Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-06-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

sha's most prominent residents, COM
mltted suicide here by shooting in the
temple with a 43-caliber revolver. She
had been out of health and often said
she thought she was going to be seri-
ously i'll. She had been visiting at
the home of her mother, Mrs Freder-
icka Nickolaus, at East Troy. When
she returned there was no one at
home. She procured loaded revolver
and went to the barn and shot her
self, it is thought, as shots were heard
at that time. She was found two hours
later by her only daughter, with re-
yolver in one hand and bullet in her
temple
Fond du Lac.-Reginald H. Weller,
a student at Harvard, son of Bishop
Coadjutor Weller, saved cfassmate
from drowning when the latter fell
from the boat while the senior class
was returning from an outing at Pad
docks island. Weller dived after his
classmate when the latter fell over
board when the boat was nearly cap
sized by the waves.
Janesville.-When a Northwestern
passenger train arrived at Alton the
dead body of Norvy Lewison, a farm
hand aged sixty, was found on the
pilot. The remains were identified by
relatives in this city.
Milwaukee.-John Plinski, aged
fifty-six, and John Jerzewski, aged sew
enty-fiye, inmates of the county poor
forro of Wo,1uofoca woro instantly
killed when struck by an incoming
Milwaukee road passenger train just
north of the institution. The vic
tins had gone for stroll along the
railroad tracks. They were watching
a freight pull into siding and failed
to see the passenger train approach
ing. The mangled bodies were taken
to the morgue.
Waukesha.-Frank c. Jackson,
aged seventv-one years, died sud-
denly at his nome at Tess Corners.
He was enter tanning friends at dinner
when he dro 3ped dead Of heart fail
ure.
Ashland.-Judge Parish opened an
adjourned April term of court here.
John Mellen, accused of stealing a
gold watch, was sentenced to IL
months at Waupun
Wausau. - According to reports
from all sections in northern Wis
consin, the cutworm, new pest,
is raising havoc with crops, corn and
meadows suffering especially. In
some sections, as the report goes, the
pest has made such inroads that
farmers have been forced to replow
their fields and replant late crops.
Racine-The body of the man found
hanging from the limb of tree on
the lake shore near Racine college
was identified as that of Harry T.
Hanson, aged Twenty-Five, who left
his home, after being taken to task
for drinking.
Fond du Lac.-Bert Harris, we'll
known concrete contractor aged fifty
years, was instantly killed by a stone
falling upon him from an elevator in
an electric light tower. Boys had been
playing about the elevator when it sud-
denly became loosened and shot up,
throwing out the stone lying on it.
La Crosse.-Two men were arrest
ed here suspected of being George B.
Finding, alleged murderer of a
Minneapolis boy, who escaped from
the Minneapolis Jail, and an accom-
plice They gave the names of Ste
phen J. Carroll and John Kibbe
oygan.-Charged with the MUIR
der of his wife, Julius Pfeil, farmer
residing near Elkhart Lake, was ar
rested and arraigned. The case was
adjourned ten days. Pfeil, who is
about fifty-fve years old, had been
married three times and he was also
the third husband of the dead woman.
She died April and a certificate of
death was issued giving heart failure
as the cause. Her children, however,
asked that an autopsy be made. Elk
animation of Mrs. PfeiPs stomach at
Madison showed, it is alleged, the pres
ence of poison. A warrant was then
sworn out for Pfeil upon complaint of
Carl Foeste, son. 1t Is said that be-
fore Mrs. Pfeil's death she and her hus-
band quarreled frequently. She had
some money in her own name.
Neenah.-But for people on shore
who went to their rescue "a small
boats, three Milwaukee men might
have been drowned in Lake Winneba-
go. DR.. James Jensen, Carl Wennier
and Melvin Brandt made the trip from
Milwaukee up Lake Michigan and the
Fox river In a small launch in safety
When in Lake Winnebago a wind
storm overlook them. The craft filled
with water and was about to sink
when rescuers reached them.
Merrill.-Rev. H. A. Gammert of
Glaubens' Mission church of Mil
waukee has been called to st. Ste
phen's Evangelical church here to-
succeed Rev F. G. Ludwig, who re-
signed recently to accept the pastor
ate of Trinity Evangelical church of
Milwaukee Rev. Ludwig has served
as pastor of the Merrill church for 18
years.
Racine-Insurance adjusters have
called upon the state fire marshal to
investigate Are at the home OF Louis
Friedman The building is owned by
Joseph Newman. At the time of the
fire the family OF Mr.. Friedman was at