Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-07-05
HAPPENINGS IN THE STATE.

tome because HecOull HOU get WnlSkeXs
on the Bad river Indian reservation ia
WISCONSIN. 1t killed him.
While Tom McCarty was working
With a loaded rifle in room over John
Davidsou's saloon, at Hayward. the gua
went off, the bullet passing through the
floor. 1t struck Davidson, injuring him
seri 1usly. His recovery is doubtful.
Mccarthy is. In Jail. 81
Thomas Gilbert, wfo Was taken to
Ashland from Mellen on the charge OF
undue intimacy with a 13 year-old girl,
1 was taken before Judge Foster and hie
case adjourned until July Z. His bail
was fixed at $500, but as he could not
get bondsnen lac was cent to jail.
Dennis Burns, All employee at the Mon
i treal Mine engine house s,t Hurley, was
/ killed last Monday afternoon. He at
tempted to pass through the fly wheel
when the engine was about to start MP
land was caught, He was pressed into
! the pit where his body was terribly
nlanglesl
An attempt was made to blow up g
house, at Stevens Point, last Wednesday
night, a quantity Of giant powder having
been used. The house was occupied by
john Elbrandt and family. No damage
was done. with the exception Of running
some of the stone foundation.
The Waukesha Investigation of Supt.
Hart was concluded at noon last We'd
nesday. No arguments will be made,
but ttorneys for each side will prepare
briefs which will be ready about Aug. /.
A decision in the case will not be reach
ed until September. The case looks ia
vorable for Hart.
/ Four recent decisions Of the Supreme
! Court have been made from the northern
Circuit, III which the Circuit Court was
sustained in Bergeson vs.. Hobbs and in
st. Joseph's Hospital Association We
Hynes Lumber Go. Two cases which
We're against corporations in the circuit
court were reversed IN the supreme court
viz: AcCann VS.. Omaha Ry Co. and
Kendall VS.. Hynes Lumber Co.
Thomas Mullen, farmer of EN-
pire, Fond du Lac county, age 81, was
way laid, robbed and nearly murdered
near Taylor's Park at 4 O'Clock Wednea-
day morning, by two men. Ills head
was pounded with club and he was
unconscious. Twelve dollars were taken
and nine more were found clutched in his
hand He recognized both OF his assail-
ants, but no one has been arrested.
The Upliam Manufacturing Co., of
! Marshfield, last Tuesday closed a con-
tract for the manufacture of 40.00O,O03
feet OF pine and hardwood lumber. The
timber will be cut from the w. j. Starr
lands in Clark county and the logs ship
ped to Marshield by rail. Logging oper-
ations will be commenced next fall and
the Upham company expects to cut from
ten to fifteen million feet year until the
contract is completed.
Supt James Nevin who has charge OF
the bayfield,, Madison and Milwaukee,,
fish hatcheries, has just made q report to-
the Wisconsin fish commission showing
the number OF fish planted i'll the waters
of the state during the spring distribu-
ton which was begun March i, and liz
now nearly completed. The distribution
SUMMARIZED is as follows. Wall-eyed pike
80, $50, 900; whitefish, Is, 100000; lake
trout, 1O,375, 900; brook trout, 1926,
OOO rainbow trout distribution not
completed, but approximately, 1850,
900; white bass, 9079; total, 2,404,
O76.
A shooting affray occurred at Iron
River, Bayfield, Co., last Sunday morning
the 9th ult.y whereby one man was
killed and another one wounded, at 3
, o'clock in the morning. A man by the
name Of Smith andNa friend passing by
the residence OF a woman by the name of
Mrs. Langley, when the man with Smith
said he knew some people who lived
there. He raped at the door but as
there was no response he walked away.
When he reached the gate the woman
appeared at the door and fired three
shots, the first shot penetrating the body
of Smith, killing him instantly. The
+ third shot struck the other man in the
| knee, but the would was not serious.
j The woman was placed under arrest aIld
: District Attorney Mcleod sent for The
examination resulted iii d. charge OF Inur-
: der being against Mrs Langley, and she
was boslo& over on the c1s13so q aau:s}e.
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