Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-24
STATE NEWS

found hidden in a pile of brush and
taken to jail. He was arraigned in
court charged with operating the most
daring holdup ever worked in this,
city. AS Frank Brunette was return
ing home and passing near the fair;
grounds a man confronted him, and;
threatening him with a revolver.
robbed him of pocketbook contain,
ing $455, missing a roll of $50 in his
inside pocket. He then hit Burnette,
six times over the head, leaving him!
unconscious. Bystanders who had,
been frightened by the bandit immedi7
ately gave the alarm and a chase be-
gan.
GAINESVILLE. y Isaac Ike, colored,
pleaded guilty to the charge of
numbering Piladi Boschi in Beloit
when he appeared in circuit court
here. Judge George Grimm immedil
ately sentenced him to life imprison7
ment in the state prison at Waupun
and he was taken there later in the
day. The crime was committed while
Beloit street construction crew was
at rest. Both Ike and Boschi were
members of the crew. 1t is said that
the two men had quarreled earlier in
the day and that Ike stepped to Bes-
chi's side, aroused him from a sleep
and shot him, giving as his only rea1
son for the act that he did not like
the man.
anesville.-Factory Inspector Ev-
ans, Racine, swore out eight war
rants against GAINESVILLE people.
Three Of the warrants were against
proprietors of public buildings in
which the doors are alleged not to
open outward as required by law. An
other is against a superintendent of a
machine shop, charging the maintain
ing of an emery wheel without the
blower required by law The other
four warrants are against proprietors
of small theaters, charging the en-
ploying of girls under fourteen years
Dld to sing.
La Crosse.-Destitute and in ac-
tual want, 1t is said, as a result
of the failure of the berry crops, Win
nebago Indians in Wisconsin are I'M
able to hire counsel to represent them
in Washington in contest with the
Nebraska Indians for division of the
tribal funds, and Congressman ]. j.
Esch has made application to Com
missioner r. G. Valentine of Indian
affairs to permit A. P. Jones,(a clerk
IN the Wisconsin reservation, to rep
resent them.
Heineman.-Plans for the re-
building of the stricken village Of
Heineman are under way and the
ground is being cleared of debris
preparatory to beginning of actual
building operations in many instances.
Hardly building is left standing
where few weeks ago was thriving
village, and the still smoking ruins
speak eloquently of the disastrous for
est fire. Many of the former resi-
dents have lost all in the confagra-
ton, and while some few will seek
new locations, nearly all are coming
back, prepared to start all over again
and fight their way to the prosperity
which they enjoyed before the fire.
Green Bay.-Encampment No. II
of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of Wisconsin was insti-
tuted in Green Bay. The encampment
has a charter membership Of 80 and
members of the Green Bay lodge No.
10 and the lodges between Appleton
on the south, Oconto on the north and
in cities short distance west and
east eff here may join.
on-Announcement is made
of N interdenominational confer
ence in Madison next December,
at which 500 to 1000 people will
be present An invitation to church
organizations has been issued, adj
dressed ito local churches, district
and state denominational bodies of
Wisconsin" The dates are Deem
Der 5 and 6.
Eau Claire.-Edward Nussberger,
Durand, twenty years old, was
instantly killed by st. Paul freight
train 1t is said that he was asleep
on a railroad bridge near his home.
He is survived by his parents, a sis
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Falls, and a brother, Frank, of Monde
vi His head was crushed and right
foot injured
Wausau-Joseph Taylor pleaded
guilty to the charge of grand
larceny in circuit court and was SEN
fenced to eight months in state prison.
The offense was committed four years
ago in Merrill He broke jail and has
been at large up to Friday, when his
jailmate of four years ago recognized
him in Rhinelander. Fred Gauger Of
Wausau pleaded guilty to charge of
holding up Fred Bennett and was sen
fenced to five years in state prison.
Green Bay-Michael Hartmann,
Freedom, has been arrested by
Deputy United States Marshal Rankl
Milwaukee, on a charge of taking
liquor onto the Oneida Indian reserva-
ton and disposing of It to In
dams.
Fond du Lac.-A G. Crane, Civ
ing his home as Milwaukee, made
a bold attempt to rob the Coles
Savings bank. He was pursued by
citizens through the streets, firing his
revolver as he went, and was finally
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