Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-03
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! killed a wolf last week IN town.
Baraboo-Sixty years ago Miss Julia
Drake and R. E. Thomas were married,
On Tuesday they renewed their mar
riage vows.
Burkhardt.-Joseph H. Mccoy, Is
| years in the milling business here,
died at Grand Forks, N. D.. of paralysis.
He was born IS years ago in Brooklyn,
Wis.
Marinette.-James Hlinka. motor.
man of the local traction company,
was presented with a gold medal for
saving the life of Lawrence Desotell,
boy, on January 6.
Oconomowoc-Carl Onasch, aged
| sixty years, is dead at his home in
| Summit, as a result of being thrown
from his sleigh. The team he was
driving ran away. He leaves wife
and five children.
Oconto.vAt the annual meeting Of
| the Oconto County Fair association
these officers were elected: President,
George Boyer; vice-president, r. T..
! Mcdowell; secretary, John B. Chase;
treasurer, Joseph E. Keefe.
| Racine-At the fourth annual meet
ing of the Racine order of the Wis
| consin Agricultural Experiment as
ISOLATION, Robert Schelling was award
ed the title of best farmer in Racine
county. His exhibit of grains captured
all honors.
Portage Rev J. Nicholas of Elk
horn has been appointed priest
at st. Mary's church in Portage to
succeed Rev. j. j. Morrissy, who takes
the pastorate of st. Patrick's church,
Milwaukee. Rev. James Condor sue
ceeds Rev. Mr.. Nicholas at Elkhorn.
Rev. H. c. Saehling will continue as
assistant at ST. Mary's, Portage.
Lima Center-John D. Godfrey
seventy-two years old, a resident
of Lima, died at his home after
short illness. Mr.. Godfrey was
prominent in promoting the welfare
of his town and served OF the town
board twenty years, fourteen of which
he was chairman. He leaves a large
estate to be divided among eight
children.
Glenwood. 1.-The Northern Dunn and
St. Croix County Holstein Breed
ers' association, at it's annual
meeting in Glenwood City, elect
ed as president D. c. Coolidge of
Downing; vice-president, S. S. Sievert-
son, Colfax; secretary, S. B. Peck,
Boyceville, and treasurer, E. H. Radt-
Ike, Downing 1t was decided to hold
the third annual sale in Glenwood
City in the spring to bring more pure
bred Holsteins into Dunn and st.
C@ix counties
Madison-"Luffy" Potgieter, popu-
lar university student from Trans
vaal, South Africa, who was grad
uated from the course in agricul-
ture last June, has been executed In
South Africa, following a court mar
tial for refusing to aid in quelling a
rebellion there, according to advices
received in Madison. News of his cap
ture during the troublous times sew
eral months back in the Transvaal
were verified by his close friend and
fellow countryman, Max Treu, who is
now attending the university.
Oshkosh-The Wisconsin COM
mandery, Military Order of Foreign
Wars, met in the Hotel Athearn.
Four new members were added. The
officers elected follow. Commander,
w. A. Marden; vice-commander, Gen.
B. H. Daily, st. Louis; vice-command-
er, w. H Zuehlke, Appleton; secre-
tary, U. G. Carl, Oshkosh; treasurer,
Henry L. LEM, Waterfowl; surgeon,
George N Heidershide, Arcadia; chap
lain, S. H. Smith, Oshkosh; council,
Charles Green, Appleton; F. w.
Gruetzmacher, Ripon; J. B. Schneider,
Neenah; u G. Carl, Oshkosh, and c.
j. Hunter, Fond du Lac.
Racine-Mrs Louise R. Nicholas,
ninety-three, is dead after a short
illness. She was the widow of
Rev. Joseph Nichols, who was pastor
of st. Luke's church for more
than seventy years She was known
as the Mother of ST. Luke's church"
Beloit-Farmers around Beloit
plan organized efforts to break up
an active gang of poultry thieves.
More than fifteen hundred fowls have
been stolen in the last two months.
The latest raid was on the farm of
Hiram Simonde, west of here, where
$50 chickens and five large bronze
turkeys were taken.
Berlin.-James Harper of Red Gran
tie was killed when run down by a
quarry locomotive while watching the
work in the Red Granite stone quarry.
Sturgeon Bay-William Toseland
and Lee Woodland, fishermen OPP
Grating out of the canal, had
narrow escape from death while
thawing out the engine in a gasoline
boat. There was an explosion. Tose-
land was badly burned about the face.
He jumped into the canal and, though
badly hurt. heard the cry of his COM
panion for help, he, too, having jumped,
overheard. Although suffering from
the severe burns, Toseland dragged