Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-05
Badger News
Briefly Told

Antigo.-Rev. and Mrs. l.. Evers2
have gone to Berlin where they will
attend the golden wedding celebration
of the parents of Mrs. Eversz. Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Van Kirk.
Oconomowoc. - A new military
school for white boys, projected by
Chicago man, is to be built the conn.,
ing year, advantage being taken OF the
campaign for military preparedness to-
establish Wisconsin's fourth big mill
tary institution.
Observation-Disclosures Conway, sixty
two years old, retired farmer
was asphyxiated in the kitchen
of vacant house where he was pick
ing Christmas turkeys, when he turned
on two gas jets of gas stove without
lighting them. His body was discov-
cred by his wife and daughter. He
was born in Ireland.
Birchwood-Traffic on the North
western road was tied up several
hours when a train went through
wood. The bridge collapsed under the
weight of heavy log train just after
the locomotive had safely passed.
Many cars were derailed and logs tum-
bled into the water. No one was in
jured.
Madison. = The erection of an
auditorium that will hold 5000 with
subscriptions from University of Wis
consin alumni was considered at a
meeting of the Madison Alumni assoc1-
alton. 1t was suggested by Prof. Jul
Illus Olson 1t was pointed out that
Michigan alumni recently raised ST.
100000 The plan will be discussed fur
Their.
Stevens Point.-By throwing snow
balls on the roofs and against the
sides of dwelling house and barn
belonging to Father T. Malkowski at
Polonia 800 men, women and children
kept fire which had started in Fa-
Their Malkowski's garage and woodshed
from spreading. The fire started in
the garage while the priest was con-
Quoting a funeral service in a church
near by.
Milwaukee-One fireman was bad
ly injured in a stubborn blaze
that destroyed the Wallace & Smith
horse collar factory, So Third street,
and damaged surrounding buildings.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. Alols
Potrykus, engine company No 10, sus-
tanned broken right arm and injured
back when, overcome by smoke ne
fell from ladder. He was removed To
the Emergency hospital.
Waukesha.-David Hicken, aged
4ighty-five years, veteran OF the
Civil war, died suddenly at MS
home in Pewaukee He served In COM
pany D. Sixth regiment, Wisconsin vol
unteer infantry, and received an nom
orable discharge Mr.. Hicken was cap
tured by the southern army and for a
time was confined in the Andersonyllle
prison, from which he escaped AFTER
undergoing many hardships.
Madison-James R. Stuart, noteo
Wisconsin portrait artist, died at
st. Mary's hospital in this city. MI
Stuart was eighty-one years OLD. HIS
oil paintings of Wisconsin notaDies
hang in the state capitol and the state
historical library. Mr.. Stuart nad
painted the portrait Of every governor
supreme court Judge and other hlgn
state officials for 40 years. He was
a native of South Carolina and a vet
eran of the Confederate army.
GAINESVILLE Philip ana
L. C. Whittet of Edgerton Will
be guests of the Methodist Brotherhood
at it's dinner here on the night OF Janu-
airy 10. Invitations have been sent to
members of other churches and also to-
persons not affiliated with any church.
Arrangements are being made to &C
commodate about two hundred at the
supper and it is expected about seven
hundred will hear the addresses by the
governor and former speaker of the
assembly.
Kenosha = The Christmas spirit
was rampant in the court here
when Henry Ricchio, who on the 18th
of last August was shot and severely
wounded by Sam Molinaro, appeared
In court and pleaded for mercy for
him. Ricchio not only admitted that
he had been largely to blame for the
shooting, but after the court had fined
Molinaro 500 and costs Ricchio
walked up to the clerks bench and
paid the fine and the two men left to
spend Christmas together with every
thing forgiven and forgotten.
Madison-The industrial commits
sion reports that this is the first
Christmas week since the enact
ment of the ten-hour law for women
when the commission has not been Pc
titioned to allow longer hours for wom-
an clerks in stores. Every year until
the present" said Chairman j. D. Beck.
1--WE have been asked to make conces-
sions SO woman clerks might be
worked more hours per day for the
Christmas rush. This year not single
merchant has asked concessions.
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