Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-07

the barn of August Muesegades, one
mile north of Towards Grove, caused
an eccentric natural phenomenon that
brought neighbors from miles around
to help extinguish what appeared to
be disastrous fire. The barn was
filed with dense clouds of smoke and
neighbors pulled all farm implements
and machinery to safety, only to find
the smoke soon dissipated. Close ex-
animation failed to reveal the slight
est trace of fire.
Brentwood a lone part
ridge flew through plate glass win
dow, breaking the glass just large
enough to admit it, the bird was I'M
| injured. The peculiar incident occur
red at the James Kincannon store in
! Brentwood. The partridge was caught
but as soon as it was taken out of
the building it flew away. The only
evidence of the unusual act is the
broken window and few feathers.
Marshfield-The Ripon Creamery
Co., of Marshfield, has installed ma
chinery with which they will, in the
near future, dry buttermilk. 1t is the
first machine of it's kind in central
Wisconsin. The equipment has beer
installed and work will begin in the
near future. The buttermilk, after be-
ing dried is packed into sacks an
will be put on the market as a poultry
feed.
Tomah-While eating supper in the
house on the Jacob Hurtz farm near
Cashton, Otto Erickson and Andrew
Anderson were stunned by a bolt CT
lightning which set fire to the house.
The house was rodded for lightning
protection and the men gave no heed
for a time, but soon smelling smoke,
started an investigation and found the
building on fire.
Alphabetically Bohn, 4, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bohn,
was killed in front of her parents
home at Weyauwega when she wac
knocked down by an automobile driven
by Arthur Paschke. The child darted
into the street in front of Paschke
who was unable to stop his machine.
She died in a physicians office before
her parents could be notified
Oshkosh-Robert Ziebell and Her
man Cuske were saved from drown
ing in Lake Winpebago, Oshkosh,
through the heroic efforts of Raleigh
(Beach) Wollangk. The two young
men were in skiff which tipped over.
about eighty rods from shore, off
Black Wolf point. They were helpless
and tired out when Wollangk reached
them.
Medford-A large number of wild
ducks which were stunned, wounded
or killed during an electrical storm
in Medford were found the next morn
ing lying on the ground. Many of
these birds were picked up in the
courthouse square. Two wild geese
were picked up the same morning il
a farm yard adjoining the city.
Peshtigo-Mrs. Otto Bundy had a
narrow escape from death by light
ming when bolt struck the Bundy
barn, near Peshtigo, following a long
steel track through the building. She
was stunned and her left foot was
slightly burned. The bolt knocked
several cows down and burned out
all the light bulbs in the barn.
Stevens Point-Loss of $4,000 re-
suited at Polonia, near Stevens Point,
when the creamery of George Soik
was destroyed by fire. The Soik fami-
ly living quarters, above the creamery,
also were ruined. Spontaneous COM
bustion in a closet is believed to have
started the blaze.
Jefferson Since Jan. 1, 159 hoboes
have been provided with free lodg-
ing by Sheriff T. F. (Dinny) Smith at
the Jefferson county Jail in Jefferson.
The largest number in one night was
twelve, accommodated during one of
the February SHOWS forms.
eboygan-Arman McWilliams was
placed on probation after being SEN
fenced to year in the reformatory at
Green Bay by Judge Kirwan in Circuit
court, Sheboygan. The order arrived
in time to save him accompanying
three other boys sentenced at the
same time
Fond du Lac-Alfred S. Wilkinson.
clerk of Fond du Lac county for TWEEN
ty years, died at his home in Fond du
Lac after an illness of only few days
He had been in poor health for some
years, but only last week did he relin-
quish his duties at the courthouse.
Ladysmith-An effort is being made
to form a society in Rusk county of
former residents of Ohio Frank e.
Bayless of Ladysmith is at the head
of the movement There are many
former residents of the Buckeye state