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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

Racine.-The jury in the case
of the state against Danial Lark
adurz, charged With the murder OF
Joe Capko, rendered verdict of
manslaughter. The state alleged that
the accused man, in a fight on street
corner on June 6, 1911, stabbed Cap
ko, his death occurring a few hours
after. Evidence was produced to
show that the defendant had threat
ened to kill Capko an hour before he
was stabbed. The penaIy is not less
than fourteen and not more than TWEEN
ty-fve years. The accused man and
also the dead one were Polish labor
ers.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13

Manitowoc. Manitowoc county
probably has the first woman cleo
trician in Wisconsin in personal
charge of an electric lighting plant.
Two young ladies', Misses Alma and
Bertha Rehbein, are in charge of a
fully equipped lighting system which
has been installed upon the farm of
their father, c. F. Rehbein, south OF
the city. The Misses Rehbein have
managed and operated the plant since
its establishment several months ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13

Cleanses the SYSTEM
effectUaIly; Dispeis
colds and Headaches
due TO constipation.
Best for men, women
and children !: young
and old.
To get its Beneficial
effects. always note the
name Of the Company
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP @.
plainly printed on the
front of every package
of the Genuine
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13

the city. The Misses Rehbein have
managed and operated the plant since
its establishment several months ago.
Baraboo = Floyd, the fourteen
year-old son OF Charles Carpenter
of this city, who has been missing
since last summer, was found at Iowa
Falls, Ia constant search for the
boy has been kept up since his disap-
pearance, and even clairyoyants have
been called upon to help. One OF them
declared that the boy was working for
an uncle in Dallas, Tex, and all the
others said that his body was at the
bottom of the Baraboo river. Some
color was lent to the latter declaration
by the actions of the missing boys
dog, which for weeks haunted the
banks of the river The bottom of the
stream was searched several times,
but no trace of the boy was found.
La Crosse.-A petition calling
for a grand jury investigation OF
charges of graft in the local police de
DdTlL10HI Ids 1OS6H LuoAASu " y OSC "
E. Higbee at Baraboo. The petition
was signed by Lieut. Gov. Thomas
Morris, Assemblyman J. E. Mcconnell
and City Attorney A. H. Scubert
Superior. = Three United States
mail pouches in the baggage
room of the Omaha station were cut
open and the contents gone through
some time after the arrival of the Twi-
light Limited from the Twin Cities.
Only one sack was a closed pouch,
and it carried no registered mail.
Whether any of the contents was re-
moved could not be determined
MGdison-Some one with a pen
chant for delving into musty agri-
cultural records here has unearthed
facts showing that the famous six-ton
cheese made by Nicholas Simon OF
Appleton last summer, and which was
reputed to be the worlds largest spe-
cimen, is not entitled to that honor
The evidence shows that j. A. Rud-
dick of Perth, Ontario, made a cheese
weighing eleven tons in September
1892 which was exhibited at the Chi
cago worlds fair in 1893. Simon s
record holds for the United States SO
Ear as known.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-12-13

As to the situation in Central America
/ have taken occasion in the past TO en-
phasize most strongly the Importance that
should be attributed to the eonsumma-
ton of the conventions between the re-
pubiics Of Nicaragua and of Honduras
and this country, and l again earnestly
recommend that the necessary advice and
consent of the senate be accorded 70
these treaties. which will make it posi-
BILE for these Central American repub-
lies to enter upon an era OF genuine eco
nomic national development
Our relations with the Republic OF
Panama, peculiarly important. due to mu-
tu9l obligations and the vast interests
created by the canal have continued in
the usual friendly manner. and we have
been glad TO make appropriate express
sion of our attitude Of sympathetic IN
terest in the endeavors of our neighbor
in undertaking the development OF the
rich resources of the country.
New japanese Treaty.
The treaty OF commerce and navigation
lelween the United States and japan.
sned IN 1904 wcald By strict inter-
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28

INKS Arts Have Won-ChaTgss
Frzzds and Intinates Prob
- able Contest

b. Associated Press
Houston Texas. July 81 SPEC
ia ltO Signsll-At 10 O'Clock this
morningi Chairman T. h Ban Of
the Statewide Prohibition CAN
psiEn committee comedies that the
ants have won out IN the Satur-
day election BY 300 majority.
Mr.. Bail charges that there has
been frauds pr1etieed and that the
pros viii probably institute con
test proceedings
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
scurry County Vote

The total vote in Scurry county
gives the pros 9S5 to 430 for the
antis.
Two boxes gave an anti major
ity. Red Bluff 4 to 8 and Cotton
Wood Flats : TO ,.
Winston voted y for and - g.
gainSt.
The vote was the heaviest ever
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28

Dallas, Texas, July "a, , 30 p,
NJ Especial to SignaI-The an
ii majority in the Statewide prohi-
hilton eleetionof last Saturday
foOts up TO 4.Ss7 at rs this after
noon according 10 the almost com
plete Though unofficial) returns
up TO this time the ants polled
230.l36 votes and the pros polled
225,749.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28

polled in the county exceeding
that OF 1910 in the august primary
by two votes.
The pros received about 90 per
cent and ants 81 percent Of that
total. The vote Of the county es-
timaied on a basis Of : to 3.
Tie revised te by boxes in
the comfy is.
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TOTAL FOR DIAL
Las COUNTY
Complete Returns Prom al Pre-
sinets Show Majority Of 2oz
Agzinx. the Attachment

Co-ple-e returns from al the
voting prscizcgs n Dallas County
Sow e teal % 7ss3 votes IN fsv
% u III S-areEiie prohibition
auenfnszr ard sls7 votes a
EzEs- h. Elv1g TIE ants q MAJOR
~ or - e-1-y b. 204 votes
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
CITY OF n WORTH

Fort Worth Texas July b
The incomplete returns n the city
a. 2 p. m shows an anti majority
og 225O.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
woLrERs CLAIMS VICTORY
Believes HIS side Has Majority q
Ten Thousand


Houston. Texas. July 2f-(Spe
cisl 20 Si<nal-Inforuation comes
fron Anti headquarters a. 10 o.
click tins morning that Chairmon
Wolsrs Of TIE Anu caupaieners
claims a majority in ile tSaie 81
loNo
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
eRAYsoN COUNTY

Incomplete returns from Gray
Son county give the pros sos. and
the ants 81
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
Vote at Arab

The vote al Arab which vas not
included in the Signal ; sunday
morning issue stood > Cor the
pro and 70 ants
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
TARRAET COUNTY

Tsrrant county comes to Fort
Worth with pro majority of $50
anti.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
ErETcouHTY

Hu1f e,Efy comes in with
40r30 pro. - anti
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
yASzAEDT COUNTY

vsuzz15- vent 1862 pro and
7CS anti
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
CAMP COUNTY

Camp Comfy - pro, 605 an
Il
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
CALLAHAN COUNTY

Callahan county gives sos pro,
$50 anti.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
SMITH COUNTY

smith eounsys vote Is lsls PRO.
1850 anti
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
LYNN COUNTY

Lynn county gives 155 pro and
50 anti.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
DUvALL COUNTY

Duvan county gives p pro. 60
anti
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
COLORADO COUNTY

Colorado county. OIL prohibit
tion, l415 anti
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
RRAGAN COUNTY

Reagan county returns give pro
35.snfi q.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
FISHER COUNTY

Fisher county gives 500 pro and
Ss5 anti.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
BORDEN COUNTY

Borden gives 81 pro and SC an
Il votes
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
LAMAR COUNTY

Lamar county gives 2S5I pro.
and sO57 anti
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
WICHITA COUNTY

Complete returns from Wieh
County give 1899 pro and Il
anti.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
ELLIS COUNTY

Ellis county gives 4495 pro and
32S2 anti.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28

Tsier eounsy 7s7 pro ara ISIS
votes
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
sHACKELFoRD COUNTY

Shaekelford county gives
pro, and 256 anti.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28
LATEST RETURNS SHOW $685.
$50 VOTES PoLLED-ANTI
MAJORITY UNDER 5000
EACH SIDE PERSISTANT
Margin So Narrow as to Be Un-
comfortable. Country May
Expect Contests

BY Associated Press:
Dallas, Texas, July "A. 1890 a.
NJ Especial to Signal Accord
ing to unofficial returns this morn
ing the ants ae still in the lead
something under four thousand.
The opinion is held among the
large morning papers that the an
lis viii win by close margin, tho
later return smay swing the elec
ton the other way.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28

III @AccQ(AuA(4 U.S.
Dallas. Texas, July 24-(Spee-
ial to Signal. Texas has defeat
ed the Statewide prohibition con
stitutional amendment in Satur-
days election according TO an ad-
mission expressed today from the
pro headquarters in Houston and
also according to the returns in
early today after thirty six hour
OF ballot counting. 49,
The vets maintain slender
lead, barely more than 5000 as
shown from the unofficial returns.
Unless the vote yet to come in
should carry ten thousand OF
more. the entire count remaining
Of only a few thousand ballots il
cannot now swing victory TO the
drys.
The boxes yet TO report are
from sparsely settled sections re-
mote from railroad and telegraph
or telephone lines and the hopes OF
the pros had just about gone at
II o'clock today.
The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-07-28

nErA EoFTExsCo UNMF STRY
heHadD Ell w Mcv AK
mnam A
Given myh an and ice
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

Seeking particularly as to whether
Attorney General Wickersham has any
"outside employment" which would
disqualify him from his Cabinet posi-.
tion. Representative Ralney Of iii.
nois introduced resolution designed
to open way for thorough investiga.
6on of the Department of Justice.
Andres Zorn. the Swedish painter
who is now doing portrait of Vice
President Sherman. will begin soon Z
portrait of President Taft. Several
portraits Of the President have been
painted since his assuming office, but
none has been hung in the corridors
of the white house by the side Of
those of former chief executives.
kilograms by the hundreds have
been received by members Of the Sen.
ate and House from constituents in
Montana. Idaho, Wyoming. Utah and
Colorado, asking them to oppose all
efforts to revise the tariff on wool prior
to the receipt and full consideration
Of the expected report on the cost of
wool growing from the national tariff
board.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
FORE Ei6N.

The government troops after stub
born fighting, have defeated the Arab
rebels near Sanaa. in Yemen, killing
more than 100.
A slight earth shock was felt in
Rome recently. 1t caused some alarm
in the city, but apparently no damage
was done.
What is believed to be the highest
price ever paid for antique china was
paid at the Hotel Drouot, in London,
for soup plate Of old Faience of
Deruta, which fetched '$14,4OO.
1t is believed that twenty lives were
lost when the little wooden steamer
Iroquois, plying between Sidney, Van
couver Island and the islands of the
Gulf of Georgia was capsized soon aft
er leaving Sidney recently.
The new English battleship cruiser
Indefatigable has made the record
speed for dreadnaughts of twenty-nihe
knots. The Indefatigable was launched
at Devonport in October. 1910. In her
trials December, 1910, she is said to
have made twenty-seven knots, with
reduced power.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
Extensive Oh optiens s.e.r,1.

Cortez.-With the assurance tina,
title to the oil lands OF the San Juan
district would soon be proven . largc
deal in this district. the San Jua
end being handled by the most prom
inent men in that country. is now au
assured fact. options running for about
sixty days being signed up for nearly
$4,000 acres of the best land In the
district. including what is known as
the Norman holdings. The concern is
also securing options on every fco,
of land that is on the market and the
deal may run up to over 100000 acres
all told. Their present base Of activ!.
ty is In what is known rs the Basin
and Clay Hill districts. covering a
tract of land about twenty-five miles
in length. The Fish Creek district is
also being entered and 1t looks rs il
they would control practically the
whole field should they be given the
opportunity.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
WESTERN

Union carpenters, estimated to num-
ber about 1000 struck at Portland.
Ore, for an increase Of so cents pey
day in pay.
A fall of rock in slope on the 600
foot level of the Homestake mine at
Lead, s. D., killed Gust T. Beckrath
and seriously injured Ben Battson.
Joseph Hammil, aged 30. recently
escaped from Colorado penitentiary,
where he was serving time for muir
der, was arrested at Assumption, Ill.
Former Gov. G. w. Click of Kansas
died at his home in Topeka. aged "a.
Mr.. Click was governor of Kansas In
18S3-85 and served several terms as
q member of the Legislature.
Judge w. s. Kenyon. progressive
and government ''trust-buster' was
elected to the Dolliver seat in the
United States Senate from Iowa, on
the sixty-seventh joint ballot.
The exodus of negroes from Oklaho-
ma to Alberta, Canada. which started
several months ago. is continuing. de-
spite the fact that 1t is not being en-
couraged by the Canadian government.
The steamship Northwestern ar
rived in Seattle from Cordova, Alaska,
bringing the first cargo of copper ore
from the mainland of Alaska. and was
greeted with the noise and color be-
fitting the magnitude Of the event.
A long hatpin cost William Peppers,
gateman at the Union station, at Oma-
ha, an eye and came near piercing
his brain and killing him. when a
fashionably dressed woman pushed
her way past him, the pin penetrating
his eye.
Sabine Rarebit, fox terrier. owned
by Thomas Plant Of the Sabine ken
nels of Orange. Tex, was awarded
the H. s. Blake cup as the best dog
exhibited in the twenty-seventh an
nual show of the New England Ken
mel Club in Boston.
Implicated by the confession o; Joe
Virgins, a former life convict. Will
Rogers, uncle Of little Waldo Rogers,
has been arrested for completely in the
lads abduction from Las Vegas, N. M
For his return $4,000 ransom was
paid, Will Rogers acting as agent for
Mrs. Rogers.
II William ]. Bryan would be worth
$4,000 to Memphis. Tenn, as an ad
vertisement, the Omaha Commercial
Club thinks that "Jim" Dahlman, the
cowboy mayor of Omaha, ought to be
worth 81 SOC, 900, and has suggested to
the Southern city that she might gel
him for that sum.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
WAShINoroA.

Mrs. Clara Russell was arrested on
the charge of strangling her 12-year-
old daughter - Dorchester, Mass.
President Taft has received his an
nual pass emitting him to admission
to games played anywhere on the
American league circuit during the
1911 season.
After a brief conference between
President Taft and Secretary of State
Knox, the resignation of DR.. David
Jayne Hill, as ambassador to Ger
many, was announced.
The House of Representatives, by a
vote of 2s6 to 16. passed the Rucker
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment for the direct election Of
United States senators.
A terrific wind. hail and thunder
storm accompanied by a heavy down
pour of rain, swept over ST. Louis,
causing many thousands of dollars
damage and indirectly three deaths.
The great double deck grandstand
and the right field bleachers at the
National league baseball park, in New
York, were destroyed by fire, causing
a loss estimated at from $4,000 to
100000.
The anniversary of the birth OF
Thomas Jefferson was marked by the
passage of bill in the Senate pro.
viding for the erection in Washington
Of statue to the Sage of Monti.
cello" at cost Of 100000.
Official reports from forty-two build
ing centers throughout the United
States as compiled by the American
Contractor, Chicago, show a falling
off for April of fifteen per cent as
compared with April, 1910
The city ordinance recently enacted
prohibiting the sale Of theater tickets
on the sidewalks in New York by spec.
ulators, was sustained In every par.
ticular in a decision of the appellate
division of the Supreme Court.
The alleged murderers Of George
W. Crichfield, the American recently
killed at his ranch near Tuxpan. Mex.
are under arrest and are being Wig.
orously prosecuted by the Mexican
courts, declares American Consul
Miller at Tampico in telegram to
the State Department
Claiming that the answer made by
Edward B. Mclean and his wife, Eve
lyn Walsh Mclean, daughter of the
late Thomas F. Walsh, to the suit to
recover $1S0.000, the selling price Of
the Hope diamond, are insufficient in
law to constitute defense to theil
action, the firm of Cartier, New York
jewelers.. filed In the District Su
preme Court . motion for judgment
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
Ancient River oiseovered.

Greeley.-That the bed OF an an.
cient river, into which abundant
streams are still pouring. winds under
meath the plains in the vicinity OF
Pierce Is the opinion Of those who
have been sinking wells In that re-
gion and was further substantiated
when James Gault discovered the pet
rified bones of . mammoth in the ex-
cavation for . we'll on his farm east
of Pierce.
Dan Kinney of Eaton. In "witching"
for water on the Gault place. located
the we'll when others had failed. The
depth is twenty-seven feet and . big
stream was encountered. sending out
. flow sufficient. Gault says. to irri.
gate his farm of 100 acres.
There was NO evidence of water for
twenty feet, when suddenly the strata
became moist and what first ap-
peared to be a big rock was uncov-
cred. Close inspection showed it to
be the remains of mammoth. The
opinion of those who have explored
the country is that they are the pet
rified bones of one Of the big ele-
plants which roamed this territory
millions of years ago and browsed on
vegetation along the river. The same
kind Of fossils are found along the
Platte river.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
MORE CAVALRY
FOR BORDER
PRESIDENT TO PREVENT REPETi.
TioN OF RECENT DOUGLAS
OUTRAGE.
OFFICIALS ARE ANXIOUS
AMERICAN LIVES AND INrEREsrS
MUST De PRO.
TEcTEo.

Washington.-Brou by the battle
OF Aqua Prieta to a full realization of
the danger to which American settle
ments along the southern frontier are
exposed. President Taft has moved
vigorously to prevent any repitition Of
the Douglas. Ariz. episode.
With rumors here Of another con-
flict at Aqua Prieta. the President Or
dered the Sixth cavalry regiment from
Des Moines. Iowa. to Arizona to rein
force the posts there.
This step supplements the Presi-
dents warning to the Mexican and
revolutionary authorities that Ameri-
cans lives and interests must not be
endangered by unrestrained border
line fighting.
1t completes. 1t is said. the admin
istration's present programme Of pre-
caution.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
GEN ERAI.

A shortage in the ice crop and in
crease in freight rates is held respon-
sible for a threatened raise in ice
prices.
On the ground that it was special
Legislation, the Pennsylvania eight
hour law was declared unconstitution.
al by the State Supreme Court.
DR.. B. Clarke Hyde, convicted of the
murder of Colonel Thomas H. Swope,
millionaire philanthropist at Kansas
City. has been granted a new trial by
the Missouri Supreme Court.
DR.. Daniel X. Pearson. Chicago's
distinguished philanthropist. cele-
brated his ninety-first birthday by dis
tributing 100000 among educational
institutions and for missionary work.
Fearing that his five-year-old son
William. would not recover from an
attack of diphtheria, Harry Van Blar-
com, a farm hand of Hohokus, N. j.,
slashed the boys throat as he lay on
his sick bed, with q razor.
The directors Of the Metropolitan
opera house in New York. have decid-
ed to raise the price of orchestra and
other circle chairs from IS to Sc.
In driving the last interlocking steel
piles of the last Of the twenty caissops
forming the inclosing wall of the huge
cofferdam, surrounding the wreck Of
the battleship Maine. at Havana, the
first stage in the work of removing the
shattered remains Of the warship has
been concluded.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20

The vacation camp Of the Kearney.
Neb.,. military school will be estab-
lished at Mast, a station on the Colo
RADIO Midland, $50 miles west of Den
yer, June 2sth, and will continue until
July 28th. This will be the first time
that an Eastern school has maintained
a summer camp in Colorado.
That the Mexican government has
the revolution we'll In hand is the be-
lief of Major r. L. Hirst, formerly
chief of staff Of the Department Of
Colorado. who returned to Denver
from the frontier, where he has been
stationed for several months with the
United States troops.
The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1911-04-20
Miner Noatioa.


A recent fire In Lnon did consid
cradle damage.
The Trinidad postOffice will hereaft'
er be closed on Sunday.
The ministers of Grand junction
have organized . baseball nine.
Richard Sleeves. pioneer and prom
inent miner Of Boulder. is dead.
Farmers throughout the state are ju-
bilant Of the prospects of . prolific
year.
At Montexuma william Smith shot
and instantly killed J. z. ("Private")
Black.
The government has selected the
site for the Federal building In Du.
range.
The public school building at Glen.
wood Springs Was recently damaged
by fire.
VIM Bird johnson. . resident OF
Colorado since 1862. died In Denver
recently.
Jerry Campbell was killed In the
Happy Year mine at Cripple Greek BY
. cavein.
Robert Archibald of Trinidad, . c.
F. 4 I. superintendent at Sopris. died
In Pueblo.
Recently night riders raided 4 ditch
camp near Delta and drove away
japanese laborers.
Fruit men Of Fremont county say
their fruit crops have not been dam.
aged BY the cold.
Lee Helmes Hilton, q banker, son
Of James L. Hilton. of Denver, was
killed in . street duel In Sylvana
Ga.
More than $1,000 will be given in
purses for races at the state fair.
which will he beld in Pueblo rext Sep
tember.
The tri-weekly service of the star
route between Hishmore and De
BeQue will b permanently resumed
May LIST.
The saloon and residence of Joe
Mantilli, at starkville. also . public
dance hall, burned with q loss of
$1,000.
The State Board Of Pardons has
ordered the release from the peniten-
tiary Of John w. Reeve and Frank E.
Kiser.
Stopped BY two masked highway
men in Pueblo, A. T. Thomas, presi.
dent Of the Pueblo Feather Company,
was robbed Of $53.
No damage has been done to fruit
around La Junta by the cold weather
Of the last few days. Buds are not
far enough developed.
Caflon City will become postal
| savings depository on May LIST, max