Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-23
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E6CJlOn are almost lmpdSSdUl6 W
automobiles because of the deep snow.
In many places the drifts are three
feet in height.
OconomoWoc.-The new Edgemoor
sanatorium, which occupies the former
John Duppe summer residence prop
erty on Lac La Belle at Cconomowoc.
has been opened.
Madison.-Hans Steffansen hanged
himself at the home of his estranged
wife here. Worry over a divorce ac-
ton pending against him was the
cause.
Stevens Point.-Joseph Baron, nine
ty-siX, died at the home of his
daughter, town of Sharon He was
born in German Poland and has lived
in America forty-five years. His fam
lily includes great-great-grandch
Grand Rapids.-All records were
broken here this year. in regard
to auditing the county books, the COM
mittee finishing their work in twelve
days, against period of forty days
being required to do this work last
year.
Star Prairie.-Austin Denning, for
many years one of Star Prairie's
best known citizens, died at his
home here, following an illness of
ten days duration. He was one of the
oldest Masons in this section of the
state.
Depere-The Depere Masonic lodge
| held a largely attended dinner at
which the members pledged them
selves for sums ranging from S25
to 5000 to wipe out $4,000 debt on the
lodge building. About $4,000 was sub
| scribed, amid great enthusiasm
Amigo. = John M. Brown, fifty
two years old, a farmer who lived
near Elton, died as result of bull
| let wound in his abdomen received
when trying to take revolver away
from his eighteen-year-old son. The
family of seven small children is in
| destitute circumstances.
Kenosha. The Chicago & Mil
wauke Electric Railway company
was named as defendant in suit for
| $4,000 brought by Louis Schildt OF
Kenosha Schildt alleges he was run
down and seriously injured by one of
the limited trains of the company last
| November He claims he was stand
ing at a station south of Kenosha sig
| mailing with lighted match when he
| was struck by the train and crippled.
New Richmond - Circuit Judge
| George Thompson has filed his de-
cision in an action brought by A. L.
| Mcdonald of this city against the APP
pie River Power company, concern
which has it's headquarters in this
city, although il is owned by Byllesby
& Co. of Chicago Mcdonald sued for
$4,000 for alleged damages resulting
from the overflow of his hay land by
the back water from the Riverdale
dam of the Apple River Power COM
pany.
| Watertown.-The report of the sec
rotary and treasurer of the Wa
| tertown Intercodnty Fair association
at the annual meeting showed that,
| despite bad weather on the last day of
the fair. a handsome amount was
| placed on the credit side of the ledger.
| Officers of the association were elect
ed as follows President, Emil Tanck,
Watertown; vice-president, H. J. Grell,
| Johnson Creek; secretary, Charles W.
| Harte, Watertown; treasurer, Charles
! E. Frey, Watertown; superintendent
of speed, Charles Mulberger. Water
town.
| Oconomowoc. = William Lawson,
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| eighty-four years old and a resi-
| dent of Wisconsin for over sixty
years, died at Oconomowoc Mr.. Law
| son was a native of the Isle of Man
and for many years resided in the
town of Ashippun, being one of the
| towns earliest settlers, and moved to
Oconomowoc thirteen years ago Mr..
| Lawson is survived by two children,
| Mrs. Eunice Hyde of Viscalia, Cal, and
| George Lawson of Oconomowoc. Mr..
Lawson's daughter, Mrs. Robert Cam
eron, passed away in Orange, Cal, two
weeks ago, and his sister, Mrs. Gould
of Evanston, Ill, who was visiting at
the Cameron home, died the following
| afternoon at the Cameron home.
Madison.-The annual convention
of the Southern Wisconsin Teach
ers' association was held in the
high school auditorium, with an at
! tendance of 1900. State Superintend-
ent c. P. Cary gave 40 address on the
emotional element in education The
superintendent advocated the develop
| ment of natural emotion of the school
! child together with the other mental
| faculties. In the absence of ]. L. Nc
Brien of Washington, D c.. rural
| school expert of the national depart
ment of education, Prof. j. Volker of
the extension department of the Wis
consin university gave an address on
the chautauqua work being done by
the Wisconsin department. Superin
tendent E. G. Doudna of Richland Cen
ter, president of the association. pre-
| sided
Madison.-State Bank Commission
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