Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-23
WISCONSIN
BR EVITIES

Con Asmuth of Milwaukee and BenjaT
min Lanning of Black River Falls ar
rested six Indians who were camped
On the Catfish river near West Port.
The Indians were engaged in illegal
trapping. Foster de Kora, one of the
Indians, was taken into custody and
arraigned before Municipal Judge
John C. Fehlandt of this city, where
he pleaded guilty for trapping without
hunting license. After paying his
fine he was warned by the court to
trap according to law The other In
dams were warned and given another
chance by the wardens. They have
broken camp and left for a new secV
ton of the state.
Marinette.-Trying to avoid friends
who they thought would shower them
with rice, Mr.. and Mrs August Lud-
wig. Menominee, Mich, newly weds;
boarded the train Saturday night
which collided head-on with north
bound Chicago freight on Hall ave-
nue. crossing, Marinette. Mrs. Ludwig
was among the injured. She was able
to go on her wedding trip
Spring Green-Tom Jensen of Bara-
He was going to take train with Mr..
Post, highway commissioners, for whom
he has worked as motorman. He was
fifty-f1ve years old and leaves wife.
Ashland.-John Byrel OF Colby
while working on the 500 line ore
dock. fell fifty feet and was killed
almost instantly. Byrel was foreman
of piledriving crew.
Manitowoc-Richard Porten, high
school student, lost part of his hand
while at work In the manual training
department Of the school
Piymouth.-While attempting to fiu
ride ON fast moving southbounG
Milwaukee freight train Edward
Boeldt, employed as a fireman at the
Lack hotel, was thrown under the
wheels, completely severing the head
and both arms. The accident happened
at tie local station. The victim was
twenty-one years old. His parents live
near this city.
Mineral Point.--John Dunn. twenty.
seven years old, Of this city, waa
killed by coming in contact with .
live wire. He was telephone troubia
man. He leaves wife.
Marinette.-After eating breakfast
food containing 1axseed, DR.. Simon
Berglund of Marinette was taken VIC
lently Ill, and for several hours it was
thought he could not recover. He
later rallied. 1t Is now believed he will
recover. DR.. Berglund ia one Of the
staff physicians of Menominee River
hospital.
Oconomowoc-Georg Emery, sixty
years old, a town of Brown Greek
farmer who served several terms az
county supervisor and town chairman
was state deputy of the OddfellowA
and member of the knights of Pyth
las aud WoodmeR OF the World, com
mitted suicide by hanging himself
He had been i'll for some time and
Is thought to have brooded about 1t
He is survived by his wife and six
children.
Beloit.-Be1oit college has chosen
the five speakers from the senior class
for commencement as follows: Rob
ert g. HayIett, Milwaukee; Ruth
Clinchy, Beloit; Florence M. Jones
Delavan; James A. Miller, Touion, H.
and Gaylord Ramsay, Chillicothe, Ill
These speakers were chosen because
of scholarship.
Waukesha.-FTank K1inger, fifty
seven years old, a farmer Of the town
of Menomonie, director of the Farm
ers' Insurance company of that place
and school clerk In his district, who
had been In i'll health for several
years and subject to attacks of melan-
eholia due to heart trouble, and who
had to pay $500 on note he Endorsed
for a neighbor recently, committed
suicide by hanging. He is survived by
MS WIDOW ana TOUR CuIluTou
Marinette.--Dragged several hun.
dred feet by runaway team.
Hiram Reeves, fifty years old. an
Oconto farmer, formerly of Marinette.
received injuries which will prove
fatal His neck was broken.
SUPERIOR baby girl born to Mrs
Daniel Parsons, wife of a former SUI
perior policeman, had one fully grown
tooth and another on the way. The
child weighed but eight pounds, but Is
unusually strong and healthy
Ripon. William H Taylor of the
Rfpon college physics department
has been awarded the annual
state university scholarship given
each year to one member OF the
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