Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-10-28

CdpIIOl square, Madison. Inc DldZ0
was an unexpected thrill Of the home
coming celebration. Thousands of old
grads thronged the streets watching
the smoke roll from a structure that
Is familiar to alumni of almost three
decades. About a thousand specta-
tors were In the theater when fire
blazed up back stage at a defective
electrical fuse All but two children,
who were slightly burned, escaped
safely to the streets uninjured. The
portion of the theater nearest the
screen was damaged extensively and
a number of rows of seats In the
balcony were destroyed. Loss was
estimated at $4,000.
Milwaukee-Gen. Joseph Bodwell
Doe, assistant secretary of war dur
1893 to 1897, died at the home of his
son, Arthur B. Doe, Milwaukee. Pneu-
monia was the direct cause of death,
although Gen. Doe had been In poor
health for several years. Born at
GAINESVILLE, March s, 1855, Gen. Doe
came of revolutionary stock. He was
admitted to the bar in 1876, and served
four years as city attorney Of James
Vile, from 1883. He served as adult
ant general of Wisconsin from 1891
to 1893 during the term of Gov. Peck.
Gen. Doe was long active in the Wis
cOnsin National guard, but saw no
active war service.
Sheboygan-Approximately $150,000
in stamps and $3.50 In cash was OBJ
tanned by the four bandits who en-
tered the Sheboygan post office, over
powered the night Waterman and blew
open the safe in the pOstmaster's Of
flee, according to announcement made
by Post Office Inspector J. A. Niles
and Postmaster Frank Knauf. 1t Is be-
lieved that the robbers were the same
who committed recent post office rob-
berries at Prairie du Chen, Baraboo,
New Lisbon and Camp Douglas, &C
cording to Niles.
Monroe-Although Ohio has again
captured the gold medal in the Swiss
cheese competition at the National
Dairy exposition In Indianapolis,
Green county cheese men are rejoic-
ing that Wisconsin has won out on
comparative average scores, the Bad
ger average being 92.90 on 10 entries
and the Ohio average only 91.58 on
r. Adolph Adplanalp, Monroe, won
the silver medal with a score of 95,
only one point below the winning
score. Green county scored a clean
sweep in the llmburger class, winning
gold, silver and bronze medals.
Milwaukee-John /. Beggs, capital
list, street car magnate and dominant
figure In Wisconsin industrial and f.
nancial circles for more than a quar-
ter century, is dead Death followed
an illness of only 48 hours and &C.
Cured at St. Mary's hospital after
physicians had performed an opera
ton for obstruction Of the intestines.
His advanced age, rs, lessened his
chance of surviving the shock Of the
operation.
wisconsin Rapids-Owners Of adver-
Using signs on county and state trunk
highways of Wood county have been
given until Nov. / to remove their
property, under an order issued by
Edward Morris, county highway COM
missioner. Signs not removed by that
date will be taken down and destroyed
by county highway authorities.
Fond du Lac-Within "a hours after
the burial of her husband, William
ROggenbauer, town of Addison, Fond
du Lac county, who died after three
weeks illness of ptomaine poisoning
due to eating preserved fruit, Mrs
Roggenbauer died. She had been Ill
FIVE weeks with ptomaine poisoning.
Rice Lake-A project TO start tri-
county normal school for Barron,
WaShburn and Sawyer counties In Rice
Lake will be acted on at the fall meet
ings of the boards of supervisors of
the different counties.
Wausau-S. B. Tobey, superintend-
ent Of the Wauseu public schools, was
chosen president OF the Central Wis
consin Teachers association at it's
fourteenth annual convention held In
WauSau.
Monroe-Many farmers are expected
20 attend the hearing of the state high
way commission Nov. on the pro-
posal to change the route of highway
20 between Monroe and Juda when it
is paved next year. Opinions are
divided regarding three possible
routes. The distance is about nine