Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-11-09

L. Crosse, Wis, Nov. Sat the an
nu@' meeting of the Canada, La Crosse.
a Southeastern Railway company, 1t
was decided TO push plans for the build
ing OF the road, and the following ON
GERS were elected:
Presidents. q. Roziene, Chicago.
Vice president-A. +. Hirschheimer.
La Crosse.
Secretary-R. Calvert, La Crosse.
Treasurer. Nj. HOlley, La Crosse.
The company was organized about
fifteen years ago Tor the purpose or
building a railroad from Sault ste Ma
RE, Canada, TO st. Joseph, Mo. Inc
railroad was about to be financed when
The Ia'.ne OF the Marine bank OF CHI
cago upset all plans. The company
proposes to take aggressive steps to-
ward carrying out their first plans.
Appeal in Murder Case.
Waukesha-An appeal has been TAX,
en- III me case OF George Bowers, who
was tried and convicted OF the nur0eT
OF his father last December anu SEN
fenced Tor Life TO WaupUn. ID. J. Hem
lock, Bowers attorney, has been work.
ing on the case Tor some time and II IS
now Tor the supreme court to decide
whether Bowers Will be released and
given a new trial.
1t has been stated that the hitch Oc-
CURED in the instructions TO the jury
by the court, which the jury tailed TO
take into consideration before renGer-
q hn n,
tried mere last December, it caused
much interest, probably more so thani
any other murder case ever tried M
the county.
Sue Standard Oil Co. for Explosion.
Racine-Mrs. Louisa Burdick and
Mrs. Catherine Kannalby have sued the
Standard Oil company Tor $4,000 and
$1,000, respectively, Tor damages TO-
their property resulting from an explo-
sion caused by the oil cOmpany's en-
ployes dynamiting an old stone fOunda-
ton on the site OF its new plant.
lmpaled on a Sharp Stick.
La Crosse-Whlle threshing at his
fathers farm, near preston, Mimi,
Iduh DdAACgB d5Su % gCoA D oAPpONI
from the top OF the straw stack, and
sliding to the ground was impaled on
a sharp stick, which penetrated his
stomach and intestines, causing DEATH
"a hours later, after being IN terTlBlel
agony. He leaves a wife and one child.
Hangs Self to Tree.
Racine-Vencil Dvoreck, 90, a resi-
dent of the town of Caledonia for forty
years, was found dead hanging from
the limb of a willow tree IN front OF his
residence, having committed suicide.
lie had recently shown symptoms or
insanity.
Suspected of Stealing Grip.
Eau Claire-Alfred Vietta and George
Brown, suspected of stealing a grip
from the Galloway house are IN jan
here. They claim they were in Jail at
MenOmonie when the grip was stolen
The Menomonie sheriff has been sent
for to give evidence on this point. The
grip, which belonged to Oscar Hansen,
travelling man, contained property
worth about SITS, some of which has
been recovered. A razor belonging TO
Hansen is said to have been found on
one of the prisoners and other ar--~les
were found in a pawnshOp.
Fireman Declared Insane.
Green Bay-Edwin Patton has been
declared insane and was taken yester-i
day afternoon to the northern hospital
at Oshkosh. He is q years old and a
member of hose company No. 8. He
confessed to having attempted to start.
two fires in shavings at BOwser's Sun
day night. He has been confined since
early Monday morning when he made
his confession. The only reason fOrl
the act was that he wanted a run"
Milwaukee Presbytery to Meet.
Waukesha-The ministers of theI
Milwaukee presbytery will hold a re-
treat at the Presbyterian church in this
CITY Monday Tuesday and "Wednesday