Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1911-10-25
WISCONSIN NEWS.
TERSELY TOLD.

Oconto.-Oficers of the newly
organized Farmers State bank OF
Oconto have been elected as follows
President, A. M. Martineau; vice-presi-
dent, Ed Millidge; cashier, Ray Whit
ney; directors, A. M. Martineau, Ed
Millidge, George Boyer, Philip Lingel-
bach, R. H. English of Oconto, Cor
nelius Serier of Underhill and Harry
Baldwin of Mountain. 1t is expected
that the new bank will be ready for
business by November Is.
Madison.-Yekizo Sasaki, Jap
anese student who graduated from
Waseda university in Japan in 1903,
has enrolled in the course of journal
ism at the University Of Wisconsin.
There are Hindoo and an Armenian
also enrolled in the course. A Chi
nese student has entered the class in
agricultural journalism and is prepar-
ing for magazine work in his native
country.
Wausau.-Michael Sweeney and
Gustave Callies, employed in
logging camp, had an exciting expert
ence. They had been on visit to an
other camp and the next morning a
searching party found them perched
in a tree several miles from either
camp, waiting for porcupine at the
base of the tree, which insisted on
sharing quarters with them, to disap-
pear.
Mauston-Mr and Mrs. T. J.
Brown of this city quietly celebrated
the fiftieth anniversary of their we'd
ding. They have a family of five
daughters, two sons, thirty-six grand
children and six great-grandchildre
few of whom were able to attend the
celebration.
Appleton-The first examination for
game wardens under the new law was
held in this city. There was re-
volver test and a cross-country run.
Marinette. = Charles F. Law,
charged with the murder of Mrs. Anna
Marlowe, was found guilty Of murder
in the first degree after the jury had
deliberated two hours. The woman's
body was found last June, with the
throat cut, on the steps of the Garfield
school in Marinette. Law was convict
ed on circumstantial evidence, chiefly
by means of blood stains on his cloth
ing.
Jefferson, j. H. Van Doren of Bir-
namwood, John S. Owen OF Eau Claire
and w. o. Hotchkiss of Madison, all
members of the state highway COM
mission, were named as delegates to
the good roads congress to be held in
Rochester, n Y, November IA to II.
Racine.-Four members of the
Chrudin lodge, branch of a wide
spread Bohemian fraternal insurance
order, at a meeting contributed $4,000
as a nucleus for $4,000 school fund,
for which it is proposed to start non
sectatrian school in Bohemian and
American languages in this city.
Madison-Thomas Lund, who was
charged with the murder of Louis
de Ganck, was discharged in mu-
nicipal court. There was not suffi-
cient evidence to hold him. He was,
according to the testimony at the cor
oner's inquest, the last man seen with
d. ropoIy uboco n1u+jIotod hOdv wac
found in the Yahara river two weeks
ago.
Marshfield. = Tramps are numer-
Gus along the 500 line in the
vicinity of this city When train No.
IL left for Weyuwega a party of no.
boes got on the engine and blind bag
gage, saying that they were going to
Waupaca Thirty members of the
gang were put off the train by the
united efforts of the train crew.
Northumberland McGovern an
nounced the members of the state
relief committee for the city of
Black River Falls as follows: State
Treasurer A H. Dahl, Madison; FL
tinge Elmore, Milwaukee; Maj G. R.
Williams, Camp Douglas; George It.
Cooper, Black River Falls, and J. L.
Van Gordon, chairman of the board
of supervisors of Jackson county.
Sheboygan.-Rev. George B. Pence,
the new pastor of the Presby-