Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-06-17
WISCONSIN NEWS
TERSELY TOLD


| Merrilil-Rev. C. L.gNisbet has been
installed as pastor OF the First Presby.
terrain church of this city.
| Shawano.-Mr. and Mrs. Gustav
Grabrecht of this city have just cele-
brated the f1ftieth anniversary of their
wedding.
| Osseo.-A silver cup is being offered
| by the Osseo Recorder for the grower
| of the best corn in Trempealeau
county.
Baraboo-The annual meeting of
the Sank County Holstein Cattle
Breeders association will be held on
June IL at Devils Lake.
Neenah.-Felix Wolkowsky, sixteen
years old, fell off bridge while fish
ing and was drowned before rescue
| could be made.
Neenah.-The biggest fish catch
made in Lake Winnebago this season
has been 1873. This record breaking
catch was made by a party of seven
local fishermen.
| Stevens Point-After being SEN
fenced to the state prison for 1S
months, August Lubesky complained
of rheumatism until given the freedom
of the Jail, then he made his escape.
Appleton.-Mrs. Dora Wellhouse,
who was found guilty of running her
home for immoral purposes, following
the closing of the red-light district,
was sentenced to three years impris.
onment.
Ashland. D. Brownell, head Of
the English department Of North
land college two years, has been
elected president of the college Pres
ident M. ]. Fenenga resigned to go to
the Pacific coast.
| La Crosse.-The annual meeting of
the Western Guernsey Breeders asso-
citation will be held in West Salem
June 49, 1t is expected the meeting
will be attended by hundreds of cat
| tlemen throughout the West
Janesville.-Fifty dollars and costs
is the fine that Judge Maxfeld
is assessing automobile drivers who
exceed the speed limit, and one dollar
and costs for the bicycle riders who
travel on the walks. Without warning
the police started a crusade and the
motorcycle officer began rounding
them up.
| Madison.-Formal announcement of
his candidacy for United States
senator was made by Gov. Fran
els e. McGovern. He is standing
upon his record as governor Of the
state, for downward revision of the
| -sAo g. ny1iU low Of fhn
methods of distribution Of food prod
ucts. The latter is his most impor-
tant issue.
JanesviIle-An aged man, accom-
panied by his son, came back
ito his old home to select his last rest
Ing place" in Oak Hill cemetery. With
w. T. Shearer, president of the Gene
terry association, he picked out $40
burial lot and presented $75 check
in payment, receiving $35 in change.
Mr.. Shearer is outAthe $35, for the
check has been declared bad.
Sheboygan. His miraculous es-
cape from injury, to say nothing
from instant death, in an accident
few years ago, caused Rev. Father
Charles Gerhard Myers, who was or
dained to the priesthood at st. Fran
/ els June 1, and read his first mass In
the st. Peter Claver church here, to
study for the ministry. While working
in his fathers machine shop ma
chine under which he was working,
| weighing over ton, accidentally fell,
but in some manner it's fall was
stopped within few inches of him.
Marinette.-Nettie st. Clair, aged
twenty-five, a professional aeronaut,
was dashed to death In the pres
ence of several thousand people at
Lakeside She had assembled a dis
| lance Of 500 feet. AS she was over the
water it is presumed she unbuckled
the safety belt that held her to the
parachute so that when she fell she
would not be dragged under the wa
ter. While doing this she seemingly
lost her hold. AS the water was shall
low the impact caused almost instant
death.
Sheboygan.-That the two young
| men who robbed store in Man.
ttowoc worked a similar game here
and escaped to Milwaukee is the
belief of the local police, and the Mil
waukee police have been given a de-
scription Of them The robbery was
committed In broad daylight. Shortly
before noon one of the strangers en-
tered the Office of the Singer Sewing
Machine company and purchased a
bottle of oil, rendering $40 bill In
payment, that he might see where
the money was kept. An hour later.
when the bookkeeper was alone in the
office. the other stranger came in and
INQUIRED for crate and was taken to
the basement. While the sale was be-
ing made his confederate entered the
store and robbed the safe of $45. The
robbery was not discovered until the
men had time to leave the city.