Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-09-09
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Ola son OF MT. ana MIS-. CxSOi go Ae1E
sell, was killed by diving into con-
crete tank while swimming.
Wausau.-Hallie Armstrong, twenty
eight years old an employee of the
Wausau Street Railroad company, was
electrocuted while working on q
pole cutting wire.
Richland Center.-The West Wiscon.
sin conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church closed. Bishop
Quayle preached after the ordination
services and the appointments were
read.
Beloit-Henry Shannon of James
vile has been found guilty Of
stealing cocaine from offices of Beloit
doctors and dentists and sent to the
county house. de told pitiful stony
in court of the hold the drug had upon
him.
La Crosse.-Burglars entered the
post Office and jewellery store at
Cashton and succeeded in making
their escape. A small amount OF
cash was secured at the post Office,
the robbers failing to locate the place
where large number of stamps were
secluded. A considerable amount of
jewelry was taken.
Port Washington.-Cha Mirsh.
sixty years old, was killed by
Northwestern passenger train on the
tracks near the Druecken lime kiln,
two miles from Port Washington. He
was driving herd of cattle across the
track from pasture. His body was
mangled beyond recognition. He
leaves a wife and four children.
Black River Falls.-Fred Koehn, at
his summer home on Black river,
recently surprised the neighbors
by using electric lights. Neigh
bors could not understand how he got
the current, as there were no cleo
trio wires within several miles. Koehn
explained that he had connected UP
with the electrical lighting apparatus
of his automobile.
La Crosse!-The national convention
It the Women's Bohemian Catho-
lie Central union of the United
States opened here and will continue
one week. One hundred delegates will
be in attendance at the triennial con-
clave. One Of the features will be the
raising of an endowment fund for the
relief Of the widows, orphans and fam
lilies in distress as the result of the
present European conflict.
Neenah.-The Twenty-first Wiscon-
sin regiment reunion closed here.
The following were elected: Pres
ident, A. w. Ballard, Omro; first
vice-president, W. R. Bills, Omro; Sec
ond vice-president, e. M. Dick, Chill.
ton; chaplain, H. L. Bacon. Oshkosh;
secretary and treasurer, James Noble,
Waupaca; custodian of the associa-
tons flag, H. L. Bacon. Omro was de.
cided upon as the next place Of meet
ing. The register showed a total of
83 members of the regiment attending
the reunion.
Madison.-"While there are sanitary
regulations requiring that all stock
cars in which cholera hogs have
the shipper to be on the safe side and
see to it that all the cars he uses are
clean" So states DR.. B. A Beach OF
the college of agriculture, University
of Wisconsin, relative to the matter OF
filthy stock cars, which are becoming
a serious factor in the spread of hog
cholera Doctor Beach states that
cholera germs remain alive for weeks
in cars which have contained diseased
animals.
Madison.-To make a county fair
the vital, helpful institution that
it may be, the boys and girls must be
encouraged to take part, says F. P.
Norgord, superintendent of Wisconsin
farmers Institutes. With old and
young working together the fair be-
comes, as it should, real community
effort Nor is it hard to get young
people to help III making their local
fair a decided success, for the inter
est is already there. No event OF the
year, except perhaps the circus and
Fourth of July celebration, hold such
thrill for the average boy or girl as
does the annual county fair.
Milwaukee-The cornerstone of thu
new st. Thomas Aquinas church
now being erected at Thirty-sixtf
and Brown streets, was laid IL
the presence of 5000 persons by Bish.
op Edward Kozolowski. Many of those
present were representatives of the
various Catholic societies and parishes
of the city. Bishop Kozolowski was
assisted by Mgr. ]. ]. Rainier, vicar
general of the diocese, as assistant
priest; Rev. B. F. Fairbanks and Rev
P. M. Durnin, deacons, and Rev. Der
nard Traudt, master of ceremonies
The sermon was preached by DR.. D. ]
O'Hearn of st. Francis seminary. The
edifice will cost about one hundred
thousand dollars. Rev. e. Blackwell
is pastor of the congregation.
Racine.-Herbert Marble of Ray
mond Center, Racine farmer, was