Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-12-02
BADGER BRIEFS.


Stock association expects about 1,30U
entries at its show, January 60.
Bert WEIGH, a Racine county saloon
keeper, charged with selling liquor to
a minor. was fined s25 and costs.
To prevent the further spread Of
not permit unvaccinated children to
attend the public schools.
The Sank county board of super
visors unanimously adopted a resolu-
ton asking the legislature to repeal
the veterinary law.
A petition has been presented to
the county board. asking that a new
town be formed from Armenia and
Necedah, in Juneau county.
Porch climbers entered the resi-
First National bank Of Racine, and
carried away large amount of valu-
able jewelry.
A broken spring on a brake beam
is supposed to have caused the derail-
ment of two coaches of westbound
Milwaukee road passenger train near
Monroe. No one was injured.
Arthur Mccall of viroqua had a
narrow escape from death when he
fell into cesspool sixteen feet deep
half full of water. He called for held
and rope was thrown to him.
Frank Hams, who fell off the foot
board of the paper machine in the
mill of the Menasha Paper company at
Ladysmith and was carried four times
around the felt tightener roller. will
live
Five generations are living under
one roof in the town of Ashford
Fond du Lac county The oldest is
Mrs. Geneva Stroebel, aged SO years
and the youngest Florian Hall, aged
I year.
Judge Kirwin has ordered the re-
Tease from Jail of Prescott Boynton,
who was being held on a criminal
charge after being brought to Mantle
woe from Tennessee ON a civil war
rant.
Mrs. Anna Thoma of Fairchild was
ney Arnold decided that death was
due to natural causes. She was rs
years of age The woman had been
dead several days.
Sig. Josephus Miguel y'Nefredo. an
emissary of the Italian government, is
making an inspection of the Wausau
tannery of the United States Leather
company with a view to getting data
ON American methods.
Mrs. A. C. Clark of Shopiere, Rock
county, was thrown from buggy
when her horse ran away. Her right
ankle was broken. Her year old
daughter was dragged a half mile be-
fore the animal stopped, but was unin-
1ured.
The following postmasters have
been appointed: Boyleston, Douglas
county, William C. Jones, vice w. j..
Hope, resigned: Momico, Oneida
county Alfred K. Jillson. vice B. F.
Jillson resigned.
Fines and costs aggregating more
than $50 were assessed against Rob
ert Barlass, of Janeville, who last
September horsewhipped number of
boys who had gone bathing without
trunks in a swimming hole near his
fathers place.
The University of Wisconsin Agri-
cultural society has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, w E.
Thompson, 09, Summers; vice-presi-
n.
secretary, A c. Baer. II. West Bend;
treasurer, w. E. Heineck. 10. Madi
son.
A D. Merrill of Merrill was relieved
by kleptomaniacal tramp of $40. He
set out to play detective and soon es
protested his innocence until Mr..
Merrill severely Jared his ribs and
fiattened him out on the walk. He then
turned over what he had left of the
money, 1915.
Two daughters of Charles La Bell
escape from being killed by an Omaha
train at New Auburn. Becoming
frightened they rushed on the track in
front of train. Leslie Cartwright and
H G. Goddard succeeded in pulling
them from the track when the engine
was less than twenty feet from them.
While on her way home from school,
and in passing through a lonely Sec
ton of the country. Irma Schaef. the
II year old daughter of a farmer liv-
ing west of Neenah, met ragged
man who threw her to the ground and
attempted an assault. Her outcry
raised an alarm and the man fed
Through the woods.
TRAGEDIES.
One man was killed and FIVE others
fatally injured at Brownsville, Pa