Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-12
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Observation-Disclosures
News of the Badger State Arranged |
$1,000. in Condensed Form 49,.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

| Milwaukee-Dr. Roberts was arrest
ed at his home at Calhoun, Waukesha
county, on charges resulting from his
alleged relations With Grace Lusk, at
| the Wisconsin hotel on April 4 and
II, 1917, and brought to the Milwau-
kee county jail. The warrant for the
arrest of DR.. Roberts was sworn to by
Judge Martin Lueck, Juneau, who pre-
sided at the trial of Grace Lusk at
| Waukesha last week. The charges
against DR.. Roberts are based on the
statements made by him when he ap-
peared as witness at the trial.
Waukesha = Frederick Torhorst,
years old, was killed by bomb placed
at the gate of his fathers home. Paul
Torhorst, the father, living four miles
west of here, on the Waterville road,
said he could think of no reason for
| the crime, unless it be that some en-
envy of this country, disgruntled at his
work for the Red Cross and other pa
| triotic campaigns in the town of Pc
waukee, sought this measure by way
| of revenge.
Madison = Measles, with 7,412, led
| in number the cases of disease report.
ed to the state board of health by To-
cal officials during the first quarter
of the year. There were 1869 cases
of scarlet fever, 535 of diphtheria,
119 of typhoid, 742 of whooping cough,
1,106 of smallpox, fifty-three of men.
nights, sixty-eight of infantile paraIy-
sis, 939 of chickenpox and 492 new
cases of tuberculosis.
Madison = Nineteen thousand nine
hundred and eighteen Wisconsin
youths, who, since June last year
have attained the age of 81 years, reg
istered on June 5 with their local
boards throughout the state under the
selective service act. They are divided
as follows: Group A, 1883 (whites) +;
Group 6Z (negroes); Group C, 1,25s
(enemy aliens).
Richfeld Two sisters celebrated
their golden wedding anniversaries
here on the same day. They are Mrs
Nick Schmidt and Mrs. William
Goetz. They appeared with their hus.
bands at st. Augustine's church.
where Father Carbenian performed
The ceremony that renewed the marri
age VOWS taken by these two couples
Fifty years ago.
Hortonville-One of the largest can
hing factories in the state is to be
erected here this summer, and will be
known as the Hortonville Canning
company. The factory expects to be
operated at least nine months of the
year. The factory will can cabbage
beets, beans, apples, caulifower and
tomatoes.
Superior = To be revenged for q
thrashing given them by the princi
pal, two 10 year old pupils of the
Cooper school set fire to the building
in two places. The opportune arriva
of the janitor saved the structure. with
small loss The building and contents
are valued at 100000
Madison = Leland Eudau, James
Stewart, William McComb and James
Murray, all of Beloit, pleaded guilty
before Judge Sanborn in the United
States district court and were sen
fenced to six months in the House Of
Correction, Milwaukee, on the charge
of selling liquor to soldiers.
Downsville-Firsto of the Dunn coun
ty soldiers to die in France was Ser
geant Emil Kraft of the Rainbow di
vision, whose home was in this vii
lage. He was wounded in action or
March 5 and died on April %. The
sergeant was the holder of two mill
tary medals awarded for valor.
La Crosse - Charles Olson anC
Charles Carlstrom, strangers, are be
ing held here on charges of imperson
ating United States secret service off
GERS. State charges of assault on 6
local girl have also been preferred.
La Crosse-The experience of TAX
ing and holding in Jail his own brother
came to Sheriff John A. Weber wheT
Judge E. c. Higbee ordered Barte
Weber into custody pending investi
cation of a perjury charge.
misunderstanding a storm, Rober1
Coel, bound over to the circuit court
in Sturgeon Bay on burglary charge
crawled through the ventilator to the
Jail basement and escaped through g
window.
Wausau-The body of Henry Kres
ems, 78 years old, of the town of Cas-
sell, was found hanging. No cause is
stated He had been in seemingly
good health.
Shehovran-T OcaI electricians have