Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-06-02
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| p0I, lu1Ily-SeVeH years Qua, executive
clerk in the governors Office for five
years during the terms of Governor
Davidson, and one of the editors and
| proprletors of the Richland Repub-
hcan-Observer, fell from a wagon on
a street curb here and died from
his injuries several hours later. Mr..
| Ihurber came of family of rail
readers, and worked as a telegrapher
| several years. His aged father has
| been agent for the Milwaukee road
at Muscoda for 60 years. His mother
was for years before her death rail-
road telegrapher. A brother, M. T.
| Thurber of Milwaukee, is assistant
| general manager of the Prairie du
| CHEN division of the Milwaukee
| road, and other brothers are in the
railroad business. Mr.. Thurber leaves
widow and one young son.
Oshkosh.-The third annual con-
ference of the industrial teachers
came to close. c. H. Crown
hart, chairman of the industrial COM
mission, addressed the gathering. The
following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, E. G. Cooley, Milwaukee; secre-
tary, A. R. Graham, Racine; execu-
tive committee, L. Wood, Beloit;
chairman, W. E. Maddox, Superior;
W. F. Foulkes, Appleton. The asso-
citation will hold state meetings and
participate in a teachers convention
to be held in Milwaukee next No
vember.
Madison.-During June and July
the Wisconsin Live Stock Breed
ers association will cooperate with
the 500 and Omaha lines to run a
live stock special through northern
Wisconsin. Among the speakers to
accompany it will be Walter~L. Hou-
ser, Mondovi, who will talk of horse
breeding; F. H. Scribner, dairy ex-
pert; Frank Kleinheinz, sheep special
list; j. L. Tormey, beef expert, and
possibly L. p Martiny, Eagle Point,
Chippewa county, hog raiser.
Madison.-Ida Tavenan, also known
as Emily Holbrook, of Houghton,
Mich, and Ashland is under observa-
ton at the State Insane hospital, fol-
loaing her tearing up draft for $3.50
and 800 in currency on the streets.
After going to the State hospital she
recovered somewhat and a guardian
will be named to conserve her money.
Winter-Charlie John, once a pow
erful chief of the Lac du Flambeau
Indians, was run down by a freight
train one mile east of this place. He
was old and deaf and it is believed
did not hear the train until it was
upon him. He was buried on the
reservation.
Lancaster.-First hay of the sea-
son has been cut from the lot
that adjoins on the north the rectory
of st. Clements church "A fine crop
of alfalfa was moved by hand, by an
artist of the old school, 1t lay in
rich, green windows as fragrant as
the proverbial and romantic new
mown hay
GAINESVILLE. - Seventeen hundred
dead flies, as the result of
weeks swatting campaign, were count
ed out and paid for by the committee
of the civic league that is behind the
movement. The success of the two
days of cleanup is evidenced by the
removal of many breeding places and
refuse piles in the city.
Waupaca-Mrs Anna Brown is in
custody on the charge of setting fire
to the house from which she had just
moved The building was discovered
in flames about fifteen minutes after
the last load of furniture left.
Cumberland.-Pa Palmer Hanson, sew
enteen years old, SON of FL C. Han
son, prominent farmer and merchant
of Timberland was killed. while help
ing his father hoist pump out of the
well. The hosting cable broke,
throwing heavy iron bar onto young
Hanson's head.
Racine.-Fire caused by lightning
destroyed barns on the Lucius
sLathrop farm, west of the city.
The fire department became mired in
the mud on the Twelfth street road
and no assistance could be given.
Beaver Dam.-Charles w Hatha.
way, farmer in the town of Beaver
Dam. has announced he will be a
candidate for state president of the
Eagles at the convention in La Crosse
the week of June q to &c.
Edgerton-Rev. W. A. Coggins, who
was the pastor of the First Congrega-
tional church at Fulton for two years.
has accepted a call from the First Con-
gregational church at Glen Falls, Mimi.
Ashland. Northland academy,
which was burned to the ground re-
Gently, will be rebuilt, and President j.
d. Brownell has started campaign to
raise the necessary money
Fort Atkinson.-Ea G. Roberts of
this city, poultry judge, breeder and
exhibitor, has been named as one of
the worlds judges of poultry at the
Panama-Pacif1c exposition.
Beloit-The Beloit Federation of
Women elected Mrs. R. c. Murdoch
president and Mrs R. E. Wood secre.
tary. The club will sponsor the Beloit
women's center.