Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-03
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State,

important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.
Enthusiastically J. Ellis, 6S. promi-
nent farmer of Racine county. was
stricken with apoplexy as he was walk
ing from his home at Thompsonville,
on the Kilbourn road, to inspect work
on the construction of an oiling sta
ton. He died before medical aid
could reach him. Mr.. Ellis was born
at Thompsonville and on the same site
where his home was situated. When
the klondike gold discovery was an
nounced he made trip to that ter
rltory. He returned to Racine county
and resumed operation of his large
farm.
Manitowoc-After wandering nearly
a week, following his escape from the
county insane asylum, Edward Lee
mere, for 80 years an inmate Of the
institution, was found dead in the
northwestern railroad depot at New
ton, seven miles south of Manitowoc.
Death was due to apoplexy. He left
the asylum while the building was be-
Ing inspected by the county board
Lemere became insane after being hit
with baseball bat while playing at
Two Rivers, his home.
Ashland-While cleaning his gun
preparatory to hunting, John D. Kelly,
80, Maple Ridge farmer, was instantly
killed when the gun was discharged.
Kelly was in a shack near Grand View
alone. He was apparently cleaning
the rifle which he owned, before go
Ing hunting. The discharged bullet
passed into his head under his chin
and blew the upper part of his head
to pieces. Kelly was former soldier,
having served overseas with Company
D, 32d division.
Beloit-James Ewers and William
Trainer, both of Beloit, were saved
from death by exposure, when DR..
A. B. Zwaska, Rockton, ILL.,, passing
on his way to answer a call, found
Ewers on the road and Trainer pin
ned under his car that had hurtled off
the slippery pavement into the ditch
at curve near Rockton. Ewers is in
a hospital in Beloit with conclusion
of the brain. Trainer has a broken
collarbone.
Platteville-Sergt. Paul Hartmann,
Machine Gun Co. M, 128th infantry,
Wisconsin National guard, led the
field in the pistol shooting tournament
which ended on the range in Platte
vile, Nov. %. Karrmann's score was
341, the best ever made by a gunner
on the range. He was closely pressed
by Sergt. Claude Norris, who scored
1886. Pvt Wilmington, a first year
man, scored 329.
Fond du Lac-County boards of four
counties, Fond du Lac, Winnebago,
Calumet and Outagamie, will be asked
of High Water in it's fight for the
recovery of approximately $5,000,000
in damages to land and also for the
establishment of a definite level for
Lake Winnebago at the time naviga-
ton is opened in the spring.
Manitowoc-One person was seri-
ously hurt and half dozen more were
shaken up when an interurban motor
bus, enroute from Manitowoc to Stur-
geon Bay was ditched a mile north of
Two Rivers. E. F. Townsend, travel
ing salesman of Minneapolis, received
three broken ribs. Ditching of the
bus occurred when the driver turned
out for hay wagon.
Unity-Fire completely destroyed
the o. G. Perschke Hardware store and
badly damaged the Star Garage build
ing in Unity. The loss to Mr.. Per
schke is about $4,000 on building and
stock and about $4,000 to the Star
Garage building. Both losses are
partially covered by insurance. Help
was summoned from Colby aid Marsh
field.
Rice Lake-Arthur Johnson, who
was convicted of first degree murder
in circuit court at Barron county Nov.
80, 1920, and was sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the static prison at
Waupun, will apply for pardon or
communication of sentence to Gov.
Blaine Dec. 8 or as soon as the petit
ton can be heard.
Barron-The Barron county board
at its annual session voted to retain
County Agent w. A. Duffy at a salary
of S1,100 and expenses. He gets an
additional 81 700 from the state. E. d.