Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-10
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

POrtage.-D. w. Baker, alias j. 4.
Barbour, who, while posing as a
commission merchant from St. Cloud
Mimi, is alleged to have cashed
worthless checks, was sentenced by
Judge Fowler to five years in the
penitentiary. Baker, who was married
last January, was arrested while stop
ping with his wife at the Irving hotel,
Fond du Lac, his arrest having been
brought about by John Murphy, hotel
clerk, who identified Baker at the
Farmers and Merchants bank when
he presented a check there. Murphy
followed Baker to several cities until
he was finally found in Fond du Lac
on July %. When searched Baker
had in his pocket blank checks on
banks in Milwaukee, Chicago and
other cities.
Waukesha-After tracking horse
for ten miles by a peculiar shoe
it wore, Sheriff Edward Gibson re-
powered horse, buggy and harness,
stolen out of the barn of George At
kinson in the town of Pewaukee. 1t
is not known what time during the
night the robbery was committed, but
as soon as it was discovered III the
morning, the sheriff was notified and
he Immediately picked up the trail
and tracked the animal into the town
of Brookfield. He was but short dis
tance from the intruder, who turned
into the farm of Charles Smith and
escaped. The horse was valued at
$3.50 and the harness and buggy
at SITS.
Stevens Point - While on an
auto trip, Mark S. Williams of Bal
timore, Md, had to stop and repair
his machine. After the repairs were
made he reached in to turn on the bat
terry. AS he did so his eyes fell on
car at the foot of the steering gear
With instant realization of his danger,
Mr.. Williams withdrew his hand, but
not quickly enough to wholly escape
the snake. The angry head darted out,
the teeth closing on a portion of the
heavy gauntlet on Mr.. Williams right
hand, but without sufficient force to
d
could strike again Mr.. Williams hand
was out of danger. With stick the
snake was thrown out of the car and
finally killed. 1t was three feet seven
inches long and had seven rattles.
Montello.-The farmers of Mar
quette county have appealed to
the college of agriculture of the Uni
iversity of Wisconsin for relief
against worm pest which is destroy
ing their potato crop in manner SIM
lilar to the way the grasshoppers for
Imerly destroyed the western crops.
These worms are from an inch and a
half to four inches in length and range
lin color from a dark brown to light
green They do not seem to come
from anywhere, but a farmer goes OUT
lin his field in the morning to ind
millions of worms eating his crops. A
leaf minute for each worm seems to
he the speed at which they eat up the
drops.
Waukesha.-That Elmer Miller,
Ison of Mr.. and Mrs. George Mil
Her did not meet his death in
Sinsel Electric company install an
electric lighting system in the Meth
odist church, is regarded as almost
miracle He was in the dome of the
church when he complained to near
by workmen of not feeling well and
stated that he was going below. He
took two steps on the ladder when
ell sr4n Of
feet. He did not strike any of the
pews below, but fell between. He
was, nevertheless, badly cut and
bruised.
Iadysmith.-W. L. Zehner, liv-
ing south of the city, recently
brought to town a monstrosity in the
poultry line not characteristic Of
northern Wisconsin. 1t was hens
egg measuring 81 inches long and
RA inches wide, weighing six ounces.
1T was laid by one Of Mr.. Zehner's
hens. When found by the children
the shell had been broken and con-
lained only white" the place of the
Folk being occupied by another com
plete egg of normal size, with hard
she'll
Fond du Lac.-The Wisconsin
Retail Furniture Dealers associa-
tion at the closing of the annual con-
vention elected these officers: Presi-
dent, John Raglan of Grand Rapids;
vice-president, w. F. Bargeld of Cuba
City; secretary-treasurer, Fred Wright
of Milwaukee Milwaukee was select
ed as the place for the next conven-
ton, which will be held in February.
This will be the first time that the
convention will be held separate from
the Undertakers' and Travellers con-
vention.
Madison. = Senator La Toilette,
who was to open his speaking
campaign at the Platteville chautauqua
has cancelled the engagement, it was
announced Senator Moses Clapp of
Minnesota will speak in his place.
Beloit.-Miss Olive Shippey of
Chicago found a black pearl in
a clam shell in Rock river. This Is
saidsto be the only one ever found in
this vicinity and is very valuable.
Reeseville-Edwin Roth, farmer
living about two miles south of