Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-24

wiped out the residence of DR.. John
r. Minahan, causing loss estimated
at about $4,000. The residence was
at one time used as a hospital. but
was later purchased by Dr. Minahan
and remodeled into one of the finest
residences in the city. The occu-
pants were forced to fee scantily
dressed, with the thermometer at 10
below zero. The fire started in the
basement and quickly spread to all
parts of the home.
Kenosha-The new state law
for the building of permanent
highways will not be called into effect
to bring the improvement of the lake
shore road through Kenosha county,
one of the worst roads in the state
from the standpoint of automobile
drivers. The road was included in
the county highway system, but town
boards have declined to make any pro-
vision for its improvement this year.
Racine.-Edward Ryan stole a
fur oVercoat that he might he
sent to jail, and was given the priv
ilege of fixing his own sentence by
Judge Shielding. Ryan told the judge
he thought that in ten days the pres
ent cold snap would be broken up, and
that his frozen hands and face would
be partially healed Judge Shielding
accordingly committed him to Jail for
that length of time.
Baraboo. j. A Rundlett, the
oldest resident of Baraboo, is
dead aged ninety-tive. He was born
in New Hampshire and entered the
New England academy with Horace
Greeley. He came to Marquette coun-
ty by way of the great lakes and Mil
waukee. D. r. Rundlett OF Prairie du
Sac; Charles NJ, Nome, Alaska, and
Mrs. N. M Bliss, Baraboo, are his
children.
Fond du Lac.-Following the re-
fusal Of the management of the
Ideal theater a vaudeville house, to
meet the new wage scale of the local
musicians union, the entire theater
orchestra walked out ten minutes be-
fore the time for the afternoon per-
formance The theater is operated by
the Orpheum Amusement company,
which also controls the Henry Boyle
theater.
Waukesha-There were 100 pres
ent at the annual meeting of the
Waukesha County Guernsey Breeders
association held here at Resthaven
hotel Following the business session,
at which the constitution was greatly
revised and nine board of directors
were elected, a seVen-course banquet
was served All of the milk, cream
and butter used was furnished by the
prize Guernsey herds of this county,
as follows: Butter, George Chapman,
Pewaukee; cream, Fox Bros, Wauke-
sha, and milk, J. R. Lowe, Waukesha.
annual address and George McKerrow
of Pewaukee also spoke.
New London-John Wagner, aged
ninety, resident of the town
of Caledonia, is dead at the
home of his son, Emil. Though in
comfortable circumstances, Mr.. Wag
ner preferred to be buried in a cas-
ket OF his own making, and had it
ready awaiting his death for long
time. His wife, who died three years
ago, was also buried in a casket OF
his making
Fond du Lac.-Deciding, after an
investigation of the Sheboygan plan
by which the workhouse is oper-
ated in connection with the coun-
ty jail, that it is not practical. the
county board will re-estabIish the
workhouse at its old location, and
have elected John Carey superintend-
ent at a salary of $1,000 per year.
Justices are ordered to commit va
grants to the workhouse.
Madison.-State Treasurer Dahl has
drawn zoos drafts for payment
of claims against the state uni
versity and for salaries of members OF
the faculty and employees for the
month of December. The total amount
paid out on account of the university
was $183,544. The university drafts
are about one-fourth of the entire
number issued by the state treasurer
each month.
Racine-All traffic on the Ra-
cine e Southwestern division of the
Milwaukee road was tied up for II
hours on account of a wreck at Union
Grove. A fiange on the wheel OF
car on the westbound freight train
cracked, causing two cars to leave the
track 1t was necessary to send a
wrecking train from Milwaukee to
clear the right of way
Fox Lake.-James c. Davies,
village marshal for the last TWEEN.
ty years, dropped dead at his home
here of apoplexy. fifty-eight years old.
He was a brother of George and
Charles Davies Of the Pritzlaff Hard
ware company, Milwaukee.