Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-03-20


teen, of this city, who was SEN
fenced to three years in Green Bay
reformatory for burglary and held in
Jail here pending the arrival of Off
GERS to take him away, escaped, and
so far no trace of him has been found.
His mother visited him at the jail and
the prisoner was allowed to use the
Telling his mother that he wanted to
spit, Burgess ran outdoors and has
not been seen since.
Madison.-Iresident Charles Edgar
Vincent of the University OF
Minnesota contributed the con-
Meeting. link to the chain of negotia-
lions exchanged by Wisconsin and
Minnesota universities in renewing
the strained intercollegiate relations
between the two institutions when he
appealed to Badger students, assem-
bled at an aIluniversity convocation,
to organize with their neighbors in an
endeavor to play the game of life more
effectively and with the spirit OF
greater SpOFISmdnSnIp.
Chippewa Falls.-J. Thoma is in
the hospital here as the result
Of an all night fight with a pack
of wolves in the northern part of the
state. He was overtaken while on
his way to neighbor's home, and al
though armed only with large jack
knife, battieG with the animals, kill
ing several, and finally succeeded In
driving them away. He is suffering
with exposure and a number of wounds
given him by the wolves, but probably
will recover
Manitowoc-The tWo-year-old twin
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Bentley was rescued from drown
ing in tub of water by his
mother. The child was playing about
the kitchen while Mrs Bentley was
washing clothes. Mrs Bentley went
out of doors for short time and the
child fell into the tub of water He
was rescued in an unconscious condi-
ton, but will live.
Sheboygan.-When William Muel-
Ter, charged with nonsupport,
failed to appear in court the
patrol went out after him and his
dead body was found in a barn on the
Muth dairy farm. He had committed
suicide by taking carbolic acid.
Appleton. = Two strangers, aged
fifty and thirty, struck Appleton,
ate supper at a hotel, and half
an hour later passed three forged
checks for $25, $26 and S3S on local
merchants They were arrested 1t
is believed they are from Chicago.
Madison-For the first time since
It's establishment two years ago
there are no rabies patients ia
king the treatment for the prevention
of hydrophobia at the state hygienic
laboratory at the university.
Green Bay.-The jury in the Van
denboom murder case, after de-
liberating nearly five hours, found
the defendant, John Vandenboom,
aged seventy years, not guilty of man
slaughter.
Kewaunee.-Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Brans, pioneer settlers, celebrated
their f1ftieth wedding anniver-
sary recently. At the time of their
marriage this county was a wilder
ness and Brans and his bride walked
35 miles to Bay Settlement to be mar
ried by the nearest priest.
Waukesha.-A representative of
Municipal Judge Caverly's court,
Chicago, began investigating of
the case of Mrs. Bernice McMullen,
who twice tried to kill herself at the
South Clark street police station. Mrs.
McMullen, who is being cared for at
the Metropolitan mission, Federal
street, said she had been deserted by
her husband in this city and was then
brought to Chicago and placed in the
South side levee district by an uni
Identified man.
Fond du Lac.-At the annual
meeting of the board of directors
of the Horizon Shooting club it was
decided to reduce the membership fee
from $50 to $40 per year. Officers for
the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President, T. A. Thomas, Mil
waukee; vice-president. w. G. Men
gel, Fond~du Lac; secretary-treasurer
G. H. Brugger, Fond du Lac.
Rhinelander-Follow a disa-
greement by the jury, Harry L.
Smith charged with killing his child,
is being held in Jail without bonds
pending a new trial. He is alleged to
have split the baby's skull with a
Ratchet which he threw at rent col
lector.
Madison-An unknown man, aged
about thirty, was found dead in a
freight car in the Northwestern yards
with his throat cut and razor in his
hand.