Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1901-01-14
The Ball.
WISCONSIN NEWS.


at Kenosha.
Amherst business men have all
agreed to close their stores at s p. m.
William Smith Of Murray was killed
by tree falling on him in a lumber
camp.
C. P. Haseltine broke through the
ice on Green lake and came near
drowning.
At Augusta Assistant Postmaster
Newton Kirkharn died suddenly from
heart failure.
At Fond du Lac the high court of
the Independent Order of Foresters
will be held Feb. and Z.
W. H. Young died of neuralgia of
the heart at Poynette, aged 80 years.
He leaves a widow, three sons and
two daughters.
DR.. J. S. Davis, fiscal agent of Law
renee university, has just announced a
gift of $500 to the gymnasium fund by
c. B. Pride Of Appleton.
Fred Smith, son of farmer, was in
stantly killed in lumber camp on the
Peshtigo river, being struck by a fall
ing tree He was IL years old.
Matthias Gergel of Kenosha was
struck by passenger train at Trues-
dell and killed. Mrs. Gergel, who was
with him, is not expected to recover.
John T. Richards, sent to Waupun
from Sparta in 1890 for the murder OF
his step-son, John Mooney, with a
knife, has been pardoned by Gov. SEQ
field.
The first annual report of the Sun
Prairie Canning company is very
gratifying to the stockholders, as it
shows a good profit ]. F. Dolt was
elected president.
An attempt was made to rob the
Farmers e Merchants bank at Chetek.
The outer door of the big safe was
blown open and the operators were
then evidently scared away.
An additional rural free delivery
service will be established at Marshall.
Dane county, Jan. Is. It will cover
an area of twenty-seven square miles.
Walker Johnson will be carrier.
William Ruddicks general store, M
C. Gunnis' blacksmith shop, the K. 0
T. M. hall and John Holmes store
building we're burned at Bruce. The
loss is 5000, covered by insurance.
Because the price of beer has been
increased from Is cents to 81 key a
number of Appleton residents have
dubbed to boycott the saloons. Any
member found guilty of patronizing
saloons will be fined
George Johnson, Racine farmer.
lies at a hospital in critical condi-
ton, the result of being assaulted in a
saloon fight at Western Union juno
ton. John lander, another farmer, is
in jail on charge of having made the
assault
The four Montfort bank robbers
Montfort. They succeeded in saving
fourteen Pinch steel bars and would
have made their escape had not Sheriff
Fawcett discovered the work. Several
small saws were found.
Mrs. A. J. Sherman. who was de.
serted in Chicago by her husband two
years ago and came to live with her
mother at Stevens Point, will appear
against him in court. After trying
two years detectives trapped Sherman
by means of decOy letter.
At Waukesha, Judge Griswold will
appoint William Swan as register in
probate to fill the vacancy caused by
the expiration of the term of clerk Of
the court, John G. Girth, who has per-
formed the service for two years in
connection with the circuit courE
work The salary is $500.
At Waukesha the jury before whom
was tried the question as to DR.. Irving
J. Eales unlawfully assuming the
title of NJ. D. returned a verdict find
ing the doctor guilty. In his testi-
mony the doctor gave the time re-
quired to secure all his diplomas as
about seven months.
The steam barges Susie Chapman
and William Rudolph are transferring
coal from the burning dock Of the C.
Reiss Coal company at ShebOygan and
it is thought that before "a hours the
fire will be totally extinguished. The
loss is largely in excess of the in
surance The company will rebuild.
Wisconsin pensions granted-Origi-
nal, Michael Rau, Chiffon, Sc; Thomas
Atkinson, Jr., Markesan, So; Henry
Schuldenberg, Menomonee Falls, Sc;
original widows,-Catherine G. Ryan,
Milwaukee, So; Ann Owens, Wild Rose
So. War with Spain, original,-Albert
E. Erickson, West Superior, $12.
At La Crosse Charles Klein, janitor
at one of the city's branch school
houses, was arrested on grave
charge preferred in behalf of his II
year-old daughter. He pleaded guilty
and was sentenced to two years at
Waupun. Klein's two-year-old daughter
was scalded to death last week, and
Mrs. Klein is nearly heartbroken.
Robert Mckenzie, IL years old, was
found Of Mo1rocn and taLnn hack tn