Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-10-28


ing assaulted Mrs. Mary Jerdzrewski
80 years old.
The Appleton police have recoy-
cred something like 500 pounds of
brass stolen from paper mills in the
Fox river valley.
In falling from a dray William
Schneider of Sheboygan, aged so
years, had his left ear almost sew
cred from his head
August Nelson, farmer residing
on Turtle Greek, Barron county, was
adjudged insane and committed to
the state insane asylum.
A movement was started for the
organization of municipal body at
which all boys in the public schools
of Racine should vote.
In friendly wrestling match with
George Curtis, Darius Bressee, a
wealthy real estate dealer of Eau
Claire, was severely injured.
Mike Neuman, aged IS years, while
trying to jump on freight train at
Cumberland, fell under the wheels
and had his right foot cut off.
John Walton, an inmate of the
Waupaca Soldiers home, has disap-
peared and G. A. R. posts Of the
state have been asked to be on a
lookout for him.
What is believed to be the first
Hebrew public library in the state
has been opened in the Ghetto dis
trict of Sheboygan with about $50
volumes on the shelves.
Twenty heavy logs rolled over Reg
Brouette, Peshtigo man, without
hurting him. The ground was sof.
and he was found driven into the
earth but only slightly bruised.
While hunting on the Potter cram
George Heines of Grand Rapids re-
sceived a gum shot in his arm which
mecessitated the amputation of that
member.
A claim of $S,425.25 has been FLED
against the estate of Ole P. Swanby,
former cashier of the Northern State
bank at Washburn, who committed
suicide last February on account Of
a shortage
Fifteen to twenty Greek laborers,
employed by the Chicago & Milwau-
kee Electric railway at Racine, fought
"a battle with shovels, iron bars and
other weapons. Andrew Komopulos
had the back of his head cut open.
For the second time in six months
the vault of the Roscoe Exchange
bank, located in an elevator, near the
Nortrw estern depot, a mile and a.
su,rsrter from the village of Roscoe,
was blown open by robbers, who Sc
cured $500.
Ruth Palmer, the s year old daugh-
ter of George Palmer of Eau Claire,
fell from the top of a ladder, sustain
ing compound fractures of the fore
arms and other injuries. To add to
the misfortunes of the family, her
. year old sister died of pneumonia.
Max Kuhlka, aged 5 years, son OF
August Kuhlka of Waukesha, was
run down by southbound Wisconsin
Central freight train at the Whlte
Rock avenue crossing and seriously
injured, the locomotive and three
cars passing over him. The lads
right leg was severed at the knee.
Sneaking up behind him as he was
working at the Brown county insane
asylum, Ernest Neuman struck Will
lam Mcdowell over the head with a
heavy chunk of wood which fractured
his skull and caused death within a
few hours Neuman will be sent
back to the Northern hospital at Oslh-
kosh.
In a decision by Judge Daniels of
La Crosse, the city is held liable for
all reasonable bills incurred in the
care of smallpox cases. A patient
was quarantined in a clearinghouse
and the landlady. Mrs. H Simonson,
sued and was awarded damages done
TO her business and for the care OF
the patient.
A gang of boys who have been
guilty of thievery the past few
months were broken up at Chippewa
Falls. The leaders, John Corners
and Herman Russell. were sentenced
TO the reform school. The crime
which lead to the undoing of the
gang was the robbery of twelve
freight cars.
E. p Kennedy of Fond du Lac. u
car inspector on the Wisconsin Cen
trail, had his right foot crushed while
underneath train with one foot
resting on the rail. when the train
backed down on him. Thomas Con-
ron, a clerk in the storekeeepr's de-
partment of the Wisconsin Central,
had a number of pieces of glass
blown into his eyes while adjusting
an electric light globe.
DOMESTIC.