Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-06-14
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE,

FRANK FOtteF, VINO pleddeG guilty 70
1.-The charge OF having robbed the store of
l.. Lapidus at Fond du Fac, was sen
fenced to the Industrial School for boyg
at Waukesha
A contract for binding new bridge
OF the. Green Bay & Western Ry across
the Wisconsin sriyeF, at GRAND Rapide,
was let to the Wisconsin Bridge & Iron
Company of Milwaukee.
j. K. Tillotson, the electric railway
promoter, claims to have spent$24O, 600
for franchises and right-of-way for his
pet project, namely, an electric line from
Oshkosh to Kaukauna.
The blast furnace ii Ashland, after
| having been closed down for two. weeks
resumed operations last Wednesday.
The closing OF this plant threw a great
many men out Of employment.
Bishop Messmpr's residences at Greeu
! Bay Was raided by burglars. They v.4pe
/ throF!gls tfreiFotsa ssli got away with
out disturbing any Of Hs ilInates. They
secured between Sc aud 81 for their
trouble.
| Operations will begin at the Chippewa
Falls wooden mills next week and work
will be rushed until the season closes in
November. Aoat dozen workmen will
be given employment during the summer
months.
S. D. Pickard, q brother-in-law of e1
Congressman L. b. CasEell, and for
many years a resident of Fort Atkinson,
died from blood poisoning resulting
from the removal of q toe on his left
foot recently.
Mayor Starkweat1er is hot and
ignores the fire and police commissioners.
He is causing a general shake up in both
departments and is showing his author
| ity. Both sides have secured legal adj
vice and things promise to be hot.
Frank Williams aud Chas Bird, were
arrested at Ashland, last Tuesday night
on the charge Of having stolen Saliva
ton Army money box from the restaur-
ant of Chas. Prothroe. The box con-
tanned the sum OF flfty-four cents.
1rish ANNIE" who will be remembered
by many of our Oldest residents, was
murdered at Hurley, last Tuesday night.
She was of the tough order and many Of
her exploits during her stay here arestilE
fresh. The officers OF Hurley have not,
us yet, succeeded i'll capturing her
murderer.
Henry Jacoby, who was relief agent
for the Wis. G. II. R., at, Curtis, during
the absence OF the regular agent, H. w.
Lutz, and on May 1st skipped with
$165.O0 of money belonging to the Ma
tional Express Co. He was arrested at
Chicago a week ago, and taken to Thorp
where he waived examination and was
placed under bail of $500 In default Of
which he was taken to the county jail
1t is expected that he will plead guilty
to the charge and receive sentence.
A sh oeklug crime was cammitted: liz
Manitowoc county on June 5. Peter
AIeckermen, well-to-do farmer living
Mishicott, killed his wife while she,
was at work in the kitchen, and then,
going on to the public highway, shot
himself through the head, dying instant
ly The trouble, it is generally sup
posed, arose over the division OF the
FARM property. The couple had several
children and had lived in the county
many years. They were each oyer go
years of age.
The case OF Brown VS. COIN and Finn
which had been on trial before Judge
Webb, forthree weeks, at Grand Rapids,
was ended and a verdict given by the
Jury for the defendants. The action. IL
volyed the title to ten forties of lands
situated OH the WISCONSIN river near the
ST. Germain creek. The plaintiff E. D,
Brown, Of Rhinelander q member Of
the firm of Brown Brothers Lumber
company, held the original title to the
land. In 1875 and 1876 the land was
sold for delinquent taxes and two tax
deeds were issued to J. D. Gillett, the
holder of the certificates of sale, in 1878
and 1879. Gillett sold the title to. Cohn,
and Cohn sold the timber ON the land to
| David Finn of the David Finn Lumber
company SO that the title of Finn and
, Cohn depended on the two tax deeds
to Gillett, Action was first, commenced
by Brown who begun eiectment proceed
ings against Finn and Cohn in the Onei-
J daeounty circuit court in 1891 and the
matter has been in the courts ever ssines