Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-09-04

ieoio' Tie cdlI Oh MS country and b,,
resigned as pastor of the Infbo naS
church in the town of Sbahora'
Falls to enter the service. He nrsa san
ed his farewell sermon last SnnSa,
and among other words said +ba+
felt his country needed him NOR :, "
his congregation. '1Su
Racine Mrs. Nora Kostarr,on ..
was probably fatally burned When -
automobile in which she was soot~5
caught fire while the gasoline +anI
was being filed. Her BODY wac 80
veloped in flames, which were extin
guished by her husband, who had bo+t
hands and arms burned. Both ara =
hospital. Physicians say the wornaa
cannot live.
Wausau = Letters received from,
Wausau soldiers who have been fnhl 4
ing in France, reveal that four ,T anE
recently injured or gassed. Corno.a3
Harry E. Knapp was gassed C orpor"i
Henry Empey and Joseph Gamma wera
wounded. Lieut.. S. D. Gunderscr wv
severely wounded in action. recaivi~S
eight shrapnel wounds, but is recoyaS
ing at the American Red Cross milf
tary hospital No. l.
Wausau-Irvin and Herbert uoon.
of the town of Speaker are twin brotb
ers, born Aug. 4, 1897. Both registrars
in this city for the selective draft nm
der the recent order. Herbert at onco
voluntarily enlisted for service as =
machinist, and will leave soon far
service.
Neenah-Lieut. Col John B. Scbnej.
Ter, who at one time was CAPTAIN of
Co. l of this city, and later major in
the old Wisconsin National guard. has
been wounded in the fighting in
France, according to a message receiy.
ed by his wife here. His wounds are
not believed to be serious.
OcOQomowOc - David Templem8n
aged so, Chicago, fireman on tie
Northwestern railway, was killed At
North Lake by being struck in the
forehead by a board projecting from
train passing in the opposite direc-
ton. He was standing on the engine
running board when struck.
Madison-Dr. D. J. Twohig Fond du
Lac, revealed to the medical world a
successful method of treating gangre.
nous appendicitis. A soft rubber tube
inserted in the intestine through the
appendix stump has been used with
success by DR.. Twohig in over 200
cases.
Neenah-Three weeks after losing
her husband, who died of disease, Mrs
Elmer Christensen, formerly of this
city, suffered the double affliction Of
seeing her 4-year-Old daughter Lucille
killed before her eyes when a severe
storm wrecked their home at Tyler,
Mimi
Beloit-Rev. Hugh L. Moore has Of
fered his resignation as pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church after service
! of eight years to accept pOfessorship
in the Park college and pastorate Of
the Parkville, Mo, Presbyterian
church.
Neenah-Owing to the scarcity OF
policemen and firemen here the CON-
mission has changed its bylaws so as
to permit the hiring Of men who nave
not been residents Of the city lor
three years as was formerly required
La Crosse-Ray R. Dalton OF this
city, for ten years leading Jd'eiin5
salesman in the northwest, was VIC
tim of the tornado at Tylor, MIMI Ills
son Timothy, who was riding IN an au'
tomobile with him, escaped.
Rhinelander-A local meat mar8es
which had refused to contribute 10 Ine
county patriotic fund, has been gwen
a coat of yellow PANT. This IS Jhe AiS'
time citizens of Rhinelander OF In0
county have applied yellow pant
Birchwood - In alighting from Ine
east bound 500 limited al HAWKINS w
fore the train had stopped nQ'lI ms
Matthew James, a 13-year OLD Lazy
smith boy, was thrown to tne I sLUuH''
sustaining a broken left shouluVi'
Grand Rapids-City Engineer A. tio ~
Thompson has received lnIoL ,Ila ,,n.
that his brother, Lieut.. N. l. ln urob.
son. was killed in action July TO- G, prUe
ABLY in the fighting near the . MG1p
although details cannot be ascel ''l-
osbkosh-Arrangements for mog anS
the offices of the Wisconsin G,5insb to 3
Northern railroad from oSLh an5 tbe
Appleton have been comPleleu S salT
change will be made early III 0'p'o
Der.
Madison Charles H. MohT J it, e5
Portage, arraigned in Gn IioIating the
court here on a charge OF yl S;sIoysl Ut.
e eeo act thru alleged dl .3o '@rand
t teps was bound over to the S'
Jury in $4,000 bail.
/ Oshkosh-A large number IN Courthouse Ut
nebago farmers met at the tGm Of
h hepeet to IF form an organization Society q