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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18
Blood Relative of
First President
George Baron Won Washing
ton Is Distinguished
Austrian Citizen.

The most distinguished kinsman and
namesake of George Washington, our
first President, lives in Europe. He is
George Baron Won Washington, of
Poels, who was a captain of Austrian
cavalry and fought against America in
the World war. The Baron is sixty
seven years old and lives alone, with
his seven dogs, in an enormous shabby
castle in Syria, southern Austria.
Nine hundred years ago, the baron
says, there was a TOrfin, lord of Ravens
worth, England, from whom the Wash
ingtons descended. From Torfin to
Robert Washington, lord of Mile
bourne, In 400, the family trees of
George and the baron were the same.
Robert Washington married the daugh-
ter of Lord Kerneford and had several
sons. One was Robert, Jr., whose sons
sons emigrated to America. One of
these greatgrandsOns of Robert was
the great-grandfather of George Wash
ingten who became first President of
the United States.
John, another son of Robert Wash
ington, and his descendants lived in
England until the end of the Eight
eenth century when they emigrated,
but not to America. James Washing
ton, descendant of John, went to The
Hague and sold his services where he
could as an officer. In 1890 he learned
that a Washington had become Presi-
dent of the American republic and
after investigating found that George
his truo hlood OOY1cip Tor,oe, +bo,,
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18
Famous Forts In
u. S. History
By ELMO SCOTT WATSON
%. 1928, Western Newspaper Union.)
Remember the Alamol"

What Boonesborough is to Ken
lucky, the Alamo Is to Texas, and
both are more than the most famous
forts in their respective states They
are monuments to the memory Of two
great American frontier heroes
Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett
they are national shrines.
The Mission of San Antonio de Va
lero, commonly called the Mission del
Alamo (,Alamo being the Spanish
word for cottonwood tree) was found
ed by the FranciScanS in 1903 and af-
ter vari 1us removals was established
in It's present location in 1722. Soon
after the outbreak of the Texan War
of independence in 1885 the Alamo
was seized by the Texans.
It's commander early the next year
was Lieut.. Col. William Barrett Ira
Wis, young Carolina lawyer. Asso-
ciated with him was Col. James
Bowie Of Georgia and of Bowie knife
fame. They had only about 14O men
but in February there came well
come reinforcement In the person of
Davy Crockett, accompanied by some
of his neighbors from Tennessee.
On February %, 1886, Santa Ana,
the dictator of Mexico, appeared be-
fore the fort and demanded its sur
render. Travis answered with shot
from his cannon and a defiant hoist
ing Of his flag. The Mexican leader
had more than 1000 men but he did
not care to risk an assault so erected
batteries and opened fire.
For eleven days the siege was con-
tinued with heavy losses for the
Mexicans but without single casu-
atty among the defenders. In the
meantime Travis appeals for help
brought to the Alamo Col. James But
Ter Bonham, who slipped through the
lines of the besiegers, and a detach-
ment Of 80 men, led by Capt. j. w.
Smith, which cut It's way through.
Finally on March Santa Ana ord
cred grand assault by picked force
of $500 men. Two attacks were beat
en- back by the desperate Texans but
vigil and lack Of food, could not hurl
back the third attempt. The Mexicans
swarmed over the walls and for the
next few minutes there followed one
of the most desperate hand-to-hand
encounters ever fought on the Ameri-
can continent. When it ended only
five of the $50 defenders were left
alive and they were wounded, help
less prisoners. BY command of Santa
Ana they were killed at once.
But the sacrifice of Davy Crockett
and his fellow heroes was not in vain,
for the battle cry which swept the
field at the decisive battle of San
Jacinto, was Remember the Alamol"
On monument in the state capitol at
Austin concentrating their deeds is
this line: Thermopylae had its mes
senger of defeat. The Alamo had
nome"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18
Old Pohick Church

Not far from Alexandria, Va, is q
church Of which one hears less than of
some of the other churches in which
the first President wOrshiped. This is
the old Pohick church, of which. if IL
claimed, Washington was the designer
He also was yestryman of this
church, and it is known that he had
great and peculiar affection for il. II
is church having much to. do with
the spiritual life Of Washington.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18
If MOTHERS ONLY END|

During these days how many AMI
are complaining of Headache "a
ishness, Stomach Troubles anlhl
lar Bowels and take cold eadr.
mothers only knew what MOthssr
Sweet Powders would do for thdls|
dren no family would ever be Tt1
them for use when needed N
powders are so easy and pesSt
take and so effective in ther ID
that mothers who once use haI
ways tell others about them. V@I
mothers for over 80 years. SI
druggists everywhere. Trial PsaI
sent FREE. Address Mother GEI0
LIE Roy, N. Y.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Americans who are interested in the
family tree of George Washington,
and most Americans are, will be inter-
Gated in this photograph taken re-
csntIy in Austria Of George Baron Won
Washington, the Austrian descendant
Of the Washington line and the bearer
of the same name as his iIlustrlous
American relative.
tried to get job in America and let
tiers were exchanged between the two.
The baron has no copy of his great
gIandfather's letter but he does have
the original of the ans er our Presi-
dent sent refusing ia, ies a military
post In the new republic. Georges
reason for the refusal and plain deal
ing as stated in the letter was that
"it was not in accord with the policy
Of the American government to bestow
Offices of any kind on foreigners to
the exclusion of her own citizens y
However, he admitted his blood re-
lationship to James.
Later we learn that James Washing
ston also made a name and position in
life for himself, and his son Jacob an
even greater one. Jacob sold mis- serv-
ices to the Bayarian government under
King Ludwig ]. and finally became mar
shall of the court. He became a baron
and lord of the estate at Nothing. Up
per Bavaria. Jacobs only son, MAXI
milan, the present barons father, car
ried the family career still further by
marrying royal duchess-a cousin to
Queen Mary of England Now the
baron is the last of his line, his brother
having. died.-Pathf3uder NIarazine
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18
ThirtyRunnii1g&I|

Remember, l stand back =.
Every druggist guarantees s S "a s.sl
ointment doesn't do all | claim ii SSS
l guarantee it for eczema i, 4
running sores, salt rheum I nl y.
nipples, broken breasts itc Ji'
skin diseases, blind, bleedinv y,
ing piles, as we'll as for chan, ~
scalds, cuts, bruises and srSs,.
i had 80 running sores on !,
for II years, was in tbrAs su as
hospitals Amputation was AN
Skin grating was tried | Wa Il
by using Peterson's Ointment
F. E. Root, 287 Michigan Str. 1
falo, N. Y. Mail orders alleS NH
son Ointment Co, Buffalo, MT
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

0conto-Fire, which began at $50
cnis morning in the basement of the
Crivlsz hotel at Crivitz from an
Overheated furnace, destroyed the
structure with a loss of $4,000.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Beloit-An estate of more than
S5OO000, mostly personal property,
with his widow as principal benefi-
ciary, is disposed of by the will of
w. H. Grinnell, Wisconsin G. A. r,
department commander in 1909, and
prominent Beloit manufacturer, who
died recently.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

La Crosse-The new federal fish
hatchery and tish rescue station which
is now being erected in Riverside park,
La Crosse on the Mississippi river,
will be ready in April, when it is to
be equipped for work this summer.
The headquarters for the rescue work
of land-locked fish is now at Homer,
Mimi, but the equipment of nets and
boats is to be moved to La Crosse.
Matching of fish also is to be COM
menced this year.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

AiiIwaukee-Th plant of the An
drew Fischer Beverage company at
Oconomowoc has been ordered pad
locked under a preliminary injunction
1y Federal Judge Geiger. The plant
was raided by federal agents in Janu-
AIRY and the temporary closing was
0rdered after Martin Klude, truck
driver of Fort Atkinson, made an af-
IIdavit that a truckload of beer which
figured I'm an accident had come from
the Fischer brewery.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Rice Lake-Persistent rumors are
current here, as well as throughout
Barron county, that Henry Ford has
purchased or is about to purchase all
holdings of the Park Falls Lumber
Co, including big mills and stocks at
Rice Lake and Park Falls, to be used
In connection with his st. Paul plant
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Monroe-L. r. Creutz, superinten-
dent of Monroe schools, is descend
ant CT Gustaf Flip Won Creutz, Swed-
ish epic poet and writer in the period
of 1859, it has just been revealed.
Won Creutz, while ambassador to
France from Sweden, signed treaty
of amnesty and commerce with Ben
jamin Franklin between Sweden and
the United States.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Madison-State bank examiners have
discovered a shortage of $4,000 in the
accounts of the Citizens Bank of
Wonewoc, Juneau county, and e. M,
Hanzlik, president of the institution,
is being held under $4,000 bond for
appearance in circuit court at Maus-
ton to answer to a charge of misap-
preparation of bank funds.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Madison-One man was shot and II
were arrested when 40 federal and
state prohibition agents and city po
lice, under the direction of Dist. Atty,
Philip La Toilette, descended upon
Madison's Little Italy in one of the
largest raids ever staged in Wisconsin.
More than 100 gallons of moonshine,
wine and mash were confiscated.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Fond du Lac-Jewel, 14-month-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kilian Butt,
st. Cloud, is at a Fond du Lac hos
pital, apparently recovering from an
operation performed there for the re-
moval of a hairpin which she had
swallowed three weeks ago and which
had pierced the wall of the small in
testine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Rhinelander-Wor has been started
at Tomahawk Lake, Oneida county, on
the construction of large recreation
camp for boys The camp will consist
of twenty-seyen buildings and will pro-
vide accommodations for over 200
boys.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Kendall-Russell Zimmerman, 8, son
of Paul Zimmerman. Kendall, was
killed while sliding down a hill when
his sled ran into an automobile driven
by George Prielipp.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Waukesha-William H. Anderson,
20, leader in the development of the
spring water industry of Waukesha,
died suddenly from a paralytic stroke.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Oconto-Alvin Carrie, %, of Hick-
DRY, was sentenced to life. imprison.
ment at Waupun for the murder OF
Robert Saunders, by Judge w. B. Quin-
Ian in circuit court at Marinette,
Saunders was shot down in cold blood
following an argument over the estate
of the boys father as administered by
the victim.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-18

Rhlnelander-Woo near Wa
beno, in Forest county, have just cut
down what was probably the largest
white pine tree standing in Wisconsin.
The tree produced five logs sixteen
feet long and one fourteen feet long
with a total scale of 1892 board feet
One of the logs will be preserved as a
relic of the old lumber days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-05
Kirby Now Wants
To Write Book on
Story of His Life

Harry A. Kirby, murderer, is making
his crime pay him in money. He is
ekeing out every dollar he can and he
is turning the money over to his wife,
Ruby Kirby, for her support and that
Of their two-year-old daughter. He
got $500 for his life story and his con-
fession. He wants to write the story
of his life in book form for more mon
ey and he AYERS that he should share
with State Detective Arthur G. Robin
son any rewards given the Gardiner
sleuth for finding jewelry which Kirby
pawned and cached.
Kirby, born Louis Blunt; self-con-
fessed murderer, presented his wife
with $500 yesterday afternoon. This
was the money he received for selling
to the Boston Post an exclusive"
story of his life, including his confess
sion. The meeting between the muir
derer-husband. and the wife was short
and they spoke briefly upon such fu-
ture plans as related to them both.
Mrs. Kirby left yesterday afternoon,
directly after the interview, for her
home in Saco to rejoin her two-year-
old daughter, who has been needing
her care during the time Mrs. Kirby
has been a guest of Sheriff Henry F..
Cummings at the county Jail.
A review of reviews in practically
every detail was enacted yesterday
forenoon when Harry A. Kirby made
an official confession in the presence
of County Attorney Frank Z. Southland,
Sheriff Henry F. Cummings, Detective
James r. Wood, and Stenographer
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-05

Ralph Hayford. He repeated, almost
word for word, the story which he had
sold the day before to the Boston
newspaper and which was also repeat
ed for the most part in other Boston
and Maine dailies.
A direct story he refused to tell He
answered queries which were put to
him by the three officials. He an
swered quickly and to the point. His
discrepancies were few.
Aida Hayward and Harry Kirby
talked about books" on that long
Hayward cottage to the Gray cottage
on the night Of May 10. He said their
conversation was general and his Inn
plication that Miss Hayward willingly
undressed in the upper chamber of
the Gray cottage, where her body was
found four days later between two
feather beds, has Infatuated Winthrop
citizens. They feel that Kirby is ly-
ing upon this point. They cannot con-
ceive Of Miss Hayward doing such a
thing of her own volition.
Another point which was brought
out in the official confession and was
not mentioned in the rehearsal of
81
because he did not have time to
properly lay out the body of Miss
Hayward. He explained to his ques-
TONERS that he had laid cut dead
bodies and knew the business, hav-
ing taken course in embalming, as
has been previously mentioned in the
press. When searchers aroused by
the burning Hayward cottage, were
coming nearer and nearer, when they
pounded on the front door, the back
door and even tapped at the windows,
he became panic stricken. He didn't
know which way to turn. In that
short space of time he placed chairs
and bedding over the already dying
or dead girl. He had presence of
mind enough to stop in the kitchen
and wipe from his face any perspira-
ton. He also pulled his shirt tail
out from beneath his pants to give
the impression of having just arisen
from his bed.
His confession is not taken seri-
ously in every detail by the county
officials as they can see lies inter-
woven through the lurid tale which
is solving one of Names most atroc-
ious murders.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred Moulton Of Lex
ington, Mass, were at the county
Jail yesterday forenoon and confer
red at length with Sheriff Cummings.
Mrs. Moulton's sister, Aida Hayward
it was, who Kirby has confessed to
killing.
I'D give 100000 to have just Is
minutes with that man." Mr.. Moul-
ton, selectman of Lexington, said.
when he made reference to Kirby.
The conference between Mr.. Cum
rnings and Mr.. Moulton took place in
the Jail front corridor and in the
south parlor at the time, Kirby was
giving his official confession.
Mrs. Emma Towns, who was shot
twice by Kirby on that fateful night,
is reported as well on the road to
physical recovery. She is able to sit
up and have her outer garments on.
She has been fully informed of the
terrible tragedy and her story, as
first told, which in the earlier days
seemed so unbelievable, now rings
truer,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-05
Mrs. Kirby Plans
To Start Life Anew
With Her Baby Girl

L have my true friends and my
good friends. They have remembered
me in my hour of trial and l am very
grateful for them," and Mrs. Ruby
Kirby. wife q Harry A. Kirby, the
murderer of Aida Hayward, lifted
her head to the warm summer air
and shifted at the fresh budding
leaves. isn't 1t a wonderful morn
ing? Makes anyone glad they are
alive"
Now that her husband has con-
fessed to the crimes of killing Aida
Hayward, shooting the aunt, Mrs.
Emma Towns and burning down the
Hayward cottage, the wife, who has
been torn between doubt and desire,
duty and reasoning is planning to
start her life anew with her baby
girl.
my baby needs me, because the
warm weather is affecting her, she
is so fat. And I need my baby. As
soon as l can see Sheriff Cummings
and County Attorney Southland, I
am going to return to her. 1 shall
never forget the kindness of these
men and many others during my
stay in Augusta.
Il know that the truth will prevail.
know down in my heart that I
have tried to live the truth and that
in time people will know and will
understood. have many good friends
but they cannot come forward pub
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-05

you know. But I gave that idea up.
1t seems to me that the bandages l
rolled up somewhere and hid under
the mattress. / threw the feather
bedding over her; tucked the cloth
ing out of sight. I think I put a
couple of chairs across the>top OF
the bed. The very last thing ! re-
member doing was removing her
shoes because they stuck up too far.
l think / set them in the corner of
the room. All this didn't take but a
very few moments. I went down stairs
and pulled my shirt out of my trous-
ers and arranged as If / had the ap-
pearance of a man getting up from
bed. 1 wiped my face off with a
towel in the kitchen. There was
perspiration on my face. I opened
the door. One man / recognized
was Bill. I told them / haven't
got any women in here but you can
come in and look the place over. l
joked about my money.
I went down to the Hayward cot
tage with the boys. 1 saw people
there knew and talked to them, in
GLIDING Alton Diamond, Fred Bearce,
Louis Snow and great many others.
I went back to the Gray cottage on
the o'clock car. The first thing
did was to remove the refuse, grape
fruit and so forth, throwing it into
the gulley. l went upstairs. packed
my grip removed all evidences of
Aida's clothes and just tinkered
around.
I think she may have died of suf-
location, deduction from your line of
questioning when you were here the
other day. l used principally my
thumbs in choking her. l was in an
awful mixed up affair and / can't
get every thing accurate except
know choked her. don't remember
If I looked at the body again after
putting the feather tick on it, and
had packed my bag. / went down.
stairs, left my grip in the kitchen
and went up to Mr.. Bearce's and
talked with them. Returned to the
camp and got grip and took car to
Augusta right in front of the cottage
and talked to motorman all the way
down.
Revolver from Hayward cottage
disposed of, threw into the lake and
the other one l tucked under the
porch steps. threw revolver into
the lake where l showed you.
From that point on Kirby's story
took the familiar channels with
which the readers are already famil-
lar, repeating as he did in the above
excerpts, for the most part.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-05

licly at this time, because the public
is so peculiar. the public would not
understand.
people look at me so closely. I
suppose they expect that a woman
passing through what am, should
be in a nervous collapse, that /
should show my grief in my face.
They stare at me so. The public
loves the grief of others. They like
to see others suffer.
Mrs. Kirby is planning to return
soon to Saco to get her little daugh-
ter and perhaps return to Augusta,
take a room and remain here for q
while until her plans are more def
nitely settled.
II have read no newspapers and
know nothing that has been written
and don't want to know anything
about it. 1 know that virtue is Its
own reward and / feel In my heart
everything will come out alright
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-05
MORE LOOT OF
SLAYER KIRBY
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by a little Thomas boy with whom
she was quite friendly. a locket and
broken chain, all identified by Fred
H. Moulton, her brother-in law. as
the property Of the murdered girl,
a gold brooch with the name Hay
wood" inscribed upon 1t. and sixteen
80 calibre bullets were among the
articles of especial bearing upon the
case, which were found in the bag.
Other things found were the $500
diamond studded Masonic charm
which belonged to e. H. Mosely, five
cameo brooches with price tags still
attached showing that some of them
were worth as high as 1872, six mems
stick pins, five gold rings with anne
thyst and aquamarine settings, a
number of gold bracelets including
one inscribed Jess" a gold ring with
the inscription Remember Me-" and
a ring thought TO be wedding ring.
There were in all so or 60 pieces Of
jewelry found in the bag.
This find was turned over to the
county authorities and it served to
prove a portion of the confession
which Kirby made on Wednesday,.