Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-03-05
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD


victims have been taken to Madison
for treatment.
Green Bay.-In a wreck On the Mil
waukee road near Republic, Mich,
Melcher e. Bloomer, conductor, this
city was killed, and John Gallagher,
brakeman, and Curtis Schroeder, flag
man, were slightly injured. Passen-
gers escaped injury. The train ran
off the track and over an embank-
ment In another wreck in the North.
western yards here Mrs. Viola Rundy
and Mrs August Hampel, passengers,
were cut and bruised. Conductor w.
J. Magurn, Green Bay, suffered slight
injuries. The train, northbound, ran
into an engine on the siding as it en-
tered the city.
Fond du Lac-A cablegram re-
ceived from Rome, Italy, conveys the
news of the death of A. l.. Moore OF
this city He was a member OF
party of six Fond du Lac people tour
ing Europe.
Neosho. - John Gutschenritter, a
farmer of the town of Rubicon,
loaded forty bags of feed on wagon
at the Neosho grist mill and while
seated on the load was thrown to the
ground, striking on his head and
shoulder The team was stopped just
as the wheels were about to pass over
his body
adison.-Attorney General Owen
gave an opinion to the state railroad
commission in which he holds that
contracts between competing tele-
phone companies by which there is
division of territory are illegal. There
are many companies in the state op-
Grating in adjacent territory which
have these contracts and the railroad
commission intends to secure their
cancellation
Waukesha.-M Lora Mcdonald,
306 Mccall street, with the assistance
of Mrs Frank b. Smith and Mrs. Al
bert Love, were hostesses at the an
nual meeting of the local chapter, ID.
A. R., held here. A luncheon was
served to fifty after an appropriate
program was given, the feature of
which was an address by Mrs Harry
Belts of Milwaukee, former local
school teacher on THE Aims and
Scopes of the Mother Congress-
Manitowoc-Conrad Meyer, North
Eleventh street, was surprised when
he saw two of his dogs fighting furi-
ously with several wolves. The
wolves in this vicinity have become
more numerous and bold during the
last few months After a fight, the
wolves made their escape into the
woods and are now in the swamps
Oshkosh.-At the convention of the
1wenty-sixth district association of
subordinate lodges of the Odd Eel
lows, held in this city, the following
officers were elected: President, Da-
vid r. Williams, Oshkosh; vice-presi-
dent, w. H. Mason, Fond du Lac;
warden, Peter Nelson; secretary, John
Schumacher; treasurer, M. d. Chris
Hanson, Oshkosh; marshal, d. H.
Thompson, Fond du Lac.
Green Bay.-At the annual meeting
of the Fox River Valley Retail Har-
ness Dealers association, held in this
city, it was decided to hold the next
meeting in Green Bay during home
coming week No election was held
at this time, as it was unanimously
decided to retain the same officers
now in control.
Washburn.--Washbu is likely to
experience a coal famine this spring
if the present cold weather continues.
The pile of hard coal at the docks Of
the Northwestern Fuel company in
this city is fast diminishing. There is
less than fifty tons of coal on the
docks. Shipments to outside points
have been cut Off and the coal is be-
ing saved for the local trade, but will
not last more than two weeks.
itowoc.-Employes of the c..
Reiss Coal company quit work and
were later joined by the lake front
dock crew. The strike was called
without notice of grievance to the en-
ployers, although the strikers now
assert that they struck because of the
employment of holster at the river
dock.
La Crosse.-The hoDking of an au-
tomobile horn behind the spirited
team of Verdi Clark resulted in the
death of child and the serious injury
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clark, and the loss OF
one horse, in a runaway accident az
Bagley. The team became unmanage-
able and the occupants of the buggy
were thrown out, Mrs. Clark alighting
on the body of her year-old child, kill
ing it instantly, while she suffered a
broken shoulder blade and other bad
bruises.