Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-02
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

New Richmond William Hawk
ms, Democratic candidate for sheriff,
of ST. Croix county, was run
down and instantly killed by an Oma-
ha express train at the depot at Ham
mond, where he resided. Hawkins
was standing on the tGack waiting for
freight train when the express,
which does hot stop at Hammond,
pulled by at high rate of speed with
out Hawkins seeing or hearing its APP
preach
Oakfield.-Carleton Henningson, six
teen years DID, a Junior in the
Oakfield high school, and son OF
c. Henningson, lumber dealer, mar
rowly escaped being ground to death
by a Northwestern freight train at
Fond du Lac. Henningson, with four
companions, had caught ride to Fond
du Lac, but, contrary to their expec-
tation, the train did not stop at Fond
du Lac, so they decided to jump, The
four companions landed safely, but
Henningson, whose turn came last
tripped and struck the cement depot
platform with great force, one foot
falling on the rails. In some way he
dragged himself off the track and then
lost consciousness. Surgeons hope to
save the foot, from which two toes
were amputated.
Oconomowoc-Re Charles Brock
AcLley, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry M Ackley of Oconomowoc,
has been appointed to the rectorship
of ST. Bartholomew parish house in
NeN York City Rev. Mr.. Ackley was,
until recently, archdeacon of Oriente
province, Cuba. Mr.. Ackley was born
at Oconomowoc and is a graduate of
the Wisconsin university.
Oshkosh.-William Morgan had
narrow escape from serious injury
when the buggy which he was
driving was struck by an automobile
driven by George Church, merchant.
Mr. Morgan was thrown from the seat
and the horse started to run away.
Mr.. Morgan succeeded in controlling
buggy was completely demolished he
was not seriously injured
Fond du Lac.-Settlement by
stipulation between attorneys for
the Anglo-American Nursing home Of
Rome, Italy, and the Fond du Lac
Young Mems Christian association
stopped all litigation over the will of
Miss Lillian Flint and gives the Y. M.
C. A. 1925 from her estate.
Manitowoc-Sheriff Pellet is en-
route from Aberdeen, S. D., with
Richard Block, arrested there on
charges of deserving his wife in this
city. Block is the tenth wife deserter
here in nine months who has been ap-
pretended by Sheriff Pellet.
Racine.-The Racine aerie Of
Eagles has leased a part of the
Hanson property and will remodel the
buildings. Improvements to cost SAL
900 are planned.
Janesville.-Cyrus Utter, forty
two years old, a well digger re-
siding at Whitewater, commit ed sui
eide by swallowing cnrbolic acid. He
was married month ago to Dell Wit
ham Dependency over his illness is
given as the reason for his act.
Beloit. - Fifty cars are entered
for the Beloit automobile reliance
run on October 1 and 2. The
itinerary for the first day will include
the cities of GAINESVILLE, Milton juno
ton, Jefferson, Johnsons Creek, Wa
tertown, Oconomowoc, Hartland, Wau-
kesha and Milwaukee. For the home
ward journey on Wednesday the fol.
lowing cities will be visited after leav-
ing Milwaukee: Racine, Kenosha, Bur
lington, Lake Geneva. Elkhorn, Della
van, Darien and Clinton. The total
mileage of the run will be 227 miles.
Beloit. - For the first time in
four years and in the toughest rush
since 1908, the college freshman class
won the annual cane rush at the City
park, without serious injuries, over the
opposing sophomores, who could DreaK
only three of the seven canes in the
allotted fifteen minutes. During the
conflict at various times men were
laid out temporarily, yet no serious in
juries resulted, though several men
were Frustrated.
Appleton.-A ffty-foot section OF
a stone retaining wall separating
the Fox River Paper company'a
fume from the channel here was
washed out by high water, and mill
No. 2 has been shut down as result
1t is not believed any further damage
will result unless the river rises some
inches more. Recent rains have sent
the level of Lake Winnebago to ten
inches above the crest of the Menasha
dam.
Racine-The ticket office of the
Milwaukee road was entered by
burglars. who robbed the safe of 500
1.1-s-- 80 tho knoh of tha c0nS.