Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-12-23
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

TO save a small enid from the noo1S
of a runaway horse.
Neenah.-The industrial school here
has an enrolment of 237. Of this
number 126 are women and Ill are
men.
Neenah. - Christmas trees are
scarce and will be high-priced i'll
| this locality this year. Only a few
shipments have been received. The
| trees are smaller than in former years.
Rhinelander-The late Mrs. o. A.
Hilgermann, who with Mrs. w E.
Ashton was killed in an automobile
accident at Chippewa Falls a few
weeks ago, left $500 to the German Lu-
theran church.
Appleton.-A special train contain
ing 35 fiat cars loaded with cannon
and mounting machinery passed
through the city on the 500 line. The
cannon were consigned to ETancouver,
B. C.
Appleton.-While washing dishes
Mrs. John |. Gehring, aged six
ty, discovered she was standing in
pool of blood. An artery in her
right instep had broken. Her hus-
band was unable to stop the flow OF
blood and she died
La Crosse-Awakened by squawk-
ing in his neighbours chicken coop,
Chief of Police John 3. Weber
waited only to pin his star upon the
bosom of his pajamas before sallying
forth and capturing three chicken
thieves red-handed.
Neenah.-Advices received here from
the adjutant general are that company
l, the Neenah National Guard organi-
zation, leads both the First and Sec
ond infantry in the number of experts
qualifying in range work. Company L
has IA ranking as experts.
Racine.-A healthy baby boy, about
ten days DID, was found on the
doorstep of F. l. Clemens. He was
warmly dressed in wooden garments
and wrapped in shawl and quilt.
He was placed i'll maternity home.
He is believed to have come from out
of town
Superior.-Over $3.50 worth of print
ing has been done by the printing
classes of the Superior High school
for the board of education since the
classes were started. 1t is said by
members of the faculty that the work
turned out by the classes will pay for
the 81 900 worth of equipment in two
years.
Green Bay.-Alderman Gum was ac-
quilted of the charge of frequenting
a resort here, A jury in justice court
found that the charge make by Pa
trolmen Morgan and Distache was I'M
founded, and as result action now
is pending against the patrolmen who
temporarily have been suspended from
service on charges of infractions of
police regulations.
Superior. THE European war is
making a continent of paupers and it
is up to Jews of this country to carry
on the Zionist movement" said Jacob
De Hass, a national executive of the
Federation of American Zionists and
member of the provisional commit
tee on general Zionist affairs who was
in the city in connection with sub
scription plan for the work.
Green Bay.-For the first time in
over eight years the Wisconsin state
reformatory is filled with prisoners.
With the arrival of six young men
from Milwaukee the total number of
inmates of the institution was in
creased to 1893. Notice has been sent.
to courts and sheriffs by Superintend-
ent c. w. Bowron that no more pris-
oners can be taken care of.
Madison-Articles of incorporation
of the village of Pound, in
Marinette county, were. filed in the Of
flee of Secretary OF State Donald. The
village is located in the town Of
Pound, covers an area of 400 acres
and has 263 inhabitants. At an cleo
ton, held ON December s, the ques-
ton of incorporation was decided af-
firmatively by vote of 35 to 10.
Muskegon-W Word has been received
in Muskegon of the death of G.
A. Moore, former president of the
Shaw Electric Crane works of Muske
gon, while at sea en- route to his win
ter home in Italy. One of Mr. Moore'sl
daughters surviving him is the Ouch
ess of Torlonia, wife of a wealthy
Italian nobleman. Mr.. Moore was
president of the National Protective,
association in 1896 and was honoredl
in France year ago when he was
made chevalier in the Legion OF
Honor
Kewaskum = After contemplating
suicide for 10 years, Casper Brad
stetter, painter, took strychnine
and six hours later was dead. Drug
gist's records show the poison was
bought on December 8, 1901 The fam
lily had moved several times and each
time the little bottle was taken along
by Bradstetter, unknown to other men,
bers of the family. Bradstetter was
put on the black list This is thought
to have been the immediate cause OF