Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1897-10-18
NUMBER, 80.
STATE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Amigo is to have twenty-five neU
electric arc lights on the streets ut 81
cost OF $S4 each year. ". Elliott Of
Chicago has purchased the plant.
The Blackstone House, at Spencer,
burned Tuesday afternoon. and caused
the burning, also, of the store OF Geo.
Harrington alioingin4 0 j the noTtil.
Two farm5r5 who reside eight iitiles'
from Janesvlle were in the city with
samples OF gravel taken from II Rock
county farm and ,wich contained gold
in goodly quantities, SO mnch SO that it
chuld easily be distinguished with the
naked eye.
Two women left pet.spanivllockad in
the third story OF Smiths hotel at James
vile. The dog jumped outof The window
hit some telegraph wires, bounded on
the sidewalk and stood at The door wug-
giug his tail when his mist less RET uined
FROM her stopping trip.
While making call Oh Miss Bessie
Davis OF Manistee, Ed Peterson, it is
alleged, appropriated roll Of $65,
which he found on the dresser Miss
Davis suspected the loss and sent for an
officer while still entertaining her guest.
! Peterson went to jail where the money
was found in his sock He was bound
! over for trial.
The association which own the La
Belle Wagon works property atSuperior
has given an option upon 1t to the Great
Northern railroad. The option has been
! signed for some days and the road has
not yet signifed its acceptance or refus-
al Of tee property. The land queeton
lies III anadvantageus position alongside
the Great Northern tracks Ill South
Superior.
Annie Burkhart, the IL year old
! daughter of n Caledonia farmer, has
disappeared and it is believed that she
leaped il the lake. The girl had rased a
check which she had received from her
employers and was afraid OF arrest at
though her father had set tied thematter
When last seen she was on the pier and
refused to leave The police have search
ed for her in vain.
The Chicago & North Yes tern Rail
road company asked permission of the
city OF Neenah a lewdays ago to laya
sidetracll across Forest avenue The
council did not show a DISPOSE ton to
grant any request and the railroad com
pany stole Il march on the city by lay
ing the track. The mayor has ordered
the railroad people to take it up. The
case will. be settled in the courts.
The Board OF education of West
Superior has caused to be served papers
in suit to hold the bondsmen Of the de-
funct bank belonging to the school fund
is only $645.09, and the board has been
endpayoring to ohtain IL settlement OF
some sort. Terms sufficiently favorable
were not obtained, and the attorney iii
charge OF affairs was instructed tc draw
the papers in a suit against the bonds
men.
John Butterfly, young Indian
from the BAYFIELD, reservation, while on
his way home from Milwaukee, where he
had been as Il witness before the federal
grand Jury, either fell or was thrown
from Il train near Sheboygan, last Tues
day, after being robbed OF his money
and ticket to Ashland. 1t seems that
he met an acquaintance from his respr-
walton who was supplied with Il bottle
of whiskey OF which he took to much
and became intoxicated. He was pretty
badly bruised up but managed to walk
to Sheboygan.
4 E,voroEt of the Waonpr Car