Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-19
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district, Epworth league, in this city.
Neenah-The Neenah Christian
Science congregation has purchased
the Trinity Episcopal church property.
Baraboo.- Mrs. BOIL, mother of
Charles BOIL of Reedsburg, was killed
in a runaway accident at Bear Creek.
Grand Rapids.-The scalps of five
wolves were brought to the county
clerks Office by Engwell Stevenson OF
the town of Dexter, and for which he
received 500 bounty.
Beloit.-The Norwegians of Beloit
will celebrate the Norwegian national
independence day May II. Commit
tees from several societies are at
work on program.
Wausau.-The boys of the Wausau
high school, members of the Rotary
club and other citizens Joined in
Good Roads day." when the west side
Merrill road was overhauled.
Evansville.-James R. West, seven
ty-eitnt, postmaster here for %
years, lieutenant in the Union army,
leading G. A. r. man of the state, died
at Mobile, Ala, at the home OF his
daughter, Mrs. G. e. Newman.
William A. Voigt, real
estate man, was awarded $4,000 dam
ages by the jury against the Citizens
Telephone exchange for injuries by
shock while talking over the telephone
which affected his hearing.
Superior of War Lind
ley M. Garrison has authorized
construction of government dredge
to operate at the American head Of
the lakes. The dredge will be built
by the United States engineers office
in this district
Edgerton.-In the oratorical and
declamatory contest by Edgarton,
Stoughton, Jefferson, Whitewater and
Fort Atkinson, the declamatory was
won by Miss Marguerite Melaas of
Stoughton, and the oratorical by Mar
tina Severson of Stoughton.
New Richmond The district ora
torical contest in River Falls was
won by Walter McDermott, SEMI
or, of New Richmond High school.
Second place went to Mark Banner OF
Chippewa Falls and third place to Reu-
ben Larson of Colfax.
Racine.-A leak in gas main
crossing the trunk sewer being
constructed in West Racine resulted
in considerable blaze when match
was dropped neaf by. The street blazed
for considerable time after the gas
had been turned off.
Grand Rapids.-An automobile be-
ing turned in the street in front
of the D. J. Arpin home by Miss
Gretchen Jones, daughter of B. E.
Jones, toppled over thirty-ffve foot
embankment into the Wisconsin river
just as it's fair driver jumped to safe
ty. Workmen recovering the car
found it was not greatly damaged.
Observation-Disclosures Norton, for
mer stewart of Madison Elks club,
was acquitted of murder of his
wife, after trial lasting a week. He
was arrested after Roy Fitch, roomer
at his new home in Rice Lake, told
police he saw Norton choking his wife.
The womans body, which meanwhile
had been inferred in Orfordville, south
ern Wisconsin, was disinterred, in an
effort to learn whether she had been
choked to death.
Acknowledgement Philip received
a letter from B. j. Jacobson of Blaine,
Mimi, urging him to pardon Jacob
sons sweetheart, Miss Helen Ham
mers, sentenced in Superior on Janu-
airy % last, to one year in the state
prison at Waupun for grand larceny.
Jacobson says if the governor will
pardon the girl he will marry her be-
fore she leaves the prison and take
her to his farm in Minnesota. The
governor was favorably impressed
with the letter and may pardon the
girl.
Observation-Disclosures of the Zeta Psi
fraternity are living at the different
fraternity houses at Madison as re-
suit of fire which badly damaged
their houses over the weekend. The
house was drenched with water The
estimated damage is placed at $4,000.
This is the second fraternity fire at
Madison during the school year The
Acacia house was damaged in the
same way last January. 1t is thought
the cause of both was defective f1ue.
Racine.-The confession by George
Zabornick that he had persuaded
Mrs. Mary Kasala to poison her hus-
band, so they could enjoy their ro-
without a husbands interfer-
ence, was corroborated when Mrs.
Kasala confessed that her husband
was poisoned. She denied that she
put the strychnine in the fatal cake, |
as alleged by Zabornick, but claims
that Zabornick gave her the cake, al |
ready prepared, after she had refused |
to administer the fatal Dose She then |
allowed Kazala to eat the cake with |
his lunch. She says Zabornick once |
sent her a package of ground glass. |
which she threw away. Both woman |
and her lover will be formally charged |
with murder in the first degree.
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