Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-12-22
Badger News
Briefly Told

Old resident and one OF the Oldest
Oddfellows OF Waupaea county, is dead
at his home in this village at the age
Of seveRty-eight wears,
Fond du lathe historic toll
road is now : matter of history.
The gate has been torn down and
teams are now free to pass up ana
down a road without paying the small
fee which for years was required.
Racine.-Mary Kasala. wife of ST
mon Kasala, who was poisoned q
year ago. and for whose murder
George Zabainik is BOW serving 20
year term at Waupun. was released
under probation for two years TO the
state board Of control
Milwaukee.-Dayid NJ Kneeland.
hfty-feur years old. lumberman OF
Milwaukee. whose holdings in north
ern Wisconsin and Michigan lum-
Der concerns aggregate S6,oeo,e00.
died from heart disease at the home
of his son at Phillips.
Portage-The new thirty-mile trans
mission line from Prairie du Sac
has been completed and the pow
er is now sent direct to Madison by
separate line. The one TO Portage
which connects with the kilbourn dam
power here is used to transmit cur
rent to intermediate points
Kenosha.-A discarded cleaner 5
tank partially filled with gasoline
exploded in dump yard here.
1t had been sold as junk and a work
man, Frank Zalinski, was cutting OF
valves with cold chisel when spark
flew into one of the pipes. Zalinsh
was picked up unconscious, badly cut
and bruised, but will recover.
Portage.-Plans are under way for
two through highways across Col
umbia county, one from the north
to the south end of Kilbourn. via Port
tage and Poynette to Madison, and the
other from Portage east TO Columbus.
State highway officials were here con-
ferring with the local officials regard
ing the plan.
Beloit A newspaper compost
tor is leading the freshman class
of Beloit college in scholarship. Ac-
coTding to the midsemester freshman
honor list, Andrew c. Scott stands far
in advance of his 159 classmates, Scott
ran q linotype machine on an Omaha
daily newspaper TO earn his high
school expenses.
Piatteyille- Omitted States bu-
reau of mines, rescue car No, 4.
has arrived in Platteyale TO give the
students of the Wisconsin School OF
Mines instructions in first aid and
mine rescue work John East of the
Colorado school has charge of the
mine rescue work and ], H. Seipe of
Pennsylvania state is mstructing the
students in first aid.
Milwaukee. - Protests have been
made by the twenty-one women
receiving pensions from the teachers
retirement fund because of an an
nouncement from the board of direc-
tors that the pension will be reduced
from $500 to $500 annually. They say
1t will cause hardship. Probably the
protests will be discussed at meet
ing of the board of directors Deem
Der p.
La Crosse Saving thousands of
dollars to western Wisconsin stock
men in freight rates and the
placing of this section of the state
we'll TO the front in stock breeding
ranks is expected TO result from the
meeting at Onalarka of twenty repre-
sentative Holstein breeders of the
counties of La Crosse. Monroe, Trem,
pealeau, Vernon and Jackson and OF
their organization into the Western
Wisconsin Holstein-F riesian Breeders
association.
Hayward-Mrs.K Kate Harding. who
was buried here, went to unusual
lengths in preparing for her death.
She was eighty-tive years old and
during the last years of her life
spent the greater part of her time
making her plans. She purchased a
lot in the cemetery here, selected a
tombstone and supervised the carving.
1t was erected and bore the date OF
her birth and her birthplace in County
Cork, Ireland A blank space was left
for the date of her death. One day
she went shopping and. after due de-
liberation, settled on suitable casket.
Milwaukee.-Robert E. Wild was
elected president of the Milwau-
kee County Bar association. Mr.. Wild,
who is one of the best known attor-
neys in the state. has been vice-presi-
dent of the county, association. and he
was advanced by his fellow members
of the bar to succeed Walter D. CORR.
gan, retiring president. Other officers
chosen were: Frank Berry, vice-presi-
dent; William A Klatte, secretary
treasurer. and William Kaumheimer.
Frank l.. Fawcett. Fred A. Teal and
j. E. Tierney members of the execu-
tive committee.
Appleton.-Work is to start in the
spring on the $4,000 Myra Good.
win Plantz dormitory, plans for
which were accepted. About 1000
has already been subscribed for the
building The dormitory is to be three
stories high. of stone, and will accom-
modate 10 girls. 1t is announced a
special effort will be made to get the
building completed in time for the