Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-13
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

M HAPPENlNUSH
Platteville-Ben Doscher and five
members of the Platteville chapter of
the IZaak Walton league spent several
days at a nearby stream preparing it
for the reception of brown trout
Twenty-Five cans have been planted
and application has been made for an
additional so cans. The springfield
stream has the protection of the land
owners. Several pools were built, will
low trees planted and concrete dam
built with two spillways.
Kaukauna-Anton Nytes, SO, re-
tired farmer living at Sheboygan while
visiting his son, August, in Kaukauna
was run down by an automobile, re
ceiving injuries from which he died
| four hours later. The driver of the
automobile, after hitting the man,
sped away into the darkness and in
the excitement the son, who was walk
ing beside the road with his father,
was unable to secure the number of
the car.
Sturgeon ~Bay-While picking cher
ries at the Gould orchard, Sturgeon
Bay, Stanley Tribbey suddenly dis
covered that he was wearing leggings
instead of shoes. He had a pair of
high top boots, soled with an inferior
grade of leather. The soles ripped
off while he was climbing the trees
! Next to the soles were layers of saw
dust, which fell out leaving his feet
| bare.
! Augusta-Mrs. julius J. Brandon,
35, of Minneapolis, was killed and Mrs.
Philip c.. Eckes, Minneapolis, was
seriously injured at Augusta when
an Omaha road passenger train ran
into an auto which Mrs. Brandon was
driving The two were visiting Mrs
Eckes' parents. Mrs Eckes will live
Mrs. Brandon's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Arnold, Eau Claire
| Appleton-Four people narrowly es-
capped serious injury when their auto
mobile exploded and burned after it
ran into ditch near Appleton The
car was driven by Louis Nieland and
he was accompanied by Mrs. Nieland
and Mr.. and Mrs Fred Reichel, all
of Appleton. Mrs Nieland suffered
body bruises, but the other occupants
of the car were unhurt.
Stevens Point-The second boy to
| fall victim to lockiaw within three
weeks is Anton Worzella, 6-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Worzella,
| Stevens Point He was stricken after
he had cut one of his feet on glass.
The other victim was Alois Walinski,
| 10, who was cut in the leg by the
blade of an axe. Doctors say both will
recover.
I Maplewood-The Kolberg farmers
cooperative cheese factory few miles
west of Maplewood was destroyed
| by fire believed to have been of in
cendiary origin. Near the building, a
/ f1ashlight bearing the inscription,
Maplewood Auto Co., was found. 1t
was identified as one stolen from the
garage. Insurance agents are investi-
eating.
| Kenosha-Septic poisoning develop
| ing from small cut made by a bar
| Der while shaving him caused the
death of Joseph Mathews, 81, of Keno
| sha The cut became infected and
spread of the poison could not be
halted. The dead man had been for
! Is years buyer for Marshall Field
/ Co. of Chicago.
Sturgeon Bay-All records for cher
ry harvests were broken during the
first 10 days of the season at Sturgeon
Bay. Growers predict that this years
crop will be one-third greater than any
previous picking. Almost 100000
quarts have been harvested so far this
season. Practically all early cherries
| have been picked.
Eagle River-As Mrs M. S. Fourier
was returning to her cottage on Frank
lin lake, near Three Lakes, the head
lights of her automobile blinded a
deer, which had stepped out into the
road, and the car collided with the
animal. The impact put out the
lights, but Mrs, Fournier avoided a
wreck. The deer took to the woods
Kenosha-William Marshall, charged
with having shot and killed his father
over a love affair, Kenosha, seVera
weeks ago, had his case adjourned
until Aug. IS, when the counsel fol
the youth requested more time in or
der that additional legal aid may be
retained.