Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-14
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

"oueH from conducting
saloons.
Trade Lake.-The Swedish Lutb.
Grams have dedicated a $4,000 church
building which is one of the finest in
THIS section of the state.
beloit.-Despite that his church will
De sold in August unless it's
debt of $4,000 is cleared away.
Rev. F. r. Weber of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church of the Atonement
mas announced his engagement to his
organist, Myrtle Geneyieve Porter,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. n. H. Porter
of Beloit.
Racine.-Mary Judson, a widow.
ninety years old, found a bundle
IN her vestibule which proved to
contain healthy baby boy about
four days old. 1t was well dressed
but the clothes bore no Identification
marks. The infant was turned over
to the police and placed in a maternity
hospital.
Madison.-Four union men operat-
ing holsts used in the construction
OF the capitol have quit because,
1t Is alleged, number of nonunion
steamfitters are working in the build
Ing. Men in charge of the work say
the strike of four men on engine
hoists is not seriously delaying con-
struction of the capitol.
Madison.-George F. Weigle. dairy
and food commissioner, is plan
ming to completely redlstrict the state
for inspection purposes. Weigle will
start a campaign for better dairy
products, taking the field himself, and
putting every one of his men at work
inspecting Wisconsin diaries AMI
cheese factories
Racine.-That the rottenness of
the base of an electric light pole,
on which he was working, was the
direct cause of the death of Edward
Tetzlaff OF Fond du Lac, is the verdict
of coroner's jury. The pole crashed
to the earth while Tetzlaff was at its
apex. He was so badly injured he
died shortly afterward.
Waukesha.-W is believed to be
an innovation in the administra-
ton of public affairs is the crea-
ton by the village board of Hart
land of cemetery commission COM
prised solely of three women. A COM
mittee of citizens presented the mat
ter before the board and explained its
advantages, the result being the adop-
ton of an ordinance placing the con-
troll of the department in their hands.
Amigos Sister, am going to
shoot you," said little Francis Bah
cock at Nation, and as he said it
he pulled the trigger on small rifle
and shot his sister in the abdomen.
The girl was fifteen years Of age. She
was rushed to the hospital but died
Saturday. The children were enter.
tanning at lawn party when the boy
found the gun, which he supposed to
be empty.
Kenosha.-A handful of survivors
Of Companies H and / gathered in
Kenosha for the annual reunion OF
tho two companies. There were but
GlSuL pICSSuL dI LIE QAA11OA anu NAAO
seven other o. the fifteen survivors
sent letters declaring advancing age
made it impossible for them to como
to Kenosha 1t is probable that this
will be the last reunion of the two
companies. S. B. Crolley, resident
of Kenosha county, was elected presl-
dent of the organization.
Kenosha-Mrs. Sophia Wilker, who
declared that she had husband and
two children in Milwaukee, was ar
rested here while masquerading in
mems clothing. With her was Joe
Brcdis, a Kenosha man, who had
logged himself up in the full garb OF a
woman. The pair was picked up in
saloon. They were placed in the city
iail on charges of disorderly conduct.
When asked the reason for it all, Mrs.
Wilker declared that lit was great
lark"
Fond du Lac.-The fire which de-
stroyed Holy Trinity Catholic church
Of Jericho has not wholly dis
heartened Rev. Father j. H. HUM nor
his congregation, for before the en-
hers died out the congregation held
meeting at which it was decided to
build a modern brick church TO take
the place of the building destroyed.
MANY members of the congregation
have been busy cleaning up the prop
erty and removing debris.
acknowledgements had a great
ceremonial in connection with the
Iaving of the cornerstone of the
now Kenosha County tuberculosis
hospital. and hundreds of people were
nresent when John t. Yule, veteran
member of the Kenosha county board,
snread the mortar for the laying OF
rho cornerstone. Prominent among
the speakers for the afternoon were
Dr H. e. Dearholt of Milwaukee,
president of the Wisconsin Anti-Tu-
berculosis association, and Otto X.
bradley of Milwaukee, field agent for
the association. The sanatorium will
cost over $35, 900 and the site was pur-
chased at a cost of $4,000. 1t is
MANNED to have it ready for dedica-