Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-06-19
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Delavan-Ralph E. Smith, Merrill,
president of the Wisconsin state
board of control, delivered the
commencement address at the fifty
ninth annual graduation exercises OF
the Wisconsin Free School for the
Deaf at Delavan. A class of five re-
ceived diplomas of the elementary
course as follows: Martha Blumel
Glidden; Mary Kallenbach, Prairie
Farm; Bell Ramsour, Fennimore;
Charles Kuschell, Aniwa; Hubert
Huchthausen, Milwaukee. Super1n-
tendent E. w. Walker delivered the
baccalaureate sermon at the regular
service in the institution chapel. The
past year has been the most success
full in the history of the school, more
than 200 pupils taking instruction. 1t
is expected that the enrolment next
year will exceed $50.
Manitowoc.-The Omro church,
which withdrew from the Wiscon-
sin Methodist Episcopal conference
when it's pastor, Rev Daniel Wood
ward, now warden at the state prison
at Waupun. was asked to resign, has
been admitted to the Winnebago dis
trict of the Congregational church.
When Mr. Woodward took up the cam
paign of Governor McGovern, church
officers objected, but the church sup
ported it's pastor.
Neenah. One of the worst fires in
the history of the city Quilted the
big mill of the Krueger-Lachman
company, flour manufacturers. 1t is
believed that the blaze was started by
a locomotive spark. Machinery, grain,
warehouse and mill were destroyed at
a loss of more than $4,000, practically
all of which is covered by insurance.
Prairie du Chien.-An alligator four
feet long was captured in net
by William Lamb, a fisherman, a
few miles below the city in the Mis-
sissippi river. The reptile put up
hard struggle, tearing the net to
shreds and swapping at the fisher
man. Two alligators have been seen
in this Vicinity for several years.
Neenah-The police and fire board
has taken action to pension superan'
nuated members of the fire depart
ment
MISUNDERSTANDING r. Bones, one
of the best-known farmers in the
town of Mount Pleasant. He was
seventy-one years of age and was
born in Owensville, KY, coming here
in 1912. Mr.. Bones was one of the
BEST informed men on birds and min
erals in the county and for more than
twenty-five years made annual reports
to the government He had the lar
gest library of any farmer in the
state and was a member of the Archie
illogical society of Wisconsin.
MadisOn.-To demonstrate the value
of pasteurized cheese, in processes
worked out at the college OF
agriculture, the University Of Wis.
consin is cooperating with the cheese
factory at Spring Green. The college
furnishes a cheesemaker and outfit
and half of the cheese each day is
made by the university maker and the
other half by the factory maker. The
milk is exactly alike, except for the
pasteurizing, and the cheese is sold to
the same dealer
Fond du Lac.-Sheldon H. Barrett.
the paroled prisoner who, acting
in the role of deputy sheriff, lost
prisoner on the way from Green Bay
to Fond du Lac, stopped at Neenah
and discharged his revolver in sa-
loon and on the streets, was taken
to the penitentiary to serve four
year sentence Before leaving Fond
du Lac Barrett gave out statement
saying he wanted the public to I'M
derstand that he was entirely to
blame
Prairie du Chien.-The silver an.
niversary of his entrance into
the ministry was celebrated by Rev.
P. Becker of ST. Gabriels church by
1000 members of his parish. Rev. J.
B. Thies of Sacred Heart college
preached the sermon. Rev. Becker
was ordained in Leige. Belgium, al
though he is a native of Cologne Ger
many.
Kenosha-Dr John G. McShane OF
Madison was elected first com
missioner of public health for Ke
nosha. The salary was fixed at $4,000