Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-10-30
WISCONSIN
BREVITIES

Green Bay-A party of six young
women and men of Green Bay
had a narrow escape from drowning
while rowing on the Fox River at
South De Pere. The boat capsized
in midstream and all the occupants
were thrown into the river. Ditmar
Larsen, who was near the point in
canoe, succeeded in rescuing four of
the party while two boys swan
ashore
misunderstanding camp in the
woods of northern Michigan while
sleep walking" and becoming
lost in dense swamp for two days,
is the unusual experience of stephen
]. Lynch, widely known lumber in
spector Lynch was in camp with
crew of men at what is known as
Sugar island place not far from the
500. During the night he arose in his
sleep, put on a shirt over his union
suit and in that attire walked into the
woods. His men were having jam
boree that night, and when he heard
their cries he thought they were after
him and began to run. When ne
finally awakened he was in the dense
swamp. He found his way to the
home of Allan Rain, woodsman. He
is still in the hospital, but will re-
cover
Grand Rapids-Mrs G. Odegard
met with a serious accident, the
result of which is a broken collar
bone. Mrs Odegard went to the pas
ture to get her COW and, winding the
rope around her hand, started for
home The COW became frightened
and ran at breakneck speed, dragging
the unfortunate woman after her. The
cries for help aroused neighbors, who
came to the rescue, but not in time to
prevent serious injuries.
Milton While on his
way to Williamsburg, Va, after
spending the summer here, R. j.
Greenman, fifty years old, died sudden
ly of heart disease in Chicago Mr..
Greenman was well known in Milton,
having made this place his home for
many years. He served as chairman
of the Rock county board as chair
man of the Milton town board, and at
one time was postmaster here.
Marinette-A big crew of thresh-
ers narrowly escaped death five
miles from Pound, this county,
when the big threshing engine owned
by Matt Stankiewitz of Pound was
blown up by dynamite early in the
night The dynamite was first
planted in the boiler flues of the
engine and was then exploded by
means Of a fuse. No cause for the
deed Is known.
GAINESVILLE. = James Murtaugh is
believed to have been drowned
in the Mississippi river near Du-
buque, Ia. He was last heard from
in Minnesota two weeks ago. A body
fshed from the river at Dubuque an
swers the description of the missing
man and shows signs of violence. The
police here have been notified and
relative of Murtaugh left to identity
the remains.
Fond du Lac-B. Fay Mills,
noted evangelist, speaking for Roose-
welt and Johnson, addressed a big
meeting at the armory, saying he had
Joined the Progressive party because
it had adopted many of the principles
he had been advocating for twenty
years and had made them into prac
tical program.
Madison. - William Bush, thirty
two years old, Pleasant Branch,
committed suicide by shooting him
self with a shotgun.
Marinette.-The entire village OF
Crivitz was threatened with de-
struction by fire when the pulp shed
OF the Crivitz Pulp and Paper COM
pany burned, while a heavy wind was
blowing. All the residents of the vii
lage fought the flames until the dan
ger was over. The wind carried
flames and firebrands into the bust
ness district for two hours. A large
quantity of pulp was burned In enc
shed. The loss is estimated at $4,000
other buildings of the paper company
were saved.
Sheboygan-An exceptionally well
preserved English halfpenny of the
vintage of 1892 was found about
six miles south of the city by DR.. Al
phon Gerend of Cato, a brother OF
Jacob Gerend of this city. He and Ru-
dolph Kuehne were at the Forest
Preservation associations cottage,
three miles south from here, for a lit
tie outing. They walked down the
beach about three miles to where, for