Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-10-28
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priest, has been appointed postmaster
at that place to succeed H. G.. Gras-
horn.
Plymouth.-Word has been received
here of the death of Rev. William
Gardam, former rector of ST. Pauls
Episcopal church in Plymouth, who
died in Atlantic City, N. J.
Hurley-A reduction of 25 cents
per day, the first cut in wages
of Hurley miners in years, has been
made at the Cary mine. Slack de-
mand for the output is blamed.
Washburn-Plans are being made
for the northern district convention OF
the Christian Endeavor society to be
held here October 30-31 and Novem-
Der l.
Grand View-A sturgeon weighing
$50 pounds and measuring seven feet
in length is the record catch claimed
by M La Pointe from the waters OF
Lake Namekagon.
Rhinelander.-A big potato show
will be held here October 20. I'M
der Oneida county auspices. Silver
cups and other prizes are to be award
ed and the winning exhibits will be
sent to the potato show at Grand Rap
ids in November.
Grand Rapids.-Wabeshgo Pota-
watamie Indian, ninety years OF
age, died at the home of his son, Jim
Spoon, in Pittsville. He was the blind
medicine man of his tribe. Wabeshgo
was resident of Wood county for over
forty-five years.
Kenosha.-A gold pin bearing the
initials "A. A. A." furnishes the
only clue to the Identification OF the
body of young man found in Pike
river. He wore dark serge suit, black
shoes, and carried two pairs of nose
glasses in his pocket. The body Is De
ing held at local morgue pending an
investigation by the authorities.
Wautoma Bannerman Bros.
store at Red Granite, nine miles
east of this village, was robbed and
several overcoats, shoes anddry goods
taken. The burglars then loaded the
safe, which weighed about half ton,
on fat car and took it down the q.
& N w. railroad track half mile and
blew 1t up. The amount they secured
Is not known.
Eau Understanding to report
of the finance committee of the
board of education it will cost approx
imately $4,000 to maintain the public
schools of the city during the coming
school year. In the preparation of the
budget for the year the members OF
the committee will find it necessary to
go to the top-notch figure, which is an
increase of about seven thousand dol
lars over the present year.
Port Washington.-The body of
Andy Cronin, who disappeared from
Port Washington four weeks ago, was
found on the beach, several miles
south of that city, by John Huela,
where it had been washed up by the
high sea the early part of the week.
Cronin, who for years was a locomo-
tive engineer employed by the North
western, left the road during the big
strike 20 years ago and settled in Port
Washington Cronin, who was a ma
tive of Milwaukee, was sixty-six years
old.
Madison-The body of Julian Carl
ton, ~ negro murderer of seven per-
sons in the Wright bungalow trag-
edy, has been received by the medical
authorities of the University of Wis
consin. In the course of month,
when the brain of the notorious slayer
has hardened sufficiently, an examina-
ton will be made. 1t is expected
study of it's formation will result in
an interesting demonstration of the re-
lation of crime to mentality. DR.. w. S.
Miller, associate professor of anatomy,
will be in charge of the investigation.
Portage.-The annual convention
of the Columbia County Sunday
School association closed at Wyo-
cena, after several days session. Off,
GERS elected were: Rev. /. w. Bingham
Of Portage, president; Rev. w. H.
Penn of Portage, vice-president; cor
responding secretary, s. F. Wood OF
Pardeeville; recording secretary, Mrs,
F. H. McNutt of Portage; treasurer,
Rev. A. J. Evenson of Rio. S. F. Wood
was selected state delegate to the
Grand Rapids convention and Rev. l.
w. Bingham of Portage, alternate
Kenosha.-John Luss, aged sixty
five years, wealthy farmer of the
town of Somers, just north Of this
city, was murdered in the door-yard
of his home when he was shot down by
an Italian hunter who had been or
dered from the place. The entire
charge of shot entered the left breast
of the farmer, tearing out his heart.
After he was shot Luss staggered for
ward and sought to close with the
Italian, but the latter struck him with
the butt end of the gun and made his
escape. The shooting was witnessed
by Mrs. Addie Jones, a housekeeper
for Luss. She declared to the officers
that there had been five men in the
party OF hunters and that three of
them had hidden in the bushes.