Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-01-12
Wisconsin State News

judd B0arQSIGy OF Mineral POlnI ul0u
from blood poisoning, resulting from a
slight injury to his hand.
twenty-five leading contractors and
builders organized the KenOsha Con
tractors and Builders association.
The Marinette and MenOminee Pa
per company has practically decided
to spend $4,000 to rebuild the No.
paper mill.
The citizens of Chetek, at special
meeting, voted to construct $4,000
school building to replace the one re-
Gently destroyed by fire.
Meme Brown of GAINESVILLE, 20 years
of age, fell on the ice in front Of their
doorstep, fracturing her skull. She
has been unconscious since.
At Hortonvlle Otto Serf, who had
lived for six months without his jaw
bone, which was removed in a sur
gical operation last July, is dead.
At Racine 500 Masons witnessed the
dedication of the new temple, costing
$37 ,OOO Large delegations were pres
ent from Milwaukee and surrounding
towns.
Owing to the loss Of the hall at
Brownsville by fire, the farmers in
stitute scheduled for Jan. 20 at that
place has been transferred to
Knowles.
A Chicago architect has submitted
a proposition for the building of a new
$4,000 theater at Marinette, which
has been practically accepted by
business men.
Smallpox has broken out in the fam
lily Of John Schneider, janitor at the
high school building at Cnllton, thus
increasing the danger Of it's spread.
1t is probable that the schools will be
closed.
Otto Serf, who had lived six months
at his home in Hortonville, without his
jawbone, which was removed in a sur
gical operation performed by DR..
Oviatt of Oshkosh last July, died,
aged 55 years.
This week there will be established
in the La Crosse public schools a sys-
TEN of free medical examination
whereby all pupils showing signs of
illness will be examined by physician
who will visit the schools each day.
Fifty or more fishermen had a mar
row escape from being carried out in
to midlake while fishing on the ice be-
tween Peshtigo and Green Bay. Many
of them lost their nets and gained the
shore only after following the drift
several miles.
AS the result of the theft of horse
and cutter from the Witham livery
stable at Eagle four alleged bank. rob-
bers were pursued and overtaken by a
posse three miles where the bandits
gave battle with Winchesters. One
Of them was wounded and captured,
but the other three escaped.
At GAINESVILLE Francis Grant in an
address before the Social Union club
severely scored alleged political boss
ism in municipal affairs. He made
several startling statements. Senator
John M. Whitehead said that the
blame for prevalent conditions lay
with Indifferent taxpayers.
Ii wing O6N0IuS, UIOIuGI VI HAIRY
Severns, alias Harry. Tracy, the noted
Washington outlaw, is under arrest at
Superior. He is accused of stealing
an OvercOat at Dedham. He prOclaims
his innocence, however, and declares
that he has none Of his brothers ten
denotes.
At PeWaukee all the large ice com
panies, employing the total of 400
men, were compelled to suspend oper-
ations on account Of the severe biz
card which has been raging for the
past eighteen hours. The men will
not be able to return to Their work I'M
til the storm abates.
Near Kenosha Capt. Joseph Ankli
Of the fishing boat HOffnung, was lost
IN forty-tWo fathOms Of water in mid
lake. With his crew Of eight men he
had gone out in the lake to set nets.
A wave rolled over the side of the
boat and he was carried into the water
and his heavy oil clothes and fishing
boots caused him to sink.
A man named Weimer was SEN
fenced to six months in the county
jail for breaking quarantine at Gid