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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
ONE THOUSAND STAMPS
Eagle Rivers Anti Tubercu-
losis Sale Of Christmas
Stamps Exceed One Thous-
and.

The stupendous effort through
out the state against consump-
ton has been carried a long way
toward success by the last anti
tuberculosis stamp sale which
closed December thirtv-hrst..
From Milwaukee headquarters
tits learned that an unprecedented
sale is indicated. Final results
of the sales, naming the cities
and villages winning the prizes
offered, will be- announced as
soon as possible, complete re-
port being made to the associa-
ton January 7th.
Eagle River used 1868 stamps
during the holiday season. This
is a good record for the village
as. it. was the first time the
stamps have been offered tor
sale here
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05

Eagle and Scattering R &c lakes.
Mr.. Wangemann is employed in
the Milwaukee postal service,
and it is understood he will
build a summer home on his hold
ings, presumably near the thor
oughfare into Eagle. Several
others will also secure part of
the tract from him and build
homes.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
ADJOURNED MEETING
County Board Change Date
of Session To Tuesday,
January 18th.

The county board meeting set
for this week, was adjourned
yesterday until Tuesday, Janu-
airy 18th.
Owing to only few of the
members being able to attend it
was deemed advisable to change
the date until January 18th
The members present yester-
day were ]. T. Nemacheck OF
Eagle River, Levi krake of State
Line, {. Fl. Blohm Of Conover
and Geo. H Jackson ofFaiming-
ton.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
Total So, 90
RECAPITULATION
otal A4,7o9.22
Purchased Tailor Shop:

Walter Below of Amigo has
purchased themerchant tailoring
business of. F. F. Novotny and
taken possession. Mr.. Below
comes we'll recommended as a
good stable business man from
Amigo. and besides is considered
an expert tailor in ladies and
gentlemen's apparel. His place
of business is in the O'Connor
block. Mr.. Novotny is undecided
as vet where he will locate.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
BECAME COUNTY JUDGE
N. A. Colman Is Succeeded
to That Office By George
E. O,Connor the First of
the Year.

January third George +,
O'Connor assumed the duties OF
County Judge for Villas county
in place OF N. A. Colman. The
new official will hold court IN
rooms set aside in the O'Connor-
Loughlin building On Wall street.
Mr.. O'Connor was elected last
spring to the county judgeship
without any opposition, Mr..
Colman. the outgoing ofhcial
not making the race as ne at
that time intended removing to
the state of Oregon, which he did
some three weeks ago
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
School Opens Next Week.

Tuesday, January 18th the VII
LACE and district schools will re-
sumo after two weeks holiday
vacation. The teachers who are
at home will arrive Saturday
and Monday.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
Resigns His Position.

Daniel Grahams for the past
year marager ofthe 6. F. San
born Co.'S, land Office III Eagle
River, has resigned his position.
the same taking effect January
first. Mr.. Graham will open
office rooms in the O'Connor
block next week for the land and
timber firm of Nichols & Frissell
of Minneapolis, and will become
resident manager for them.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05

guest over the holidays. Mr.
Ketz is the owner of 100 acres
of land in section 1-4O-l0 aojoip-
ing Mr.. Saltenberger''s holdings
northeast ofthe village, and wsill
later on remove 10 Eagle River
from Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
IS READY TO COLLECT
Town of Eagle River Tax
Roll Now in Treasurer's
Hands For Collection.

The tax roll for the town of
Eagle River is now in Treasurer
Morey's possession aud he will
begin the extraction of coin from
freehold.rs for the town.
The amount to be raised this
wear is $44, 100 % or 500, 874. %
less than the year previous. The
whole is divided as follows:
Judgments and interest $4,-
258.33; town purposes $14,-
$500; school purposes So
$4,000; bonds and interest &c.
10000; state and county tax
SlU,915.S9.
The assessed valuation of the
town is placed at SLIGO, 757,
while for 1908 it was 81. Id, 900.
In 1908 the rate was 81; for
1909 it is 80.
Classified as follows, it reads:
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
Purchased the Young Farm.

!. f. Wangemann'o of 1900 Hol-
ton street, Milwaukee has effect
ed the purchase of tractl OF
nearly 800 acres known as the
Young place and located on
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
Investigating Lands.

Yates. the central Wisconsin
land man of Westfield arrived in
Eagle River Monday accompan-
led by julius Tipner of Amigo.
He spent several days in looking
over tracts of Villas and Oneida
county lands with Chicago and
Milwaukee parties.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
ReightIy Has Been Sick.

Louis Reightly wasdown from
Hackley yesterday betwee n
trains. For the past tw Q weeks
he has been laid up with the
grippe at Hackley. Since Thanks
giving he and his family have re-
sided in that village.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
Attends Funeral of Relative.

Mrs. John Hanson departed
Yesterday for Milwaukee having
received word announcing the
death of a relative
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
Burned In Explosion.

Burned In Explosion.
Mrs. A. J. Austin of the Hotel
Austin, was badly burned about
the face and hands last Wednes-
dav by the explosion of some
powder which she threw into a
stove. Her injuries. are not SER
ious.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
SaItenberger to Chicago.

Vim. Saltenberger left yester-.
dav for either two weeks or a
months business trip to Chicago.
He was accompanied by Gott-
fried Ketz who has been his
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05

Vim. Persohn departed Satur-
day for Appleton. where he will
seek treatment for an abcess.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05
JUDGEMENTS AND INTEREST.

Chas. H. Csshlin for Keesley- Matte
son Co.. Appleton Machine Go. and
Philip Gross Hdw. Co. -. s 216.15
Geo. H. Altenberg Co., Ell al 3,0l1.93
Kellogg Bros. Lbr. Co -. 435.10
Grand Rapids Foundry Co. 593.15
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-01-05

flake Trip To Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Everett
will leave Monday for two
months visit to the Pacific coast.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
"ANGEL" GETS HER $1,000
nut Money Comes From Senators, Not
!

From Senntc.
Washington, y. G., May bier Uncle
sam Will not reimburse Eliza llosklns..,
Farriss The Angel OF the Hospital,
Tor self sacrificing devotion to the
Union cause. even though al eighty
four she Is In want. Nevertheless,
Senator Bradley. her lifelong friend,
has now In hand $1,000. which he VIII
send her Immediately.
1t Is pretty human Interest story,
dramatizcd to-day amid the grind OF
the Senate machinery. Senator Brad :
ley had bill to appropriate $1,000 TOR
her 1t went to the Committee OH
Claims, from which few bills return.
He told that leather-hcarted commit
tee this story:
Miss Eliza, AZ she was then, was the
daughter of a Kentucky slaveholder,Hho
was willing to sacrifice his property
rather than have the Union disrupted.
Camp Dick Robinson, a Union recruit
iinng camp. was located near his place, place,
HIS son became colonel in the Union
Army, and his daughter was permitted
to turn their home into hospital fer
Union soldiers
In addition to furnishing supplies to
the hospital. Miss Eliza was in con-
stant attendance upon the wounded.
She became known as the Angel of the
Hospital"
Miss Eliza married. Her husband
died, and through fire and other catas-
trophies her entire estate was dissipated
As Mrs. Eliza Hoskins- Farris, she now
lives at Lancaster. KY. alone and fail
ing rapidly Mr.. Bradley told the story
eloqucntly, but the committee would not
favor the BILL 1t would set bad pre-
cedent.
Senator Smoot is member of the
committee. He did not vote for the
bill, but after the meeting he thought
a lot about the poor old woman. FL
nally he went to Bradley and said:
Say. why can't we go into our jeans
for that $1,000? I'll give 800"
On the back of an envelope Mr.. Brad
ley put down; Smoot, $40! Then he
wrote his own name and the same fig
ures. 1t was only few minutes be-
fore other Senator'S who had been
thinking came around, and pretty soon
the envelope bore also sl0o subscrtp-
tlons from Guggenheinl, Elkins. Bourne,
Dupont. Depew, smith of Michigan. and
ter. BuIkeiey and Briggs.
The Angel OF the Hospital VIII get
the deserved relief, and no bad prece-
dent will be established TO haunt the
Senate
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
ILLNESS OF KING
CAUSES ANXIETY
Physicians Sleep in Palace to Be
Present in Case OF
e Need.
KINGDOM is ALARM ED
Illness of England's Ruler Con-
cealed From Public for
Two Days.

| London, May S.-Thc kingdom was
thrown into CONSERVATION Tonight ,b5
| the sudden and totally unexpected an
nounccmcnt that King Edward was
suffering from bronchitis in n form
which caused some anxiety to his ply
| Buckingham Palace I'm order to be on
, hand In case of need.
The first intimation that anything
was amiss was the failure of the King
to meet the Queen. who returned from
the Continent this evening.
Hurrics to Palace.
The Queen hurried to the palace, and
soon the public learned by an official
announcement that the King had been
III for two days. The fact that his
illness had been thus concealed from
the public caused the alarm when once
1t became generally known. The King
suffered from similar attack a,
Biarritz, owing to the inclement
| weather and cold winds, but it was
supposed that he had compile tely re-
covered. The King spent the week
end at Sandrinsham with the object OF
combating the threatened attack and
returned apparently better, but the
sudden changes in the weather this
indoors
He still attended to state business,
however, and granted audiences In
fact. 1t was only to-day that his ply
stcians We're able to induce the King
with great reluctance to keep to his
bedroom and take a complete rest.
The bulletin issued at 1890 o'clock this
evening showed that the eminent
specialist, Sir Richard Douglas Powell
had been called In. He, with the Kings
physicians, Sir Francis Laking and
Sir James Reid, signed the bulletin
which read:
"'rhe King is suffering from an at
tack of bronchitis and has heen con-
fined to his rooms for two days. !
His Ma1estys condition causes some
anxiety
In Good Spirits.
The King IS In good spirits despite |
his Illness. and received visits from
members of the royal family. Both Sir
Francis LaklnE and Sir James Reid
will remain in buckingham Palace
throughout the night.
1t is stated, however, that this Is
merely a precautionary measure, as the
Kings illness is not grave. A con-
sultation wasLheld late tonight. but
no bulletin Was Issued. 1t being mere
ly repeated that the King was resting
comfortably
A bulletin, which was sent out about
s O'clock, stated that His Majesty was
unable to meet the Queen because he
was suffering from a severe cold. The
Prince of Wales has been in constant
attendance for the past two days. and
this evening. the Duchess OF Argyll was
to the palace, The Duke
and Duchess OF Tcck also came. but all
the visitors left Buckingham before Ill
o'clock, and, according to the latest
report, the Kings condition at mid
night was more reassurlng. ANXIETY i
will continue, nevertheless, as 1t Is
known that His Majesty Is subject to
'erious fatnting spells, ],
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
PROBE FOR WICKERsHAM
He Must Tell House About InvestiEu-
tion Of .RulI" Pool.

Washington, D. c.. May 5.--The House
committee to-day reported favorably a
resolution presented by Representative
Craig, Democrat. of Alabama, calling
upon the Acknowledgement for infor-
nation concerning the prosecution by
the Department of Justice of the al
legged bull" pool in cotton. The reso-
olution also asks II anybody is being
prosecuted for attempting TO depress
the price of cotton.
The resolution wants the Attorney
General to inform the House of all facts
in connection with the Investigation OF
Frank 3. Hayne. William p. Brown,
James A. Patten and Eugene Scales
I'm forming an alleged combination for
the purpose OF advancing the price OF
cotton" which Investigation Is now
being conducted in New York and New
Orleans.
Mr. Craig stated that his resolution
was introduced for the purpose OF
having the House and country Informed
as to whether there Is any real reason
for the investigation or whether the
machinery of the government has been
put in motion merely TO depress the
Justice Is being used as an agency OF
the bears TO reduce the price of cotton
before their May contracts become due,
then the country ought TO be so ad-
vised."
Mr.. Craig said he believed II there
was bull pool the men composing
it should be punished at once. On the
other hand, If there was bear, pool,
he said that information. should be
valuable to the country and to the At
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
MINERS SEN7OMBED.
PROBABLY Y DEAD
Explosion in Palos Mine Makes
Victims of $50 Work
men.
LITTLE HOPE is LEFT
Rescue Parties Work Frantically
to Save Any Who May
Be Living.
LITTLE HOPE is LEFT

! Palos, Ala, May 5.-AH hope that
amy of the 45 white and $50 negro
1 miuers entombed In mine No. 3, OF the
Palos Coal and Coke Company here, ns
the result of m explosion in the mine
this afternoon may be rescued alive
| hns been abandoned. II is thought
If any of the men escaped death from
| the explosion. they Yerc suHocated
by black-damp.
Birmingham, Ala, May 5-Forty-
five white and 135 negro miners arc
eEtombed Tonight In No. 3 coal mine
at Pnlos, Ala, as the result of n ter
rifle explosion that occurred to-day.
1t is believed that all are dead. The
| lnlnes are owned by the PalOs Coal and
Coke Company, OF Birmingham. Two
bodies were found early Tonight, but
1t Is thought that few cnn be recovered
before morning.
The flames from the explosion shot
twenty feet into the air and the shock
was felt for miles. Timbers We're
hurled several hundred feet from the
mouth OF the mine. Rocks from the
roof caved in and made access diff
cult The fan machinery was dam
aged, but air is being pumped into the
mine tonight IN the hope that some
of the men are still alive.
Aid Rushed to Scene.
Residents of Palos. which is forty
miles west of Birmingham. began at
once to do what they could. but re-
lief work, was not started in earnest
until special train from Birming-
ham reached Palos late to-day. This
special train carried State MGle In
spector James Hillhouse, J. j. Rut
ledge, government expert in charge
OF the geological station at Knoxville.
Tenn. who was in the district inves-
.tigating the recent disaster at Mulga:
eight physicians and surgeons, four
undertakers and a number of special
helpers. The hospital relief car Of The
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
Company was also taken. This con-
tained helmets and all other necessary
paraphernalla for entering gaseous
mines.
The first rescuers who went into the
mine after the explosion We're over
come by damp. and had to be car
ried out. Mr.. RutledEe was among
the first to enter. After working his
way 1,400 feet down the slope, he found
the second right entry caved in. The
two bodies recovered tonight We're in
the main slope.
James Gousby, mail-carrier, was
caught by the explosion thirty feet
from the mouth of the slope, and his
body was hurled into the Warrior
River. He was walking along the
railroad track and was directly In
front of the mine's mouth when the
explosion occurred. 1t was Judged
from this that the force of the ex-
plosion was such that none of the
men In tho interior could remain alive
long. There nra a number of mining
camps within two or three miles of
the Palos mine, and within short time
after the explosion a great crowd had
gathered about the Inflated mine.
of women and children were
around the mine wringlng their hands
and crying ptteously tonight,
Only One Hope.
The Falos mines have been worked
tContinued&on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
TROOPS ON GUARD
Foreigners Make Threatening Demon
strntion Against Americans.


Danyiile. Ill. May 5.--owing to the
threatening attitude of striking coal
miners at Wcstville, H. 200 militia
men tonight are camped at Danville
ready 10 quell any physical outbreak
Nearly 1000 foreigners to-day marched
TO four mine shafts armed With stones
and clubs. and carrying an American
flag forced 200 union American miners
TO desist from repair work and the in
stalling OF safety devices. This work
has been going on since mining ceased
on April /. There was no violence be-
yond threats. however.
The foreign miners say that they are
starving. and that the mine owners
discriminate against them in employ
ing Americans 10 do all the repair
work. The foreigners threaten to
withdraw from the union unless union
officers see that they get a share of
such work as there is 10 be done.
There have heen threats OF violence
for several days. Many of tho miners
are said 10 be armed with knives
and revoivers
Tho demonstration to-day frightened
mine owners and county officers and
Sheriff Helmick asked yiovernor
Deneen for military aid. Soldiers were
sent at once. While the situation Is
tense. it Is thought tonight that the
military will not be called upon to
take the field actively.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
LETP0WERSF0RM
LEAGUE OF PEACE
That Is Roosevelt S Sug-
gestion for Preven-
tion of War.
CHECK GROWTH
OF ARMAMENTS
In Carefully Worked Out Thesis,
He Advocates International
Agreement Among Great
Nations to Keep Peace
Themselves and Enforce
1t Among Others.
Worlds Debt to America


nut II 4. not Norway alone hut
the entire civilized world which
hns reason to he grateful 10 inc
tinted states.
Millions upon millions from
Europe, poor aud often ~, no" 'n
trodicn, but capable. hnSe FOUND IN
,i,, Nc,x World TINT hnppiness hho
prosperity which the Old World WINS
unable to nHord them.
In mnny way. the United states ,''
hn, reached the Ionl Tor "hir"
I.,ropc IL sttll sIgbing. There M
,,an,,i... ali races md all religions
can unite peacefully In mutual In
dustry under n common fnS.
Many ideals for which EUROPE hns
,+riycn for more thnn thousnho
yenrs have been Ernsped u.
ymrngcst continent in the course o..
f,,o nr three hundred years onn ON.
Lund, vice president Nooel pfi~e
committee
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
WHIRLED IN sHAFTlNG
Mill Enpioyc Hn, Frightful Experience
When Caught In Helt.

Baltimore, Md, May 5.-Caught
from the floor by broad belt and
whirled up to an overhead shaftng.
where he was crushed unconscious and
spun around for ten minutes, Frank
Spurrler. an employe at the Hopper
Cotton Mills. this CITY, lives 70 tell
the tale. That he will survive the In
iuries Ia sustained in his frightful ex-
nerience is a problem which his at
lending physician is unwilling to
hazard guess at, for although the
man is now conscious it is evident
that he sustained serious internal In
juries.
The accident created panic among
the employees, most Of whom are girls,
two of them being Spurrier's daughters,
who witnessed the spectacle.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
SLIGHT CHANGE FOR BETTER
Senator Laniers Condition as A
nounced by DR.. Waugh.

Special to The Times Dispatch,I ~
Lynchburg, Va, May 6.-Senator
Daniels condition tonight, as indieat-
"Senator Daniel is tonight In fully
as good condition as he was at this
time time last night. II there has been
any change at all during the past
better, His mental condition dunlng
to-day and UP to this hour, $3.50 p. NJ,
Tonight is rather better than it was
during the game time, yesterday. and
Well and has said to-day that he was
huhhgry He slept enough and soundly
during the twenty-four hours. and Is
not SO delirious as he was a few days
ago"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
CH1EERED ON BY THOUSANDS.
CARS ARRIVE IN WASHINGTON
DESTROYED:
500 PEOPLE ARE DEAD
Costa Rican City Shaken by Earthquake and
Scores Of Buildings Thrown Down---Car-
negie's Palace Of Justice Ruined

San Juan, Del Sur Nicaragua May 5-A large part Carta
Costa Rica destroyed last night by
movement Details the telegraph
been eved between San Jose Cartago The
latter place killed
1t known that at least dead and many hun
dreds injured Scores of buildings thrown down. among
them the Palace of Justice erected by Andrew Carnegie
The wife and child of Dr. Bocanega the Guatealan mags
trae to the Central arbitration have been killed
Panic relgns, as the earthquakes continue.
San Jose has also been shaken of the buildings being
damaged but deaths reported that city, persons
were slightly injured.
Earth shocks felt points in Nicaragua
near the Costa Rcan frontier reaching
there much suffering Carago consequent up
the disaster.
THROWN INTO CONSERVATION
Washington May 5-Central American diplomats
thrown into CONSERVATION tonight the OF the desuc
ton of Cartago At the Costa Minister Cavo
received word that the city practically had been destroyed
dead and many hundred injured result of the dis
urbances Further the by the
for foreign affairs the shocks have and the damage
and loss of life is confined to Cartago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06

First Day of Virginia s
First Endurance Run
Ends in Capital.
HOLIDAY GIVEN
IN MANY TOW MS
All Along Route Roads Are
Lined With Enthusiastic Pco-
ple-Excellent Time Is Made
and Many Cars Exceed
schedule-Received by
Taft To-Day.
TWENTY CARS
IN AT MIDNIGHT

Washington. n. C., May 5.-Cnrs
that hat arrived ut i. o'clock to-
night wTe;
No. 1, plot car, Chalmers 40" w.
f. Gordon; No. =, official, Chalmers
go GIG. Montgomery, Chalmers
80" DR., X. Z. Bryan: Oldsmobilc.
DIR. T.. II. ninrrcii; Buick. W. IL.
Long, Hudson, II. N1nxwell; Chal.
mers "3U' Lee FoIEcr; Hutck, l.. VI.
Foster: Buick, ". G. Lipscomb;
Buick trick, non-contestnnt; Max
well go, n. ~. Hicks; White gas
car, II. a Blenncr; Rambler. o. w.
Graham Ford runnbOut, Robert +.
<och!cr; Overland. BENJAMIN a.
Hord; Rnnblcr, Z. j. Allen; Keo, +.
T.. Nichds; MAXWELL. Miss Anna
Dunlop; Overland, II. I. Ebcrts;
Stevcns-Lnr!ea, John u. Swnrthont.