Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-04-05
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


bodies were found in cavern at a
depth of about eight feet. The pit
had been carefully constructed, a
floor of stone laid, and the walls laid
up with stone, a roof being con-
structed by starting an immense fire
over layer of clay. The Uranium of
| one of the ancient warriors was of I'M
usual size, and the other bones would
indicate that they were a race of
giants. Evidence was found to sub
stantiate the belief that the IA were
killed in battle, probably with war
clubs, and the fact that no weapons
pottery, or other material was founc
with the bodies leads to the BELIEF
that they probably were defeated, and
buried by the victors.
Racine.-Charles Gillette lies at ST.
Mary's hospital in critical condition
with bullet in his head, fired by
Ronald Strauss. The revolver was
found in the Gillette home and
Strauss was examining it. Not know
ing that it was loaded, he pulled the
trigger and the bullet struck Gillette
over the left eye.
Portage.-Frank Ballershall, aged
twenty-eight, a farmer, living in Fort
Winnebago, was killed and his body
terribly rnangled by being struck by
the east-bound fast mail train No. Sc
on the Milwaukee road.
Kenosha.-Joel Jacobson, we'll
known wholesale liquor dealer, tried
L. oh
of being an accessory before the fact
to the crime of adultery, was found
not guilty by a sealed verdict returned
by the jury.
Beloit.-A tri-color racial conflict
developed in South Beloit when Henry
Evans, an Indian, beat his wife,
negress, drove her from the house
with a knife, and was arrested by
Deputy Sheriff Root, white.
Oshkosh.-Fox river locks will be
manned and tenders placed on the
bridges on April 8, according to no
tees sent out. This marks the official
opening of navigation and comes two
weeks earlier this year than usual.
The lakes and rivers of the Fox river
ly two weeks.
Kenosha.-Theodore A. Abel, for
merly registry clerk of the Kenosha
post Office is the hero of CoaHgna,
Cal, on account of his action when
he ran an engine through the flooded
districts about Coaligna after railway
men had declined to attempt to bring
relief to the city. The foods had
washed away the supports of the rail-
way track over ravine 1000 feet
wide and the mails had not been
moved for week and the people had
become short of provisions.
Milwaukee-It was feared that
Edwin Schultz, aged seventeen,
employed as handy man" about the
Middleton factory, was lost in the
ruins with the four firemen. The boy,
who is a brother of Patrolmen Emil
and Fred Schultz, was last seen in
the basement of the building. At no
time during the day was he seen by
members of his family or fellow en-
ployes. His coat, soaked by water,
was found in the wreckage near the
alley and he was given up as lost.
Il was working near the front end
of the basement with another fellow,
said young Schultz. Suddenly we
saw a bright flash near the boiler in
the rear. We had barely reached the
first floor when l heard terrific ex-
plosion, and the whole basement
seemed in flames In my hurry l left
my coat and sweater behind me and
was unable to go home until after
dark
Marinette.-Suga beet pulp will be
used for new purpose by the Me-
nominee River Sugar company, which
controls one of the largest plants in
the country Thirty thousand sheep
have been purchased, and the product
from the factory will be used for the
winter feeding of the animals. Here
tofore beet sugar pulp has been used
largely as stock food, but principal
ly by the small farmer.
Kenosha.-The Social Democrats Of
Kenosha county have adopted resolu-
tions of protest against the action OF
President Taft in sending troops to
the mexican DOrOoF- COpIGS VI inc
resolutions have also been sent to
Senators Stephenson and La Toilette,
together with letter asking them to
make an immediate personal protest
to the president and demand for a
withdrawal of the troops.
Eau Claire.-Following the dis
covery that faulty keeping of mu-
nicipal court records has resulted
in the loss of a considerable sum to
the county, the special committee ap-
pointed by the board of supervisors,
after investigating the records, have
reported that S496 is due the county
from Judge J. w Singleton.
Neenah.-WEle preparing pre-
scription Frank Christofferson, a drug
clerk, dropped dead in front of his
customer. Heart disease was the
cause.
Kenosha.-It has leaked out that
two pouches OF letters, one for Keno
sha and one for Racine, mysteriously
disappeared at Waukegan, ILL.,, on the