Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-08-04
Badger News
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state humane agent of Jefferson
county
Marinette-Five people in the tour
ing car of Alfred Veltz, running at
forty-five miles an hour, plunged
through a fifty-foot underbrush when
the car left the road near Peshtigo.
They were thrown twenty feet, but
all escaped serious injury.
Kenosha.-Ten Racine, Chicago and
Kenosha men arrested on charges
of burning up the improved rural
roads" paid fines ranging from $40
and costs to $25 and costs. q.
G. Simmons, Jr., who ran away from
the sheriff and was credited with
travelling fifty miles an hour was fined
SIS and costs.
Kenosha.-Vaccinatio was ordered
for more than 300 Kenosha peo-
pie when it was discovered that
Harold Graham of Racine, former stu
dent of the College of Commerce here,
had smallpox. The health department
vaccinated every member of the SEN
| ior class of the school and scores Of
people who attended the commences
ment, where Graham ushered.
/ Kenosha.-Ralph Silver, said to
have been a partner of Jimmy Ryan,
star witness of the state in the
police graft investigation in Chicago,
is held in the county Jail here. With
William S. Ward, who claims to be
from ST. Paul, he was arrested and
booked as pickpocket. He is said
to have lived in the same house in
Chicago with Ryan and others sought
in connection with the police investi-
cation.
Madison.-Only fifty-six cases of
smallpox We're reported to the state
board of health during June, the
smallest number of cases reported
in eighteen months. The total num-
Der of cases of typhoid fever reported
during the quarter ending June 30 was
ninety-eight last year The July re-
port shows gradual increase. Other
contagious diseases reported during
April, May and June are: diphtheria,
22O; whooping cough, ATS; scarlet fe-
yer, TT; tuberculosis, 494; meningitis,
81, and anterior poliomyelitis, 8.
Kenosha-A desperate attempt was
made to kill or injure Fritz Rudy.
motorcycle deputy Of Kenosha
county. Rudy was following Racine
man near Pennoyer sanitarium and he
was going fifty miles an hour when the
man swerved his car. Rudy was
thrown over a ditch sixteen feet wide
into fence and his motorcycle ruined.
Rudy was brought into Kenosha, ter
ribly bruised. Sheriff Stahl declares
he will secure John Doe" warrant
for attempted murder and seek the
man In Racine.
Madison.-State Bank Commission
er Kuolt approved articles of incor-
poration of the State Bank of Her
sey, with capital stock of $4,000.
The incorporators are: G. L. Lam
bert, ]. H. Schafer, /. L. Reid, Hans
Larson, c. w. Barley and seven 9TH
ers. The commissioner also approved
articles of incorporation of the Farm
ers State bank Of Frederick, with a
capital of $4,000. The incorporators
are: R. G. Foster, W. w. Seery, H.,
W. Ackermann, John E. Skate and
John Matushak
Green Bay.-Emmett Platten OF
Green Bay was wireless operator
on the steamer Eastland for two
months a few years ago. In state
ment he said the boat rolled when
there was no sign of sea, and that
the limit of 2.100 passengers, which
was in effect then, was enough be-
cause of the construction of the boat.
| He alleged that on some of its lake
trips from Cleveland passengers above
the number allowed by law were al
lowed to "get by the inspectors. Mr..
Patten says people were afraid to ride
| on the boat when he was in the serv-
ice. He believes the boat did not have
enough bearing in the water for it's
upper construction.
Waupaca.-The annual Camp Cleg-
horn chautauqua assembly which will
be held August to Is on Chain O.
Lakes, will include such men as
United States Senator Robert M.
La Toilette and Speaker Lawrence
/ Whittet of the present assembly. w.
S. Fraser will speak at the opening
on Friday, August 6; Senator La
Toilette the following day; Rev. Les
ter C. Manson of Milton on Sunday
and Monday; Tuesday, August 10, H.
e. Miles of Racine, president of the
Wisconsin board of industrial educa%
| ton and vice-president of the Nation
al Manufacturers association; We'd
nesday, Rev. E. A. Foley of Waupun,
| foruoar chanIain of tha Green Raw ra-
formatory; Thursday, Rev. H. e. Lo-
gan of Grand Rapids; Friday, Speaker
Whittet will discuss 1.-THE Aim and Ac-
complishment of the Recent Session
Of the Wisconsin Legislature; Satur-
| day, Rev L. G. Reser, former presi-
| dent of Marionville college, will be-
the speaker, and Sunday, Mrs. Vir-
ginia Brooks Washburne of Chicago
and Minosku Toshi Yamamoto will