Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-03-19

! Madison-ReY. Vernon 8. Phil
fps, for more than four years
pastor OF the First Baptist church of
Madison, surprised his congregation
| by presenting his resignation, to take
effect on April 80. Mr.. Phillips has
| long wished to spend few months
or year at the Divinity school. and
will study at the University of Chi
cago for some time before accepting
another pastorate.
Oshkosh-The GOODNESS of the
pastor. Rev D. B. Kuhlmann, pre-
vented a panic when fire started in
| the First English Lutheran church. He
quietly asked the congregation to
| leave in order, and Miss Lydia Steinke
kept on playing the pipe organ until
everyone was out of the building. The
church was considerably damaged and
the pipe organ ruined.
Merrill-At a meeting of the
Wisconsin Valley Fair association
1t was decided that the circuit would
be filled as follows: Merrill, August 2d
to 20; Neillsville, August 80 to Septem'
Der /; Wausau, September to 6, and
Stevens Point, September 8 to IL.
Marshfield withdrew from the circuit
and Neillsville takes its place.
Madison Four or five shots.
fired in rapid succession at the
home Of Lin Marselle, an italian liv.
ing in Little Italy. brought horde
of Italians running from nearby
dance hall Marselle was found STUN
bling about his house with bullet
lodged in his neck.
Elkhorn. has freak
dog which takes special delight
in visiting the moving picture show
every night until he finds chance to
get in and then marches to the front
of the house and takes his seat and
remains perfectly quiet watching the
pictures.
Green Bay = Joseph Vane,
brakeman on the Milwaukee road,
who fell off train at Forest Junction
dnu udO VIC vi LIS AO3S GAa
off, died here. His home was in Wau
saukee.
Madison.-Rev. Y. S. Phillips, for
four years pastor of the First Baptist
church, has resigned and will attend
Chicago university.
La Crosse.-Fifty farmers OF the
town of Holmen have formed an or
ganization to be known as the Holmen
Farmers Cooperative Shipping assocf.
alton, which has for it's special object
the securing of quick equitable and
profitable prices for all farm products.
The association will make specially
OF marketing live stock.
Beloit.-At a meeting of the school
board the teachers petitioned for an
advance In pay The maximum pay
for grade teachers is $50 month for
nine and half months, They ask
that the minimum be $75 month, or
that teachers be paid an annual salary
of $50 month. The school board
have the petition under advisement.
New Richmond.-James Morgan, en-
gineer on the New Richmond-Grand-
view log train on the Omaha, was run
over by the locomotive of another
freight train in the Omaha yards In
this city and both legs cut off. He was
placed on board a special train and
rushed to st. Paul hospital, where it
was found necessary to amputate both
legs below the knees Morgan is forty
years OF age and has wife and two
children living in st. Paul, Mimi.
Sparta Hello, mother. the wan
derer returns" shouted Frank Her
mann, son of Mr. and Mrs. August Her
mann, as he entered his parents home
Unexpectedly, after a years absence
in the west He received no response,
and unable to find father or mother,
he inquired at neighbours only to
learn that both had been murdered by
Evalt Rentz month ago. The young
man tainted and is now under physi-
clans care.
Kenosha-Jessie Jeffrey, the eight
year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mre.
Charles T. Jeffery, died at the family
residence here The little girl had been
I'LL for ten days, her illness battling
noted specialists Mr. Jeffrey is presi-
dent Of the Thomas b. Jeffery COM
pany.
Elkhorn.-At the annual meeting OF
the Southeastern Poultry and Pet
Stock association In this city the fol-
lowing officers were elected Presi-
dent, M. J. O'Connor, Darien; vice.
president, T. A. Clark, Elkhorn; sec
rotary, James Morrisy, Elkhorn. ana
treasurer, A. C. Dessing, ElkheTn.
Wausau-Gustav Homan, twenty
years old, employed at camp OF the
Barker & Stewart Lumber company az
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