Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-01-10
WISCONSIN NEWS.
TERSELY TOLD

Ashland.-State Probation officer
Jostad, representing the board of
control, asked Judge Eschweiler
of Milwaukee to impose sentence
upon Jahlmer Johnson, former clerk
of the municipal court of Ashland.
Johnson pleaded guilty to embezziing
! the funds of the court last fall. but
| Judge Eschweiler released him on
/ parole The probation officer pre-
scented evidence showing he had vio-
| lated his pledges regarding personal
conduct and asked that his parole be
revoked and prison sentence be given.
Judge Eschweiler imposed two
years term at Waupun.
Madison.-The ninth session of
the farmers course in agricul-
| ture, under the auspices of the col
lege of agriculture of the University
of Wisconsin, will open in this city
on January so and continue until
February 9. Special dairy classes for
farmers, women and young people will
be given on the opening day: Con
troll of Waste Through Proper Man
agement," will be the subject for
January 81; Efficiency on the Farm"
February Q; Saving Feeds and Fer
tilizers," February g. Important Wis
consin Products February 5; Con
trolling Plant Pests" February 6:
annual meeting Of the state board of
agriculture. February Z annual meet
ing of the Wisconsin Live Stock asso-
citation, February 8, and Controlling
Animal Diseases" ION February 8
Madison.-F'ive new pardon APP
plications await the action of Gov
ernor McGovern They are: Fred
Dahlman, who pleaded guilty and was
sentenced to five years on December
10, 1910; William Kurowski, convicted
of forgery in Shawano county on De-
cember T6, 1909, four years Harry
Gustavius, convicted on September 20,
1909, at Oshkosh of assault regardless
of human life; Alphonse Prise serving
ten-year sentence for arson, COM
mitted within the last year, and John
Host, Prairie du Chen, who on May
81, 1910, was convicted of an un-
natural crime and sentence, to six
years.
Janesville.-In collision be-
tween street car and switch en-
CINE at the Academy street crossing,
Motorman Simon Burdick was rem
dered unconscious and received sew
eral severe bruises, and three pas
sengers were hurt by being thrown
against the side Of the car The
street car was partially wrecked and
swung clear of its tracks. The con-
ductor did not see the approaching
switch engine as it was coming
toward the car.
Beloit-Rev. R. c. Bedford OF
this city died unexpectedly at
Los Angeles, CAL. OF heart Trouble.
He was spending the winter there.
Mr. Bedford was secretary of the
board of trustees and manager OF to
finance department. of the Tuskegee,
Ala, institute, Booker r. Washing
toms school, He was also trustee
of several affiliated schools and did
much for the elevation OF the col
ored race in the south. He was born
in England. He graduated from Bel
I oft college in 1872 and was preacher
in the Congregational church. He
travelled much and was widely known.
Mr. Bedford leaves wife and several
children A son, John A, is connected
with the government forestry service
in Montana Mrs. It. d. Woolsey,
BelOit is a daughter.
Madison-Tn order to provide
instruction in manual training in
the small high schools of Wiscon~
sin equal to that found IN the large
city high schools the department OF
manual arts Of the University of Wis
consin this year has engaged an ex-
perienced teacher to conduct a mall
ual training circuit, composed OF the
high schools of New London, West
| Depere, Chiffon, Keil and New Itol-
stein. The work is proving a great
success and other circuits probably
will be organized next year The work
of the circuit is carried on by an in
structor wto makes his headquarters
at Appleton and conducts classes at
each high school on the circuit once
a week in drawing and bench work,
giving both demonstrations and in
dividual instruction.
Portage-But for his faithful
dog. Robert Heberlein, farmer
! living a mile east of Briggsville, UNI
doubtedly would have been gored and
| trampled to death by an angry bull
| that attacked him. The dog, running
from the house, snapped at the bull
so feroc:ously that its attention was di-
! verified from the PROSTATE farmer
| While the dog stood off the bull, mel1
bers of the family dragged Heberlein
TO safety.
Racine-The four-year-old son Of
/ Mr. and Mrs John Hanson OF
| Carmel avenue, is dead as the result
of blood poisoning. The child scratch
| ed his face on Christmas with toy.