Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-01-13
STATE NEWS
In BRIEF

destroyed by fire, will be rebuilt. Ar
rangements for the construction on
enlarged plans are being made.
Rhinelander-Feas and dancing
Indians from Flambeau reservation
have congregated near here, the fes-
tivities concentrating tribal events
and victories generations old.
Cranmoor.-The Twenty-ei6hth an
| nual meeting of the Wisconsin
State Cranberry association will be
held in Grand Rapids on January II.
The association has joined the Wis
consin State Horticultural society
La Crosse.-During the first year
of the new law requiring a medi-
cal certificate from male applicants
for marriage licenses the numbers de-
clined to 279, decrease of 35 per cent
from 1913. In 1913 Winona county,
across the river, issued 481 licenses.
In 1914. with the eugenic law working
here, the Winona licenses numbered
522.
Kenosha.-Just as they were leav-
ing church service, Charles
Olivio and his wife were taken into
custody as shoplifters. The woman
wore set of furs which were alleged
to have been stolen from a Kenosha
department store. The proprietor of
the store had attended church serv-
ices for two weeks to locate the wom-
an Mrs. Olivio denied her Guilt, but
was held on larceny charge in bonds
of $500
Beloit-The frozen body of Mrs.
F. M. Cadman, well-known Be-
lott woman, was found by her husband
near the Chicago and Northwestern
tracks. She had been killed by
train. She had gone to visit one of
her twelve children and when she
did not return Mr.. Cadman started
search for her 1t is believed she
slipped while crossing the tracks at
Merrill street and was hit before she
could get out of the way of the train.
The body was dragged 100 feet.
Kenosha.-The little village OF
Bristol, in this county, has freed
itself of an epidemic of smallpox and
the health officer has sent out notice
that but one quarantine remains. The
schools, which we're closed early in
December, will reopen Monday morn
ing 'Jhe members of the board met
and offered all books burned and the
children will be furnished with new
ones. Although there were twenty
cases of the disease among a few hum
dred people not one patient died. Near
ly every man, woman and child in the
village submitted to vaccination.
Fond du Lac.-Members of the
Dietz family expressed disappoint-
ment when they learned John DietZ,
defender of Cameron DAM" would
not be eligible for release from the
state penitentiary for several years.
Il doubt if my husband will live to
enjoy his freedom" said Mrs John
Dietz Il had prayed for an absolute
pardon. l saw my husband month
ago. You would not know him. His
face is thin and drawn and his hair
is white He can not live long. |
suppose we must be thankful and sat
isfied with what has been done, but
why couldn't there have been ali abb
solute pardon?"
Sheboygan.-Rev. Otto Muehlmeier,
manager of the Mission house col
lege at Franklin, this county, died,
the result of an operation. Rev. Muehl-
meier was born at Franklin January
10. 1864. He was educated in the Mis-
sion House college and was ordained
in the ministry here. He organized
the Reformed church in Wausau and
was its first pastor. He then went
to Potter as pastor of the Reformed
church and was then given an eccle-
siastical position at Mission House
college, but after several years re-
turned to Potter to again become pas
tor of the church Later he returned
to Wausau. A year ago he returned
to the college as manager. He leaves
wife, three daughters and one son.
Waukesha. - Waukesha county
sportsmen will hold a mass meet
ing here about January 10 to draft
proposed amendments to the game
laws which will free this country from
the frequent invasion of milwaukee
hunters and the extin ton of game
now found here. One provision will
be the restriction of rabbit shooting
before November l. Another will be
that of conservation and protection of
| transitory. and other game fowls.
| Hunters now pay the state $4,000
| for licenses, and local sportsmen be-
| lieve that third of that is not neces-
sary for game warden purposes, and is
| turned over to the state general fund.
| 1t is the contention here that the bal
ance of the amount should be used
| in the planting of wild ice md celery
and providing feeding grounds for
| transitory birds, which have been in
later years passing by Wisconsin for
| feeding grounds elsewhere 1t is gen
| orally known Milwaukee hunters
| swarm over Waukesha county summer
and winter and kill rabbits. Sports
men of Waukesha were pleased with
| the announcement that 100000 silver
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