Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-07
STATE NEWS

| tor of the largest sdLnpl0
| in Racine, was probably 1ataliy ~
! iured in an automobile accident near
| the Northwestern depot. Mr.. Casn-
man left a street car, passed Dehinu
| the car and started on run lot tno
depot In order to reach a train ne
failed TO see a large automobile OF
| Frank K Bulls, president OF tue
| I. Case Trashing Machine COMPANY
| driven by James Soothil. He was
| knocked down and the machine passeu
over him. Frank Sias, motorman
of the Milwaukee Electric railway,
| was struck and knocked down anu
run over by automobile No. ll,3oo
as he stepped off his car His rlght
| hand was crushed and the rear Wneeis
of the auto passed across his right
| leg, crushing it badly.
| Stevens Point-An express rob-
berry has come to light here'
but officials are silent about the
amount stolen A. E. Everett, route
AGENT and two detectives have Deen
here since and suspected party Is
under surveillance. The money and
ValuaDl0S TAKEN were III pebOHA09ON'
billed from various points along the
Portage branch of the 500 line, con-
tanning bank and railway agents re-
mittances and jewelers. packages en-
route to the larger cities. These re-
mittances are usually deposited in
safe in the transfer Offices from
p. m to 2: 80 a. M, waiting train coz
Doofinnc on tho main line
William A. Happen, ar
rested On a charge of forgery
while impersonating Capt. Benjamin
F. Tillman, U. S. A, stationed at Fort
Sheridan, confessed to the police that
he had been masquerading under the
name of Tillman and in the garb of
an army officer Captain Tillman of
the Twenty infantry is now at
Sparta, with his company, and the
news that he had been arrested in the
Wisconsin city charged with forgery
caused a sensation among officers and
men, The real Capt B. F. Tillman
was soon located with his company at
Sparta, wholly ignorant that he was
supposed to be under arrest.
Madison-Husbands and fathers
convicted of abandoning or neg
lecting their families are to fare
poorly in the hands of Judge Anthony
Donovan of the Dane county municipal
court, according to statements made
by him when disposing of the case of
John A Johnson. Mr.. Johnson was
convicted of abandoning his family
and was sentenced to one year in the
state prison. The wife asked for
leniency. Judge Donovan said that he
had suspended sentence and other
wise exercised leniency with such
men in the past, but that the results
had not been satisfactory
Potosi.-The sheriff of Grant
county, after a search lasting
nearly twenty-four hours, when the
woods were secured throughout this
section, arrested a railroad laborer, a
Mexican, who is accused of killing a
companion in a fight The man es-
capped and posses were sent out in
all directions. The crew of a Burling-
ton train found the man walking along
the track and notified the sheriff, who
with a posse hurried out on a hand
car and made the arrest without diff
iculty
Racine-Rev. A. c. Grier and
family, formerly of this city, now
of Spokane, WASH narrowly escaped
death in the recent forest fires near
Occur d'Alene, Idaho. The timber,
a cabin and other property on land
which Rev. Mr.. Grier had taken up
Nv ho
Madison.-Property of the Wis
consin Telephone company was
damaged by the storm One bolt of
lightning struck a cable The walls
of it's tunnel were shattered. Water
entered and put many lines out of
commission.
Racine-The city council has
decided to purchase combina-
ton auto ambulance and patrol wagon
for the police department to replace
the wagon and horses now in use
Marinette William Frink, sixty
five years old, was fatally injured
in Menominee. He was car cleaner
and was at work when a locomotive
struck him One arm was cut off and
his skull was fractured His son was
a brakeman on the train which struck
him
Kenosha.- police of Keno
sha are making an effort to find
q man who gave his name as James
E. Prescott. On July 8, it is alleged,
he forged the naae of George w. Tay-
Tor, q Kenosha attorney, to three
checks and managed to pass all of
them, the work being so expert that
one was cashed over the counter of
ank with which Mr. Taylor had an
account. The forgeries were discov-
cred when the Cancelled checks were
returned to Mr.. Taylor.
Richland Center-The city council
HIS appropriated $500 to be used, if
necessary, to enforce the excise laws
of the city.
New Richmond.-There was a light
frost in this part of the state 1t was
the first frost of the season here.
Fox Lake. = The first accident
of any kind occurring on Fox
lage this season took place when DR..