Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-11-16
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| genkopf heard the mans work. New
| man struck the policeman with a pipe
and the two engaged in hand to hand
| struggle. He easily worsted the officer.
The fremen rescued the policeman
| from the maniac and he was thrust
| into a cell
nesville-Patrick T. Joyce, aged
| seventy-seven, fell from tree
| while saving limbs, and died three
hours thereafter without having re-
| gained consciousness. An extension
| ladder on which he was perched broke
at the joint He is survived by five
children, Mrs. Thomas p Burns and
Mrs D. j. Luby, wives of local mer-
| chants, and the Misses Minnie, Mar
garet and Elizabeth Joyce.
Racine-A report from the state
prison at Waupun says that ]. w.
| Dillon, Racine, sentenced to serve
II years for killing Jacob G. Best, Jr.,
Milwaukee, is suffering with tubercu.
! losis If the report is true an effort
| will be made to obtain a pardon for
him. Dillon shot and killed Best on
Thanksgiving day three years ago. A
| jury found Dillon guilty Of the charge
of murder in the second degree.
GAINESVILLE Miss Lydia Kinsley,
graduate Of the Wisconsin IL
brary school, class of 1906, has been
chosen as librarian here to succeed
Miss Gertrude Skavlem, resigned, who
is soon to wed Herbert Holme, . local
merchant. Miss Kinsley is at present
engaged in cataloguing and organizing
work for the proposed physicians CEN
trail library in Chicago and studied
abroad last year.
Undergraduates Anderson, pio-
neer merchant of GAINESVILLE, was
shot and killed, it is said, by his father
in-law, Thomas Pierson, aged eighty
three The shooting, it is said, fol-
lowed drinking by the old man and
then a claim by him that Anderson
owed him money Charged with MUIR
der, Pierson will be given a hearing
on November II.
Sheboygan-Th chief of police
has been notified of the death
of Fred Arndt in Stockton, Ill. Arndt
Elkhart Lake en- route to Iowa for a
visit with relatives 1t is thought that
the young man was murdered, as he
had considerable money on his person.
Portage.-Eugene Chapman, car
penter, fell from the roof of
roundhouse here and was seriously in
iured A few days ago Henry Wander
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same place and died of his injuries.
Fond du Lac.-Playmates in New
York, Judge n G. Griffen and
John K. Hayward, living only four
blocks apart here for the last six
months, met each other for the first
time in 81 years.
Madison.-The State Bank of
Rome, Jefferson county, was incorpora-
ted with capital of $4,000. The incor-
porators are Lawrence A. dwell, Ru-
pert Foy and Robert G. Quick.
Appleton-A f1ve-inch f1ue in the
boiler of the Vulcan paper mill
Of the Kimberly company here,
ourst Alex. Mignon, the fireman, was
burned by escaping steam.
Beloit.-Burglars broke into the
choir room Of the Methodist Epis-
copal church during the service. They
secured a girls coat and purse, but
the latter contained only 40 cents, a
pair of gloves and some car tickets.
Stoughton.-The Commercial club
organized. An ornamental street
lighting system was one of the chief
objects of discussion
Neenah-The Danish Sisterhood.
Neenah, entertained the sister
hoods in the cities Of the Fox river
valley. About 400 members were in
attendance.
Lake Mills = owen Gerard, an
actor playing a part in The Defen"
der of Cameron DAM" a new play
founded on the story of the Dietz fam
lily, was accidentally shot during per-
Torrance of the play here. One Of the
big features Of the show is the battle
in the last act. Mr.. Gerard was pass.
ing one of the windows of the log
cabin when a blank cartridge was dis
charged into his face. The young &C
tor was painfully injured, but after
a doctor had dressed his wound he
was able to go on with the perform
ance.
Kenosha = The first fruits OF
the state investigation Of the condt-
tons in Kenosha from the standpoint
of liability to fire losses came when
State Fire Marshal T. M. Purtell, who
is now In the city, issued score of
formal notices demanding a general
cleaning up of the downtown districts
of the city.
Merrill.-William Waye, Wausau,
was sentenced to states prison
for five years by Judge Reid
for burglary. When taken into Gus
tody he had in his possession watches
and rings that have been identified as
belonging to persons in Wausau and
Merrill, where house robberies have
been going on for some time.
La Crosse.-Matt Ruesgen, but
ton cutter, charged with the muir.
der of John Studier, foreman under
whom he was employed, will be
placed on trial for murder. The do
tense, 1t is said, will be temporary in.