Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-05-28
STATE NEWS


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years, Walter Stahl of Sparta and Jo-
seph Stahl of Wonewoc have found
their sister. She is Miss Mae Custer,
adopted daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Frank Custer Of South Madison. Soon
after the death of their mother, IA
years ago, the children were taken to
an orphans home at Sparta. The chill
dren were soon adopted by different
families. The boys lost track of their
sister and have just found her. They
are now visiting at the Custer home.
Watertown.-At the forty-frst an
nual conference of the Milwaukee dis
trict of the Chicago German confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church officers were elected as fol-
lows: President, Rev. ]. F. Romoser,
Milwaukee; secretary, Rev. Frank
Hartl, Milwaukee. The next confer
ence viii be held at Sun Prairie
Madison-When a horse started up
suddenly rifle lying in the wagon box
was accidentally discharged and AL
fred Dahl, seventeen years DID, of the
town Of Utica, was shot in the stom-
ach, He died within an hour
Sheboygan.- Walter jain, aged
sixteen, has been given a verdictl
for $4,000 in circuit court against VIII
liam Wiemann, meat dealer, in
whose shop he lost the fingers of his
right hand in a sausage machine.
La Crosse-Two boys found the
body Of Elmer Slater, a farmer twen-
ty-six years old, hanging to tree, after
he had been missing from his home
for "a hours. No cause is known for
the act
Madison.-A law now in effect
gives Wisconsin fishermen the
right to fish beginning May 80. The
old law fixed June 1 as the opening
of the season for game fish.
Kenosha. - Katherine Gleason,
twelve years old, daughter of Will
liam B. Gleason, was killed at the
Gleason farm by the accidental dis
charge Of an automatic rife
Appleton.-The shores of the lakes
of this vicinity are lined with the bod
les of turtles that have died of some
strange epidemic. The fish are not
dying
Wausau-The body of Mary Strand
of Ashland, who disappeared from the
county hospital on April s, has just
been taken from the river.
Madison.-The congregation OF
Plymouth Congregational church
has decided to erect new church
which will cost $4,000.
Racine-In collision between two
touring cars in front of the Racine
Country club Mrs Frank Mitchell was
slightly injured.
Fond du Lac. At the annual meet
ing of the Fond du Lac Associated
Charities Rev B. T. Rogers was re-
elected president Other officers are:
Vice president, G. r. Burton: secre
tary Mrs H. T. Sackett, and treasurer.
M T. Simmons.
La Crosse-The fifth annual meet
ing of the Wisconsin Association OF
Assistant Postmasters will be held in
this city on May 20 and 81.
Hayward.-Andrew J.e Johnson, a
farmer, was instantally killed
when he fell from load of hay and
was run over by his wagon. He leaves
a wife and seven children.
Racine.-A large mysterious white
dog. which has been shot at
several times but never hit, is esti
mated to have killed more than $4,000
worth of chickens in the last two
months.
Maiden Rock.-The sixteen-year-old
son of Nels Westman was shot in the
breast with 32-caliber revolver while
on his way home in daylight from
trout fishing In Lost Creek valley. 1t
evidently was not an accidental shot.
New Richmond. c. Wernlund,
a carpenter. employed near Bald
win, fell from staging "a feet strik-
ing on his head and receiving injuries
from which he died.
Eau Claire.-Sever Larson stood up
in boat, lost his balance and fell
into Lake Halls while fishing and
was drowned.
Marinette.-A four-year-old son of
August Nispek, residing near Pound,
was burned to death while playing
with matches.