Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-01-01
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Beloit.-Edward Kopfenstein, fif-
ty-one years old, was burned to
death in a fire that destroyed his
farm house, west of this city. John
Smith, neighbor, who led a rescue
party, was overcome by the smoke
and had to be carried from the burn
ing building.
Deer Park-R. w Foley, cheese
maker for the Deer Park Cheese
Factory company, was found dead
in bed at his home here by his
wife, who went to call him. He was
born f1fty-five years ago near Water
town. He is survived by his wife and
one son.
Beloit.-Rev. M. ]. Ward cele-
brated the fortieth anniversary of
his priesthood. Nearly thirty years of
that period has been spent in Beloit
as pastor of the st. Thomas Catholic
church. The exercises in his honor
included a public service at night at
which the address was delivered by
Rev. Frank Clary of Minneapolis, a
lifelong friend of Father Ward. Prom
inent citizens Of various creeds were
at the meeting to extend their con-
gratulations.
Oconomowoc.-Haro Hewitt, nine
teen years old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hewitt of Delafeld, was
killed and badly mangled when train
No. so of the ST. Paul road struck
horse and carriage which he was driv-
ing here. The rig was demolished and
the horse killed, while the body Of the
youth was dragged a distance of 80
feet. 1t was first thought that there
had been two persons in the carriage
when two caps we're found, and the
train was stopped to see If any re-
mains were entangled in the engine
or cars. 1t developed later, however,
that the boy had been carrying two
caps, one of them for driving.
Grand Rapids-The new Mason
ic Temple was formally opened.
The guests of honor were Lem. Kro-
mer, a charter member in 1851; Ira
Purdy, who joined in 1868, and Edward
Mahoney, who joined in 1878. Mr..
Purdy, who is now ninety-four years
old, has acted as tyler for the Grand
Rapids lodge for rs consecutive years.
He is said to be the oldest living Ma
son in Wisconsin.
Madison-A jury in the fed
eraI court brought in a verdict for
the defendant in the suit brought by
Dr. William Storey of Toledo, o.,
against his son, DR.. Carroll l.. Storey
of Whitehall for $500 on % promis-
5ory notes given for medical educa-
ton at Michigan university and Rush
Medical college. The son claimed that
the money was gift and the jury sus-
tanned him.
Sturgeon Bay. - George Pinney,
twenty years old, was drowned
while iceboating on the bay,
breaking through the ice near the
channel, where one of the car ferries
had broken a passage. The young
man was manager of the Evergreen
Nurseries company, of which his
mother was the owner
Kenosha.-Rev. Newton Mann,
the venerable dean of the min-
istry of the Unitarian church in the
country and for the last two years
pastor of the Henry M. Simmons
church in this city, has announced
that he will retire from his pastorate
early in the year.
Neenah.-The annual farmers round
up of Institutes will be held at Clin-
tonville March 10, 10 and 20
Appleton.-A four-year-old son of
Mrs. William Smith of Little Chute
fell into a cistern and drowned
Merrill.-Miss Vera Plautz, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Plautz, celebrated the twelfth ami
versary of her birth on the twelfth
day of the twelfth month of 1912.
Oshkosh.-Dr. P. H. Lindley of
Chippewa Falls, member of the
board of control charged by Dr. Rosa
lie Ladova with assault and battery,
was acquitted in municipal court.
Green Bay-A triple drowning
was averted in East river by the
heroic work of Nina Brehme. Two
boy companions, Thomas Gagnon and
Clifford Jennings, left the Brehme
girl and Alma Lutz on the river bank
to await their return while they deIiv-
cred a package across the river. When
about half way across the ice gave
way, both boys plunging into the icy
water. Hearing their cries the girls
rushed to the rescue, when the Lutz
girl also broke through the ice. After
securing a large plank Nina Brehme
Suocaadad in milling the girl from the