Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-08-28
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


mic given by the Pioneers as
ISOLATION of Washburn on the shore
east of the city will go down in his
tory as being one Of the biggest af-
| fairs of the kind ever held in the Che
quapegon bay region. Hundreds of
persons attended, the day being made
holiday by proclamation of Mayor
H. H. Peavey. One of the features was
parade to the picnic grounds. Those
coming to the city in 1883 rode to the
grounds and headed the parade with
an OK team. After dinner there were
addresses by President Dan Coening
of the Pioneer association, Father w.
A. Beaudette of the ST. Louis Catholic
church, Attorney John Walsh, M. G.
Lincoln and Judge A NJ Warden.
Grand Rapids.-Fred Giese, eighty
two years old, who had been
missing from his home for three days,
was found in the woods near this city,
but lived only q short time. He was
lying on his back, his head and hands
being badly discolored and swollen
from the bites of mosquitoes and flies.
head to show his son that he was not
unconscious. 1t is thought that he
wandered away from home in a be-
wildered condition, and did not know
how to find his way back. When found,
his clothes were wet, and he was ly-
| ing In damp meadow.
Fond du Lac.-William Swan
and Joseph Bradley, who tried
to rob North Fond du Lac man three
weeks ago, escaped from their cells
in the county jail and planned to at
tack Sheriff Graham as he entered the
corridor. The fact that the sheriff was
accompanied by an electrician saved
him from being assaulted, as the pris-
oners, on seeing the sheriffs compan-
ion, ran back to the rear of the CORR
dor. Both men were driven into
their cells at the point of a revolver.
Portage. although excessive rains
have brought the Wisconsin river
to an S.8 foot stage, the water
has started to recede and all danger
of flood is believed to have passed.
Milwaukee contractors commenced
work on the improvement of the levee
in accordance with the $4,000 state
appropriation to protect the entire
Fox river valley. The state money
will be used in making dixie 16 feet
high, but the appropriation is not suf-
ficient to complete the work, and
project is on foot to organize a levee
district and assess all the Fox river
valley.
Oconomowoc. = Guy Lane, Joe
Borenski and his brother, John
Borenski, Jr., charged with having
placed distractions on the railway
tracks of the Northwestern road near
Dousman, came before Judge Dorse
and pleaded guilty. They were SEN
fenced to five years in the state prison
at Waupun, but the court suspended
the sentence, placing the lads under
the charge of the state board of con-
troll.
Waukesha.-Five horses were Gre
mated when lightning struck the
barn on the farm occupied by Ern-
est Pruefert in the town of Mukwona-
go: The building was destroyed. Mr..
Pruefert had a narrow escape from
death by suffocation when he attempt
ed save his cattle. He was carried
from the barn unconscious. The loss
is partly covered by insurance.
Madison.-It became known that
Thomas E. Birmingham on July
! % resigned as university regent. He
is now on an automobile tour in the
east, but 1t is stated that he resigned
because Of the pressure Of business.
Governor McGovern refused to dis
cuss the matter. Mr. Birmingham was
appointed in February, 1911, succeed
! ing L. F. Hanks, Madison.
! New Richmond-Dr j. G. Howes,
veterinarian, reports strange
freak at Cylon, where he was
called to operate on horse, the prop
erty of H. J. Gallatti Out of the left
| ear of the horse he removed fully
| developed tooth, and out Of the right
ear a small horn. The tooth was that
of a four-year-old horse and with a
long root, the doctor declares.
Green Bay-George Ratell, forty
eight years old, met a horrible
| death when his head was crushed be-
tween two cars on the Chicago &
Northwestern road. He was switch
| ing cars of the Buffalo Bill train when
! the accident occurred He Is survived
| by a wife and two children.
| Kenosha.-The trustees of Park
{! Avenue Methodist Episcopal church
/ have requested the Methodist
| conference, which meets in Milwau-
| kee next month. for the return of Rev.
| Peter Stair. The trustees also let
| contracts for the building of an addi-
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