Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-07-08
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS
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Madison.-Employes at the univer-
sity commons, including cooks and
mattresses, demand one day of rest
week
Camp Douglas.-Teams of the pretti-
est girls of the town will play base
ball at the Fourth of July celebration
here.
Edgerton.-Though rains have inter-
rupted the transplanting of tobacco,
the plants transferred are doing well
and the outlook for the crop is good.
Racine.-The campaign for $175,000
to construct a new Y. M. G. A. building
is three days old and over ninety thou
sand dollars has been subscribed.
Beloit.-George Bennett of Zanes-
vile, o., died from injuries re-
ceived when he was run over by
freight train. 1t is believed he went
to sleep under a car on siding.
Madison.-The state railroad COM
mission issued orders authorizing
the Richland Center Electric Light
& Water Plant company, the Eleva
Farmers Telephone company and the
Coloma Telephone company to in
crease their rates 20 per cent.
Milwaukee.-Eleven bands will con-
test at Horizon Sunday, July IS, at the
twenty-sixth annual convention of the ,
Northwestern Band association. A
feature will be parade of 400 must
clans led by President Byron Barwig
of Mayville.
Beloit.-Charles M. Fellows of
Delavan was robbed in the presence
of passengers on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee & ST. Paul passenger train as it
left Rockford. With his wife and 9TH
ers he entered the car when two men
seized him, took his pocketbook con-
tanning SOS and escaped.
Stanley.-Fire at Gilman, IL miles
north of here, destroyed the head
ing mill and two dry kilns of the
Gilman Manufacturing company, en-
failing a loss of 1000, with insur-
ance of $1,000. Help was sent from
the fire department here and the stock
of logs and the stave mill were saved.
acknowledgements McGovern has
appointed Olin, Butler & Kurkeet to
aid Attorney General Owen in defense
of the Stout institute suit to compel
the state to build new building. Com
pensation was fixed at $50 day for
Olin and Butler and $25 for Kurkeet,
all not to exceed $4,000.
Kenosha.-Isaac T. Bishop of SOM
ers, for eight years a state senator
from tho acknowledgements dictri and
an administration leader at the last
session, announced that he will re-
tire from politics at the end Of the
present term, owing to his health. As
semblyman Charles H. Everett, Ra-
cine, and Charles H. Pfennig will prob
ably seek the nomination.
Beloit-The Wisconsin industrial
commission has allowed the claim
of Mrs Lulu Hoey, widow of Ser
geant Harry Hoey, who was killed
during rife practise in the armory at
Milwaukee last winter. The decision
is the first to affect the state as it re-
lates to National Guardsmen. Mrs.
Hoey is to receive a sum not yet an
nounced.
La Crosse. - Rev. j. Holzapfel,
seventy-eight years old, retired
Evangelical clergyman, died suddenly
at his home near Tomah. He came
to America in 1857 as a missionary for
the Evangelical church He was pas
tor of a church at Mosel for 25 years,
removing from there to Milwaukee.
where ne remained three years. Sur
viving are widow and ten children.
Among the children are Mrs. John
Dollhoff, Mrs. George Hunsicker and
Mrs. Henry Blank, all of Milwaukee.
Rev. Mr.. Moeckli of Milwaukee assist
ed in conducting the funeral services.
Grand Rapids. - When Robert
Shamrock, driver of the Jackson
& Tomsycj Grocery house Of this city,
was walking on the right of way OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul rail-
road man, whose only attire was
pair of overalls and shoes, suddenly
confronted him and demanded shirt
and cap of Mr.. Shamrock. He was game,
however, and, pulling revolver out OF
his pocket, aimed at the would-be hold
up and told him that if he wanted any
thing to come and get it. But the
scantily clothed individual, thinking
no doubt that life was more valuable
than secondhand clothes, jumped into
the tall grass and disappeared.
waukee.-Twenty-one men were
badly burned in an explosion at
the new intake water tunnel. 1t is
said none is fatally injured, but the
condition of some is serious. The ex-
plosion was caused by an accumula-
ton of gas in the tunnel. 1t is sup
posed that the gas was ignited by a
spark from drill The accident oc-
Cured about two thousand feet from
shore and about one hundred feet I'M
der ground. The tunnel is being con-
structed by a firm Of Chicago contrac-
tors The accident is said to have
been the first experienced by them. Re-