Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-11-11
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BADGER BRIEFS.

The Sacred Heart church of Super
Tor realized $1,000 for its various
funds from the recent fair
Burglars entered the store of John
Kaspar at Kenosha and secured booty
valued at between $3.50 and $500.
Adam Hertz, who escaped from the
Outagamie workhouse, has been re-
turned. He was picked up at Adell,
Sheboygan county.
Mayor Frawley of Eau Claire has
appointed a committee to arrange for
the centenary celebration of Lincoln's
birth next February.
Christ Birch of the town of Birch,
Lincoln county, was shot in the head
and killed by a younger brother. The
boys had been amusing themselves
playing Indian.
Property on the Fond du Lac fair
grounds lis being maliciously de-
stroyed, presumably by boys. 1t is
proposed to offer a reward for the ap-
prehension of the miscreants.
Herman Schultz of Alma, who was
eon trial for assaulting William Hack
Ter and stabbing him with knife,
was found guilty of assault with in
tent to do great bodily harm.
Several passengers were injured
near Augusta, Wis, when a Chicago
Duluth limited train left the track.
The engine turned a complete somer-
sauIt and all the coaches were thrown
on their sides.
The Oshkosh aerie of Eagles has
appointed a committee to apply for a
Carnegie heroism medal for Jerome H.
Miller, who saved the life of William
Staples in the Morgan Lumber com
pany fire.
while being driven in a buggy to
perform wedding ceremony, the
Rev. John T. Fish of Peshtigo met
with a painful accident when the
team broke away. He fell over the
dashboard and the rig went with him.
IRoy Miller an Appleton boy caught
at NeeGah, was taken to Appleton to
answer TO the charge of burglary in
the night time He admitted, the po-
lice say, entering the Northwestern
hotel and stealing Sc and bottle of
whisky.
After searching for hours in this
city and sending inquiries to other
cities, Nellie Hickok of Oshkosh
aged II years, was located by the po-
lice at Fond du Lac. For a time
there were fears that the girl was
kidnapped.
Two Dodgeville men were fined $25
each and costs for hunting without a
license protected game on complaint
of Deputy Game Warden Hugh Will
son. Another was arrested for trap
ping muskrats during the closed sea-
son and fined $40 and costs.
The postmaster general has accept
ed the proposal of j. A. Stone and H.
B. Quimby to lease the present quar-
ters for postoffice at Reedsburg.
Joseph " Junda was appointed post
master at Boyd Chippewa county,
vice G. A. krupp, resigned.
steps are being taken at Wauke-
Harry Grootemaat of Mukwonago,
serving a six year sentence at Wau-
pun for burglary. GrOotemaat is
said TO be sickly and the health of
his mother is also poor.
Francis Sell, one of the boys held
in connection with recent alleged in
cendiary fires at Grand Rapids was
discharged of the charge of vagran-
cy 1t is understood that criminal
action will be brought against him,
charging him with being an accessory
before the fact to the crime of arson.
Miss Belle McCue who has been in
Jail at La Crosse under charge of
shoplifting on an extensive scale, was
released and Immediately taken to
Ellsworth where she is charged with
burglary of half a dozen residences.
She is % years of age and exception
ally prepossessing in appearance.
Five thousand dollars damages
were awarded in the United States
court at La Crosse to Nels Wick of
of Cable, Bayfield, county, against
the Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis &
Omaha Railway company. The plain
tiff was injured by falling from the
upper floor of a coal shed.
N~>-->> PURELY PERSONAL.