Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-30
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

sitiOn of trustee of the county in
sane asylum, Shenkenberg receiving
eight votes to LengSweiler's seven
zen. Shenkenberg for twenty years
| las served as a member of the county
board or as asylum trustee. His de-
feat was, in the main, due to the de-
sire of members % have two trus-
tees who reside within a few miles of
the asylum so that in case OF neces-
sity the majority members of the trus-
tees could meet and act quickly.
Madison-The state supreme court
heard re-arguments in the case
Of Warren G. Maxey VS.. the
| city of Oshkosh and others, in which
an attempt is being made to break
the will of the widow of Orville Beach.
He left the city bequest of $150,000
for memorial manual training school
ON condition that the city raise an
extra $4,000 and agree to maintain
the school perpetualiy. The court had
asked for rearguments.
Grand Rapids.-Ole Peterson is
| dead at his home in Lincoln. He.
was born in Denmark and was
over eighty years old. He settled in
Dane county in 1860. In 1869 the fam
! lily moved to Masonville, Wood county,
Mr.. Peterson was the father of IL chill
dren, eight surviving him. He had q
grandchildren and three great-grand-
children.
Kenosha.-Rev Edgar T. Far
rill was elected president of the
| United Charity association. Mrs. Lot
tie Hannahs Jordan was elected secre-
tary and w. H. Purnel treasurer. The
board of directors is made up of Mrs.
Curtis H. Gephart, Mrs. L. M. Theirs,
Prof Otis L. Trenary, w. w. Vincent
and Charles T. Jeffrey.
Grand Rapids county
claims the honor of growing the
largest pumpkin in the state. 1t
was grown by Carl G. Warnca, living
near Tomah, and weighs SO pounds.
An expert calculator estimates that
200 pies like mother used to make
can be produced with this monster
pumpkin.
| acknowledgements Davidson ap'
pointed the United States sena'
tors and congressman of Wisconsin
to represent this state at the national
river and harbors convention at Wash
! ington, D. c., December Z, and 3.
He will appoint other representatives
from cities most interested at later
date.
Racine.-James E. Pritchard be-
came postmaster of Racine, sue.
ceeding c. c. Cuttings. About 100000
worth of stamps, envelopes, postal
cards and other property was turned
over. The new postmaster will name
Thomas Leslie as his assistant. Mr..
| Leslie has held the place four years.
Madison. = Fire caused damage
amounting to $500 to the stock
of drugs and building of Edward Will
Iiams, 1 West Main street, Monday
forenoon. Mr.. Williams is secretary
of the state board of pharmacy.
Grand Rapids.-The six-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. 9.
Thompson of Marshf1eld fell while run
ming about with lead pencil in her
hand The pencil penetrated the roof
of her mouth one inch. The child Is
not seriously injured.
Racine.-Louis Schroeder, shoe
maker, committed suicide in the
home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles
Gerth, cutting an artery in his arm
with a knife. He came from Chicago
on visit.
i Kenosha.-Frank Tomasso, a Ke.
nosha Italian, twenty-four years
Of age, is in the hospital suffering
from half dozen knife wounds, the
result of fight.
Racine.-When Mrs. Blossom,
wife of Rev Walter Gardner Bios
som, st. LrIke's church, returned
| from Chicago, where she had been
/ having some gowns fitted, it was found
| that her servant. Alice Caldwell,
| twenty-three years old, was missing
| and also $500 worth of clothing OF
| Mrs. Blossoms desk had been
broken into and $40 stolen. The police
are seeking the servant. She Is sup
posed to have gone to Denver, Col,
| her former home.
Madison.-Levf H. Bancroft, win
ner of the, recent contest before
the primary and the generaf
election, as Republican candidate for
attorney general, files a statement
showing that he spent $506.05; of this
| S22205 before the primary and $2S4
| for the general election. The largest
! item in the latter account is $l10-2o
| for long distance telephone service.
He paid g. E. Vandercook $50 as clerk
hire and used $40 worth of stamps.
/ Madison.-Danfel F. Winch, a
/ rural mail carrier at Mazomanie, IN
| circuit court was awarded $4,000 dam
/ ages in SANDER suit against r. o.
! Raab, Fred knight and Thomas Reeve,
| Ill of Mazomanie.
! Madison.-Game Warden G. w
| Rickeman has gone into the
north woods to give personal atten-
ion to the deer hunters and supervise
he work of his deputies. He reports
both deer and small game plentiful
| 80 conditions ido1I for Sn0rfSm6n