Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-08-05
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STATE NEWS
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misunderstanding Kohl, for the past
so years resident of this city, died
from injuries received by falling down
stairs at his boarding house. He was
a Civil war veteran.
county Jail and the sheriff and
deputies were ordered vaccinated and
the cells fumigated because John
Sorenson, serving ten days, was found
to be suffering with smallpox.
Portage.-The residence of William
when the gasoline stove exploded, with
$4,000 loss. The daughter was pre-
pairing a meal. Cash to the amount of
$3.50 was burned.
Fond du Lac.-Edward Meach, for
ty, Chicago musician, died sudden
ly from heart failure at the
home of his mother in Green Bush,
this county, where he had been spend.
ing the summer He leaves his mother
and one sister.
Oshkosh.-Adam Leitzke, cobbler,
fifty-f1ve years old. was instantly
killed by q street car. Both legs
We're severed at the knee and the
body was carried 100 feet along the
drive. 1t is thought that Leitzke un.
thinkingly walked in front of the rap
idly approaching street car.
Depere.-A reception was given
the lawn Of st. Norbert's college, to
celebrate his return from an extended
visit in Europe. He attended the chap
ter Of the Premonstratian order, of
which he is the head in the United
States. He was received by the pope.
La Crosse. - Three young men
entered plea of guilty to burglary
in circuit court and were sem
fenced to serve three years each in
the states prison at Waupun. They
are Charles Thurman, aged twenty-five
years, Louisville, Ky; George La Rue.
aged twenty, Chicago; Earl Livingston.
aged twenty-five, Duluth.
Baraboo.-Eilene Horton, the eight
year-old granddaughter of Mrs. A.
G. Ringing, saved the life of lit
tie Helen Ford of Chicago, who fell
from boat at Devils lake. Eilene
heard the childs scream and, swim
ming toward the drowning girl, who
went down several times, carried her
to safety.
misunderstanding to industrial
commission sources, no appoint
ment will be made to succeed w.
M. Leiserson, who resigned as super
intendent of the Wisconsin Free En-
ployment office to join the United
States commission on industrial rela-
tons. Instead the work of the Office
will be apportioned, according to a
different plan.
Racine.-Mrs. Jennie Miller, Cal
edonia, although she believed some
one was attempting to steal her brain,
demanded jury trial before she
should be sent to the state asylum at
Mendoza. She was adjudged insane.
During the trial she asked the attend
ing physician if it would be possible
for her to substitute some one else's
it or it was stolen. Z
Racine.-John Cargo, arrested on
a charge OF breaking II large
windows in the south works of the j.
I. Case company, told Judge Smiled
ing that he had attempted to shoot a
Cargo had read of standing offer of
$1,000 for bird Of an extinct species.
The pigeon may not have been wild,
but Gargos aim certainly was, in the
opinion of the company Waterman.
Taylor-The four children of Rich
ard Roberts Of this town burned
to death when the house In which they
lived caught fire while the father was
on visit with a neighbor. When he
arrived the house was enveloped in
flames, and desperate attempts to res
cue the children failed. Mr.. Roberts
and other villagers were painfully
burned in attempting It. Roberts is a
wtdower.
New London.-Mrs. Carl Schultz.
wife Of well-to-do farmer Of
Caledonia, died from the effects of In
juries sustained by falling upon q
pitchfork Mrs. Schultz had been as
sisting her husband Ii the haymow of
the barn, and upon descending to the
barn floor she fell against the appraised
handle of a pitchfork hidden in the
hay, the handle of which penetrated
her abdmen. Medical assistance.
which was at once summoned, proved
of no avail, cas- the fork handle had
penetrated to depth Of several inches
and inflicted fatal injuries.
Madison.--That a houseboat Is not
a dwelling house within the mean
ing of the fish and game laws was
held in an opinion by Attorney
General Owen to Game Warden
Sholts. The game laws authorize the
game wardens to enter certain prem
ises in search of evidence of violation
without warrant. but provide that
they may not enter dwelling without
a warrant. The effect of the ruling Ia
that tha game warden may enter q