Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-12

seriously injured when North Western |
road train No. 402 struck their car in |
the village of Tunnel City. Mr. and
Mrs. Blair were rushed to the hospital
at Sparta, where it is said the latter
is not expected to live. The family |
are residents of Winona, Mimi. The |
car, which was driven by Mrs. Blair, |
stalled on the track east Of the tunnel. |
Two other occuI ants, said to be from
La Crosse, were uninjured. The car
was demolished.
Mineral Point-Iowa county boasts |
the distinction of producing the finest
fat beef cattle in the world On the |
Chicago stockyards market the term
Mineral Pointers is synonymous with
the best in choice steaks and cuts, as
well as top prices. George Conover, |
a member of one of the leading. live
stock commission firm ~ Chicago, !
has been at Mineral Point several
days looking over herds and has en-.
gagged about SO car lots for early de-
livery. Cattle fed on Iowa county
blue grass average about 1900 pounds. !
Fond du Lac--Grover Pie, IT, and
Mildred Laisure, 49, daughter of Err
nest E. Laisure, who eloped about 10l
days ago, are being held at Black
River Falls, Wis, pending the arrival
OF Sheriff Fred w. Schlaak, Fond du
Lac, who holds warrant for Pie,
charging him with abduction. The
girl was to have been given hearing
Oct. 25 on charge of incorrigibility
but failed to appear.
Marshfield-The Fischer Bros ga
rage at Spencer, nine miles west OF
Marshfeld on highway Is, was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is in excess
of $4,000, including a large stock Of
autos, tools and repair parts. The
Catherine hotel, near the garage,
caught fire several times but was
saved by Spencer firemen.
Fond du Lac-Fond du Laos "kitch
en- window" gang is continuing its
operation, entering two residences and
breaking into a garage on highway
81, stealing $500 and taking two slot
machines. Weekend activities Of the
gang brought the total Of robberies in
and near Fond du Lac to four within
two days
Eau Claire Norma, 4-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin John
son, Osseo farmers, died in hospital
in Eau Claire, of burns received when
her clothing caught fire from matches.
A younger brother had dropped
matches on the floor and some of
these ignited when she stepped on
them.
Fort Atkins on-Mrs. Eliza May, SO,
member of one of the earliest pioneer
families of Jefferson county, died in
Fort Atkinson. Her home, where she
has lived for 60 years, is the site where
Gen. Atkinson built stockade in the
Black Hawk war. A native boulder,
placed there by the OAR, marks the
site.
Eau ClairevAs he stepped out of
car George O'Brien, 20, Eau Claire,
was struck down by a passing auto
mobile. Both his kneecaps were
broken, three of his teeth knocked out
and he is believed to have been inter
nally injured. The driver of the car
did not stop.
Rhinelander-The Boys and Girls
Agricultural club of Harshaw has
shipped more than 1000 bushels of
certified Green Mountain seed pota-
toes this fall These potatoes were
raised by nine members of the club
and were sold to growers at good
price.
Green Bay--The Peshtigo marsh,
covering so square miles, is on fire.
While large amount of the marsh
hay is destroyed and the BURBERRY
crop for next year will be killed, no
other damage will occur.
Portage-Peter Bliss, 80, found dead
on highway 33 near Cambria, Wis,
first thought to have been hit by a
passing automobile, died of heart dis
ease, Dr. Williams declared after a
post norton.
New Lisbon-Ferdinand G. Nienas,
a prominent Juneau county farmer,
died at his home in Oakdale, where
he had lived since 1884. He is sur
vived by his wife, three sons and two
daughters.
Montello-Pos tmaster Charles Brau-
en- OF Montello was found dead in
bed at his home. Heart disease was
the cause of death.