Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-09
THE NEWS IPITOMIZED
BADGER BRIEFS.

rilI, a small boy caught in the para
chute, and barely escaped being
killed
School children at Fond du Lac dam
aging desks in the public schools will
be compelled to defray the expense of
repairs
While unloading hay at La Crosse
livery, Patrick Cain, a Brownsville
farmer, fell to the pavement, injuring
his skull and spine.
Duck hunting can only be carried
on On the main pond, as the Horizon
marsh is dried out Ducks, however,
will be plentiful
Mrs. Robert Lynch of St0ughton,
was badly burned in a gasoline explo-
sion at her home due to filing the
tank when the stove was lighted.
Adam EhgrOtt, Jr., and John Sci
CERT of Neenah, have been sent to
the county jail for chicken stealing
Chicken thieves have been busy for
two months.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs
August Bielke of the town of Herman,
weighing twenty pounds. Shawano
county claims the championship for
big babies.
The tenth anniversary of the Scan
dinavian wOrkingmen's association
Superior lodge, was celebrated in that
city. An elaborate entertainment was
given by the members.
Louis Boettcher of Green Bay, who
slashed his wrists and feet in an at
tempt at suicide has been taken to
the state hospital at Winnebago, hav-
ing been declared insane.
The remains of the son of William
Saas of Buffalo City, who drowned in
the Mississippi river, were found He
had started across the slough on
horseback to get the cattle.
Because the shopkeeper refused to
sell him pair of shoes on time.
Charles Lindeberg of Ashland, took a
shoe last and knocked out the shoe
man. Lindeberg was fined 800 and
costs.
As the result of a fall from a chair
on which she was standing, Mrs.
Frederick Pieper, aged SO, one of the
pioneer residents of La Crosse, suf-
fered broken hip and a dislocated
knee.
Within forty-eight hours firebugs
set fire to three barns, destroying two
at Hudson An attempt was made to
burn Fulton's livery worth $4,000, but
the fire company extinguished the
blaze
In broad daylight the confectionery
store of Mrs. c. w Giffey at Mantle
voc was robbed of $40 A young
woman of Sheboygan, who had lin
gered in the place for two hours, is
suspected.
Ida Rymarsh of Minneapolis and
Bessie Olson of Iron Mountain were
rescued from drowning in the Fox
river by Henry Onson. They were
tipped out of rowboat into six feet
of water.
After his broncho had demolished a
bicycle in a runaway, August Schim-
melpfenning of Appleton offered the
hore to Edward Vaughan to repair the
damage to the wheel, but the lad re-
fused the offer.
Rose Kingston, the Milwaukee
woman arrested at Kenosha on a !
charge of arson, was arraigned before !
Justice McCaron. She pleaded not
guilty, and after hearing the evidence
the court ordered her discharge.
John Pickett, Will Day, Samuel
Knox, John Catchpaw, and Ross Knox
have returned to GAINESVILLE from AM
overland trip to Green Bay covering
the distance back and forth in thir- |
teen lays in a oyered wagon.
Ottu Reinicke. Wausau somnam-
bulist, arose in his sleep and diving
headlong through a second story win
dow, struck a post and picket fence
on his head and shoulders but es-
capped with only a broken nose.
The Cayo Benito Park association, .
which owns fruit lands near the city !
of Santa Fe, Isle of Pines, has been or .
ganized at Waterfowl with E. w
Schultz of this city as president and
treasurer. The capital stock is $685. ,
600.
during the months of April, May |
and June there has been a slight in /
crease in tuberculosis in the state. .
The quarterly report of the state i
board of health shows an increase of j
eighty deaths over the three previous
months. "a
Charles E. Reynolds is charged /
with blackmail by c. L. Lien, a La
Crosse druggist. who says that he re-
ceiyed a letter asking him to leave
1880 under the steps of local |
church on threat of being killed if he |
failed
Through the efforts of Congressman
Esch. a chief clerkship for the rail
way mail service viii be stationed in