Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27
BADGER BRIEFS.

uate of the state university.
The sixteenth annual charity ball
was given at La Crosse Thursday night
under the auspices of the Mission
band.
A big order from Buenos Ayres for
northern-grown seeds is being filled by
the John A. Salzer Seed company at
La Crosse.
Walter Ross of Dekorra captured an
American gray eagle in trap at Port
age. The bird measured six feet nine
inches from tip to tip.
D. J. Collins, chief clerk of the st.
Paul & Duluth road at West Superior
for several years, has been promoted
contracting freight agent.
M. J. Kendschi of Prairie du Sac has
been appointed poor commissioner for
Sank county to fill the unexpired term
of Samuel K1iner, deceased.
Chief of Police Johnson at Racine
has served notice on all parties in the
city where nickle-in-the-slot machines
are operated to remove them.
on the farm of Casper Accala near
Sank City caused considerable excite
ment 1t tore up the earth.
The Barron county board voted to
build courthouse at cost of $35, 900
and appointed a committee to secure
plans and building material.
The Northwestern railway station
at Oconto Falls was entered by burg
lars. They blew the doors of two
safes, but did not secure much over
81.
The Waukesha Malleable Iron COM
pany has completed a large addition
to it's plant, consisting of vault for
patterns and additional moulding
room.
Miss Edna Held, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George G. Held, formerly of
GAINESVILLE but now of Chicago, was
married to George Spencer Johnston Of
Chicago.
James A. Rape, the aged pedestrian,
who made a trip by wheel last summer
to the National Grand Army encamp-
ment at Philadelphia, is quite i'll at
Marinette.
An insane patient named Lowry es-
capped from the Vernon county asylum.
An effort was made to catch him at
Onalaska but he held a crowd at bay
by flashing a revolver and escaped.
A big cheese deal, the sale of seven
teen carloads of cheese aggregating
sos, 900 pounds, was sold by N. Simon
at Neenah, the price paid being $77,-
$50. It is stated that Mr.. Simon net
ted $23,800.
BY a unanimous vote the county
board at Chippewa Falls adopted res
olution to exclude the cities of Stanley
and Chippewa Falls from taking part
in the election of a county superintend-
ent of schools.
The annual report of the superin-
tendent of schools at Racine shows the
number of scholars in the county to
be 5,476, teachers, 49, and AZ schools.
The amount collected for the schools
the past year was about $4,000.
George F. wentworth, formerly of
Baraboo and a conductor on the North
western, was recently appointed gen
eral superintendent of the Montana
railroad, with headquarters at Lom-
bard, at salary of $4,000 a year.
Search is being made for the Rev.
Lee A. Brink of Iron River, who was
to have drowned at West
Superior Tuesday. Mr.. Brink bought
a ticket for West Superior, but has not
been seen there so far as is known.
J. J. Durland was elected trustee of
the county insane asylum to succeed
F. B. Smith at La Crosse. Mr.. Smith
has criticised Supt. McKown and this
the other two trustees,
who are supporters of Mr.. McKown.
The county board at Merrill has ap-
pointed a committee consisting OF
Mayor Thielman of Tomahawk, j. n.
Cotter and FL. r. Fehland to purchase
grounds and proceed to the erection
of a new courthouse to cost not to eX-
coed $4,000.
w. L. Robillard has returned to La
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quantity of gold in dust and
nuggets and drafts that stand for
their equivalent He owns half in
terest in valuable claim near Dawson.
He has since his return refused $4,000
for his interest in the claim. Capt.
Henry Polls of Trempealeau, one Of the
veteran pilots of the upper Mississippi,
has returned from Alaska, where he
has navigated the Yukon for two sea-
sons. He did no prospecting.
The case of George Lester against
Frank J. Miller for $4,000 for alleged
defamation of character was dismissed
in the circuit court at Racine. Several
months ago $4,000 worth of diamonds,
the property of Mrs. Miller, were stol-
en- from the Miller residence. At the
time, George Lester and a partner had
been working at the home, putting IN
electrical bells. They were taken in
charge by the officers but were re-
leased. Lester brought the suit on the