Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-03-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WISCONSIN WAITS.

A campaign against license is to
be made in Washburn this spring by
the temperance people. Petitions are
being circulated asking that the ques-
tiOn be submitted
Oconto is booked for a no-license
campaign at the spring election. Pc
titions have been circulated and the
required number of signers obtained
to insure the placing of the matter
before the people.
William Gundloch, Jr, aged 6, only
child of William Gundloch, farmer
of Dunn county, was found dead IN
the barnyard, the base of the skull
being entirely crushed by kick from
a horse. Death must have been in
Simultaneous.
The annual officers school of the
National guard will be held at Apple
ton May % and 26. Maj John f.
Morrison, senior instructor at the
army service school, has been de
tailed by the war department to be
present. Maj. Morrison conducted
the school last year.
Herbert Robinson, farmer near
Milton Junction was attacked by a
mad hog and would have been killed
if RObinson's dog had not jumped on
the hog and furiously fougb+. the
beast, while the man made his es-
cape. The farmers clothes were torn
and one leg was badly injured.
Peary's proofs that he reached the
north pole were called for by the
naval committee of the house A
member of the naval committee said
that they had nothing more than gen
eral reports" that Peary had reached
the pole and that the committee felt
that they should be furnished with
something official
Paul Jerusel, aged "A, a switchman
on the Milwaukee road, fell from the
top Of a car at GAINESVILLE and his
neck was broken and he was badly
crushed death occurring instantly
The accident occurred almost within
sight of ne station. JeruseI had been
employe by the company but a few
DAYS. he lived in Rockford.
Rudolph Wagler, of Sheboygan,
aged 4S years, died in county jail
cell of delirium tremens. He was
sentenced to fifteen days for drunk
enness. His wife was committed to
the northern state hospital for the in
sane at Oshkosh several years ago,
where it is believed she died Severaf
children living in the city survive.
Clarence Vining, a boy of II, wis
makes his home with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Hager in Koshkonong, had
both of his legs broken. Mr.. Hager
and the boy were unloading hay, the
latter leading the horse, which was
pulling up the loads with fork at
tachment into the barn. In some way
the boy became entangled in the
ropes.
The Citizens State bank of Fort
Atkinson has adopted the thumb
mark for signatures to documents
where the parties making the instru-
ment can not write The person de-
string to make his mark" is required
to press his thumb lightly on an or
binary ink pad usually used for rup-
Der stamps. Then he lays it gently
on the legal document, and the i'm
print remaining defies forgeries or
any possible counterfeit.
That a game warden has no right
to confiscate property when used for
illegal purposes by another man,
without the knowledge and consent OF
the owner of the property. was in er-
feet the opinion of a jury at Oshkosh.
that gave verdict in favor OF Aug
ust Frerks, who brought a repIev1n
suit against c. w. Johnson. former
deputy game warden. and Depu.v
Game Warden G. f. Follett, to re-
cover a gasoline launch contiscated
oy the defendants as game wardens.