Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-14
Newsy Combinations
WISCONSIN WAITS.

Westby, Viola and Viroqua are each
bidding for the proposed new Vernon
county normal school,
Jacob Yer Nulat was appointed post
master at Melladore, Wood county,
vice A. S. Peterson, resigned.
On charge of procuring Clyde Saw
yer of Superior was bound over to the
Circuit court, under $4,000 bonds.
The s year old daughter of John
Thorzala of Crivitz, died from lockjaw
resulting from her stepping on a nail.
After being. in bed three years, ever
sjpeq1S. IT was injured in a football
lea e-.e, Elliott Bradley of GAINESVILLE, is
again able to be about
Indications seem to point to holding
another interstate fair at La Crosse.
next year as the receipts were but lit
tie below that of last year.
Max Scobe of WATERFOWL, who
pleaded guilty to entering freight cars
with intent to commit larceny, sen-
fenced to two years in states prison.
John Barrand of Algoma, has been
arrested charged with having at
tempted to extort $500 from August
Klatt by means of threatening letters.
John Rademacher of Appleton, was
arrested on a charge of embezzling
Eagles of this city, of which he was
secretary.
Louis Ouimette of Marinette, work
ing as a bell boy under the name OF
George Williams in a hotel, was ar
rested at Appleton on a warrant from
Marinette charging him with forgery.
Antoine Laskowski of Marinette
county, has been arrested for operat
ing thrashing machine without a
spark screen. 1t is alleged that sparks
from the engine caused several grass
fires.
D. j. Pleuss and Frank Scheff1er
have been arrested charged with con-
Quoting a blind pig in the town OF
arrest was caused by officers of the
Anti Saloon league.
Robbers entered the Cash Supply
store at Barron. and stole considerable
merchandise which they carted away
m the rear of the store. 1t is said
that some of the goods were disposed
of at Cameron.
Because he threatened to fight his
landlord a duel Joseph Loeff1er vet
eran of the German wars, was fined S.
oh %
the entire court proceedings as though
it was a court martial.
Starting out apparently in good
health, Henry Iverson of Freeman
dropped dead in the road before he
could reach his destination. He was
about 20 years old, and had no home,
having been a wanderer several years.
While out hunting in the country
around Bellevue. John Klish, farmer,
was severely injured by the exploding
of his shot gun. The muzzle of the
gun was blown to pieces and many OF
the shot tore the flesh from his arm
and entered the arm
T. Hetland a La Crosse county far
mer, hired three strangers to dig 23J
bushels of potatoes. He went to town
during the leisure thus afforded him
and returned to find his home robbed
of jewelry and other valuables. Het-
lands wife was frightened into sub
lection by the robbers.
Game Warden S. P Richtman re-
Gently arrested Lewis Malmquist a
Lake Pepin fisherman. for taking game
fish and Malmquist was fined $50 and
costs and his license was revoked.
The persons guilty of starting the
forest fires can not be prosecuted If
the town chairman fails to post proper
notice This was learned when Game
Warden Little of Chippewa county.
was about to prosecute number of
parties against whom he had sworn
out warrents.