Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-12-25

dych, eighteen years old. The boys
were returning from a hunting trip,
when Lemke's gun was accidentally
| discharged and the bullet penetrated
Tadych's heart, killing him instantly.
Necedah.-Charles Mcclure, Grip
pie seventeen years old, was
drowned through the ice on the
Yellow river. He had borrowed sled
and with his crutches pushed himself
about on the ice, where many other
young persons were skating. He
failed to return to his boarding house
and a search disclosed his sled,
crutches and cap floating in a hole
near the shore. The ice was dyna-
mited and his body recovered. 1t is
thought that he pushed his sled into
the hole and sank Immediately be-
meath the ice. McGuire's parents live
IN Grand Rapids.
Burlington.-Several fires started
by sparks from passing trains
have kept the residents of the vicinity
of this city busy. The peat bog near
Kansasville was set on fire through
this cause, as was also the slough
grass on the farm of John Pollack.
Volunteers from >the neighborhoods
formed bucket brigades and extin-
guished the blazes. Fire in the slough
grass east of Lyons burned down a
straw stack. It was kept from doing
further damage by bucket brigade.
Fond du Lac-At the meeting
of the congregation of Plymouth
Congregational church of this city It
was decided to ask Rev. S. T. Kidders
pastor OF the First Congregational
church at Ripon, to become it's pastor
to succeed Rev L. H. Keller, who Will
go to Madison to became pastor of the
Congregational church there on Janu-
airy 1. A farewell service will be given
Rev Keller on December 20.
Oshkosh.-Walter Wenzlaff. eigh-
teen years old, was drowned in
Lake Winnebago. The body was re-
covered in about ten minutes and eff
forts were made to resuscitate hiLa,
but were unavailing. The young man
was skating and using sail when he
was blown into an air hole with such
force that he was carried under the
ice. giving him no chance to save him
self.
Beloit-Edward Johnson, twenty
six years old, a shopman Of this
city. went to the home of a reIa-
tive south of the city to make some
repairs on a gasoline engine and was
killed by being caught in the belt OF
the machine. He was wound around
a shaft in such way that nearly
every bone in his body was broken.
His home was at Capron, Ill
Racine.-Two masked robbers held
up nine men in the saloon Of
William Rover, but forgot to shoot
when the proprietor slipped out and
telephoned the police. When they saw
they were foiled the robbers backed
out of the saloon and escaped without
securing cent.
Madison.-The books of the Sec
rotary of state have been closed
for the entering of money received
from the sale Of 1912 automobile IL
censes. 1t is estimated that $137,275
have been received from the sale OF
automobile and motorcycle licenses
during the year.
Grand Rapids.-Fol1owing the ex-
hibition of the Wood County Ag-
ricultural show in this city the follow
ing officers of the association were
elected: President, M. H Jackson;
ce-president, A. P Bean of Hansen
town; secretary and treasurer o. J.
Leu of Seneca.
Manitowoc-When about to be
run down and in all probability
killed by runaway horse belonging
to the police department, the life Of
Miss Anna Pilger was saved when the
animal slipped and fell to the pave
ment when less than five feet from the
girl
Manitowoc-The explosion of 81
motion picture film at the Crystal
theater resulted IN several hundred
dollars damage to the interior Of the
building and clothing. The accident
occurred before the evening perform
ances.
Madison. = Wisconsin productive
ability is classed above that of
the western irrigated lands, according
to report given out in the United
States Crop Reporter at Washington.
In the growth of alfalfa the Badger
state leads western Nebraska and
eastern Wyoming by 1.81 tons per
acre: Loose hay In farm values" is
given at $11.70 in Wisconsin and $40
in Wyoming. Badger farmers thus
claim that the products of one acre
of their land is worth $51.84 to that OF
1913 of the westernerS