Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-02-04
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

Glenwood ty.---William Lourle,
one of the earliest settlers of the town
of Emerald and for many years justice
of the peace, is dead,
Grand Rapids-Clarence Preston.
seventeen years old, of Plover, fell
| from the Green Bay & Western plat
form in front of an approaching train
| and was killed
London.-Thomas Anderson, Cam
bridge, aged sixty, was struck by
a Northwestern train while walking
along the tracks near this city Ply
| sicians declared he was but slightly in
! jured.
Janesville-Paul KFebs, young
| farmer of the town of Avalon,
was thrown from a buggy into ditch
in a runaway and instantly killed. His
| horse ran home He leaves bride OF
three months.
| Madison.-A daring robber stole
| $50 from a cash register in John
Huegels shoe store while Mr. Huegel
was answering telephone call in the
store next door. The call was from
the robbers accomplish.
| Madison.-President Ralph Smith
| of the board of control returned
| from Waupun, where with other mem
bers of the board, so applications for
parole were heard Twenty-three
were granted and the others denied.
| Racine.-Albert Boyer, aged sixty
| years, teamster, was struck
down and killed at the Kewaunes
street crossing of the Chicago & North
western road. He did not hear the ap
proach of the train and was driving
| over the crossing
Marinette.-R. C. Anderson, general
manager and principal owner OF
the sawmill at Armstrong Creek,
was instantly killed when his clothing
| caught on revolving shaft. He was
| f1fty-two years old and is survived by
his wife and six children.
La Crosse.-Twenty years after
his release from the state insane
| asylum at Mendoza, constant brood
| ing over religion caused the mind OF
Frank Winchell, f1ftysix years old, OF
| the town of Grant, to become unbat
| anced, and he was returned to Men
/ dota after threatening to destry his
! family.
Janesville.-Gov. Francis Mccoy
ern has accepted the invitation of
the GAINESVILLE Twilight club to de-
liver an address on the evening Of
February 10 on The High Cost of Liv-
| ing" He will deliver the same ad-
dress in Beloit before the Six O'clock
club the following evening.
Janesville-One of the most strenu
Gus campaigns for the purpose or
raising $4,000 to clear the indebted
ness of the Palmer Memorial hospital
closed. 1t is not expected that the to
tai raised will be more than $4,000
Sunday every church took up dona
lions for the purpose and every frater
nal organization hay given literally.
Oconomowoc-Office of the Wis
consin Volunteer Firemens asso
citation held meeting here TO ar
| range for the 1914 tournament. A To-
cal committee, Mayor Solveson. Gus
tav Meisner, F. W. Moldenhauer, DR..
L. A. Meyer, Judge A. G. Derse and j.
A. Peacock, and officers of the Ocono-
mowoc department, met with the state
officers.
GAINESVILLE. Working men in James
vile may insure themselves by
paying SO cents a month for a
period of two years for hospital treat
ment In case they are taken Ill or SUI,
fer accidents. This announcement was
made by the board Of trustees and
managers of the Palmer Memorial
Mercy hospital in the campaign now
conducted to raise $4,000 to pay on
the debt. total of nearly $4,000 has
been pledged.
Sheboygan.-Arno Midi, aged
eleven. drowned while skating on
the Sheboygan river. John Messmer,
aged eleven. was perhaps fatally In
jured while coasting down Wisconsin
avenue hill when he collided with w
A. Kniland's automobile. August BaeT-
waldt, f1fty-three, was struck by a
south bound passenger train on the
Northwestern road while walking
along the track He suffered com
pound fracture of the right leg.
Kenosha. The coroner's jury
! which investigated the death OF
John HIM. shot and killed by Mrs
Constantia Benerowicz returned yer
dict of "justiflable homicide" Distric'
Attorney Drury told her he thought
she did just what any other honest
woman should have done under the cir
cumstances Mrs Benerowicz told o.
the attempt of HIM to crawl through
a window into her bedroom and of tbs
struggle she had with him.
La Crosse-To one hug-$450
That was the bill jury in cir
cult court called upon Albert Wing
i stand, professional collector, to col
! lect from himself and turn over t.
Mrs Mary Hougen, beautiful yount
bride Two months ago Wlngstat
called at the Hougen home to coliec
bill. but instead appropriated o!
force a hug from the mistress of th'
| house- she alleges, and she sued To-
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