Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-12-03
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IN WISCONSIN


brated the fifty-first anniversary of
their wedding.
La Crosse.-The Western Wisconsin
Poultry association will hold it's an
nual exhibition at La Crosse on De-
cember 2 to s.
Brodhead-T addition to the
Congregational church in this city
has been formally dedicated and
turned over to the children of the Sun
day school
Fond du Lac - Carefully filling
every crack leading to room
where his daughter slept, Robert G.
Smith, sixty years cid, committed sui
eide by asphyxiation.
Viroqua-The three-year-old son
of Rev and Mrs Milford of the
town of Retreat, who was scalded by
a tea kettle five months ago, died as
the result OF his injuries.
Madison-Mrs. Adolph Scholl of
this city, whose husband was
scalded to death in boiler which he
was repairing at the factory of the
United States Sugar company two
weeks ago, was awarded $4,000.
La Crosse.-David Griffin, brake
man on the river division of the
Milwaukee road, who left here, was
killed at Wabasha, Mimi. Griffin was
the third member of his family to be
killed in railway accidents.
Appleton A telegram received
from Montreal by Miss Emily Erb
from her sister, Elizabeth, clears
the mystery of her disappearance on
September g. 1t is believed she has
been to England and telegraphed for
money upon her return to Montreal.
Racine.-John Thesdorf, aged TWEEN
ty-one, was accidentally shot while
hunting near Burlington. He was
dragging his gun by the muzzIe
when the trigger caught in a wire
fence, the shot taking away a large
part of his knee He will be manned
for life.
Racine.-The six-year-old daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Vorpa-
gel. farmers of the town of Lyons,
was drowned in horse watering
trough on the farm The trough con-
tanned two feet of water. The body
was found by the parents, who had
spent hours in search for the child.
Waukesha.-The Waukesha Coun-
ty Historical society is behind a
movement to erect monument me-
morializing the three Wisconsin
Cushings," Howard B., Alones H. and
William B. Gushing, all of whom did
many heroic deeds during the Civil
war, and they lost their lives in the
service.
Misunderstanding so peaceably
turbed and he still held a news
paper in his hands, Evermont G.. Bon
durant, aged seyenty-nine, pioneer
agent of the United States Express
company in Marinette, was found dead.
He had been retired for some time.
He was father-in-law of County Judge
Alvin e. Davis.
La Crosse. - Lothardt Engaas,
twenty years old, was shot and
instantly killed while hunting with his
brother August near Holmes. August
had chased a rabbit into brush heap
and, with his gun under his arm,
hurled stick into the heap to scare
out the animal. The weapon was dis
charged and the shot struck his broth
er, standing 20 feet away, full in the
chest
Merrill.-The first fatality of the
deer hunting season in Lincoln
county occurred near here, Balthasar
Krinn was shot and killed by his com
panion, John Obey. Obey thought he
was shooting at a deer and fired, the
bullet entering Krinns left lung just
below the heart, killing him instantly
Obey was arrested and admits firing
the fatal shot Krinn leaves a wife,
three sons and one daughter. The
men were neighbors and friends.
Madison The state industrial
ordered the R. L. Ken
yon company of Waukesha to pay
to w T. Gowans the sum of $192.20
and 1925 within six
as the balance of an award of
$685. as compensation of personal in
juries sustained by him on November
%, 1912, while in the employ of the
The injury totally disabled
Gowans for six months and partially
him for II months. He was
a laborer and received 80 cents an
hour.
Racine Unconscious from the
smoke that filled his room, Mat
thew Christianson, sailor, forty-five
years old, was slowly burning to death
while fremen were trying to extin-
guish the blaze from the outside. The
flames, which had started in his room,
spread to the other parts of the house
and the fremen were called. While
they fought the fire. not knowing he
was within, Christianson lay on his
bed Soon his head and the upper
parts of his body were charred beyond
recognition. When the blaze had been