Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-07-28
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destroyed by fire started by sparks
from a switch engine.
Wausau.-The hay crop is being
harvested in Marathon county. The
yield is much heavier than had been
predicted Rye and barley never were
in better condition.
Sturgeon Bay.-Emi! Kreft, six
years old, was instantly killed I'M
der a wagon driven by his father,
Charles Kreft, town Of Gardner. the
little fellow was on load OF nay
when the horses started to run. me
father brought them to sudden STOP
throwing his son off the wagon me
wheels of the wagon crushed the lads
skull
La Crosse.-Two weeks more must
intervene before John Kolb and
Charles Hammond of this city
will know whether they are to be
released from the saltwater peniten-
tiaIy, where they are serving lie
term for shooting John King in Min
neapolis saloon holdup. The Mime
sofa board of pardons is unable to
reach decision.
Janesville.-The home Of DR.. E. H.
Dudley, whose family is away for the
summer, and where fire was discov-
cred, is found to have been planted
for destruction, with oil scattered
from ceiling to attic. Wash boilers
full of gasoline were in the basement,
glass jars being placed everywhere
in the house where they would ex-
plode and scatter flames.
Oshkosh.-C. w. Bowron, Green
Bay, welded Miss Mary E. Ken
nedy, Oshkosh. Mr.. Brown is super
intendent of the Wisconsin reforma-
tory at Green Bay. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. John w.
Greenwood, Trinity Episcopal church.
After the ceremony Mr.. Bowron left
with his bride for visit to Milwau-
kee, Chicago and other points.
Madison. - Morris Highlands OF
Madison pleaded guilty to the charge
of fraudulently obtaining mail from
the post office at Winona, Mimi, and
was sentenced in Minnesota to the
state reformatory at st. Cloud, Mimi,
until he becomes of age. Donald Mo-
ran of Madison, accused with young
Highlands, was released on bail, and
his case will be considered by the fed
eral grand jury in Minnesota next No
vember.
Madison.-Gov. E. L. Philip un-
conditionally pardoned Bert McLain,
convicted in Forest county in 1912
of a statutory offense and SEN
fenced to serve thirteen years in
state prison. Governor Philip found
that there is great uncertainty as to
the mans guilt, and even if guilty,
that the sentence was too severe. Will
lard Johnson, an Indian, was convict
ed in Brown county in 1912, for as
sault regardless of life. He was SEN
fenced to serve eight years He shot
his father in the legs. His sentence
is committed to six years. The appli-
cation of Antonio, who shot and killed
Sheriff John Radcliffe of Villas coun-
ty and was sentenced December &c,
1911, for life, sought pardon but his pc
tition was denied
Walter G. Brzezinski,
postmaster at Krakow, town in
Shawano county, was arrested by
Deputy United States Marshal John
Vebber on warrant charging
ENLIGHTENMENT of money-order funds.
The warrant is based On an in
dictment returned by the last grand
jury 1t contains two counts, one al
Ieging the embezzlement of $421.45 on
June 20, 1915, and one charging the
embezzlement of s$52S2 on the same
date. Brzezinski was brought to the
county jail here, and will be arraigned
before United States Judge Ferdinand
A. Geiger Government officials here
were notified that United States Judge
A. L. Sanborn, Madison, would be in
Milwaukee He will pronounce SEN
tence on Jacob c. Rubin, Racine, who
has pleaded guilty to perjury in con-
nection with his bankruptcy hearing.
Camp Douglas.-The company of
the Third regiment, here for an
nual maneuvers, boarded a train for
home. The maneuvers have been sue
cessful in every way, according to
Gen. Charles King, U. S. A, retired,
and Adit. Gen. Orlando Holway. More
attention has been directed this year
to field maneuvers, particularly to en-
trenching, night attacks and advanc-
ing under heavy artillery fire, to pre-
pare the men for anything that might
arise in this unsettled time, than to
the ceremonial parade. The machine
gun company of Rice Lake, organized
this year, made an especially good
showing. Physically, the soldiers have
been almost perfect. There were no
more than three cases of exhaustion
taken care of by the medical depart
ment. During the week, out of the
1000 men composing the regiment. in
Guiding the officers, only twenty-four
have been ''Quartered" and none of
these have been laid I'D in the infirm-