Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-25
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him. Nine children survive him.
Edgerton.-Fire in two-story ware
house owned by H. T. Sweeney dam
aged tobacco and cigars to the amount
of $4,000. The origin of the fire is
unknown.
Beloit.-'Tm going hunting" ex-
planned Gus Andrews, mail carrier, to
his wife as he left the house. A few
hours later she found his body hang
ing in the barn. No cause for the sui
eide was found.
Elkhorn.-John Walther pleaded
guilty in the Walworth county
circuit court to the charge of murder
and was sentenced by Judge Belden to
life Imprisonment. Walther lived near
Whitewater and shot and killed his
wife last September.
Antigo.-Because she feared she
would lose her home and be
forced to return to the Soldiers home,
Mrs. Mary Webley, fifty-eight years
old, soldiers widow, attempted sui
eide. She inhaled ether and slashed
her throat, but will recover.
Racine.-Frank Chumieck, ten
years old, of Wind Point, was at
tackled by a flock of geese and knocked
to the ground. His father, who heard
the frantic screams, drove the geese
off and carried the boy into the house
where he expired five minutes later
from commissions.
Port Washington.-The residence
and cheese factory of Rubin
Maechtley. two miles west of Port
Washington, was destroyed by fire at
an early hour, with machinery, furni-
ture and buildings. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, partly covered by in
surance.
Eau Claire-Harry Liant, "the
meanest man in Eau Claire" was
sentenced to one year at Waupun by
Judge Wickham. Liant WIS charged
with striking his wife, who was
holding her three-months-old infant in
her arms. Mrs. Lant's hose was
broken.
La Crosse.-In an indoor track
meet here, at the high school,
George Michaels, while engaged in the
100-yard dash, fell dead on the running
track of the gymnasium. Heart fail
ure, superinduced by overexertion,
caused his death. Michaels was tho
oldest of eight children of widow.
Appleton.-Th annual peace con-
test will be held here Satur-
day night The entries are: Paul Win
ner, Black River Falls; Harold Wade,
Beloit college; F. G. Maynard, Ripon
college; Zachariah Davies, Carroll; w.
R. West, Milton, and J. F. Toohey,
Marquette university.
Superior.-A printing plant will
be installed in the Superior high
school for the benefit of the stu
dents of the continuation and indus
trial classes, if the plan proposed by
Superintendent w. E. Maddox, and
approved by many members Of the
school board, is brought to realization.
Green Bay.-Rev. B. H. Pennings,
Depere, prior of the Premon-
States, will leave for Bohemia next
month to attend the meeting Of the
general chapter of the order, which is
held once every six years The meet
ing is to be held at Prague, Bohemia.
Superior-Douglas county rural
school teachers receive an average
monthly salary of $4629 and
teachers in the state graded schools of
the county $55.23, the highest averages
for similar work paid in the state, ac-
cording to the annual report of Olga
Larsonn, county superintendent of
schools.
Madison.-Robert A. Campbell, sec
rotary of the state board of pub
lie affairs, has resigned his place
here to accept position with the mu-
nicipal reference library in New York
city. Mr.. Campbell came here two
years ago from Sacramento, Cal. He
is a graduate OF the University of Wis
consin, class of 1906.
Green Bay.-Frank Murray, farm
worker, was arrested on a charge
of dynamitirg Finnegan's cheese
factory, in course of construction
at Wrightstown, Brown county
Arraigned in municipal court, he
pleaded not guilty. Preliminary hear
ing will be held March rs. He was
released on bond
Sturgeon Bay.-Alex. Johnson, fish
erman, Liberty Grove, Door coun-
ty, brought in a wolf for bounty
which he killed by spearing.
Off Rowley's bay he saw the animal
afoat on a cake of ice. He broke up
the ice by ramming it with his boat
and then speared the wolf in the head
with pike pole. The bounty is $40.
Marinette.--Men from the sheriff's
Office and guards from the work
house are securing the county in
search of two persons who made good
daring attempt to escape. Harry
Dwyer of Feshtigo Harbor and c.. E.
Dionne of Marinette scaled 12-foot
fence of the workhouse when Warden
John Chattels back was turned and
before their absence was noticed were
running a quarter of mile away
La Crosse.-John King, thirty-four
years old, cook, was killed when he
slid under a freight train from which
he was alIghting. His body was cut
in two.