Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-10-12

patent at the county asylum, was
run down and killed by train,
Manheimer, who was one of the
most eminent civil engineers of
the state and assisted in the construc7
ton of the Eads jetties On the Missis1
sippi river, had been an inmate of the
asylum since 1884. He wss fifty-eight
years old and is survived by one.
brother here.
Ripon.-In place of the chapel
exercises the time was devoted to a
mass meeting for the football team
and other student activities. The meet
ing was opened by the singing of Alma.
Mater, after which Coach Stiehm was.
called upon to say a few words The
band played several times and the
singing of the Boola Boola song closed
the meeting
Fond du Lac.-Announcement was
made at the offices of the North
ern Wisconsin division of the
Northwestern road at North Fond du
Lac that B. D. Curtis, agent for the
company at Oshkosh, had been trans
ferred to Milwaukee. F. M. Newton,
who has been at Appleton, goes to
Oshkosh, and H. P. Martin, assistant
agent at Milwaukee, goes to Appleton,
Manitowoc.- Herman A. Schmie4
dicke, aged eighty-one, for forty
two years business man of
the city, is dead. Mr.. Schmiedicke
as a soldier in the German army ar
rested the emperor, King Frederick.
grandfather of the present emperor
when the king attempted to pass the
young soldier after a challenge.
Waukesha.-The contest between
the Carroll college sophomores
and freshmen, which has been in
progress ever since the school
opened, came to a close when the
freshmen won the class rush after
a twenty minute struggle. The sec
ond-year men were outnumbered
two to one.
Appleton.-A coroner's jury re-
turned a verdict of justif1able kill
ing in the case of Waite Poynts, a
Chicago negro, who was shot and
killed by Emmett Heavenor, another
n.
the effect that Points attacked Heave-
nor with a knife, threatening to kill
him.
Kenosha.-The Swedish Baptist
church of Kenosha, the first of the de-
nomination to be erected in this sec
ton of the state, was dedicated, lead
ing men of the denomination coming
from several states to take part. The
church cost $4,000 and it was dedi-
Gated practically free from debt.
Appleton.-As mark of recognition
of Company G, Capt Hugh E. Pome-
roy, taking first place in the inspec-
ton of the Wisconsin National Guard,
a local business man has started
subscription list with $500 toward
paying off the debt on the armory.
Marinette.-Mrs. o. H. Cory is
suing Attorney and Mrs. H. T. Scud-
der on special improvement tax GER
tificates which she bought at the
auction of the county treasurer. The
attorney opposes payment on the
ground that the tax is Illegal.
Rib Lake.-The Rib Lake Lumber
company has crew raising the sunk
en- logs in the lake and towing them to
the mill to be sawed into lumber. The
lake has not been cleared of such logs
for many years, and a large quantity
will be obtained
Fond du Lac.-According to the
statement prepared by Clerk of Court
G. A. Worthing, divorces are decrea-
sing in Fond du Lac county. There
were 80 cases this year as compared
with 40 year ago.
Appleton.-The Jouri.sI, a weekly
paper, is acquiring necessary ma
chinery and soon will be published as
a daily. This with the new Socialist
daily will provide Appleton with four
daily papers.
La Crosse.-Lars Dib, La Crosse,
fireman on the Burlington road who
fell from the running board on his en-
CINE and lost a leg as result, died
In st. Joseph's hospital, st. Paul.
Port washington. of the men
who are suspected of having
robbed the store of the Hillars Hard
ware company of this city several
weeks ago has been arrested in Ra-
cine. He was there charged with car
wing concealed weapons and given a
3O-day sentence, but will be brought
here for trial later.
Oshkosh Hoffman, has
been committed to the Northern
Hospital for the Insane follow.
ing an attempt to commit suicide
His wife found him in woodshed
dangling from a rafter. and quickly
cut the rope and saved his life