Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-05-04
NEWS OF THE WORLD
WISCONSIN WAITS.

The residence OF Congressman |. l..
nroot at Superior was entered by
-rglars,
The common council OF New Rich
nond has voted permanent tax levy
OF 81 900 year, and thereby secures
for New Richmond a $4,000 Carnegie
library.
The northhnund p.} senger train on
fh Northwestern was wrecked four
miles north of WATERFOWL. The loco
motive and cars left the rails and the
smoking car was partially tipped over
but no one was seriously injured.
According to the report for March
of State Veterinarian Clark, three
cases OF CHAMBERS were found during
the month, two being in Eau Claire
and one in Dane county. Out OF 1924
head of cattle tested for tuberculo-
sis 412 reacted.
Judging from the reports OF large
wolf bounties being paid every week,
Grant county must be the greatest
wolf hunting territory of the state.
Casper Auel and Grant Tubbs OF
Bloomington have quite a reputation
as hunters. In one day they killed nine
wolves earning $S4 bounties.
The district declamatory contest
between the Princeton and Wautoma
high schools resulted in the Wautoma
high school receiving first place. The
decision of the judges was: Marie
Bodden. Wautoma first; Gladys BOrst,
Princeton, second: Mary Terrill, Wau-
toma third.
A case which involves the sum OF
25 cents and which will last at least
two days, costing the county nearly
500 was tried in municipal court at
ManitOWOc. Ambrose Herman and
Paul Hasloff are charged with taking
a buggy whip valued at % cents.
Nelson B. Bailey, formerly an Off
Ger in the defunct-- Bank of Baldwin
and one of the principal stockholders,
has been declared a bankrupt in in
voluntary bankruptcy proceedings in
the federal court in Madison. The
first meeting of the creditors will be
held in Madison on April IS.
Seated in an sutu1ao bile which hy
was learning to run, Oscar Mitchell, a
we'll know resident of Fond du Lac,
sustained paralytic stroke The
chauffeur was standing on the rum
ming board of the auto, and when his
direction to slow up was not needed,
he turned and looked to find Mr.. Nit
chell unconscious.
Douglas NJ. Stiles of Marinette was
@robably fatally injured in an acct
aS2nt while unloading the car Of rosin.
c5ing his balance and falling back
Erard through the door opening in the
ear where he was at work. Stiles
struck the ground. He is paralyzed
from his neck down. having suffered a
hemorrhage o. the pine He is 80
years old.
Engineer J. ]. Clark, Fireman j.
Huelsdorf and Brakeman NJ Larsen,
all of Green Bay, and employed on
the Northwestern road were badly
scalded when a steam pipe on the en-
CINE which they We're running burst
The accident happened about > miles
south Of Port Washington The men
weer taken to Green Bay The burns
are confined mostly to their hands.
legs and face.
George Fisher, of Platteville, aged
16 years, was fatally shot while plow-
ing. He had taken along a gun to
shoot crows and gophers. While MAX
ing turn at one end of the field. the
lines became caught in the trigger.
and the gun exploded, the charge en-
terlng his left lung, tearing his chest
terribly, his heart being exposed. He
called to his brother who was within
hailing distance to come and take the
horses. He was taken to his home
and medical aid summoned. but died
in few hours.