Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-24
STATE NEWS


this city and Miss Mabel Hanson,
Neenah, were married at that city.
Racine.-The Central association
urges the park board to put search
lights on the bathing beach as a pre-
ventive of immortality.
La Crosse.-Walter Jones, confessed
murderer Of William Voeck at West
Salem on May 2, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment
Neenah.-The Neenah organization,
of Yeomen will organize stock COM
pany and purchase the Union Baptist
church property in this city.
Oconomowoc.-The Graduate Nurses
association of Waukesha and Jeffer-
son county held a picnic at the Lac
La Belle property.
Sheboygan.-While swimming in the
river Jacob Hoffman walked over
ledge and dropped from sight and was
drowned before he could be rescued
by his four companions.
Kenosha.-Mrs. Lena Valentine, who
was shot by her husband, April 20,
died. 1t is known that she received
letters from her husband, mailed at
some city in Michigan.
Sturgeon Improvements to
the extent of $4,000, made pos
sible by the will of Charles Rey-
mold, are to be made to the church of
ST. Joseph of this city
Depere.-Mrs August Staven of
Grenleaf died in hospital after an OPP
GRAFTON. Four days later her daughter.
Mrs. Clara Weigert, also died in the
hospital.
Portage.-Arnold, the fourteen-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil
Schultz, was drowned in the Crawfish
river at Columbus while playing with
companions. The body was recovered
three hours afterward.
Madison.-The University will con-
fer the degree of master Of arts upon
Assemblyman A e. Frederick, Meth
odist pastor at Kendall. He has de-
gree of bachelor of laws from the uni
versity.
Eau Claire.-Arthur Barney, two
and one-half years old. fell into
the Chippewa river and was drowned.
His body caught further down the
stream on a fishhook set by Oscar
Thompson.
Green Bay.-Three children, Jessie.
Hugh and Perry, of Silas Smith, were
drowned in a lake at Crandon. Mr..
Smith formerly lived here and rela-
tives in this city were notified of the
tragedy.
Grand apids.-Solomon Merritt OF
Pittsville, Wood county's champion
hunter, brought to the city clerk
six cub wolf scalps, which he
had captured near his home, and was
paid bounty of $48.
Racine.-The four-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Greenwood, SO
Carroll street, strayed into the yard of
neighbor and fell into an open catch
basin leading to the sewer, choking to
death.
Oconto. - George Barlament, T.
F1ynns assailant, was caught IL
miles from here after an 18-hour chase
by Sheriff Mush. He was placed in
jail District Attorney Lehner will
prosecute the case at once. Flynn was
shot through the arm, side and foot.
His condition Is precarious.
Superior one public Office
continuously since 1884, ]. S..
Workman, city clerk of Baraboo. now
here on a visit to relatives, is said to
have broken the state record for con-
tinuous public service. He first be-
came city clerk of Baraboo the year
after Incorporation and has occupied
that official position ever since,
CARBOHYDRATES Swan, who was
a passenger on the Empress of
Ireland, is home. He says he
rushed on deck after the crash. The
boat was lying on its side and he slid
off into the water. The bodies of
Mrs. Albin Anderson and Mrs. Charles
FIiflet have not been recovered and
are supposed to be in the hull, in 150
feet of water.
Antigo-The case of Emil Honzik
vs. Henry Bubboltz, which was
heard before Judge Hogan in munich
pal court Of this city, never reached
y
in the plaintiff agreed to settle for
$3.50. He was suing for $4,000. The
suit was the first Of its kind to be
heard in this county, the action grow
ing out of the loss of a barn, the plain
tiff claiming the fire was due to de-
fective smokestack on the threshing
engine owned by the defendant in the
action.
Kilbourn.-The Wisconsin Valley
Library association will meet here
June "a and 25. Among the speak
ers will be j. F. Dixon, president
Kilbourn library board; M. S. Dudgeon,
secretary Wisconsin library commits
sion, Madison; ]. l.. Wakefield, Toma-
hawk; Miss L. E. Stearns. Milwaukee;
Mrs. G. w. Jenkins, trustee Kilbourn
library; Miss Marion Humble, library
school, Madison; DR.. Louis Reber,
dean university extension, Madison;