Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-14
BADGER NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD

as the result or DurnS sustained Oo-
cember 1, when his four-year-old sister
set fire to the baby's clothes as he lay
in his crib.
Appleton.-Th annual report OF
Gustave Keller, Appleton, nation
al treasurer of the Catholic Order
OF Foresters, shows that $1,000, 1852
have been paid in death claims during
1918.
Janesyille.-Frank S. Baines, tobac-
co dealer and business man, is re-
covering from injuries received in
fall down a chute in his warehouse.
His left elbow was severely wrenched.
His face was badly skinned and sew
eral ribs were hurt.
Madison More than ton of auto
mobile number plates have been
aent out by Secretary of State Dom,
aid since January /, and applications
for as many more are on file in the
office. The number issued exceeds g.
200 and each set of plates weighs ten
ounces.
Racine.-Andrew Hanson, surfman
OF the lifesaving crew, celebrated
the thirty-third anniversary OF
service with the federal station at Ra-
cine. During the 33 years he has never
been off duty because of Illness even
q day. He is the oldest lifesaver In
point of service on the great lakes.
Racine Burglars entered the home
of Hubert Hone and stole sever
al hundred dollars in jewelry and
silyerware. The occupants were In
Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. William
Kranz returned from visit to find
burglar going through their home
They called the police, but the burglar
made his escape through a rear win
dow.
Portage-The business section OF
this city was threatened with de-
struction by fire. The blaze started
in the rear of e. w Ports grocery
and hardware establishment, consum-
ing the rear portion of the building
and causing loss of about s4,500. The
Loomis & Co. general furnishing store,
one OF the largest in the city, suffered
about $500 damage to it's stock. The
Democrat printing Office also incurred
smoke and water damage.
Madison.-Fire, starting from an
overheated stove in the barber shop
of Frank Haven, threatened business
block in the downtown district. The
Haven shop was destroyed and the
One Minute restaurant, next door, was
Quilted. Scores of guests at the cafe
were driven into the street without
recovering their wraps, hats and coats
Only the prompt action of the firemen
saved the destruction of the entire
block. The loss Is estimated at $4,000
Oshkosh.-James s. Foute, super
intendent of agencies for the Wis
consin National Life Insurance
company, appears to be pretty well
known at the Oshkosh post Office. He
received letter addressed only with
small kodak likeness Of himself and
the additional information that he is
a resident of Oshkosh The letter
was mailed at Helena, Mont, by J. T.
Mccartney, general passenger and
freight agent for the Great Northern
road The missive was promptly de-
livered
Kenosha.-Notable among the events
which marked the opening of the
year in Kenosha was the observ-
ance of the sixty-sixth anniversary OF
the marriage OF Mr. and Mrs George
Yule at their home on Parl. avenue.
On account of Illness in the family no
Get celebration had been arranged, but
Mr. and Mrs. Yule were at home to
their friends and many OF the promi-
nent people Of Kenosha and Racine
came to offer congratulations. At the
Yule home the unusual anniversary
was celebrated with a reunion of the
members of the family, three genera
tions being represented.
Madison-The state civil service
commission completed the exam
ination of applicants for hotel In
spectors. The names will be certified
to the state board of health, which
meets this week, so that appointments
can be made. OF the 125 who took
the examination the ten who STOOD
highest were: Walter c. Mase, Darling
ton; Bert Honeycomb Madison; w.
B. Smith, Janesville; Ernest Loether,
Eau Claire; Joseph e. Kennedy, Ply
mouth Elmer E. Little, Fond du
Lac; Ernest F. Bum, Madison; Alfred
G. Klotz, Milwaukee; William A. Do
ney, Green Bay, and William c. Dick
meyer, Milwaukee.
Kenosha Alexander Johnson, aged
forty-four, leader among Swedish
Americans in Chicago and Keno
sha, was found dying in the shall
low waters of lagoon at Anderson's
park, south of Kenosha. He was res
cued from the water and taken to
house nearby, but he died without re-
gaining consciousness. The cause of
his death is a mystery and the police
and coroner are investigating An ex-
animate of the body revealed sew
eral bruises, but none of them was
sufficient to cause death. The mans
money and yaluables were found IN
his pockets, II is believed he was ass
saulted ard thrown into the laEnoa.