Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-05-24
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Henry KoblitZ, aged nineteen years,
attempted to throw a stone from his
position and brought his arm in con-
tact with live wire over which flows
the current which operates the street
railway, the local lighting and power
plant and practically all the industries
of La Crosse. Instantly his clothing
caught fire and he fell, a human torch,
35 feet to the ground. His clothing
was burned from his body and his
l.osh was burned. Notwithstanding
his injuries physicians said he would
recover, as he sustained no internal
injuries and broke no bones in his
fall
Fond du Lac.-Claiming that she
was struck and injured by the defend
ants auto while crossing National av-
enue, Milwaukee, on September 16,
1909, Eliza Sebastian brought suit
against F. B. Friday for $4,000 dam
ages and the case is now on trial in
the circuit court. 1t will be followed
by a suit for like amount brought
by August Kensel against Charles
Steffens for alleged SANDER in connec-
ton with action for arson.
Racine.-The long drawn out con-
troversy over a site for the proposed
| new county agricultural school in this
county was settled when the site in
the town of Rochester was selected by
the state board. The site includes
the old Rochester academy building
and twenty acres of land. The town
of Rochester voted $4,000 toward the
proposition, and the county board of
supervisors appropriated 100000.
Union Grove and Corliss both wanted
the school.
Beloit.-At a mass meeting held in
the Beloit college gym, the colony of
Beloit Greeks subscribed $4,000 toward
! the cost of a first-class battIeship for
the Greek navy now being built in the
Philadelphia navy yard. Admiral
Spyros Matsoukas of Athens led the
meeting.
Stevens Point-John A. Weston,
aged fifty, a tenant farmer at juno
ton City, after a desperate struggle
with his wife and daughter in the
darkness, shot the latter, aged TWEEN
| ty-one, and then committed suicide.
! The girl will recover. Weston former
| ly lived at Manawa and was said to be
mentally unbalanced.
| Fond du Lac.-The farmers of the
towns of Ashford and Eden have or
ganized the Town Line Cheese factory
and equipped plant with daily ca
pacity of $4,000 pounds of milk. The
plant was built under the direction Of
| Deputy State Food Inspector Aderhold.
Wausaukee.-Charles Peterson,
local saloonkeeper, was accidentally
shot in the abdomen by companion
while the latter was jumping out of
rig with loaded shotgun. Peterson
died few hours later
Madison.-The tenth annual conven-
ton of the Wisconsin Gideons came
to an end with the installation OF Off
GERS at the Presbyterian church. The
officers are: President, A. H. Van
Tassel Beloit; vice-president, r. E.
Thomas, Madison; secretary and treas
urer, F. G. Hendricks, Fond du Lac.
Milwaukee. = Isham Randolph,
Chicago designer of the i'm
proved 100000 harbor, lectured on
the proposed Improvement in the COM
mon council chamber Monday after
noon before members of the council,
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation, chamber of commerce and 9th
er interested citizens.
Grand Rapids.-Herman Nelson,
a night Waterman at Hecker's
sawmill at Sherry, was found dead at
his post of duty. The fact that the
| mill whistle did not blow as usual at
seven o'clock caused uneasiness
among the other employees who, upon
| investigation, found the dead body
stretched across the door sill of the
engine room.
Milwaukee.-The number OF strlk-
ers at the breweries are now 5OO.
Members of all building crafts unions
affiliated with the Federated Trades
council walked out. A general strike
of all brewery workers is threatened
If an early agreement cannot be eff
fected. The striking Unions are the
painters, electrical workers, metal
workers, plumDerS, SledmHLtefS, nun
workers, bod carriers, machinery
| movers and hosting engineers.
Stratford - Fire destroyed the
| cedar single shed of the Conner
Lumber company's plant, with its con-
! tents and two carloads Of pulp wood,
| then spread to the barns, burning two
| with several head of horses. The mill
| proper was saved by hard effort. The
| loss is not estimated, but will reach
| several thousand dollars, fully covered
| by insurance.
Madison - Secretary OF state
| Frear has so far this year issued
2,768 licenses for automobiles and 479
for motorcycles, making total of 49,
| 500 automobiles and f,790 motorcycle
licenses issued since the law went into
effect six years ago. The fee for an
automobile license is 81 and for mo.
torcycle 81.
La Crosse-"The White Rats"
won their strike against the
cancellation of an act at the Majestic
theater here, and as result OF an
agreement all acts are on the boards.