Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1907-01-28
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Rabbi Kallen of Chicago has been
elected to have charge of Montefore
congregation, and is now located in
Marinette
Frank Ramboldt aged IS years, fell
dead in his wagon at Rockton, I'll. He
had taken a load of straw to a paper
mill and was returning to Beloit
1t Racine City Treasurer Ward G
Clemens sold $4,000 improvement
bonds to the highest bidder, the First
National bank of Chicago Offering
$3.50 premium.
At Marinette navigation was official
~ declared closed by the lighthouse
tenders and the light will be put out
and the fog whistle dismantled for
the winter.
It nacine Policeman Schumacher
was suspended from the police force
by Chief of Police Pfster, who will
make charges against him to the fire
and police commission of having slept
while on duty and violated other
rules.
At Prairie du CHEN a man of about
90 years, giving his name as Martin
hurry, was bound over to the May
term of the circuit court on the
charge of burglary. He was wearing
three suits of new clothes when ar
rested.
At Prairie du Chen Schweiger &
Eucke, ice contractors, have received
d contract from the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & st. Paul railway to put up all
the ice for the divisions north, east.
south and west from McGregor The
contract will require $500 cars.
after writing two farewell letters,
one to his wife and one to a nephew,
z4onzo Nichols, aged AZ years, shot
himself in the head at LAWYERS
saloon, Beloit. No cause can be as
signed He was a thriving mechanic
until a year or so ago., when he in
herited some money.
resident Charles r. Van Hise Of
the University of Wisconsin was the
guest of honor at dinner
given by the members Of the faculty
Of that institution by way Of express
ing their satisfaction in his recent de
cision to remain at the head Of the
state university
Frederick Woessner editor Of the
Stephenson, Mich, Journal, was mar
ried at Marinette on Sept. 10 to Gen
eviVe Finn by Rev Father Tulley the
fact being kept secret until now on,
account of the bride teaching school
and fearing to lost her position at
Stephenson, where the school board
bars married teachers.
The Wisconsin state civil service
commission has asked Attorney Gen
eral Gilbert if the appointment Of
Herman c. Winter of Madison as a
state deputy oil inspector a year ago
.Custed George E. Fess of Madison
from his office as deputy inspector
The attorneys of Fess claim that the
appointment of Winter really did not
deprive him of his office
R. A. Laid, postmaster at Lytles
La Crosse county, was arrested on
two charges by Postoffice Inspector
Fraser One charge is that Lad6
padded his returns for the purpose of
Increasing his compensation as post
master and the other is that he traded
stamps for merchandise Ladd waived
examination and was bound over to
await the gran jury action in June.
Bishop Fox of the Green Bay do
.cese Of the Catholic church has writ
ten a letter commencing Father Petite
Of Florence in celebrating no midnight
mass because of the open saloons on
that night, the priest believing that tie
many men attending the mass would
be guided into the saloons The
bishop also denounces sharply the
o~.,4olic Sentinel at Chippewa Falls
which rebuked the priest.
new Masonic temple is to be
erected in Marinette during the pres
ent year. Definite action was taken
to start the project moving at a meet
ing Of the Masonic lodge The build
ing will be a two story structure with
ZEN elevation of about forty feet the
second story being built high for hall
purposes, and the first story and base
ment being designed for store pur-
poses. The cost is to be about $4,000.
at Kenosha Arthur Young, a IA
year old boy, had a remarkable escape
from death, and Willie Conwell, a lad
of Is, proved himself hero Young
was playing on the floating ice on
Lake Michigan when he fell into the