Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-05-07

OouS0NliIe.-ln ne building WHICH,
has been occupied by the Pri-
deaux and Hooper store for the last
80 years is being torn down, and it's
lumber will be used in the erection of
a farmhouse.
Racine.-The postoffice at Franks
vile, situated in the general store of
r. H. Runger, was entered by robbers,
who blew open the safe with nitrogly-
GERM and got away with about $500 In
stamps and money. No one in the vii
lage heard the explosion as the yegg-
men had piled sacks of -four around
the safe to deaden the sound
Oshkosh.-Three male patients at
the Northern Hospital for the Insane
escaped by loosening the bars on a
window on the third floor and descend
ing to the ground on the fire escape
They were captured two hours later.
Madison.-Fifty representatives of
the Y. W. C. A. of the university are
expected to attend the Geneva confer
ence at Williams Bay from August 20
to September /. About 500 girls will
be in attendance, representing Wis
consin, Minnesota, Iowa, Michigan
North and South Dakota, Indiana, Illi
nois and Ohio.
Ashland. -Ravio Barkoyic, farmer
residing near Beloit, was almost torn
to pieces by dynamite explosion He
may die.
Waukesha.-The annual convention
Of the trustees, superintendent and
matrons Of the asylums for insane of
Wisconsin will be held in this city for
three days in June. The meetings
will be held in the courthouse and
there will be literary and musical pro.
grams as well as business sessions. It
is expected that about one hundred
people will visit Waukesha and the
Business Mems club has decided to ar
range an automobile ride about the
city.
Hudson.--A fire which had been
started by committee of deacons and
trustees who had been engaged In
raking up and burning the dead leaves
and grass about the First Congrega-
tional church, the oldest church In the
city. got beyond control and did con-
siderable damage to the church. The
insurance is ample and will cover the
lose IN ho huiIdiuu ord ann%onfa
which were hastily torn up and rushed
into the street.
Neenah.-It is expected that from
800 to so persons will be in attend
ance here Gu May IS at the district
convention of the knights of Pythias.
Waukesha-The Waukesha County
Historical society will hold its seventh
annual meeting at the Congregational
church In this city Saturday, May 8.
The order OF bushes will be as fol-
lows: Aud Lang Syne; reports OF COM
mittees; election OF officers and mem
bers. The musical program will con-
sist OF piano duet by Mines. Irving,
Brown and e. c.. Buchan; remfnis-
cences by Mrs. Robert Murray and
vocal solo by Mrs. c. F. Hawley
Fond du Lac.-'I expect to see the
next grand convention of the Protes-
tant Episcopal church act favorably on
the proposed substitution of American
Catholic church for the present
name" said Rt. Rev. r. H. Weller,
bishop Of the Fond du Lac diocese.
Three years ago the substitution was
ratified by the house of bishops and
the clergymen of the house OF depu-
ties, but was defeated by the lay dele
gates This year, however, the mat
ter wilt again come before the conven-
ton and many persons look for 1t to be
passed
Oshkosh.--The quarantine at the
Northern Hospital for the Insane. es-
tablished a month ago on account of
smallpox, was lifted by order OF the
state board OF health. Fifteen persons
had mild cases.
sighted In the water below the Nee
nah dam No one has been able to
capture 1t.
Madison. - Heroine Medals for
coed fire fighters may be asked for
80 members of Gamma Phi Beta. who
successfully battled with what threat
ened to become dangerous forest fire
near Picnic point in the vicinity of the
University of Wisconsin. The girls
noticed that bonfire which had been
kindled near their picnic grounds was
spreading to the adjacent timber land
Part of the girls ran to summon help.
Hodson Preparations for the
celebration OF the national day of
Norway on May II are being made by
the members Of the HadolaIdslag of
this vicinity