contracts. McMurray's agents
had the Indians sign contracts for
tax cases against the government at
a stated Zee Tor each case. The land
fee was 10 per cent, contingent upon
the sale of the land
James H. Godfrey. a Chickasaw In
dian by intermarriage. gave this tes-
timony before the congressional in.
vestigating committee Wednesday.
Godfrey said he induced the Indians
to ASSEMBLE at Sulphur to persuade
them to sign the contracts, almost
10000 of which McMurray previously
had obtained. McMurray. he said,
had been successful in previous litiga-
ton for the Indians and the Indians
believed If they paid him 10 per cent.
attorneys fees he would be able to
urge the authorities at Washington to
expedite the SALE
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
AERONAUT IS HURT
WALTER RRookINs' MACHINE
CRASHES INTO csoWD OF
SPECTATORS.
SEVEN SERIOUSLY INJURED
PRESENCE OF Mind Displayed by Avia.
tor When Acceptance Turns Turtle
probably Saves Many Llves-hiah
Wind Causes Accident.

Asbury Park, N. J.-Walter A.
brookins, the aviator, and seven spee.
tators were seriously injured at the
lnterlaken field Wednesday when
brookins, In new type of Wright BIZ
plane, attempted to effect landing in
a high wind, after making a sensa-
tional fight.
George Burnett, fourteen years old,
living at Spring Lake, N. j., was
pinned under the wreckage and Is dy-
Ing at the Long Branch hospital as
the result of fractured skull, dislo-
Gated hip and internal injuries.
Brookins, although pinned under the
heavy motor, escaped with a broken
nose and Commissions abouN the head
and body. The accident might have
cost many lives, if it had not been
Tor Brookins' presence of mind. In
order to inaugurate Asbury Parks
aviation meet on schedule time, he
went up shortly after four o'clock in
gusty wind blowing at the rate of
80 miles an hour. AS he was about
to descend with one of his spectacular
spiral turns he lost control of the
machine. Being directly over the
grand stand the machine dived for the
panic-stricken crowd.
Realizing that the result would be
frightful if the craft fell on the spec
tators, caught like rats In a trap,
BrOOkins managed to swing the ma
chine around at an angle still more
acute. But the aeroplane was too
close to the ground to make the
maneuver entirely successful. 1t
barely cleared the heads of the wildly
historical crowd, when it smashed
into the grand stand at the end of
the field. The groups of attaches
there were unable to escape over a
high wire fence designed to keep out
the crowd. All of them were pinned
under the wreckage.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1910-08-12
PLEAD FOR POSTAL BANKS
Post Office Department Receive S. Ad.
ditIonaI Requests From Postmas.
tiers and National Boards.


Washington. Mails brought IS
additional requests to the post Of.
fee department for establishment Of
postal banks. About half of them
came from post masters. which is a
larger proportion than has been
shown up to date by the totals. which
include 800 requests from posmasters
and 923 from national banks. Among
the applicants is the First National
bank Of Mount Olive, ILL.,. which asks
to be designated as depository for
funds collected in that town and also
national bank; the First National
bank of Kewanee, ILL.,, also is an ap
plicant.