Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-07-16
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD.

was stabbed in the back by Charles
Williams during a quarrel. Sheridan's
condition is serious.
Kenosha.-Henry Kramer, teams.
ter in the town of Paris, was trampled
to death by team of horses which be,
came frightened at a train
Appleton-Martin Christjohn, an
Oneida Indian, attacked his wife with
an ak and injured her so severely that
she may die. He was arrested.
Elkhorn.-Leon Seaman, aged seven
teen, committed suicide by cutting his
throat. Dependency is supposed to
be the cause.
Waukesha.-Helen Bielefeld, aged
one year, drowned in a water trough
at her fathers home in the town OF
Ottawa.
Marin ette.-Edwin Goodfellow, sew
enteen years old, was instantly killed
when he attempted to jump into
freight elevator Of which he was op
orator at Lauerman Bros store, when
the elevator started from the second
floor with no one in in. He hung to
the car until he was crushed between
the walls of the elevator shaft and ele'
vator He had taken the job as ele.
vator operator only a few hours be
fore.
Beloit-In saving child from in
jury, Harry Bake, night police cap
tain. received serious injuries by be
ing struck by All automobile during
the celebration. This was the only &C
cident of the day There were several
heat prostrations.
Superior-Under conditions that
suggest a suicide, the body of an uni
Identified man was found on the North
ern Pacific tracks at South Superior
The head was completely severed from
the body, and when found was lying
about eight car lengths from the
trunk.
Superior-The first drowning OF the
season in this city was that of Ralen
E. Shere, eleven years old, who diyed
into the Nemadji river and did not
come up.
Marinette-The sawmill of the Berg
land Lumber company was destroyed
by fire, which caused loss OF $4,000
nearly covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is unknown.
Chippewa Falls.-William Nelson,
twenty-eight years old, Chicago. was
run down by 500 line switching
crew in this city and instantly killed,
three cars and an engine passing over
him and halved his body. There were
no witnesses to the tragedy and the
coroners inquest did not blame the
railroad company. The body was sent
to Chicago.
Chippewa Falls.-Raymond Short,
eighteen years old, is in jail here,
charged with entering the home OF
Roderick McPhee, the next door neigh
Dor, going to a bedroom occupied by
McPhee's three daughters, and attack
ing Miss Mauretta with revolver. 1t
is claimed he attempted to shoot the
girl and the revolver failed to work
He then turned the gun and beat her
over the head until she was insensible.
tall n rO
and aroused their parents.
Madison.-Col. f. C. Townsend,
aged ninety-five, a member of the Wis
consin legislature in 1880 and 1881.
died suddenly at his home at Shulls-
burg, according to telegram received
in Madison Colonel Townsend made
an address before the legislature In
the assembly chamber few weeks
ago. On July he was out doors to
witness the celebration at Shullsburg
and contracted pneumonia.
MISUNDERSTANDING to escape
the squirt of a sprinkling wagon,
Eugene Sommers. eight years old,
while on two hours visit to this city,
Jumped into the path of street car
and was probably fatally injured. He
sustained a conclusion of the brain
The little fellow had come to Milwau-
kee with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
D. Sommers, 1901 East One Hundred
and Sixth street, Chicago. He vas Ia
ken to the emergency hospital. and
afterward removed to Trinity.
New Richmond.-Little Archibald
McEwen of Superior was saved
from death by two Boy Scouts, Dwight
and Vernon Kloster, at Shell Lake,
where the families were spending
vacation. The little hoy was playing
on log and got into deep water. The
Kloster boys took turns diving for him
and one finally caught him. The two
scouts then began to use the methods
they had learned from the scout mas
ter and physician and IN ten minutes