Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-09-17
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD

the northwest will attend.
Appleton.-Arthur Schroeder bought
saloon, neglected to take out IL
cense and when he sold the first drink
was arrested. He paid fine Of $3.50.
Baraboo.-Mrs. Al Ringing broke
all records at Mirror lake when she
caught a black bass that weighed six
pounds.
Baraboo.-In school children's dis
play of flowers, first over all places
were awarded to Mary Reinking, lone
Horstman and Doris Macpherson.
Beloit-A bronze tablet in honor of
Rev. DR.. R. W. Bosworth, for six years
pastor OF the Methodist church here,
has been placed in the church.
High water damage has
now neen made almost impossible by
the construction of concrete dam by
| John Hayes.
Appleton.-The Citizens National
bank of this city has adopted the fin
ger print system for the Identification
of patrons of the bank and for the
signing OF other papers.
Steinert, farmer, was backing his au-
tomobile from its garage, his sixteen
months daughter was run down and
killed
Neenah Edward Bauernfend, while
on his way home, was assaulted by
robbers and seriously injured. He had
about $50 in currency, which was not
taken
Eau Claire.-County Treasurer Sim
gel is in receipt of a five dollar bill.
inc1osed in letter which says the
sender received the money under one
of the states beautiful laws" which
he says are rotten.
Fond du Lac.-After he had turned
loose the live stock on farm and had
stolen a team of horses from another
farm, Homas Whitehead, escaped in
mate of the county insane hospital,
was captured at the county fair and
returned
Wausau. While attending the
Marathon county fair, Walter Moe
ser suffered the loss of his right
hand Although he had been warned
to keep away from an exhibit Of ma
chinery, he put his hand into a ma
chine for cutting silage and his hand
was mutilated But for the fact that
the opening was high and his weight
held him down, his entire arm might
have been drawn into the machine.
Rhinelander-The skeleton OF
man was found in the woods near
Cd
an AK near the remains gave evidence
of foul play About four years ago
woodsman named Lund mysterious
ly disappeared, and the bones are be-
lieved to be his 1t is thought the man
was murdered by fellow workman
and the body buried in the underbrush.
An investigation has been started by
District Attorney O'Melia.
Marinette-While on top OF q
silo which he was helping to build
near Cooks. Mich, Adolph1 John
son had a naxrow escape from
death when sudden storm began to
rock the uncompleted silo SO, that the
movement was perceptibleS to John
son. He knew that in another instant
the structure, would be wrecked and
he jumped for a hay stack As feet
below He landed safety and the
next instant the silo was blown over.
Milton-The Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST. Paul depot was struck by
lightning and was burned to the
ground. BY help of the. fire depart
ment and citizens the ,seff1ce papers,
baggage, express and Nearly all the
freight were saved, aSs:yell as the
nearby warehouses, eleyKtor and lum-
Der yard, which were seriously threat
ened The depot was one of the old
landmarks of the village, having been
built in 1852
New Richmond.-Ffank McGrath,
thirty-three years old, single. nephew
of Henry McGrath of this city
and of Nick McGrath of Ham
mond, oldest son OF John McGrath Of
Ironwood, Mich, accidentally shot
himself while hunting % miles from
Ironwood The contents of the gun
were discharged at short range, pass
ing through his right lung. He was
alighting from a boat and pulled the
gun toward him He died half hour
later.
Kenosha. = Literally ground to
pieces, Philip Maurice. widely known
In Kenosha and southern Wisconsin,
and fifty-eight years of age, met death
under a fast train of the Chicago
Northwestern hare. The body was
cut to pieces and scattered along the
track for a distance of 500 feet. When
Maurice failed to come home for sup
per a search was made for him and
the mangled body was identified by
means of his clothing Maurice was a
member of one of the old pioneer fami-
Hes. The cause of the accident is
complete mystery. People who wit
messed it claimed that Maurice walked
under the gates and directly in front
II the on-rushing train.