Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-09-14
STATE NEWS


local couple the other day The couple
had taken a short cut across the
bridge to their home. When half way
over the father noticed something fall
from the baby carriage, but paid no
particular attention. Arriving at the
other end the parents proceeded on
thaly way, and it was only when the
mother happened to glance into the
carriage that the child's absence was
discovered. Retracing their steps in
search of the babe, they found it
hanging between the ties Of the
bridge, It's shoulders having proved
too large to pass between the ties.
Manitowoc.-Tests are being ar
ranged for in connection with the
harvesting of the second crop of
the Wisconsin Pea Gamers company
of a thresher, machine which has
been patented by Albert Mundt and
Edward Schnorr of this city and
which is said to be one of the biggest
booms to the pea industry which has
ever been perfected. With the use of
the machine, which resembles in ap-
pearance a grain threshing machine,
the need for viners in the factories is
done away with, the thresher doing
the work of the viners in the field.
Barron.-John Signor of Rice
Lake and a Mr.. Siller of Kansas
City, Mo-, killed four bears which
were crossing a narrow point on Lake
Court Orelles few days ago Mr.. Sill
Ter was fishing in boat and noticing
something swimming in the lake, he
rowed out and found four bears. He
kept them circling in the water, and
called for help. Signor, who was in
cottage nearby, came out in another
boat with a rifle and killed the old
bear and three cubs. The men were
SO close to the animals they could
ouch them with the gun.
Kenosha-Mrs. Carrie Jensen, for
ty-one years old, a resident Of
Zion City, committed suicide here by
Jumping into Lake Michigan from the
South Water street breakwater. The
woman was a daughter of Christian
LANCE, a prominent resident of Ra'
cine, and the divorced wife of Knute
Jensen of Kenosha. 1t is thought she
was suffering from religious mania,
She might have been saved, but she
refused to accept assistance.
Marshfield-The appearance of a
so-called wild man." thought tc
tnhabit a wooded spot near Hewitt
has caused excitement the past
week. The man is an unkempt
specimen, habited only in shirt, and
as wild as a hawk in his actions. Mr..
and Mrs c. Echwell, who reside near
the place where the freak is supposed
to lie concealed, which is dense
thicket on low ground, have seen him
several times
Marinette-There is gold in the
Kirby hills, in section 27 of Ma
rfnette county, according to Mike
Smith, a homesteader in the town of
Athelstane. Several months ago
Smith sent a sample of some mineral
substances taken from one Of the Kir-
by hills to Judge L. M. Evert of the
police court In this city. Smith at the
time was of the belief that bright
particles in the sample might be
gold
Racine.-The body of James Ma
gee, employed as a farm hand in
the town of Yorkville, was found along
the right-of-way of the Milwaukee
road between Corliss and Union
Grove One leg and one arm had
been severed 1t is believed Magee
was thrown under the wheels in at
tempting to jump from a freight train,
Madison.-State Bank Commission
er M c. Bergh has issued a call
for reports on the conditions of
the state banks at the time of the
closing of business on August 81. This
call comedies with that of the control
Ter of the currency applying to ma
tional banks.
Wausau.-John Schwister of Wau-
sau, chauffeur for G. j. Winton
Of Minneapolis, lumberman formerly
of Wausau, is building an aeroplane.
1t. will be eighty feet wide and forty
feet long. The engine will be of
aluminium and is especially construct
ed for the purpose. Mr.. Schwister
says he will give an exhibition flight
here as soon as the machine is com.
pleted.
Beloit.-The Berlin Machine works
is about to build a new office
building, steel freproof construc.
ton and three stories. The cost will
be about 100000. The site is adjacent
to the company's shops on Fourth
street. The company plans to build
large additions to the Beloit shops
next year and also will build in Seat
tie, Wash. 1t also has shop in Ham.
ilton, Ont
Green Bay.-Bankruptc proceed
ings have been started against the
Diamond Paint company. The stated
liabilities are $5,075.93 and the assets
s9,241S6.
Oshkosh.-The survivors of the
Twenty-first Volunteer infantry will be
entertained here September 10 and IA.
Depere.-The total valuation of
taxable property, real and per
sonal, in Depere is $2,025,884, as
equalized by the board of review. This
is an increase of s15,46S over last
year.
Green Ray-Mrs Charles HaSSler