Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-27

and Miss Ida Leclaire we're married at
st. Luke's Catholic church.
At La Crosse a Waterman, with a
light, looked into box car for tramps
and gas from gasoline exploded, burn
ing him badly.
At Leavenworth, Kas., ]. c. Lehner,
an express wagon driver, died from the
effects of a sunstroke. His parents
reside at Ackerville, Wis.
Miss Mary McGrath of Argyle and
John c. Heart of Waupaca, were mar
ried. The bride is a graduate OF the
Milwaukee Normal school.
The funeral of Clark Jones, who
died at Gray's Lake, ILL.,, was held at
Eagle River He was 80 years old and
had lived there many years.
Samuel Chadwick, aged Is years,
died at Mauston He was one OF the
pioneers and one of the 'forty-niners,
having gone to California at that time
Wisconsin pensions granted are:
Original, restoration and increase
Henry Thurm (dead), Racine, $14
Original widows, etc.-Katharina
Thurm, Racine, So.
John Rosch Of Menasha, who hac
the support of his county should he ne
a candidate for governor, has declined
the honor and says his name will no
be presented at the convention.
The next convention of the Sons @
St. George will be held in Racine. The
convention embraces Illinois, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, and Missouri. Three
hundred delegates will be there
James A. Rape of Marinette, 8
veteran of three wars, passed through
Racine on his bicycle. He is en- route
to Chicago where he will attend the &
A. r. encampment and then wheel tC
New York.
Bruno Rohde, farmer living near
Oshkosh told the police that his wife
had left taking with her their two
children. He says he thinks she is
now on her way to Germany where her
parents reside.
Fred E. Wagg, son of S. R. Wagg OF
the Fox River Paper company, died OF
heart disease at the age OF "A years
He was veteran of the Spanish
American war and the funeral was IL
charge of his comrades.
Earnest Cone of Augusta was sun
struck. He came home to recuperate
and seemed to be doing well; but very
suddenly went into spasms and is
moving raving crazy with little hopes
of his recovery. He is a young mar
ried man.
Bascom Robins, who shot and killed
William Fenelon at Rhinelander, is IN
such Frustrated condition that ne
could not be brought from Wausau
where he was taken Immediately after
the shooting. He will have his pre-
liminary hearing probably Thursday
Senator Kreutzer of Wausau has been
engaged to defend him, and his plea is
self defense.
II. A. Whipple, superintendent of the
Baraboo schools, who has been spoken
Of as possible candidate for the posi-
ton Of state superintendent on the
democratic ticket, says that he does noi
desire to be considered as candidate
for the nomination. Mr.. Whippie
further said that he believes that the
position of state superintendent should
be entirely out of politics and that 1
the democrats of Wisconsin have Al
heart the best interests of education IL
the state they will fail to nominate
candidate for the position, thus
virtually endorsing Supt. L. D. Harvey
Hans H. Human, an early settler
of Beloit died at his farm, at the age
of "a years. Mr.. Human came tC
Rock county from Norway in 1915 anc
settled on farm where he ever after
resided. Until year and half ago
he took up his residence with his son
in-laW, the Rev. J. A. Bergh, pastor o.
the Lutheran church, at Luther Valley
a few miles from his homestead. ne
leaves surviving him, one son, Halvo1
who resides on the old homestead
three daughters, Mrs. Ole P. Gaarder Of
Orfordville, Mrs. Hans P. Gaarder Of
Kensitt, a., and Mrs. ]. A. Bergh Of
Luther Valley.
A message from Shanghai has beer
received, conveying the news that DR.
Roberts and several missing mission
aries stationed at the Cheney farm al
Koc Fan are safe with the foreign
legations at Pekin. Mrs. Nellie Parker
formerly of the party, was killed by The
boxers who surrounded the Koo Far
farm early in July. Frank J. Cheney
of Toledo, has left for Washington tc
confer with authorities and obtain
military protection for a rescuins
party. The Koo Fan farm lies Il
miles south of Pekin and is used as {
receiving depot for the Kis Kan OF
Catarrh herbs grown in the vicinity
1t is managed by DIR. Roberts, who
formerly lived with his parents al
their farm near Milwaukee. In 1891
he married Miss Jones of Milwaukee