Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-11-10

ten miles soul of Antwerp, nave
been officially announced, and all for
eign governments have been warned.
Those who came in contact with the
victims have been isolated in hos
pital where they will remain under
observation.
The king of England has appointed
royal commission 10 inquire INTO
the condition OF the divorce laws
and especially as they affect the
poorer classes. The appoln ment
arises out of the agitation TO faeill-
tate divorce, which hitherto, OWING
TO the heavy legal expense, virtuaiiy
has been the privilege OF the weli-to-
do.
| Bids were opened at Kenosha for
s35. 900 street paving contract the
low hid being presented by John Y.
Jones of Racine.
| All the rights of a successful pc
tato digger invented and patented oy
Columbus parties we're sold TO the
Hav Tool Manufacturing company Oh
Milwaukee.
Former Judge r. S. Lovett was
elected president of the Southern ia
cific to succeed the late Il. II. mar
rimar William Mahl was elected
vice president
The moving picture show managers
of the Fox river valley have organ
ized a protective association. ihey
declare they are not being treaeeu
right by the film exchanges.
r M. Horst of Beloit, for some
wears connected with the Hilton no
tel in hat city. will become proprl-
etor of the Carlton hotel at Eager
ton. on Nov I, having purchased the
lease and furniture of c. P. Tonton.
Tho demands of the monthly men
emnloyed in the Buffalo, n. y, grain
elevators for higher wages, recognf
tion of their union and other M nor
demands have been submitted TO al
arbitration committee.
Oficials of the Pittsburg and Lake
Erie Railroad have issued circulars
tn their 5000 laborers announcing
that when they draw their pay NOV
for October work they VIII receive
nav on a basis of S165 day instead
of $3.50
| LABOR AND INDUSTRY.
nv Nov. the Wausau Street rail-
road company will have is line fully
COMPLETED to Rothschilds, new town
that is springing up in the vlclnlty
Of the mammoth plant OF the mara
thon Paper Mills company
| The new east wing Of the capltol
probably will be ready for occupancy
NV The end of January, according 10
! Contractor Mccarthy. j. R. Kehn OF
Chicago was given the contract lor
mining of the tunnel and heating sta
ton for S66,700.
Assessment Supervisor Stem OF
Manitowoc county has called me a.
tention of the state tax commission
to the sameness in the figures OF as
sessment in several towns for the
last half dozen years. ManltoWoc
threatened to demand a reassessment
because the city pays more than one
quarter of the total taxes.
Bacteria that will turn old and IN
ferior brands of butter into a pro-
duct that tastes like the finest June
butter is the discovery which Prof.
| H. w. Conn of the bacter;ology de-
partment of Wesleyan university has
lust announced. This will be an I'M
mense boon to dairymen, for the pro-
duct will be healthful and extremely
desirable.
| Pittsburg capitalists owning the
Wisconsin Engine company at Cor
liss, have purchased the patents and
right to manufacture the Owen Inom-
as motor car, which it is claimed
will revolutionize the automobile bus
mess The car has a welded steel
frame and special springs. The com
pany is capitalized at 100000.