Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-10-13
BADGER BRIEFS.

BADGER BRIEFS.
In a head-on collision between two
Great Northern passenger trains at
Trinidad, Wash, w. J. Cox, of Super
DIR, was injured, probably fatally. His
skull was crushed.
w. H. Welshons, resident of
Spooner who has been confined in the
Eau Claire county insane asylum for
some time, has been released after
denomination as to his mental condi-
ton.
A dog having rabies before he was
killed bit more than thirty dogs, near
Chiffon. On every hand the dogs OF
that city are being shot. This is the
second mad dog scare within two
months.
While preparing to leave for visit
at Springfield, ILL.,. Rev. Albert L.
Wood, pastor of the First M. E. church
of Eau Claire, spilled some acid on
his face and may lose the sight of his
left eye.
Joseph Pawluzeck, one of the
wealthiest farmers in the town of Har-
rison died of a broken neck as a result
of falling down the cellar stairs at the
home of his son, near the village of
Darboy.
Joe Spannbauer was accidentally
killed while working on the sulphite
plant now being built in Ladysmith.
His home was at Oshkosh. He was 10
years old. His remains were taken to
his former home by his father.
Jacob Schneider, aged 5, who broke
from his cell in the Eau Claire county
jail week ago by picking the lock,
has been found secreted in his fathers
home. He will be taken to the in
dustrial school at Waukesha
Four thieves believed to be the same
ones who robbed four Milwaukee
stores last spring, entered the store
of Paul Lutz at La Crosse and stole
furs valued at $4,000. The burglars
entered the store through a skylight.
Mrs. Caroline Potter, an aged wo-
man living at Harmony Corners, was
fatally scalded while lifting a kettle
of boiling water from the stove. She
was alone at the time and lay in a CO.
matose condition until found by neigh
bors.
John Poblitz, a farmer living three
miles east of Ripon, and who received
serious Injuries in recent runaway.
was arraigned on charge of assault
and battery preferred by his wife,
pleaded guilty, and was given ninety
days in Jail.
Daniel E. Barker of Bayfield, re-
ceived a sentence of fourteen years in
the state prison from Judge Parish for
shooting and killing Henry Boutin at
Bayfield,, Barker having been jealous
of Boutin.
The family of George Hawkins, near
River Falls, is in great distress over
the disappearance of a Is year-old son
named Paul. The cause of his dis
appearance is not known There was
no trouble and kidnapping is suspect
ed. A general search has brought
no clue.
James Kennedy and Edward Lytkle
N
ties, ending an investigation into
burglaries committed in that county
have been turned over to the Mara
thon county officials to be tried on
the charge of having attempted to rob
the safe in the Athens state bank.
st. Patrick's Roman Catholic
church will hold no more bazaars. The
Rev. A. B. c. Dunno says there was no
need of its members going to outsid-
ers to secure help for its maintenance
He spoke for prompt payment of
church dues, and especially for the
payment of the pew rents. If this was
done in a business manner, a church
fair would be necessary.
Game Wardens Stuart and Storrs
confiscated launch, four fish boats,
two 500 foot seines, and arrested Al
bert Bales and Harry Strong for H.
legal fishing at Ferryville. They had
taken game fish. Thew were fined $25
and costs each and the paraphernalia
turned over to the state fish and game
department. A 100 yard trammel net
DIS diSO taken out OI tue MISSISSIPPI
at Lynxville.
The mystery attending the disap-
pearance of Bernice and Blanche VOL
land, the daughters of L. w. Wolland
Chicago, who disappeared from their
home in June, 1908, has been solved by
Chief of Police Owen O'Hare of Ken
osha, who has discovered that Ber-
nice Wolland, the older girl is now
the wife of Frank Yonts, a former
Kenosha man, and is living at Beloit,
while Blanche, the youngest girl, is
with her mother at Aurora, III.