Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-12-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

BY a Train mere ana all were hll4SU,
Their bodies were found in the mic.
die of the drawbridge, across Roo
river. The dead are: Evald Carl
son, eighteen years old; julius Carl
son, sixteen years old; Elliott John
son, sixteen years old Evald Carlson
was a towerman in the employ of the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad.
He and julius Carlson were brothers.
Johnson lived near the Carlson fam
lily on Maple street The boys at
tended a dance at CorIiss, and it is
supposed that they took late train
10 Racine Junction and there boarded
the tank car 1t is not known which
train struck the boys Their bodies
were cold and stiff when found and
1t is believed the accident occurred
some time shortly after midnight.
Appleton.-The reported contem-
plations of Ed Lehman in seek
ing a small fortune at the bot
tom of Lake Winnebago, sounds like
q search for Captain Kidd's hidden
treasure, although the former ap-
pears far more practicable. Encour-
aged by the success he has encoun-
tered the past three years in drag
ging water-soaked logs from the bot
tom of Fox River, Mr.. Lehman is
credited with a plan to at some flu
ture date seek for a lost raft in the
big lake. 1t was a raft containing
many thousand feet Of oak for Charles
Riggs's sawmill which went down
thirty-six years ago somewhere this
side of the state hospital.
acknowledgements Davidson has
pardoned Mrs. Joseph Glass, who
was sent to the state peniten-
tiary, for assault and robbery commit
ted in this city. The woman was
convicted of assisting her husband in
beating and robbing William Allard
and was given a five year sentence.
The governor has pardoned her be-
condition.
La Crosse.-The Fashion shop
within half block Of police
headquarters, was entered by bur-
glars and $1,000 worth of rich furs
and plumes were carried off. The
thieves worked leisurely, rearranging
cheap furs in place of the expensive
ones to ward off immediate detection,
and plucked costly willow ostrich
plumes from high priced bonnets.
La Crosse.-In order to attract
members to it's monthly dinners
the La Crosse board of trade has or
ganized a double male quartet from
among leading business men. For the
winter campaign the board plans BIZ
weekly factory visits by members and
business houses are to be supplied
with leaflets advertising the city.
Reedsburg- barn on the farm
of John Laughney in the town
of Ironton, about six miles southwest
of this city, burned, together with
twenty head of valuable horses. The
origin of the fire is unknown, but it is
supposed that the fire was started by
the engine which had been running a
corn shredder during the day.
Waukesha.- Hugh Stroud, village
marshal at Pewaukee, shot and in
stantly killed Paul Lehr of Kan
sas in the barroom at the Edge
more hotel, Pewaukee. Lehr and
companion, William Refs, had been at
Pewaukee for some time and, it is al
legged, started trouble on several oc-
casions in the hotel.
Baraboo-John j. Pendegast, aged
sixteen years, of Chicago, was
shot and killed He had been
hunting and was drawing his rifle
from a wagon when it was dis.
charged. The ball entered his body
and he died soon afterward.
New Observation-Disclosures electric
power transmission project on the
Kinnickinnic below River Falls Is I'M
der way. Flowage rights have been
secured from a number of farmers.
Racine.-In the basement Of the
Scotch Wooden Mill store, 228
Sixth street, there was a terrific gas
explosion and the building and goods
were damaged $1,000. James Hare,
owner of the place, entered the build
ing with lighted match.
WauSdu.-WduSdu may nave
horsepower street car line. That
much is threatened by j. H. Kell, a
West side man who has a skating
rink near the outskirts Of the city
that is not reached by the present
street car line.
Richland Center.-While handling
revolver which he believed not
to be loaded, Thomas Maxwell ac-
cidenta1ly shot and killed himself, the
bullet striking him in the heart.
Madison.-F'ire destroyed the fac
tory of the French Battery company,
the loss being $4,000. covered by in
surance
Sheboygan. - George w Leber-
man resigned his Office as trus-
tee of the county Jail. At one time
Mr.. Leberman held that Office and
the Offices of supervisor and of dep
uty collector of customs. Legal OBJ
lection was raised to his holding sew
eral of the offices at one time, and