Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-11
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ceived in falling on an icy sidewalk.
Racine.-Calling the only clerk
in the shoe store of Carl n. Lar
son to a neighboring salo IN by phone
an unidentified robber assisted his
partner in clearing the till of about
$50, and both got away.
Oconomowoc. While making
call at the home of Mrs. F. o. Spence
at Oconomowoc Mrs. Anna Craft was
stricken with apoplexy, death ensuing
in a few minutes. Mrs. Craft was
seventy-five years old and had lived in
Oconomowoc more than thirty years
Madison.-F. w. Doolittle, who
has been connected with the rate
making department of the Wisconsin
railroad commission for many years,
has accepted the position of secretary
of the Illinois public service commits
sion.
Glenwood City.-Many of the farm
ers in this vicinity will replace
their sugar beet acreage with cucum-
bers onions, peas, cabbage and pota
toes, owing to the doubtful outlook for
sugar beets on account of the new
tariff law
Glenwood City-A woman candi-
date is in the field for the Glen
wood City post Office. Miss May Boyle,
who has served as assistant postmis
tress here for the last eight years, has
petitions in circulation and is said to
have influential Democratic backing.
Grand Rapids.-Miss Caroline Fitch,
just appointed. postmistress at Ne
koosa, to succeed A. E. Lapham, re-
signed, is an aunt of FL. e. Fitch OF
Nekoosa a member of the Democratic
state central committee Until recent
ly she was a resident of Cranmoore.
La Crosse.-The year 1914 will
be the banner year in road build
ing in La Crosse county. Twenty
miles of macadam will be added to the
roads of the county and in addition
there will be two miles of heavy grad
ing and number of miles resurfaced.
Madison.-To date about 1000 no
tel licenses have been issued by
the state board of health. There are
about 10000 hotels in the state, and
the applications are coming in about
as rapidly as the board can take care
of them. Deputy health officers are
going to aid the hotel inspectors in
their work, there being too much for
the new officials.
Fond du Lac-Edward Roughen,
Owen Cromme and Leo Jagdfeldt.
had narrow escape from tragic
death when their ice boat, in trying to
jump a 25-foot opening. covered only
by thin ice, plunged into % feet of wa
ter into Lake Winnebago. Assisted by
other yachtsmen they managed to res
cue their craft and continue their
trip to Calumet harbor.
La Crosse.-Jake Anstett, Pres
ton, Mimi, farmer, has hen that
threatens to do more to dissolve the
egg trust than all the antitrust laws
on the federal books The Preston man
Is authority for the statement that his
feathered wonder lays eggs nine and
one-half inches in circumference. He
is considering marketing them by the
pound instead of the dozen.
Beloit.-The Beloit high school
boys who petitioned to be given
the domestic science course have been
informed that If they take the cooking
lessons they also must learn sewing.
The protest was ignored by Superin-
tendent Converse, who said as the
school desired to make good house
keepers he would not consider tbs
work well done unless the boys re-
ceived the full instruction.
La Crosse.-Rev John n Rapp.
fiPtU.civ NJ cnapnforU
to Bishop James Schwebach OF
the La Crosse diocese. died at ST.
Francis hospital He was born in Ger
many on May 8, 1858. He studied at
st. Bernard's college, near Bergenz,
and later at St Willibald's seminary.
Eichstadt, Germany He came to
America in 1882 and on June Is, 1895,
was ordained to the priesthood, later
becoming private secretary to the
bishop.
Green Bay.-Word was received
in the city from Chicago of the
death of N. S. Kimball, master me-
chanic of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul railroad, with headquarters in
Green Bay for many years. Mr.. Kim
ball was eighty-three years old and
spent longer time in the railroad
service than any official on a railroad
up to the time of his retirement two
years ago. He came to this city in
1882 as master mechanic of the local
shops and retired after 30 years of &C
tive service.
Grand Rapids.-The building owned
by the Swedish Lutheran congre-
cation was partly destroyed By
fire. The back part of the building is
a chapel A room in front is occupied
by the caretaker, Herman Ladinsky
Max, a son, drew his bed near the Well
filled stove, and was awakened by his
sisters screams. When aroused, he
found his hair scorched The fire
spread between the walls to the floor
lboye. A rear room will be used by
ne congregation until the old build
ns is RACED and new Church huilt