Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-26
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

10 STUDY luS cause OIL lH0 UNUSUAL
amount of suicides among the Sac
and Fox Indians in Iowa. She has
made suicide subject of study in
New York and others of the largest
cities in the United States and has
written articles on the subject which
nave attracted much attention
Green Bay.-Friends of Judge Sam
| Iel Beall assert that he is the Oldest
native of Wisconsin living; also that
he was the first white child born in
Green Bay. Similar claims were made
:or the late Thomas Mcmillan Camm,
| was born about six months before Mr..
Camm, on July 4, 1927. Judge Beall
lives in Kalma, Wash.
Janesville.-After celebrating sew
n and one-half hours, the jury in the
>ase of Fred E. Janvrin, Beloit police
man, charged with the Staying of John
Hayes, Beloit, on March 80, brought
in verdict of not guilty.
Racine.-W. w. Rowlands, Milwau-
kee, and H. A. CoWling, Charley Kel-
ley, Frank A Case, Robert Zasta and
Walter Harmon, all Of Racine, each
paid $40 fine and costs in municipal
court on charge of violating the city
automobile speed limit.
Soldiers Grove-D. G. Posey a pi-
oneer of Crawford county and a Mex
lean war veteran, is dead.
Viroqua.-Mrs. Mary Tomkins was
| accidentally shot by a rife in the
hands Of her son George. The bullet
serious
Viroqua.-While opening a peach
basket, May Miller, eight years old,
got splinter in her eye, which de-
stroyed the sight
Kenosha.-Frank Klein, who for
merly lived in Milwaukee, met death
here in an unusual way. He had en-
tered the store of the International
Wine and Liquor company and, stand
! ing in a pool of water, where the
floor had been scrubbed, he reached
up and caught hold of an electric
light He fell over and died before
| physician could be summoned A post
mortem revealed the fact that he had
died from the shock.
| Eau Claire.-Ruby White, about
twenty-one years old, whose home
is near Chippewa Falls, was
brought to the police station here on
charge of stealing watch. She
drank bottle of antiseptic solution
in an attempt to commit suicide. The
quick work of a physician probably
saved her life.
Stoughton.-More than 100 dele
gates to the annual convention of
the Madison district Of the United
Norwegian Lutheran church's young
peoples societies were here for the
initial reception in the First Lutheran
church. Rev. M. H. Hegge, Slough
ton gave the address OF welcome and
Rev o. G. U. Siljan, Madison, presi-
dent of the district, responded.
La Crosse-John w. Wilce of
Milwaukee, director of athletics in
the La Crosse high school, said he
would decline the offer to become a
manager of athletics and an instructor
in the University of Wisconsin. He
is building up a football team, and it
is the intention of the board of educa-
ton to give him full charge of ath-
1etics.
Menomonie. - Avis Lutz, aged
| twenty-five, of this city, died in
Cincinnati of pneumonia. Miss Lutz
was graduated from the commercial
college of the North American Gym
nastic association at Minneapolis last
June and had been in Cincinnati three
weeks, giving instructions in gym
nastics.
Fond du Lac.-"Pm coming,
mother" were the last words of
Leslie Morean, aged one and one-half
years, before the wheels Of a street
car ran him down within two yards
of his mother. The little boy was
tagging a few steps behind his parent,
! He died almost instantly.
Green Bay.-In an attempt to
commit suicide Mrs. Herman Stef-
lens drank the contents OF a three
ounce bottle Of poison. Prompt medi-
! cal attention saved her life. Herman
Steffens, her husband, deserted her
over a year ago.
Green Bay.-Walter Noe o7'er-
! powered a deputy sheriff and an
other prisoner at the county jail, He
ran through the sherif's residence,
| and kicking out plate glass pane in
| the door escaped. He was charged
with threatening to kill his wife
Madison-As a result of the
common councils relegating Wa
:er Superintendent Jchn B. Helm to
! he position of business manager and
the later action Of the board of water
commissioners in reducing his salary
rom $4,000 to $1,000, some interesting
'evelations are promised and the al
lair may reach the proportions OF
scandal. For some months the water
! department has keen under inspection
| by the rate commission and only a
few months ago the commission re-
| fused to allow the water board to m
crease rates along certain lines.
Observation-Disclosures Tappa was