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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
FARMERS TO BUILD
A PACKING HOUSE
WISCONSIN SOCIETY OF EQUITY
DECIDES TO GO INTO SLAUGH-
TER HOUSE BUSINESS.
WAGE WAR ON MEAT TRUST
Society Proposes to Raise $25o,o0o and
Will Take Over La Crosse Plant
Vote on Proposition Is
Unanimous.

La Crosse.-The farmers of Wiscon-
sin, as represented by the American
Society of Equity, have decided to go
into the slaughter house business. Aft
er a debate which lasted for several
hours, vote was taken, and it was
unanimous in favor of establishing a
packing house in La Crosse to be op-
Grated by a cooperative company
founded under the auspices of the
main organization. Though the final
action was no surprise, the emphasis
of it was, for there was considerable
opposition manifested during the day,
and at one time the opponents of the
packing house declared they had it
beaten. However, the unanimous rec
ommendation of the special commit
tee, headed by j. H. Carnahan Of
Black River Falls, a man of great in
fiuence in the organization, and the
strong argument of Andrew Boyd of
La Crosse, who has had twenty-seven
years experience in the operation of
packing house, as we'll as the efforts
of most of the state and national Off
GERS, has decided the convention, and
when it came to vote opposition
completely disappeared
1t is intended to raise $4,000 a
large part of which will be subscribed
by delegates at the convention here
Under the plan to be used no person
will be allowed to hold more than
$1,000 worth of stock.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
Uncover Giant skeletons.

Marinette. Workmen excayating
for new house at Little Suamico,
Brown county, uncovered small sand
plot in which were the remains of
eight human beings. The skeletons
were much bigger than the average
OF human beings now and indicate a
race of giants of an average height of
over seven feet. 1t is probable that
the bones had been placed there for
a century or two and they are prob
ably the remains of a race of giant
red men
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
UNIVERSITY REGENTS MEET
Adopt Plans for Addition to Main
Building and Order Women's Ath-
letie Field and Bathhouse.

Madison.-At the regular December
meeting of the board of university re-
gents here plans for the addition to
University hall were adopted Work
on the statue of Lincoln on the cam
pus was also authorized.
The formation and equipment of a
fourth battalion in the military depart
ment was authorized A new bath
house for women and the remodeling
Of the old boathouse was ordered, and
$500 appropriated. Material from
the excavations of the. new buildings
is to be used in filing in the lake to
the extent of six acres, to form a new
womens athletic field.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
20 BURNED TO DEATH
IN BOSTON HOTEL FIRE
Believed That Blaze Was Set by an
lncendiary-Eight Investigations
Under Way.

Boston, Dec. 5.-Twenty- eight men
lost their lives when the Arcadia hotel
burned Wednesday. Eight investiga-
tons are under way.
Some of these were aimed at deter
mining where lay the responsibility
for the conditions which made the
loss of life so large.
Joseph G. Lyons, president of the
firm which operated the Arcadia as a
part of chain of low-priced lodging
houses, believes the fire started I'M
der the stairs in the main hallway.
Within few months three mysterious
fires had been discovered there, he
said
This fire." he added, was undoubt-
eddy set"
None of the men found dead has
been identified
Most important of the days queries
was that begun by the grand jury.
Directed by District Attorney Pei
litter the jurymen visited the ruins.
A large quantity of painters mate
rails. Mr.. Pellitier said later, was
found in a closet on the second floor.
Other lodging-houses were inspected
by the jury to see how they were
conducted with reference to the safe
ty of occupants.
The victims of the Arcadia blaze
were caught in crowded hunks on the
fourth and fifth floors of the five-story
building. Some were incinerated in
sleep, others suffocated and others
were killed or injured in the panic
to escape or in jumping out windows.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
MAYOR or APPLETON DEAD
James v. Caravan, Second Commits.
sion Rule Head in Wisconsin,,
Succumhs to Long Illness.

Appleton.-Mayor James V. Cana
van, second mayor under commission
form of government in Wisconsin,
died at his home here after linger-
Ing illness, covering a period of about
two years, during only two days of
which, however, he was confined to
his home. Mayor Canayan was pio-
neeT of Outagamie county, having
been born on farm near here on Jan.
%, 1860.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
CREATE DIPLOMATIC POST.

ActiOn by House May Give Official Po-
sition at Asuncion to Ohioan.
Washington, Dec. 5.-While the
mouse was debating a bill to provide
lor a minister to Paraguay at $780,
vVV year, Representative James K.
Mann Of Illinois, Republican floor
'sader, criticised the conduct OF
american diplomats abroad, declaring
Ineir chief duty seemed to be to set
lie social disputes.
The bill was passed. 1t is under
STOOD the new minister will be Dan
4" Mooney of st. Marys, o.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
FINDS GIRL BOUND TO RAIL.
Farmer Rescues Her Before ras'
Train Arrives.

Train Arrives.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. "a
score of deputies are searching TOT
men mentioned by Miss Hazel Payne
age seventeen, of Hart. Mich, wno
was bound hand and foot to the Grano
Trunk railway tracks near Nunica'
Mich and dragged off the rails just
az mail train came pounding along
81 eo miles an hour. The girl is in
sorions condition. During her deilr-
Inn, che mentioned several men
names. and the deputies are quietly
rounding them up. The girl, In
semi-conscious state. told of eating
candy while riding with man whose
name has been withheld The police
a say knock-out drops were fed the the
girl. Alfred Wilde, a farmer, found
Miss PAYNE on the tracks near Crock
cry River bridge.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
BANK AT coLFAx, IA, CLOSED
Cashier Wheelock Left Note to Wife
Hintino of Suicide.

Colfax, Ia, Dec 5.-The Citizens
State bank here, with deposits amount
ing to almost 100000. was closed on
the order of the state auditor. pending
examination of its books. H. M.
Wheelock, the cashier, has been abb
sent from his home since Monday. Ac.
cording to a note turned over to the
authorities by his wife, he may be a
suicide.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
Fitzgerald Heads Pea Gamers.

Milwaukee,. j. Fitzgerald, Ocon-
to, was elected president of the Wis
consin Pea Packers association at the
annual convention here. j.. w Hutch
inson was chosen president, ]. A.
Hagemann, secretary, and William H.
Fromm, Thiensyille, treasurer. B. w.
Davis, Waupun, and T. F. Wittenberg.
Cedarburg, were named on the execu.
tive committee
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
U. S. SUES CAN TRUST

'narged With Violation of Sherman
Antitrust Law.
baltimore, Md, Dec. 2.-John P. Hill,
united States attorney for the district
VI maryland, filed suit Saturday in be-
.aI OF the department Of justice
asalhst the American Can comp my
ana the subsidiary concerns under
1s sherman antitrust law. The
s'upIalnt alleges that the defendants
t0StFaln interstate and foreign trade
= 'ln cans, and are attempting to mo-
U0polize the same,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
PlNDELL is NAMED AGAIN.

President Sends Nomination to Sen
ate Second Time.
Washington, Dec. 4.TPresident Will
son sent to the senate for the second
time the nomination of Henry M. Pin
dell of Peoria to be ambassador to
Russia. The only other Illinois nomi-
nation not confirmed at the special
session was that of Miss Margaret
Keegan to be postmaster at Lodi. and
she will be renominated within few
days.
Two other diplomatic appointments
we're made-Brand Whitlock, former
MAYOR of Toledo, to be minister to Bel
GUM. and George Fred Williams of
Massachusetts, to be minister to
Greece and Montenegro.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
Moonshiner at Clear Lake.

Eau Claire.-John Macinic of Clear
Lake, Wis, was arraigned before I'm
tied States Commissioner L. A. Doc
little here on a charge of operating
a moonshine" whisky still at his
home. His lack of knowledge of the
revenue laws of the United States led
to Machines undoing.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
TEXAS FLOOD GROWS SERIOUS
10000 Persons at Waco Are Homeless
Loss Is 100000.

Dallas, Tex, Dec. 5.-The food stu
alton in central Texas is worse than
at any time since the torrential rains
began. The Colorado, Trinity and
Brazos are now over their banks, with
indications that higher level will be
reached in the next "a hours. Five
more persons have been drowned at
Bolton and $4,000 are homeless in the
flood district The property damage
will run over 100000. The flooded
area covers all the lowlands and is
100 miles long and 200 wide. The mill
tia have been furnished with ball
cartridges to prevent looting.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
CARNEGIE BECOMES pooR7
Boston News Bureau Says Plan to
Save S25,OoO,OOo Was Abandoned.

Boston, Dec. 5.--Andrew Carnegie
has given away all his fortune with the
exception of $15,000,600, according to
a Wall street correspondent for Bos-
ton news bureau. The story is that
Mr. Carnegie had planned to save $685.
100000, but found that as some of the
trustees of his various funds differed
with him on some of his ideas, he was
forced to take $10,000,000 from his pri-
vate fortune in order to have his Own
way about certain requests.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
SAYS DIR. kNAsE KILLED SELF
net.nse offers AIibi for DR.. w. q
Craig.

shelbyville. Ind, Dec 4.mIne u d
fanse in the trial Of Dr. Wiiiiam p
craig for the alleged murder Oh III
tIs1ane Knabe. attacked the state :
l - ,vben Henry n. Spaan OF counsei
sor noctor Craig said witnesses wouiu
s ~ that the accused man was eise-
s%eal mi, ! late hour. at least, on
the night he is charged win nar The
Sil1ed Doctor Knabe in her nat. ins
attorney made the opening s1a sta. lsnu
CO.. The defense. saying he would snou
the woman physician killed nersen'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
GOTHAM MODESTO is SLAIN.
Police Seek Man Who Lived at Her
Home.

New York, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Agnes
Guth, who conducted a fashionable
dress making shop under the name of
Nine. Agnese, was found dead in a
bedroom at the rear of her establish.
ment by her son, August Guth. A bull.
let had passed through the woman's
heart and lodged in her left lung.
The police sent out general alarm
for Oscar Vogt, chef who made his
home with Mrs Guth
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
U. 5. JURY CONNECTS MAYOR.
Executive of Gillette, Wyo., Held
"SIaver."

Cheyenne, Wyo., Dec. S.-Roy Mont
pomery. mayor of Gillette. Wyo., and
Democratic state committeeman for
Campbell county, in the United States
court was convicted on two of the six
counts of an indictment charging vio-
Iation of the white slavery" act. The
inrv convicted Montgomery on the
first ballot of the transporting of Jen-
ME Young and Pearl Marshall from
Denver to Gillette for immoral pur.
poses.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-10
BAR AlcRETTEs IN ANY FORM
Collectors of Customs Receive Final
Ruling From Washington.

Washington, Dec. 5.-Aigrettes will
not be admitted to the United States
either on hats or detached, according
to final ruling sent to all collectors
OF customs. Game birds will be adj
mitted with feathers, but the feathers
must be destroyed
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
DEEDS NOT WORDS
MinOt People Have Absolute Proof
of Deeds at Home.

It's not words but deeds that prove
true merit.
The deeds of Doan's Kidney Pills,
For Minot kidney sufferers,
Have made their local reputation.
Proof lies in the testimony Of Mi
not people.
A. Olson, Grant Ave-, Minot, N. D.,
says: II use Doan's Kidney Pills once
in while and they keep my kidneys
in good shape. l am too old to expect
any medicine to give me new set of
kidneys, but l find that have kept
them in good working order by using
a couple of boxes of Doan's Kidney
Pills in the spring and fall. 1t was
nearly six years ago that l had so
much trouble with weak kidneys. /
couldn't get around. l used Doan's
Kidney Pills for the first time then,
and they cured the attack. was so
pleased that publicly recommended
them, and am glad to endorse them
again."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster Millburn Co., Buffalo,
Ney oYrk, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-- and
take no other.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
DAIRY ExAtslr TO BE A4uMME.
commlssionsr Flint Hears Encouraa.
Ing Reports from Prospective
Exhibitors.

State Dairy Commissioner R. r.
Flint who ID superintendent OF the
dairy department Of the Third Annual
Industrial Exposition that IL to be
held in Bismarck October Z to 10, re-
ports that there Is more than usual In.
terest in his department this fall The
state has gone more and more into the
dairy business during the past few
years and the pioneers in that line
are interested IN showing the state at
large what they have accomplished
Generous cash premiums have been
named for the best female dairy AMI
NAL in four different grades. The OBJ
ject Of the contest will be to deter.
mine the economy OF production for
each cow per dollars worth Of feed
and the money value OF all feeds shall
be governed by the prices furnished
by local feed stores and the feeding
Of artificial! sttmulants during the con-
test will disqnalify any entry. The
basis Of awards will be upon the guam.
tity Of butter Fat and milk produced
and the economy of production. The
value Of the product will be the com.
bined value Of the butter fat at %
cents per hundred minus the value OF
the feed consumed The skim milk 10
to be the difference between the
weight Of the whole milk and butter
fat.
In the butter contest there are also
q number Of good prizes and 1t will
be well worth the time and expense.
OF the dairy men and creamery man
ayers to bring their best products to
the show. At the close OF the contest
al butter will be sold to the best ad.s
vantage possible and proceeds sent to
the exhibitor Five pound Jars 10 re.
CURED package for dairy butter anl
20 pound tubs for creamery products
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
Lever a.... Semen. r.-se.

Fargo. -. Wholesaler. 5obbers and
retailers. Of Fargo are to participate
10 the. benefits OF the recent United
States supreme court decision regard:
Ing reduced freight rates in Mime
sofa. II was not expected the new
rates would become effective before
. month. but the roads have already
made them In force. The reduction
70 just the same % In the state Of
Minnesota. First-class freight from
the Minnesota transfer to Fargo was
81 cents under the old rate. It IL
now 81 ITO cents. A proportionate
reduction was made on all other
classes. While the reductions are
beneficial on shipments to and from
eastern points they do not apply to
western shipments out of Fargo.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
HOUSE WIVES GIVEN a
CHANCE TO EXHIBIT
Cash Prizes Are Offered for Canned
Vegetables, Fruits and For
Fancy Work.

IN conjunction with the ladies who
have charge Of the branch of the
Third Annual North Dakota Industri.
al Exposition to be held in Bismarck
October Z to 10. General Manager W.
c. Mlbreath has planned for 4 large
number of attractive cash prizes.
There are over 1875 different items
under these classes and every branch
Of house work 10 represented, includ-
ing canned goods of all kinds and all
sort Of plain and fancy sewing. Oil
painting, water-color painting. crayon
work. hand painted China, brass craft
and fooled leather are few OF the
classes that will be open for entry. In
addition to the cash prizes there are
number of other valuable good
prizes to be contested for, including
an elegant brass bedstead AMI q good
porch shade.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
ARE YOU ON THE LIST!

Hat#EG ANE 1OO OAS AHD A/A0 : Ns
The following are among the many
institutions in the state using the
Washburn Ignite coal, because they
regard it as the best:
The state penitentiary at Bismarck;
insane asylum at Jamestown; Deaf
and Dumb institution at Devils Lake;
Valley City Normal; Mayville Nor
NAL; city schools of Minot, Devils
Lake, Fargo, Valley City, Bismarck
and Mandan; Russell Miller Milling
Co. at Minot, Valley City, jamestown
and Mandan; lighting plant at Bis
marck.
am the exclusive agent for this
coal in Minot. have sold hundreds
Of cars during the past year and have
never had complaint. | always keep
good supply on hand.
Farmers hauling grain to the city
should haul back their winters supply
of Coal.
A. B. DILL,
Exclusive Agent, Phone 399, Minot
Office East Second St., along 500
track. tt
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
Sleeping Man Is
Fired by Farmer
Found Refuge in Strawpile, But Ii
Routed Mass of Flames.

Found Refuge in Strawpile, But Ii
Routed Mass of Flames.
Grano, N. D., Sept. 13.-Theo Pet
erson of Grano, came near cremating
man today when he set fire to q
straw pile on his farm. The stack
was completely enveloped in flames
when man emerged from the burn
ing straw with his clothing on fire.
The fellow was taking a quiet snooze
in the stack and Peterson had no
knowledge of his presence until the
man came forth mass of flames.
The fellow was harvest hand from
Morrison, Mimi, who had been work
ing on threshing rig west of Crane
and was making his way to another
territory on bicycle. His wheel and
blanket roll were burned and his es-
cape from cremation a very narrow
one. The man did not give his name
but went on his way rejoicing that he
had escaped with his life.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
TRAIN STOPPED TO
SHOOT CHICKENS,

Cooperstown, N. D., Sept. 13.-It
has been the custom of the freight
crews on this line of the Northern Pa
cific to slow down the train when a
covey of prairie chickens was spot
ted so the rear brakeman could shoot
enough for lunch.
Brakeman Al Kramer and Walter
Schneider jumped off the caboose when
the engineer signalled. Schneider
was in front and when Kramer's gun
was accidentally discharged a large
part of the load entered the back of
Schneider's head. He was treated
here and then taken to the railroad
hospital at Brainerd. His condition
is quite serious.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
WARD COUNTY BOYS
SAVE corn CROP
FIFTY CONTESTANTS WHO
GREW FINE CORN WILL SAVE
CONSIDERABLE SEED-FROST
DOES NO DAMAGE ON PRAIRIE.

w. A. Peck, of the Better Farming
Association, reports that frost has
not yet damaged any of the corn on
look carefully to the selection of the
seed. Mr.. Peck believes that there
will be 1000 bushels of the very best
seed corn saved in this vicinity, and
perhaps more.
Out Of the eighty Ward county
boys entering the corn-growing con-
test, fifty have stuck with it, and
these are now busy gathering their
corn. Some fine seed will be the re-
suit of this contest.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
Young Reelected President.

Grand Forks.-Judge N. C. Young
Of Fargo was yesterday reelected
president of the board of trustees of
the University Of North Dakota Geo
A. Schafer Of Idle Grove, Iowa, was
elected registrar. to succeed John D.
Woods, while Sveinbjorn Johnson Of
Cavalier, N. D.. former state legisla-
tive reference librarian. and gradu-
ate of the institution, was made head
Of the department of economics.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

If you are thinking of moving to
Minot for the winter and want to buy
house, write me. Have two lots
nice lying, and q six room residence.
Would sell cheap for cash or part cash
and balance trade. No fool trades
considered.
s-21-t4cg Bx. 10s, Foxholm, N. D.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18
New University REGENT

Grand FOrks.-E. A. Daniels of the
University of Minnesota was elected
by the board of regents of the univers-
ity as assistant in the state public
health laboratory. DR.. e. X Ander.
son Of the University of Iowa also
Was elected In the same capacity.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

Herman Kulow of Hubbard, Ia, is
visiting at the home Of his daughter,
Mrs. VIM. Hecker, near Logan. Mr.:
Kulow owns fine farm north OF
Logan, his wheat averaging 13 bush
els and the barley 18. He owns . 24O
acre farm in Iowa that would sell for
1925 an acre any time.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-09-18

FOR SALE-Nine room modern house
on north side, easy terms. Address
e." care Independent. SLIT
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-09
FLOWERS FOR DINING TABLE
Practical and Lasting Decorations
That Are in Most Respects Bet
ter Than the Real Article.

Permanently scented flowers-roses,
violets and carnations are practical
and lovely decoration for the dining
table. These exotics are of the natu-
raj sizes and coloring and their per-
fumes are the same as those grown in
garden or conservatory. They are
made Of peculiar Japanese fabric
which faithfully initiates the appear
ance of petals and leaves and to go
with them are lovely feathery ferns
that would never be suspected Of arti-
ficiality. The beauty of these flowers
is their unfadable quality. After a few
hours the atmosphere of the dining
room becomes bit heavy with their
perfume, but they never languish I'M
der the lights of candles and electric
bulbs. With dozen Of these Japanese
flowers may be mingled a few of nat
ural growth. to make the illusion COM
plete.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-09
PLEA FOR OREGON" MADE
That Battleship Go Through Canal
First Is Request.

Salem. Or.-School children to the
number of $1,000 in this state have
signed a petition asking President
Woodrow Wilson to direct that the
battleship Oregon be designated to
head the fleet that first passes through
the Panama canal. The petition of
the Oregon school children is in part
as follows:
"The incident of history which,
more than all others, impressed Amer
lea with the immediate need of an in
ter-oceanic waterway at Panama was
the famous voyage of the battleship
Oregon. That marvellous race of a
great battleship around the continent
to fight the battles of an alien people
staggered the world. She is at once
the most famous and most loved vessel
in all the fleet of the Great Republic.
Therefore we, the school children of
the commonwealth of the State of
Oregon, whose name this floating for
tress so proudly bears, respectfully pc
tition that the battleship Oregon be
the first ship to pass through the canal
from ocean to ocean,"