Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-01-18

Tic nuAirS. Inc man also ueNtAlt ~
that ne had been out OF work for
three months
Madison-Martin Lemberger. char
ged with fourth degree manslaughter
tn connection with the death OF his
( 7-year-old daughter, Annie, In 1911
went free without trial when Judge
Hoppmann in Dane county Superior
court dismissed the charge against
/ him. after sustaining the plea made
by his attorneys setting up the stat
ute al limitations. Il still remains for
Gov. J. J. Blaine 10 act on the pardon
application of John A. Johnson, who
has served ten years OF a life sen.
ttnce for murder OF the girl. IL is
said that the governor will give him
his freedom as a result of develop
ments. The statute OF limitations in
T terposed b. Lemberger's attorneys
outlaws a manslaushtor charge, six
years after commission OF the crime.
Appleton-Young men who engage
In professional athletic games may
not attend Lawrence college at APP
pleton. That is the edict OF the col
iege faculty and three students who
are playing with a professional bas-
ketball team have been advised that
( they must either leave the team or
leave school. II is understood thar
two men will leave school and the
third will cease professional playing.
All OF them have been debarred from
all sorts OF college competition if they
elect TO remain in school.
Green Bay-Nels Peters, Green
Bay. owner OF a large cheese factory.
il deaf and thereby prevented from
obtaining any material benefit through
attending the dairy course at the
University of Wisconsin. So he is
sending his daughter. Nora, 10. take
the course at Madison and the daugh-
ter will be the ears" for her father
She already has a practical knowl-
edge OF dairying and by taking the
course will be able TO report the lat
est discoveries and methods TO her
father.
Oconto-Mr. and Mrs. James Bell,
ST.. the former aged l04 and the lat.
ter 102 years. and reputed to be the
states oldest married couple. were
made homeless by a fire which com
pletely destroyed the farm home, in
the town of Abrams. Oconto county,
which had sheltered them for over so
years. The house and contents were
completely destroyed, together with
the greater part of their life's savings
In boarded bills.
Wisconsin Rapids-Safety records
for the year 1921, which have been
compiled at the Wisconsin Rapids Of
fee OF the Consolidated Water Power
and Paper company. show that the
365 days were completed without a
fatality at any of the company's four
mills In addition TO this the year has
been finished with a marked decrease
In the number OF lost time Injuries at
the company's mills.
Green Bay-Samuel ID. Hastings,
Green Bay. former circuit court judge.
who was seriously injured by an auto
mobile last fall. has so far recovered
he is able TO get about in a wheel
chair. Despite his age of nearly so
years the former judge has shown re
markable recuperative ability. as his
hip was fractured and he had scarcely
recovered from a previous fan last
winter.
Madison-More than l3.4S5 Wiscon-
sin farm youths were enrolled in boys
and girls club work in the state dur
ing 1921. OF this number 1888 report
ed TO the state club leader. The prod
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