Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-04
News Boiled Down
WISCONSIN WAITS.

An apple tree is in full bloom in the
orchard of Rev. William Reding at
Grand Rapids.
Convicted of shoplifting, Mrs. Fran
ces Zoellner was given a Jail sentence
of thirty days at Menasha.
Ringing Bros circus will go into
winter quarters at Baraboo on No
vember is, closing at Macon, Ga.
Raymond Whitney, 15-year-old
boy, was seriously injured while
playing ball at Manitowoc, his life at
first being despaired of.
large quantity of silk, more than
400 yards, valued at over $500 was
stolen from the drygoods store of
Luther Davies & company at Oshkosh.
An epidemic of diphtheria is rag
ing in the school for dependent child
ren at Sparta. Until it has been
checked no further charges will be
received.
By recent purchase Henry Clay
Pierce has increased his estate near
the head waters of the Brule river to
1000 acres. He is making the place
"a fish and game preserve.
Herman Kline was arrested at st.
Paul on charge of check forgeries
at La Crosse. He pleaded guilty,
and was sentenced to the penitentiary
for two and one-half years.
William Rainbow, an Indian
charged with the killing of Mrs Rice
hill, was sentenced to six years in
states prison on conviction of man
slaughter at Black River Falls.
Molested by boys, F. E. Osborn,
milk dealer at Fond du Lac, spanked
Oscar Stynan, whom he accused of
being one of his tormentors. He was
fined $25 and costs for assault and
battery.
Hunters set fire to the woods on
the farm of R. Morse in Racine
county. This is the fifth fire within
a week charged to hunters. Farmers
a.re talking of organizing to keep
hunters off their lands.
While trying to seal ride on
rapidly moving Wisconsin Central
freight train, EDWARD Jorgenson of
Neenah, 16 years of age, had his
right foot cut off by the wheels when
he slipped.
Sheboygan is suffering from
skunk pest. Almost every day re-
ports are made that specimens of the
genus have been seen on the city
streets during the night. They are
believed to have been driven this way
nv tho forest onJ yoorcb froc
searching party at Gordon, which
had been sent out to locate her when
Mrs. Paul Braden had not returned
home from getting her cow from past
ure, found her near an abandoned
camp miles from the travelled road.
She had lost her way, but made the
best of the situation
Charles Flynn, a former president
of the Washburn Brewing company
and wealthy, is under arrest on an as
sault with intent to kill charge Mar
tin Larson is in a critical condition,
the result of a knife wound sustained
in saloon alteration in which both
men are said to have participated.
On July 20, last, Frank Coffy,
plumber of Racine, escaped from the
Racine county asylum. All efforts to
trace him failed. His friends received
"a letter from him yesterday, dated in
New York City, saying that his reason
was restored and that he had a good
position.
Returning to Neenah from a hunt
ing trip on the east shore of Lake
Winnebago, Walter Kellott, Gustave
Fahrengrug and Elton Stein, had
perilous ride. A sudden gust of
wind nearly capsized the boat, tore
off the cabin and wrecked the engine.
They were finally picked up by
searching party
H. L. Nathan was arrested on re-
quest of the police department of
Oconomowoc, charged with obtaining
money under false pretences Nathan
is alleged to have sold goods osten-
sibly for the Nathan Paper company of
Oshkosh, offering liberal discounts
for cash in advance and then failing
to send in the order.
A novel plan has been arranged at
Beaver Dam between certain demo
Gratis and republicans of strong tenn
perance principles. 1t is an agreement
TO pair on Bryan and Taft, each voter
agreeing with the other to cast his
ballot for Chain and Watkins. This
plan gives two votes for the prohib.
ton party. while it does not change
the respective vote of either of the