Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-08-18
BADGER BRIEFS.

BADGER BRIEFS.
The year old son of James
Schwenter fell from tree and broke
both arms at Amigo.
The first drowning in Oconomowoc
occurred when Clifford oliver of Chi
cago, aged 21 years, lost his life while
bathing in Lake La Belle.
A 16-year old son of Abner Rolo of
the town of Amigo accidentally shot
himself in the foot. 1t was found
necessary to amputate one toe.
A. c. Pennings was stricken with
heart failure while sitting on the rail-
ing of the steamer Dennessen and fell
into the water and was drowned at
Green Bay. He was 3S years of age.
Clair Sherrick, one of the twin
sons of ]. N. Sherrick of Cashton, was
run down by an auto and instantly
killed near his home at Viroqua. The
boy was IA years old.
Otto Ranke, aged 60, was arrested
in Green Bay for forgeries at Mani
towoc He was taken back and re
ceived a fifteen months sentence at
Waupun.
Ray Carpenter, aged II, while in
swimming in Crystal lake two miles
east Of Beaver Dam, was taken with
cramps and drowned. His body was
recovered late the same night.
Joseph Weber, who was night
clerk in a La Crosse hotel, has been
arrested at Hampton, Iowa, charged
with the larceny of 81 from the no
tel till. He will be taken back to
La Crosse to answer to the charge.
Charles Hudson of Neillsville, has
announced himself as candidate for
mayor on nonpartisan ticket and
promises, if elected, to use every eff
fort to make Neillsville dry and
moral town.
Burglars entered saloon at Boyd
and blew open the safe, using nitro
glycerine and soap. They escaped
with over fifty dollars in cash and
several checks and valuable securi-
ties. A suspect was arrested near
Stanley and taken to the local lookup
Silas w. LamreauX, United States
land commissioner under President
Cleveland and prominent Wisconsin
steel manufacturer, is dead at Beaver
Dam. A small scratch of a fish hook
on his hand was the cause of his ia
tai illness, septic poisoning resulting.
Arthur Kellar of Duluth, fortune
teller, was arrested at Neenah,
charged with swindling Henry
Schimpf Of $500. Kellar claimed, it
is said, he could locate woman in
Germany whom Schimpf had lost
track of. Schimpf deposited the
money with Kellar.
Pearl, daughter of Albert Cole of
Townsend died from the effects of
gunshot wound received about two
years ago by her brother. He was
aiming at knot hole, Pearl being
on the other side of the partition.
The bullet entered her eye and lodged
in the skull back of the ear.
John Laya, one of the quartet of
bank robbers who entered the German
bank at Merrill last May.
will plead guilty The date has not as
yet been set by Judge Reid, who will
sentence the prisoner The other
captured robber is now spending time
at Waupun.
The wisconsin State Livestock San
itary board appointed Herbert Loethe,
secretary of the body. Mr.. Loethe's
home is at Mcfarland, Dane county.
He is 2 graduate of the long course in
agriculture at Wisconsin university
and for the past year was student
in the Pennsylvania College of Vet
Urinary Science.
A gang of thieves that has been op-
Grating through the state. entered the
dental office of DIR. c.. H. Gage at
Green Bay. and stole several hundred
dollars worth of gold and platinum.
~,ie burglars are believed to have
been the same ones that stole gold
adm platinum from the dental office of
DIR. B. B. Conlin. at Wausau, recently.
A celebration of the 1.900th ami
of the battle of Hermann,
The Cherusker. in which Germany
gained independence of Roman rule.
will be held at Wausau Aug. Is. The
speeches will be interspersed with
band concerts and three singing soci-
sties, the Liederkranz of Wausau.