Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-12-12
RosendaIe Pioneer Dies.
Find Log House Under Ground.

| ShebOygan-A lOghOuSe, believed to
be more than 100 years old, was found
ten feet under ground near the main
business street of the city. 1t is well
preserved and is thought to have been
built by the Indians.
Jumps from Train.
J Oshkosh-Hugo Donnerstag, convict
ed at Rhinelander of manslaughter III
the third degree and sentenced to four
years in state prison, escaped here
from Undersheriff Dolan and Deputy
Shepard, by jumping on a moving train
which they had just left. Donnerstag
was convicted of killing his father.
Heirs in Racine.
Racine-Attorney Marlborough OF
Australia, who has for two months
been endeavoring to find relatives of
DR.. Eban Brown, who died some time
ago leaving a large fortune, found
them in this city in the persons of the
children of the late Capt. Isaac Brown,
for years one of the best known mari
ners of the lakes. One daughter is
the wife of Herbert Ticknor, a mailcar-
rier
Suicide by Burning.
| Racine-Henry Dardis, a we'll known
character of Racine, committed suicide
in the Springfield house in. Springfield,
this county, by setting fire to his bed.
| The flames were smothered with diff
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struction. Dardis died of his injuries.
Previous to setting the bed on fire, he
took a large dose of morphine. He
said he was tired of life.
To Photograph Milky Way.
Williams Bay-The Bruce photo
graphic telescope was shipped from
the Yerkes observatory to Pasadena,
CAL 1t is to be erected upon the sum
nit of Mount Wilson, near Pasadena,
where Prof. Hale and his assistants
are at work. Prof. E. E. Barnard will
go to California about January for the
purpose of photographing the milky
way.
19-Year-Old Elopes.
Kenosha-John O'Donnell, the 49,
year-old son of John O'Donnell, the
well known coal merchant of this city,
and Miss Nellie Decker of Waukegan
eloped to Racine week ago and were
married there. 1t is reported that the
father of the groom will take steps to
have the marriage amulet Young
O'Donnell and his bride have gone to
housekeeping here and have not even
asked for parental forgiveness.
Schools Closed for Funeral.
Weyauwega- funeral of Nellie
and Edna Masters, victims of the rail
road accident on Saturday, was held
| from the Methodist church. The bodies
were placed in one casket and the flo
raj tributes were many. The services
were conducted by Rev. 0. B. Clark,
Rev. Leek, Rev. W. J. Perry and Rev.
E. G.. Henke Mr.. Saylor the be-
trotned of Miss Nellie, student at
Lawrence university, preparing for the
ministry, was present. The high and
grammar schools were closed for the
| funeral, as Nellie was a graduate OF
the former and Edna pupil of the
latter.
Drop Foul Play Theory.
Appleton-The mystery connected
with the death of John Nolan, the mill
wright whose remains were found
Monday morning on the water works
hill, has not been cleared. The theory
of foul play has been abandoned by
the police. post norton has been
held, but the result will not be given
out until after the coroner's jury
meets. A girl called up the police
station Sunday night saying there was
a dead man on the waterworks hill, but
her identity is not known.
Native Slabs American.
Kenosha-Letters have been re-
ceived in this city stating that John H.
Condor of Kenosha, who went with the
American army to the Philippine
| islands two years ago, has been seri-
ously wounded. 1t is stated that Con-
don was engaged to marry Filipino
girl and that he was attacked by a
native lover of the girl and stabbed in
the abdomen. Condor was taken to
one of the hospitals and was in crit
ica1 condition. The girl followed him
to the hospital and insisted on nursing
him. Condor is about 80 years Of age.