Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-05-13
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erman, committed suicide by shooting.
| at his home In Middletown.
| La Crosse.-Walter Jones, charged
with shooting and killing William
Voeck at West Salem, was brought
here and lodged in Jail because of the
threatening attitude of West Salem
| citizens.
Oconto.-The Elks' initiation OF
| big class and installation of off,
GERS drew large gathering OF promt
nent members of the order from Mari
nette. Green Bay, Appleton, Shawanc
and Gillette. Judge Karel, state presi
| dent of the order officiated.
La Crosse.-Henry Hupson, may.
| or of Preston, and one of the lead.
ing men of that city, died from the
effects of pneumonia, after short Ill
ness Mr.. Hupson had completed
| plans to leave for Norway to attend
the national holiday celebration there
A widow and three children survive.
Beloit.-Willis Bond of this city
| is a seaman on the battleship
Florida, and was among the first te
land at Vera Cruz when the United
States flag was first hoisted in Mexico
He wrote to his parents that his com
rades were under deadly fire a;
times, but gave the Mexicans "Ho
dog in return.
Racine-Adjudged insane on the
day of the expiration of his prison
term of one year, Stefan Boor was ia
ken from Waupun to the state insane
asylum at Winnebago. Boor was sen
fenced to serve one year for failure te
support his wife and four children
While in Jail and prison he declared
he would kill them and the court or
dered an examination of his menta
condition, with the result stated.
Madison.-A loan fund scheme
the proceeds of which will amount
to $4,000, has been started by the
senior class of the university here
Each member of the class will con
tribute three dollars a year for a pc
Rod Of four years, SO that the funt
will be complete at the first reunion
of the class in 1919. This fund will
then be devoted toward helping needy
1
Edgerton.-Mrs. Casper Boesel died
as result of taking bichlorids
tablets few days ago with sui
cidal intent The act was carried
out while in fit of dependency al
the farm home, southeast of this city
Acknowledgements war veterans
| celebrated the sixteenth anniversary
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city for the Spanish war. This ia
the only celebration of the kind ever
| held in Ashland
| Beloit.-Clark Eichelberger, Free
port, won first prize in the Beloit
college eighth annual interscholastit
oratorical contest here speaking OF
THE immigration Problem and the
Public School" H. C. Northcott, Ev
anston academy, second, with "Tht
| Apostle of Light" Third place went
to Harold Hansen, Stoughton, on "Tht
Wandering Jew" There were five
other Wisconsin and Illinois orators
| The first three will receive medals.
Madison.-The election of nine
university students to Sigma Delta
Chi, honorary journalistic frater
nifty, was announced. Among them
are Harold L. Merkel and John E
Burke, both Of Milwaukee. OtheTI
elected were: J. R. Frawley, Eau
Claire; w. E. Clifford. Evansville, Ind:
Arthur Prussing, Chicago, H.; Jesse
| Reed, Madison; Harry Grinde, Madi
son; James Knolin, Bethel, Kan; r
| w. Knowles, Columbia City, Ind.
Observation-Disclosures of vision by
an accident when it does not
cause the injured person loss Of EN-
| ployment in the work in which he ID
| then engaged is not reason for Civ
| ing him large award under the work
mems compensation act, the SUPP eme
| court held. It reversed an award OF
| the industrial commission to an EN-,
| ploye of the International Harvester
company, when 1t found that even with
the loss of an eye the man could get
steady work as drill press operator.
| his trade.
Madison.-Before a crowded audi
ence of 1000 people, A. Y. Easing
ton, representing the University OF
Illinois, won first place in the north
ern oratorical contest here. Essington
spoke on The Hope of Democracy"
Howard M Jones. La Crosse. repre-
senting the University of Wisconsin.
took second place with "A Plea foI
More Poets Third place fell to Paul
Blanchard OF Michigan, with perora
! ton entitled Myself" Other contest
ants were John H. Gabriel of Iowa
Fred Tryon of Minnesota and r. R.
Baxter of Oberlin. IIlahi Baksh, Hin,
du student, who was to have repre-
scented Northwestern In the contest
was ruled out at the last moment
| Judges Of the contest were: Prof. Ma,
thaniel Barnes of De Paw university
Prof. w. e. Simonds of Knc1 college
Prof. Thomas Blaisdel Of Alma college
| President Samuel Plantz of Lawrence
college and c. D. Rosa Of Beloit.