Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-02-01
WISCONSIN NEWS
.TERSELY TOLD

Adams of Superior and John Gordon,
camp foreman Martin Miller was
arrested and rushed to the jail at
Ashland to avoid further trouble.
John White, chum of Miller, got in
to a fight outside saloon and Miller
rushed to his assistance. He says
that three lumberjacks had his chum
cornered and grabbing a sled stake,
he proceeded to clear the field. He
crushed the skulls of Adams and Cor
don, and they never spoke after they
fell. With the two men at his feet he
remained in undisputed possession Of
the field, but submitted quietly to ar
rest Miller is an Austrian, twenty
seven years old, over six feet tall
and as strong as an OK. His blows
crushed the skulls of Adams and Cor
don like eggshells.
New Richmond.--In row on
Main street, Rockford Clark was
shot by his half brother, Tip Clark.
Four shots were fired from 80 cali,
Der revolver at close range, all taking
effect, one shot in the lungs, one in
the abdomen, one through the right
hand and another in the left thigh.
The shots were fired in rapid success
sion: Both men were in a bob sled,
Rocky holding the horses, being I'm.
to induce Tip to go home to his
fathers farm, five miles west OF town.
Rocky was not armed.
Manitowoc.-School boards in Wis
consin cannot institute actions
against teachers for alleged breach of
contract without the authority of
vote of the electors of the district
This important decision, said to be
the first in Wisconsin on the question,
was handed down by Judge Kirwan
in circuit court in the case of the
school district No. of this city
against Miss Gertrude Paine, for.
mer teacher. The board sued for $500
after Miss Paine had left to accept
position with another school
Plymouth-The board of control
of the Sheboygan county fair
in session here decided to hold the
next annual fair on September SIS
The 1910 fair cleared S1,31114. The
following officers were elected: Presi
dent, P. K Wheeler; vice-president,
N. Laernan; treasurer, A. E. Dow;
secretary, Otto Gaffron.
La Crosse. = While the hfeless
body of Engineer Charles F. Ro
dell of La Crosse balanced on a rail
road bridge three miles back, an eX
ira Burlington freight train tore in
to Galena, ILL., before Fireman Frank
Mcintyre discovered that the train
was without a pilot. He hastily ap-
piled the brakes and brought the fly
ing train to standstill and search
was made for Rodell.
Madison.-One of the nine men
killed in last weeks boiler dis
aster on the U. S. s. Delaware was
Louis Addison White, coal passer,
whose home was in Poynette, and
word was received at the adjutant
generals Office that the body will be
shipped to Poynette for burial. The
young seaman is survived by an
adopted mother, Mrs. Sarah Ward.
Madison. A quarter of a mil
lion dollars Is the approximate
amount which the city of Madison
will invest during the coming season
in permanent street improvements.
The material used will be asphalt and
brick or prepared block surfaces,
with cement foundations, instead of
soft sandstone macadam. All the
work will be done under the direction
of City Engineer Icke.
Hayward.-Henry Vincent conduc
tor of the Edward Hines Lum
Der company's logging train, was
killed near the headquarters camp
four miles north of Hayward. While
the train was in motion, he tried to
jump, but slipped under the wheels.
Spring Green. = While measuring
the water in cistern, Edward
Smith, superintendent of large farm
In Alabama, fell in and was drowned.
He was a former resident of this city.
Madison-That the finance com
mittee in charge of raising funds
for the erection of a new building for
the Wisconsin union is accomplishing
good results is evident from some of
the investments which have recently
been made. The most recent invest
ment was in $500 per cent. bond of
the Interstate Light and Power COM
pany of Galena, Ill. The committee
in charge of investment of funds con-
sists of c. o. Bickelhaupt, Aberdeen,
N. D.; A. II. Ochsner, Chicago, and l..
E. Voyer, Junction City. Walter
Buchen, Theresa, is president of the
union board, and Voyer is treasurer.
MISUNDERSTANDING McGovern took
favorable action on the appointment
of Leonard Cleaver as superintendent
of the free employment bureau at La
Crosse. Mr. Cleaver succeeds T. l..
Mullen. The bureau is similar to
other bureaus in Superior and Mil
waukee and is under the bureau of
labor and statistics, of which D. j.
Beck is commissioner
Fond du Lac.-Mrs. r. Blair
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