Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-12-22

being kept a secret from friends and
relatives. ! =
Col. Gabe Bouck, the dean :of the
Oshkosh and Winnebago county bar,
is Is years old. He apparently is as
hale ana hearty as he was twenty
years ago and gives full attention to
his law business.
Mrs. Mary Eickelberger, sister. .Aof
Mrs. Martha Van Brunt, had one of
I her wrists broken in a runaway acct
dent at Horizon: Mrs. F. #. Clausen,
who was ALSO. in he~s1eigh, and the
driver, escaped. unhurt The horses
became frightened at another run
away. ~: :. =
/ Thomas Kittoe died at British Hol-
.low,:near PIatteville. > He had been
blind for fifty YEATS, having lost his
eyesight by the" explosion of a blasts
during the early mining days of south,
ern Wisconsin," Eight years ago, hts
son Joseph was killed in a mine near
British Hollow.
At Kenosha Mrs. Ellen Eliza Nc
Dermott is dead and her. 17-year-old
son, ,John McDermott, wanted, on a
criminal charge, came from hfs hiding
place and returned to %the sfgrief
stricken home. The chief of police
ordered the warrant for. MeDermott's
arrest hefa in allegiance until. after the
funeral.
the death Of Frank Stangel at Chicago
recently. was that he was engaged to
have Beenfmarried to- a we'll known
young woman Of Manitowoc: The
couple: had, planned to announce =Tle
engagement on Christmas Prepafa-
tons weref Being made, for "a large
party On THAT day., ~. -
I At, Black River Falls. justice of
the peace of tha- tnxula--4af Rnncl1uua4z
WIG .rzzss57 pegSn a prisoner Tor seVe7HaI
weeks IL the couhtge jaIyswas bound
over to the Circuit court +. for. trial,
charged with making out bills. and re
Eceiving pay .therefor. from. the counts
in criminal actions pretended to have
been brought Before ;S4ftn4,. but which
were not. S.r'' '@r
At sNeenah John A4st was found in
an unconscious condition lying beside
1.-THE co. | armorY. His. pockets were
turned inside out, showing that rob
berry had been @comfihfiittSestJ The .only
marks Of violence that could be found
was. a large '15ufnB.on, the head. He is
still in a. ,comatose condition and con-
I-seQuently nothing can be learned
from him, Of the hold-up. '%':
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AT Racine the case of Louisa Smith
against the Milwaukee3Electr railway
and Light company. ;..tpE $4,000 dam
ages was non-suited in the CIRCUIT
court by Judge Belden. Mrs. Smith
alleged that she was on street car
that on account Of excessive speed 1T.
feft the track and that her spine was
SO badly hurt she was sick for over
six months and permanently injured.
l. In the circuit COURT at. Oshkosh the
grand jury awarded Mrs. Katherine
'Ffoogan: the sum of. $500 damages
against the .Winnebago .Trattionscom-
pany. She was in carriage on Ninth
street and in crossing the street an
electric car collided with the carriage
and threw Mrs. Hogan. to the ground
The Winnebago Traction company
will appeal the case to the supreme
court. ~
II Bertha R. TretVfitt,7 daughter of Post
master and Mrs: TAI W.. Trevitt, OF
Wausatd was n1aFEiedt yesterday to
EtaleFgh j Welsh .of4Oshlzosh. 2nAIiss.
t&crevitt has been. prominent in social
CIRCLES and is an elocutionist OF
marked ability. Mr.. and Mrs. Welsh
will make their home lin Kalispel,
Montana i ;
+ Arrested at 4 O'Clock, married at
o'clock, consulting an attorney to Sc
cure a divorce at O'Clock andzdesaFt-
Jag his bride at O'Clock is the record
made ~ Frederick Fauss, young.
Racine farmer. Fauss gained the con
f1dence Of Christinas pretty
country girl. Appearing before Judge,
Upcburch, she had a warrant issfied
for his arrest The judge gave him
the cIFigice'of trial or marrying the
girl, afG hea oAsse the latter. I 6; :