Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-22
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voters decided that city officials
should be elected by direct vote of the
people. The school board will also be
elected by direct vote Women were
given an opportunity to vote on the
school question and many voted.
Beloit.-The Fairbanks Morse Ath-
letic association has elected Off.
GERS as follows: President, E. M.
Burlingame; secretary. Denis McCar
thy; treasurer. Ray Barr; controller,
F. Nj. Fauquoir. The baseball park will
be further improved and enlarged this
year
Janesville-Mrs Samuel Bell, Be-
lott, filed papers in suit for &c.,
900 damages against the Rockford In.
terurban company for the death of her
husband, a conductor on the defend
ants line, while in pursuit of his duty
by coming in contact with a charged
wire
Janesville.-Sophie Knutson brought
suit against Willard Austin,
farmer living north of the city,
for $4,000 damages, alleging that she
contracted typhoid while in his en-
ploy. The case was nonsuited by
Judge Grim when brought to trial after
part of the evidence had been heard.
Marinette.-Leo Dargus. held at the
county jail in Menominee for
three months charged with murder.
has been given his liberty He was &C
cused of killing a man near Pembine
on Christmas day. 1914. He was ar
rested on the testimony of two inmates
of Green Bay reformatory. The testi-
mony proved to be false.
Grand Rapids March Is is the
date of the opening of the serv-
ices at the tabernacle in this city,
The campaign is a series of revival
meetings which will cover a period of
six weeks The tabernacle. which is
temporary building erected for the
purpose, is almost completed. and will
accommodate about 500 persons.
Madison.-Promoters of the move
ment to establish a union religi-
Gus center in the University OF
Wisconsin met to perfect an organiza-
ton. A draft of articles of incorpora-
ton was adopted. The name seiected
is the Union Religious Center of the
University of Wisconsin. All the
Protestant societies working among
the students were represented.
Shawano.-Perhaps the first farm
ers' institute ever held on the
Menominee reservation will be held
at Keshena on March 81 and %.
j. F. Volta and J. r. banks of the
agricultural college at Madison will be
the speakers. Superintendent Mich
olson is doing all in his power to have
the Indians pay more attention to farm
ing Many Indians are becoming good
farmers.
New Richmond.-Th directors of
the Intercounty Cooperative Pack
ing company of New Richmond
have awarded the general contract for
the construction of the main building
of the packing plant, the power house
and the concrete foundations for the
yard scales to Madsen Bros. of Mime
apolis for 1900, the work to be COM
pleted by August 81
Grand apids-Thomas A. Smyser,
the craftsman who, it is alleged,
taxicab in this city, was brought be-
fore Judge Calkins, and after hearing
the testimony Smyser was bound over
to the circuit court, charged with as
sault with intent to murder, assault
with intent to do great bodily harm,
and the aiming and discharging OF
loaded weapons. Smyser pleads self
defense.
Janesville-Two thieves obtained
new spring outfits gratis, to the
loss of the owners of the Milton
Store company at Milton Junction.
When the store was opened two suits
of ragged clothes were found, piled
neatly behind the counter Search
showed that for exchange the tramps
took complete outfits, from the best
underwear to a new peagreen spring
hat and yellow gloves.
Grand Rapids.-The Central Wis
consin Fair association of Marsh
field received an appropriation of
$500 from the common council of
that city to be used for fair purposes.
The early preparations are being made
for the fair, and this season promises
to Guido anything that has been staged
previous to this time. The work for
this year will include the erection of a
new educational building.
Appleton. Elwood Smith.
the Lawrence college freshman who
served in the British army was
born in Wisconsin and is twenty
one years old, he will not be
able to vote until he is twenty-six.
Martin Kiladonk, naturalization Off
Ger, has ruled that inasmuch as Smith
served in a foreign army he has lost
his citizenship. An attorney gave an
opinion that it will be necessary for
Smith to go through the same pro-
cedure as any alien and that he will
have to make application for citizen
ship and wait five years before he
again becomes a full-fedged Ameri-
can.
Appleton.-Elizabeth Awerdick was
awarded $4,000 damages in her
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