Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-08-03
NEWS OF THE WORLD
BADGER BRIEFS.

RlchFOFd mill pond near WautOHld.
The keepers Of five roundhouses in
the southwest part Of Grant county.
were arrested and taken To Lancaster
to answer to the charge OF keeping
open on Sunday.
AS the result of the explosion of a
gasoline fatiron, Miss Rexine Dalton
OF Eau Claire is in a critical condition.
Fieces flew in every direction, set
ting the house On fire.
ed amount is claimed in the action,
which will be heard at the January
term of circuit court Thornton says
he will file charges with the police
and fire commission
Royal Parr, 65 years old, who was
missing from Edgerton, was found by
searchers wandering near the river
about three miles from the village. 1t
is believed that he was temporarily de-
ranged by the heat
Martin Crater, aged %, was killed
at the docks OF the c. Reisse Coal
company at Sheboygan He was
buried beneath 100 tons of coal, which
had tipped over on him. His body was
excaVated in fifteen minutes.
Harry and Pearl Gilmore, sent
eDced at Manitowoc for theft, eloped
from the girls home at Bay City,
Mica, says a letter to the local pc.
lice from her father. The girl who
gave her age at 1,9 is only IT.
Miss Mary Bartushek of La Crosse
Eas not been seen since she drew
$3.50 insurance money left her by her
father, and her mother is very anx-
lous in regard to her whereabouts.
The money was received by her upon
her reaching the age of q years.
Emma Dewy 4 years old, was
struck and killed by street car at
Racine within sight of her mother
The child and small boy were play
ing on the tracks and ran behind a
zsouthbOund car directly in front of a
nOTthbCund car, which struck and kill,
ed the CIR instantly, the boy escaping
Mother of twenty children, Eliza
beth Kuryo. aged 81 years, an inmate
OF the La Crosse county poor farm,
has been found insane and commit
ted to the state hospital at Mendoza
She has long been subject to epilep-
tic fits in violent form and her men,
talityi has weakened rapidly of late.
Miss Rosa Kopp, aged 20 years.
living three miles southwest of Silver
Creek, ShebOygan county, commit
ted suicide by taking paris green. She
wrote on a slip of paper before she
died; 1T is nobodys fault but my
sickness. She was the only daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs Frank Kopp and
IS survived by a brother.
The common council of Portage re.
pealed the ordinance providing for
the closing of 5aloons on Sunday and
the removal of screens. The ordi-
nance has been strictly enforced
since its passage. The aldermen pass
ed as compromfss With the Law and
Order league neI a number OF sa.
1oonkeepers were arrsted.
Attorneys nave been retained by
John Thorn on, well known resident
of ManitOwoc in an action of Islander
against Police Chief George Croft
man. The complaint charges that
%iroffman accused Thornton of theft
and reiterated the charges even af-
ter repeated denials by the plaintiff
COVE her age as 10, is only II.
Z n Gould of Merrill killed a large
bear on his farm, sel- eraI miles from
5that city. The amin ID was seen by a
number of men who were working
near by and informing Mr. GOuld thav
gave chase. Bruin was soon cornered
and was killed with the first shot. He
is a large specimen and is thought to
weigh about 400 pounds.
Neenah-Miss Sarah Graves of New
York city, sister-in-law of F. B. Whit
ing, the well known paper manufactu-
rer, was seriously injured when an
auto in which she vas riding dashef
into pole and was wrecked. Sh
was removed to a hospital. Her car
ditiOn is serious