Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-04-19
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NEWS BREVITIES

aged thirty-one started for her nome
at Markesan, but death cut the jour
ney short Mrs. Richter and her hus-
band had taken an interurban car for
home, but Mrs Richter was overtaken
with weak spell just as the car was
drawing away from the city limits.
The car was stopped, a passing auto
mobile hailed and the sick woman
brought back to the hospital. She
died while being carried from the auto
to the hospital.
Wausau.- Rothchild park pavilion OF
the Wausau Street Railroad company,
five miles south, was destroyed in one
of the most damaging fires visiting this
vicinity in years. Rothschild park was
Wausaus most popular outing amuse-
ment place The damage was about
1900, insurance $4,000. The origin
of the fire is believed to be from cleo
trio wire. The pavilion was built three
years ago.
Marinette.-As the result of a cheap
err rate, made available by the new
power dam at Grand Rapids, the
Marinette city council has made e&-
tensive additions to the lighting sys-
tenn.
MISUNDERSTOOD officials have placed
a ban on snowy dresses at graduation
time. When the girls of the gradual
ing class step upon the rostrum next
June, there will not be hobble,
harem or tube gown in the bunch.
Plain white dresses are desirable and
in every feature, simplicity will mark
the commencement exercises. Parents
are in accord with this ruling.
Kenosha-Two fishermen, supposed
to be Kenosha men, have disappeared
under mysterious circumstances from
their camp at Big Head creek. six
miles south of Kenosha. They were
seen going out in the lake.
Fond du Lac.-Four hundred farmers
in attendance at a massmeeting held
at the courthouse entered vigorous
protest against the reciprocity act and
signed a petition to congress asking
that it be rejected in it's present form.
They based their opposition on the
ground that the pact, while placing
farm products on the free list, left a
substantial duty on practically every
thing the farmer had to buy.
Superior.-Eight sticks of dynamite
were found in an empty box car on
Northwestern coal dock No. l here.
1t is not known If dynamite had been
placed there for the purpose of blow
ing up the dock.
Kenosha-Max Hottelet Of Milwau-
kee, president, and Gustav Guenther
of Chiffon, secretary OF the German
Veterans association of Wisconsin,
were in Kenosha completing arrange
ments for the twelfth annual meeting
of the organization, which is to be
held in Kenosha on June IL to ~.
The city of kenosha will give great
welcome to the soldiers who took part
in the wars of the fatherland, and
Kenosha will be in festal attire for
the three days.
Kenosha.-Samuel c. Fredson OF
Pleasant Prairie has filed petition
for administration of the estate OF
Jorgen Fredson, formerly a wealthy
farmer of this county, who disap-
peared mysteriously on the night OF
January II, 1910, during a heavy
storm. It is also declared that the
youngest son, Anders Fredson, disap-
peared as mysteriously as his father,
who, it is said, had at least $500 in his
pockets. His children seem to think
the old man was murdered
Oshkosh.-Two widows have each
filed suit for $4,000 as damages
for the deaths of their hus-
bands. Mrs. George Meyer alleges
the city's failure to provide lights re-
suited in the drowning of her husband,
who rode his bicycle through the open
draw. of the Main street bridge at
night Mrs Anna Barlow alleges
George H. Fosters careless driving OF
his auto caused the wreck which re-
suited in the death of her husband
who was a passenger in the machine.
Superior.-It is probable that the de-
mand of the carpenters here for an in
crease in wages from As to so cents an
hour will be granted by the contractors
without opposition. The new scale will
go into effect on May 1.
Couderay.-While working for
the Kaiser Lumber company, near
Winter, F. Mcclure of Park Falls was
instantly killed when a rollway OF
logs broke loose on a landing ana
crashed down upon him.
Marinette-Both Marinette and
Menominee are DESTROYS OF keep
ing the revenue, estimated at $780,
600 yearly, which, it is said, will re-
suit from the utilization of $4,000
horsepower developed by the Menom-
inee river and wifi cause bills to be
introduced in the Wisconsin and Mich
fgan legislatures and congress prohib-
iting the power from being carried out
of the two counties.
Neenah.-An effort Is being made to
secure Col. Theodore Roosevelt for a
speech in the S. A. Cook armory here,
and letter from him says he will
probably be able to come in June or
July
La Crosse.-Claiming that Fred
Smell. the only Republican com
missioner of public works, is not
freeholder and consequently not eligi
bile to Office. Democratic leaders have
started a campaign to unseat him.