Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-09-02

oAOA 10 U6Sluu1uS a survey OF all cap
itol offices to determine employees
efficiency.
Oconomowoc.-In attempting to
board a moving freight train at
Oconomowoc, Carte Swizski, a labor
er, was thrown several feet He re
celved several bad cuts about the head
but no fatal injuries.
Wausau.-After two days search
the body of Minnie Weisman, aged
eight, was found in a slough near
Lake Wausau. The lake was lowered
to aid searchers. She had gone to the
pasture for COW and probably fell in
the slough.
Waupun.-During heavy rain
storm Roy Hutchcroft, alias George
| Roberts. serving a fiye-year term
IN the penitentiary for horse-steal-
| ing. made his escape. Immedi-
ately after his absence was noticed al
| of the prisoners were locked in their
cells and the guards formed into
searching parties.
| shkosh.-Michael Kleist, Kenosha,
|
| here by Sheriff Zweifel on a war
rant charging him with assault
and battery on Carl Toilette, son OF
| former Deputy Game Warden G.. E.
| Toilette. Kleist entered plea of not
| guilty in municipal court His case
was adjourned to September 8 and he
was released upon his own recogni-
zance
Bangor.-Standing on the rear plat
| form of caboose, trying to flag
an approaching freight train with
his coat, small boy jumped from
speeding freight train, in the yards
here. just as the faster freight crashed
into his. He was slightly injured by
his fall. The caboose and dozen cars
were reduced to kindling wood by the
impact and the engine of the other
| freight train was badly damaged. The
fireman and engineer jumped in time
to save their lives and escaped with
few small cuts and bruises.
Oconomowoc.-At least fifty thou
sand dollars worth of state built
roads is assured for 1915 along
| that part of the Lake to River road
| which lies between Milwaukee and Wa
terloo on the way to Madison and the.
Mississippi river. This assurance is
due to the depositing of one-sixth of
the cost of improvement with town
boards in Waukesha and Jefferson
counties. Guido j. Hansen of Milwau-
kee and Hartland has deposited $4,000
in Brookfiehld township Waukesha
county, and 5000 in Pewaukee town.
ship of the same county, with peti.
lions asking for a full width concrete
or oiled macadam on parts of the Blue
Mound and WATERFOWL plank roads.
La Crosse.-Four persons are dead
as the result of the explosion
of lamp in the farm home of Thomas
Straight, in Hay valley, lonely, re-
cess lying in the bluffs between Rock
ton and Ontario. The victims are Da-
vid Thomas, his six-year-old son and
the two children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Straight The fire broke out while
Straight and his wife were at work
on the farm. Rushing to the house,
Straight entered and succeeded in res
cuing one of the Thomas children.
Thomas entered the building, but be-
fore he could rescue the little ones,
who were on the second floor, the roof
fell in, burying the four victims. Their
charred bones were found in a heap
when the fire had died out.
Milwaukee - Run down by
IS
the GAINESVILLE plank road, August
Stuesser, eight years old, Hales Cor.
ners, was crushed to death. The heavy
wheels of the truck passed over his
chest, crushing him terribly Young
Stuesser was playing on the road
north along the road to avoid being
caught by another lad The auto truck,
driven by Herman Emig, proprietor OF
a creamery at Tess Corners, was also
going north at slow rate of speed
The boy ran into the center of the
struck and thrown to the road. Two
wheels passed over his body before
the driver could bring the machine to
stop.
Milwaukee.-It is more than rea-
sonably certain that Milwaukee will
get the 1915 convention of the
National Retail Monument Deal
ers association of America. Forty
eight OF the fifty-two exhibitors at the
convention that closed on Saturday
have signed a petition urging the ex-
ecutive committee to select Milwaukee
for next years meeting place because
of the superior convention facilities in
the Auditorium. No other city in the
country can provide the same conven
ton facilities, the delegates said. G.
G. Mulligan, president of the Knights
of Columbus Choral club, has written
Manager ]. C. Grieb a lattering letter
on the recent concert given by the
club in Plankinton hall. The acous-
tics for a concert are exceptional, he
says.