Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-10-21
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS
MNX


Superior.-S Superior college women
will organize branch of the National
Collegiate Alumne association
Superior clerks of Superb
or have formed a union and will affili-
ate with the Trade and Labor assem-
bly,
Washburn-Rev Christian Chris
Hansen, Norwegian Lutheran church,
has refused a call from Philadelphia
church
Merrill.-The board of education has
set aside fund to assist in entertain
ment of teachers who will attend the
Central Wisconsin Teachers associa-
ton convention here October % and "a.
Appleton.-The body of John Noes
of this city was found washed up on
the shore of an island in the Pacific.
He was a passenger on the Inflated
Francis H. Leggett, which went down
September Is.
Stone Lake. = Irene, seventeen
year-old daughter of Andrew Goetzl,
a farmer near here, died as the
result of wounds sustained by the ac'
cidental discharge of a shotgun. The
family formerly lived at Appleton.
Amigo. = Boys who attend the
short course in agriculture given
by County Representative Swoboda for
two years and perform the actual farm
work for one season will be given di-
pIomas by the university college of ag'
riculture.
Sheboygan.-Ev business house,
manufacturing plant and office, to-
gether with the public schools were
closed in Plymouth during the funeral
of the late mayor Clifford w. Starrett,
and the funeral cortege was the largest
ever seen in that city
Madison. - Six men were SEN
fenced to terms in Waupun peniten-
tiary for burglary and larceny. Among
those sentenced was Edward c. John
son, son of "Dogskin" Johnson, now
nerving a life sentence at Waupun for
the alleged murder of little girl.
aukesha.-Twenty-ni bankers
from this county, with but two or
three exceptions, attended the semi
annual meeting of the Waukesha
County Bankers Development associ-
alton here. Dinner was served by the
Baptist ladies, after which the men
met at the Elks' club, where addresses
were given on subjects of interest to
bankers by S. A. Connell, Milwaukee;
A. j. Frame, Waukesha; Joe Ellie, Pc
waukee; Frank Mckenzie, Mukwona,
go; H. w. Goodwin, Hartland, and
M. ]. Daily CT New Butler The next
meeting will be in June at Oconomo-
Voc
Rice Lake.-The Methodist Won
ems Foreign Mission society of the
Superior district will hold it's first
annual session in the Methodist Epis-
copal church here on October 20-21.
The officers are: President Mrs. G. J.
Dauer New Richmond; vice-president,
Mrs V. E. Braman, Superior; second
vice-president, Mrs. B. Dryden, Su-
perior; recording secretary, Mrs. M.
H. Morrill,, Superior; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Josephine Toal, New
Richmond; treasurer, Mrs. E. H. Har-
vey, Cumberland; superintendent OF
young peoples work, Mrs. E. r. Ben
son, Superior; superintendent of chill
drens work, Mrs. H. G. Goodsell, Ash
land.
Green Bay.-Word' has been re-
ceived here that Mrs. D. Cooper
Ayres died at Portsmouth, r. l., recent
ly. She was the widow of Maj d.
Cooper Ayres, surgeon of the Iron
brigade when it was commanded by
Gen. John A. Kellogg. Previous to
that he was surgeon of the Seventh.
During the war Mrs. Ayres and son
were with the major when the con-.
mand was in winter quarters and often
visited the men in the hospitals and
wrote letters for them. During the
familys long residence in Green Bay
Mrs. Ayres was active in club work
and in benevolent lines. After leaving
here and making her home in Brook
Ign, ". Y, much of her time was given
in the same direction Mrs. Ayres
was a descendant of Rev John Cot
ton, Boston's first minister, and
daughter of DR.. Charles Cotton, sur.
geon in the War of 1912.
Chippewa Falls Four women
and baby from Rh1nelander,
touring in big automobile, plunged
over a 15-foot embankment at dan
gerous curve in the road II miles east
pf this city. Mrs. w. E. Ashton, aged
ffty-tive, wife of the cashier of the
First National bank was killed. She
vas pinned under the car and survived
only few minutes. Mrs. Anna Wal
ker, aged twenty nine, widow of Judge
Walker, drove the car. Her ankle was
broken, her limbs badly bruised and
an arm hurt. Mrs. H. Hildermann,
aged fifty, owner of the car and mother
of Mrs. Walker. was seriously injured
about the spine, several ribs broken
and internal injuries inflicted. She
may die. She is the wife of a retired
brewer. Mrs. E. H. Keith, aged thirty
seven, wife of a leading dentist. hurt