Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-10-06
Wisconsin, NeaUs
TerseLy Told

OF the independent OluOl VI OAU
fellows of Wisconsin will be held IN
Madison on October II, II and IL.
Three hundred delegates and dignl-
taries of the order, which has mem
bership of $500 in the state, are ex-
pected to attend the encampment. The
first day of the encampment will be
devoted to reception and registration
of delegates at the building of the
Madison lodge on West Mift1in street.
The department council of the patri-
archs militant will meet during the
afternoon and evening of the first
day. The forenoon and afternoon OF
the second day will be devoted to ses-
sions of the grand encampment and
the comforting of degrees. In the eve
ming of the second day social session
will be held and the decoration OF
chivalry will be conferred by the
patriarchs militant Mayor w. G.
North of Fox Lake, grand patriarch,
will be master of ceremonies. Ad-
dresses will be made by Mayor A. H.
Kayser of Madison and Gov. E. L.
Philip. Responses will be made by
Paul E. Mahoney of La Crosse and
Burne Pollock of Madison, officers of
the grand lodge. Dancing will follow.
The third day will be devoted to BUSH
ness of the grand encampment and en-
tertainment of delegates and visitors.
The Madison arrangements commit
tee consists of G. w. Rhodes, George
T. Rayne and A c. Larson
Wausau.-President A H. Reid of
the Wisconsin state conference of
charities and corrections has been
notified that the annual convention
will be held here on October 1920.
About one hundred delegates are ex-
pected. A tentative program has been
prepared Mayor John Ringle will
give the address of welcome and the
response will be made by James 0. Da-
wilson, president of the state board
of control. The president will read his
annual address. The full program will
be announced later. There will be an
exhibit by the various state institu-
lions under the auspices of the state
board of control and exhibits on health
and recreation by the extension divi-
sion and the Wisconsin Anti-Tubercu-
losis association will be on display.
Kenosha-Three men in an au-
tomobile were killed near Kenosha
when their car was struck by
train of the Chicago and Milwaukee
Fred B. Prott and Anthony Carlow
ski The men were riding in small
auto truck. The electric train is said
to have been running at the rate OF
forty-tive or fifty miles an hour. The
conductor, w. o. Gerard of Milwaukee,
and the motorman, w. A. Marcy of RAJ
cine, were arrested and held pending
an inquest. Profit and CZarkowsh
were killed instantly. Metten, cling
ing to the automobile, was dragged
500 feet He was picked up alive, but
died on the way to hospital.
Racine-The biennial conference of
the Danish Lutheran church of
pastorates in various parts of the
state, came to close with the cleo
ton Of the following officers: Presi-
dent, Rev. c. M Olson, Hartland; Sec
rotary, Rev. A. w. Lund, Denmark;
treasurer, G. P. Nelson, Racine. The
mission at Green Bay was raised to
regular pastorate and $4,000 was
pledged toward liquidating the debt of
the church at large.
Merrill.-Game violators in Lin
coin county are meeting up with
the law Conservation Warden Ed
ward Bosworth arrested Mitch Cess
for illegal fishing He paid fine of
SIS. William Landers, arrested for
killing deer out of season, was fined
s37.
Beloit-Five hundred brand new
stoves, the household furniture of sew
eral families, and a team of horses
were cremated in $4,000 fire which
destroyed the warehouse of F. B.
Reeder at Clinton The stoves
trade.
Oshkosh-Thomas P. Manning, alias
Penn Murphy, was brought into NUM-
cipal court on formal complaint of
Deputy Fire Marshal W. e. Fin
negan, Green Bay, on a charge of
arson on September s. The fire was
in the plant of the Menasha-Neenah
Lumber and Coal company. Menasha.
Oshkosh-Thomas P Manning, alias
Penn Murphy, was brought into
municipal court on formal COM
plant of Deputy Fire Marshal w e.
Finnegan, on a charge of arson on
September 8. The fire was in the
plant of the Menasha-Neenah Lumber
and Coal company. Nenasha.
Stevens Point.-Elvere Morgan,
former Portage county boy, is dead
from injuries sustained in an explo-
sion in Dupont powder mill at Mos
legs Junction, ", several weeks ago.
Neenah.-Rev. Hubert A. Wilson of
Danbury Conn, has arrived here to
assume the duties of rector Of st.
Thomas Episcopal church of Neenah
and Menasha.
Ia Crosse ON March Of William