Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-05-21

hfty years old, was struck and Killed
by the west-bound passenger train. 1t
is thought the passing of the east
bound train bewildered him, causing
him to step in front of the oncoming
passenger train. Mr.. Lehman Is sur
vived by wife and son. Louis Leh.
mann was for over twenty years in the
dry goods business in Oconomowoo
and was prominent In knights OF
Pythias circles.
Sheboygan.-The new German Con-
gregational church, erected at cost
of $4,000, has been dedicated, Rev,
M. E. Evers of Chicago preaching the
sermon,
Racine.-Glenn Adams, three years
DID, died as the result of injur
les received when crushed by q
concrete mixer on which he was trying
to catch ride.
La Crosse.-Twenty-tw cans of
trout fry from the state hatch
cry at Bayfield, were placed in La
Crosse county creeks by the La Crosse
Hunting and Fishing association,
Thirteen cans were planted last week,
A shipment of pike fry will be sent
here from the Minnesota hatchery al
Homer More than 100000 pike have
been planted in the Mississippi and its
connecting waters by the hunting club
since it's organization.
Janesville-After being out 81
hours, the jury in the murder case OF
Peter ]. Christ, Marinette county
workhouse keeper, brought in YER
dict of not guilty. Joseph Leblanc is
credited with having held out for con-
viction against IL other jurors for 10
hours. Christ was tried for killing
Howard Leaf, workhouse prisoner, on
April 10, in a quarrel. Christ justified
the act by a self-defense plea.
Green Bay-According to Deputy
Fire Marshal William Finnegan, Har
ry Larvier, nineteen years old, has
confessed to setting three fires in
Green Bay during the present month.
The fires attributed to Larvier's work
were all small and little damage was
done. Finnegan is of the belief that
Larvier's mind Is unbalanced and he
will have him examined as to his
sanity.
Sparta.-The men of the Con
gregational church OF this city
have presented Rev. Harding r. Ho
gan, pastor of the church, with purse
sufficient to pay his expenses while on
an European trip. which he will start
on June Ia and end on August 81.
Fond du Lac.-The Chicago. Milwau-
kee & st. Paul road effected settle
ment with Clus Thompson, farmer,
by paying him $4,000 for injuries sus-
tanned on November 10, 1910. ThomD-
son at the time of the accident was en-
gagged in unloading coal from car
that had been spotted" A switching
crew ran a car against the one Thomp-
son was in, the impact throwing him
to the ground and causing injuries to
his spine Suit was started for 100000.
Maiden Rock-P J. Manion sus-
tanned several broken ribs and his
daughter, Lucille, was seriously hurt
about the head when his auto turned
turtle down an embankment in East
Ellsworth.
Eau Claire.-The five-year-old daugh-
0e IDH1 I've
killed and another daughter, aged four,
fatally injured when the children were
caught on manure spreader the
father was driving. The teeth of the
cylinder tore off the elder girls head.
She died almost instantly. The young
er girl was cut about the face and
head.
New London.-The following dele
gates to the annual convention of
the Catholic federation have been
elected by the county federation:
George Young, Rev. John Kasher, An
drew Lueck and Charles Cashgar.
Ashland.-The county board has
made a change in road building. In
stead Of crushed granite, and on the
advice Of the state highway commits
sioner, iron ore will be used. The coun-
ty had an unfinished contract with
Superior firm for crushed rock, but
was released form its contract upon
the payment of about 500
Portage-Rev. Mr.. Mckay of Mt.
Pleasant, Ia, has accepted the call to
the First Presbyterian church, to sue
coed Rev ]. l. Cleland, who has To-
Gated in California. Rev. Mr.. Bingham,
New York, has been invited to the pull
pit of the Portage Baptist church, to
succeed Rev H. r. Mcmillan, who will
remove to Wauwatosa to accept the
secretaryship of the state mission
board. Rev Mr.. Dietert of the German
Evangelical church is moving to Hart
ford to assume the passionate of the
church there. Rev Mr.. Diekvoss OF
Green Bay takes the pastorate of the
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