Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-16
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

Alma.-The postofice at Cochrane.
nine miles south, was broken into and
robbed. The Office is In RoDer's de.
partment store, and the safes, besides
the stamps and postof1ice funds con.
tanned Mr.. Roper's money checks. He
also suffers q loss in clothing used to
| muffie the sound OF the explosion. The
safe is also ruined. Postofflce funds
amounting to over 800 and a like
amount of stamps were also stolen.
The safe was cracked with nitrogly-
Germ.
Chtcago.-It cost Christian Otsahl OF
Beloit $45 to follow the advice OF =
physician and take an early morning
| walk before breakfast. Otsah1 was
held up and robbed by two negroes
when he took a short stroll from his
hotel.
Adell.-Christoph BANNED, fifty.
three years old, was smothered to
death under straw stack at his farm
near this village. The stack fell upon
him while he was at work.
Baraboo--Mrs Henry Hovermann
of the town of Loganville used gaso-
line with which to start the morning
fire. 1t exploded. Mrs. Hovermann
died nearly twelve hours later from
her burns
Madison.--Rev Conrad r. Marten
OF this city said that . union
of the Wisconsin and Missouri synoda
of the German Lutheran church in
Wisconsin will soon be effected, in or
der to eliminate overlapping of the &C
tivities carried on now by both
branches of the Lutheran church.
Coon Valley.-Martin Thorason.
ffty-five years old, a farmer, was
killed when thrown from his wagon
during runaway.
La Crosse.--Roy Wyman, fifteen
years old, and MILFORD Toal, fourteen
years old, runaways from their homes
at Portage, were caught In this city
by the police and taken back to their
parents.
Madison.-The victory of Howard
Jones in the Hamilton oratorical con-
test last week is the fourth of the last
five contests held by that organiza~
ton. The previous winners were Carl
N. Hill, Edgar E. Robinson and Eu-
gene G. Marshall.
Marinette Hearing some ona
trying to enter her home at Ocon-
to by way of window in the middle
of the night, Mrs. Nellie Grant, who
was In the house alone, summoned the
fire department by telephone. When
the department arrived they saw
man working at window of the home,
out supposed he was trying to get In
to the home to extinguish the blaze.
and before Mrs. Grant could explain
things the intruder disappeared. Mrs
Grant had a difficult time to keep the
department from turning water on be-
fore she could explain the real reason
| for the call.
Green Lake-Failing to effect
| reconciliation with his wife. from
whom he had been separated for
more than a year, James Kimbal,
| farmer living near here, entered his
former home and shot his wife, per
haps fatally, and then committed sui
eide. For several months Kimball had
been living in Ripon, and he returned
to Green Lake and attempted to patch
UP his family troubles. The couple
| had seven children, none of whom
were home at the time of the shooting
Ashiand.-For alleged selling liquor
| without license, Mrs. Axelia Aug
or was fined $40 and costs in NUM-
cipal court
Neenah.-The report OF the visiting
nurse of the Twin cities for the month
of March shows total OF 178 calls on
2S patients.
Neenah.-The Local lodge of Yeo-
men has received the announce
ment that they have Won the state
banner for securing the highest mum
Der of new members in Wisconsin.
Green Bay-The police are seek
ing the driver Of an automobile
who ran down Theodore Maurowsky
and injured him so severely he is not
expected to recover.
Milton.-Dr and Mrs. John W. Jones,
Rock county, celebrated their golden
wedding at their daughters homo
here.
Couderay.-William Thomas OF the
village of Brentwood. near here, who
started suit against the 500 Railroad
company for damages on account OF
the alleged freezing of his childB
foot while a passenger on 500 iino
train from Rice Lake to Brentwood