Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-01


dragged several hundred feet before
the train could be stopped He was
badly bruised
An unknown man, supposed to be
from Sheboygan, jumped into the lake
from the steamer Sheboygan just after
the boat left this port, and was
drowned. His body was not recovered.
He was supposed to be a Swede, aged
about 40 years.
Herman Rhode an employee who
works at the Riverside Pulp and Fibre
company's plant, was critically in
jured while turning the steam on.
One of the pipes of the boiler burst,
sCalding his fact ard the upper part of
his body. His leg was fractured.
Partons of church fair at Zion
church, Oconomowoc, decorated them
selves in apparel bought at the vari-
Gus booths, and paraded the grounds
to the music of bugles and harmon
icas. Mrs. P. A. Valentine of Chicago,
who paid the debt on the church, was
one of the prime movers.
The st. Croix boom resumed opera
tons after being shut down three
weeks because of the demand of the
employees for a ten-hour day. The
old company yielded to the pressure
of the loggers to start the boom on a
ten-hour basis but it will be in opera
ton eleven hours, with extra pay for
the additional hour.
Senior Arnaldo, in charge of the pan
theirs and leopards in Bostock's animal
show at the carnival at GAINESVILLE,
was attacked by one of the panthers.
In the performance the animal makes
a long leap at the side of the cage,
but instead he sprang at his trainer.
One paw struck the young man on the
left breast, tearing an ugly cash three
inches long and nearly as deep just at
one side of the heart.
G. M. Waggoner, representing the L.
B. Baker Manufacturing company of
Racine, says three men made daring
attempt to rob him on a Milwaukee
train. He had been attending the Be
lott fair, and took the early morning
train for home and met three stran-
gers, who suggested a game of cards.
When a station near Burlington was
reached one of the men made an effort
to throttle him. He resisted and got
away.
Joseph Fay, a young machinist, lies
at ST. Mary's hospital, Racine, minus
a toe and in danger of dying of blood
poisoning He has been troubled long
with corns and it occurred to him that
| carbolic acid would be a good cure.
He saturated a rag with the poison
and tied it around his toe before going
to bed. The corn was gone the next
morning, but it was necessary to am
putate the toe and the whole foot is
| poisoned.
The case against Joseph WirtZ Of
| Appleton, who was charged by Mrs
John Gerrits with having stolen her
diamond ring, was dismissed in court,
as the complaining witness failed to
appear in court. When seen after the
case had been disposed of, Mrs. Ger
ritts stated that she thought the trial
was set for Monday instead of Satur.
day. Wirtz Immediately started suit
against. Mrs. Gerritts from prosecut-
ing him on charge of larceny The
case has created considerable COM
ment.
Judge William E. Shielding of Ra-
cine decided against the Standard
Manufacturing company Of Decatur,
ILL.,, in it's case against Slot The
company sold to Mr.. Slot S173 worth
OF perfumeries and fiavoring extracts
and when the company attempted to
collect the amount Mr. Slot refused to
pay, claiming that he signed a contract
through false representations. A suit
was commenced. Slot agreed that the
plaintiff had not complied with the
state law by filing it's certificate of in
corporation with the secretary of
state to enable it to do business in
wisconsin.