Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1912-07-24

Fond Qu Iac.-JOnn Sn@dy De
lieved to be one hundred and four
is dead at his home in the town OF
Forest after a residence of siXty-hYe
years in this county Mr.. Shea is
survived by a widow, eighty-hVe years
of age, by four daughters, Mrs. John
Richardson, Dotyville; Mrs. John Gal
lagher, Greenbush; Nora of Chicago
and Katherine, residing at home; also
by three sons, Anthony OF Portland,
Ore; James of Milwaukee and John
z, Jr.
Madison-Mine royalties are tax
able as income after allowing for de"
probation The decision by the state
tax commission is the culm1na-
ton of a series of hearings in when
mine owners from all sections OF WIS
consin appeared before the commls-
sion claiming that royalties were not
income taxable under the income tax
law
Marinette. = Crop conditions in
Marinette county indicate the larg-
est yield in the history of the agrl-
cultural community. An increase or
50 per cent is expected in the po-
tato crop over last year and DAIRY
products will show a large advance
through the operation OF several new
creameries recently placed on the
productive list.
Oshkosh.-Based on the state
ments of experts at the state Ian
oratory at Madison that if the
water OF Oshkosh were properly Ill
tered t would be safe and healthy.
Mayor MulYa stated that the city
odld compel the company to prop
erly filter it, or one of the hottest
legal fights in it's history would fol-
low
Evansville = tramp fell or
Jumped off passenger train north
of here and was fatally injured.
note book was found on him with the
following: I'm case of accident notify
Novak &c Novak, attorneys at law,
V 1
It stated his name was Frank Sladky.
Superior.-Car1 Erickson, the three
year-oId son OF Andrew K. Erfck-
son, was drowned in Spirit lake,
The childs body was found after
twelve hour search near the summer
cottage of which his parents are care
takers.
Monroe. Walter Faeser, aged TWEEN
ty. son of John Faeser, hanged himself
in his uniform of the Monroe guards.
Appleton.-The army mule is
doomed, according to Capt. E. A.
Williams, quartermaster, United
States army, who had charge of the
auto trucks recently tested. He said
the animal which has been as inn
portant to the army as ammunition
in the past is to be eventually sup
planted by the auto truck.
AshIand-Tn railroad accident
near Grandview, Charles BoTter and
j.
jured, while Albert Anderson had a
rib broken and several others wers
injured.
Merrill-William T. King, an
old resident, was found drowned
in the Wisconsin river Mr.. King has
been a resident of the Wisconsin
River valley for over forty years. go
ing to Grand Rapids after the Civil
war and removing to Merrill. Ne
was member of the local G.. A r.
post He was interested in the Mer-
rill railway and lighting company, az
we'll as other institutions
Antigo.-An antique chair be-
longing at one time to Governor
Doty the first governor OF Wisconsin,
Is the contribution of J. S. Mitchell
of this city to a society i'll Neenah
which has undertaken the work of
preserving the "Loggery' at Neenah,
for it's historic significance The
Loggy" was built by Governor Doty.
The governor lived there in 1885.
Racfne-The use Of dynamite
in tfllfng agricultural ground
will be demonstrated in an expert
ment to be conducted by the G. ".
Gunther company next fan A Pc
culiar strata of soil on the eompany's
farm has resisted the pillow and the
use of the explosive is expected to
prove successful.
Fond du Lac.-George Spoon.
aged nineteen. a member of the
Oshkosh band engaged to furnish
music at Columbia park, drowned.
Spoor, with two companions, swan
the river channel and had started
back, when he gave out
Madison-To warn canoeists ana