Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-15
Wisconsin NeuOs
Tersely Told

UGIuS DullL on the OIQ6T OI d DuuSdIO"
The two main rooms of the school are
located on the ground floor and the
basement has been finished and built
so that it is perfectly dry and light.
1t will be utilized for manual training,
domestic science and also as an indoor
playground during bad weather.
Medford-Former Game Warden
Samuel Williams was arrested while
trying to notify the state game
department of an accidental violation
of the law. William Camp. hunting
wolves, shot a doe by mistake and
asked Williams advice. Williams said
the only course was to report the cir
cumstances and ship the carcass to the
state warden. While he was helping
Camp do this someone, seeking reward
for the discovery of law violation, filed
complaint, and the court had no option
but to fine each man S25 and costs.
Racine - The murder trial of
Mrs. Mara Kosala and George Ia
bajnak, charged with having poisoned
the woman's husband, Simon Kosala,
on May 4. came to an abrupt close
when, by stipulation, Zabajnak was al
lowed to plead guilty to murder in the
second degree and was sentenced to
20 years in state prison. The woman,
who pleaded guilty to manslaughter
in the fourth degree, was given a
prison term of two years, but sentence
was suspended.
MadisOn.-Fire, which may have
been caused in an effort to pre-
vent the sale of its products to the
allies, destroyed the plant of the
French Battery and Carbon company.
I20 South Dickinson street, entailing a
loss of 100000. In addition to the
plant of the French Battery and Car
bon company three railroad cars were
burned and the factory of the North
ern Electric company. adjoining, was
also damaged by flames.
Nenah.-Willie Rasmussen, eight
years old and a son of George
Rasmussen of this city, drowned
while crossing the ice over
portion of Little Lake Butte des
MOrtes here on his way home from
school The little fellow was in COM
pany with two companions and was
the only one to go through the ice.
Marinette.-Wiscon has estab-
lished beyond question its suprem-
acy in the field of potato growing
The prize tubeTs, shown at the state
convention recently held in this city.
were shipped to the national show at
ceived is to the effect that Wisconsin
carried off first honors. New York
was second and Michigan third
Beloit.-The second annual corn
show under the auspices of the
BelOit Business Mems association was
a success. Over 100 farmers made
exhibits of corn and grain during the
session and there were lectures on sub
jects of live interest to farmers. Noyes
Raessler of Beloit was elected presi-
dent of the Rock county branch of the
Wisconsin Experiment association.
Madison.-Edmund Ryan, a foreman
for A. J. Hewitt on a Milwau.
kee sewer construction job. was award,
ed compensation under the workmen's
compensation law for injuries caused
skull with a shovel Frank Nowak,
who committed the assault, is now
serving an eighteen months sentence
in the state reformatory.
Madison.--"Farm Investments That
Bring Return" is the title of a bull
letin issued by the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association, which is being dis
tributed by local bankers in all sec
tiOns of the state. 1t is written by D.
H. Otis of the college of agriculture,
who is manager of the Wisconsin
Farm Management contest
Marinette.-The county board elect
ed three trustees to administer
the affairs of the workhouse. 1t
develops that the board never had legal
existence. The law under which it was
naned-chapter 164 of the laws of
l915-authorizes cities of the second
class only to a workhouse board. Mari
nette is a city of the third class.
Chippewa Falls.-D. o. Mahoney
was elected to succeed himself as
president of the state organization
of the American Society of Equity by
unanimous vote. J. H. Carnahan sue
ceeds himself as vice-president.
Madison.-Mrs. Sarah A. Bashford,
widow of Justice R. NJ Bashford, died
after a short illness. She is survived
by her daughter. Mrs. Florence Spens-
ley of Minneapolis.
Notwithstanding a horse which
died at Amberg, was forty years OLD.
but made an eight-mile trip the day
before it died.
Charlottesville hunting, Joseph
Rodwell accidentally shot and killed
his son, Roy, twenty-one years old. near
their home in the town of Dellon.
Grand Rapids.-Woods county cat
lie are suffering an epidemic OF
disease, several varieties having been
found in the county. Horses suffered