Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-03-12

| the public library. The receipts were
$500. There has been raised for the
library over $4,000
John Bennycook, aged SO years, died
at the Railroad Y. M. G. A. building
in Milwaukee as a result of a stroke
of apopleXy. He was mechanical
engineer and leaves a wife at PeWau-
kee.
Mrs. Georgine Brand, aged ", died
at Sheboygan. Four children survive.
One is the wife of Editor Frank Gott-
Stacker of the National Democrat.
Louis Rudd, son-in-law of Fl. N. Ross,
a pioneer newspaper man of Sheboy-
gan, died in Chicago.
At GAINESVILLE two young attorneys
got into a fight as the result of case
in justice court and one of them chew
ed the ear Of his opponent but was
later laid out with an uppercut that
would have done justice to Jeffries.
Several apologies have been made on
both sides and there will be no arrests.
The funeral of David Lewis, an old
settler and veteran of the civil war,
took place in Calumet. His daughters,
Mrs. Ella Krum of Chicago, Mrs. Mary
Thornton of Fox Lake, and his two
sons, George and John Lewis, were at
the funeral. Mrs. Lewis is so over
whelmed with sorrow that she is in a
critical condition.
Andrew Joseph Thompson of Santa
Rosa, Cal, who says he is 113 years
of age, is at Weyerhauser to attend
the wedding of his great-great-grand
daughter, Irene Tibbits. He is accom-
panied by his two grandsons, Vardon
and Elmer, aged 81 and SO respectively.
The old gentleman says he can run a
mile in minutes and expects to live
another 100 years.
At Appleton a camp of the military
order of Spanish-American war veter-
ans was organized with thirty charter
members. It is to be known as
Charles o. Baer camp, in honor of the
young attorney who enlisted as a pri-
vate in Co. G Of the second Wisconsin
died Of typhoid fever at Fortress Mon
roe. The Commander is Hugh E.
Pomeroy.
At Big Bend Halle Thomas, aged
II years, son of DR.. John Thomas, met
with an accident while on a hunting
excursion near Phoenix, Ariz. While
in boat his gun was accidentally dis
charged into his arm above the ell
bow. His comrades bound handker-
chiefs around the arm, after which he
was obliged to ride thirty miles. AM
putation was necessary and the young
man is still in critical condition.
At Racine the annual meeting Of the
j. H. Palmetier Old Folks home has
been held and it is found that there
is not sufficient funds to go ahead with
the building. There is about $4,000
on hand, and it is necessary to wait
until a sufficient amount accumulates.
The intention was to endoW the home
with $4,000, but financial reverse
after the death of Palmetier brought
the value Of his estate down to $4,000
and when Mrs. Palmetier died and
willed $4,000 to relatives there only
remained $4,000.
Judge Webb has granted DR.. w. G..
Young of Milwaukee a divorce from
his wife, Louise Young of Oshkosh. A
short time ago DR.. Young got out amin
junction restraining his wife from dis
posing Of the homestead in Waupaca
to Richard Hackett of Oshkosh. The
homestead was in the name of Mrs.
Young. DR.. Young then brought suit
for divorce from Mrs. Young, al
leging that she had deserted him.
Judge Webb authorized the division
of the proceeds of the sale of the
homestead which will be $4,000.
Wisconsin pensions granted: Origi-
nal, Thomas L. KEENAN,, Milwaukee,
SIP; Thomas Lloyd, Milwaukee, Sc;
Irving Berry, national home, Milwau-
kee, Sc; Robert King, national home
Milwaukee, $40; additional, James
Rifenbergh, Abrams, So to $40, resto-
ration and supplemental, John Martin,
(dead), Milwaukee, So; restoration and
increase, Michael Moran, national
home, Milwaukee, So to $40; increase,
Albert Nells, Milwaukee, Sc to So;
Charles T. Courier, Arkdale, $40 to
SIP; Martin V, Johnson, De Soto, So to
$12.
At Manitowoc Sheriff Henry Lehr-
mann and Deputy Sheriff Thomas Nc
Carthy were defendants in suit
brought by I. Szczepanski, a farmer,
for SLIT, the result Of replevy action.
Stephen, a son Of the plaintiff, was
involved in a suit for divorce brought
by his wife He fought the case and
Judge ellison denied the motion, but
taxed the costs on the son. The judg-
ment was executed and Deputy Nc
Carthy went to the farm to collect it
but the whole family fought him off
with pitchforks. With help, however,
he succeed in taking enough grain
to satisfy the judgment. The father
now claims the grain belonged to him,
hence the suit.
USED MAILS FRAUDULENTLY.