Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-09-01
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

wagon loaded with grain.
New London.-Whil crossing the
main city bridge, Frank Schoenrock,
mason contractor, was attacked by
two young bandits, but beat them of
and escaped.
New London.-While crossing the
main city bridge Frank Schoenrock,
mason contractor, was attacked by
two young bandits, but beat them off
and escaped
Bangor Mr.. and Mrs. S. c.
Fauver have just celebrated their
golden wedding Mr.. Fauver is vet
eran of the Civil war and now Is the
only member of the local G. A. r.
post.
Fond du Lac.-Lyle Potash, little
boy whose foot was sewed on
after it was cut off by his fathers
moving machine, has lost the foot in
spite of the physicians efforts. A few
days after it was sewed on, two weeks
ago, it had to be amputated to avoid
blood poisoning.
Green Bay.-Fffty prisoners at
the Wisconsin state reformatory
have petitioned the state board of con-
troll for paroles The institution is
crowded over normal limit now and
prisoners are being held in county
jails because there is no room for
them in the reformatory.
Wautoma-The body of Miss Anna
Erbs who has been missing since
July 6, was found in the woods
near here Beside it was can
of paris green Her disappearance
had been advertised in the surround
ing towns, but there was no clew as to-
what had become of her.
Oconomowoc-The eastern Michi-
gan conference of the Iowa Luz
theran synod held a convention at
Oconomowoc About twenty-five min
listers and Lutheran teachers were
present. Papers on church subjects
were read and a special service held
at Dr. Martin Luther church.
Kenosha.-Fifteen lawyers of Ken
osha formed "The Kenosha Bar
association" at meeting here James
Cavanagh, nestor of the Kenosha
bench and bar, presided and a COM
mittee, headed by Judge Clifford E..
Randall of the municipal court, was
named to draft a constitution and by
laws. A dinner will be held Septem-
Der 1.
Milwaukee John NJ. Beffel of
Milwaukee has been succeeded as
secretary of the state board OF
medical examiners by DR.. ]. M. Dodd
of Ashland. Doctor Beffel. who had
held the office for six years, was de-
feated for reelection at the July meet
ing. Doctor Dodd assumed his new
duties August 1. The office pays ST.
600 a year. Doctor Beffel retains his
membership on the board.
Kenosha. = Miss Bertha Rosseau,
a factory girl, met terrible inJur-
les here when she was run down
by an automobile driven by Henry
harrington, head of the truck depart
ment of a local automobile factory.
The young woman with number of
companions was crossing the street in
front of the automobile. harrington
shouted, but the warning only con-
fused her, and she leaped directly. in
front of the machine. She is at the
Kenosha hospital and her condition is
declared to be critical.
Green Bay-Teachers of the In
dustrial and continuation schools
Of the Fox river valley district
will hold a conference September %
at Appleton. Among the speakers on
the program are: superintendent
Roberts of Fond du Lac and Gum
of Green Bay; L. P. Whitcomb of
Oshkosh, Miss Florence O'Neil OF
Green Bay, w. F. Faulkes of Apple
ton, N. Van Dalsem of Neenah, 8.
Henderson, of Fond du Lac and Miss
Burke of Appleton.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS A. Kieckhoefer
of Milwaukee was elected secre-
taw and chief accountant OF new
state board of public affairs. as reor-
ganized under law passed by the pres
ent legislature. He succeeds w. w.
Powell of Milwaukee as secretary, and
John B. Tanner of Madison Of chief
accountant. and will receive salary
Of $2,4O0 a year. The board elected
ex-senator w. H. Hatton of New Lon
don as vice-chairman. 1t was decided
tc take over the state accounting
department and make it part of the
board
Fond du Lac.-John Spellecy, forty
three years old, committed suicide
in the padded cell of the coun-
ty Jail by setting fire to blanket.
death resulting from suffocation.
Spellecy had been found insane. He
had been left in the custody of rela-
tives pending his transportation to the
northern hospital. He was taken into
custody on Main street, but partially
{ clothed and in violent condition.
, Using match which escaped close
search by the Jail officials, he made q
smudge from a blanket. Neither OIL
Gals nor inmates of the institution
heard any noise from the cell, and the
tightly fastened door prevented the
fumes from ESCAPING,