Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-29
Seen and Heard
lin Wisconsin


lected as the meeting place OF
the Central Wisconsin Cheegemakers
Buttermakers and Dairymen's associ
alton
Grand Rapids A j. Steels. Wau-
shara county pioneer. living near Plain
field, suffered an attack of paralysis at
his home and is IN critical condi-
ton.
Antigo.-Chris- Schroeder. president
OF the Wisconsin Holstein Breeders
association. addressed the annual
meeting Of the Langlade County Hcl-
stein Breeders association.
Oshkosh.-Oshkosh lodges Of Cath
Ole knights OF Wisconsin are making
preparations 10 entertain 500 or more
delegates TO the state convention Of
Catholic knights, which will be held
here July % and Z6
Antigo-Antigo Eagles have or
ganized a marching club to rep
resent the local aerie in the state
convention parade at Grand Rapids
next June. Chief OF Police William
Coblentz is chairman OF the club
Milwaukee = Judge George Page
set aside the yerdsct Of jury
IN the Sunday closing case OF VIII
liam Youngbluth. delicatessen dealer,
who was found technically guilty" OF
violating the old ~blue laws" A new
trial was set for April 10
Oshkosh. An award of $4,000
has been made by the state In
dugtTial commission IN favor OF Mrs.
John Sichel against the J. Rasmussen
& Sons company and the Maryland
Casualty company for the death OF
her husband August s, 1915.
Milwaukee.-EL II. Dadmun, one
Of the nominees for president of
the chamber OF commerce. has
withdrawn A. K Taylor withdrew
his name as candidate for first vice
president and D. G. Owen and E. j.
Grimes from the board of appeals.
Racine.-Charles A. Wustum, six
ty-seven, one of the wealthiest
citizens OF Racine and very widely
known throughout the middle West
because OF his business connections.
died suddenly at his home here. He
was a thirty-second degree Mason.
Milwaukee. The Mothers and
Teachers club Of the Third street
school has sent a petition to Mayor
G. A. Bading, with more than 100 sig
natures. urging issuance OF the pro-
posed sewerage bond issue and expe-
ditious work on the sewage disposal
plant.
Eau Claire.-An Eau Claire can
ming company has closed deal
with a Canadian firm, which calls
for 100000 cans Of Irish stew" week
for a year, according to announce
ment. The stew is calculated to
constitute complete ration for SOL
der in the field.
Neenah-Justice George Stein of
Menasha, in the case of Theo-
dore Konkel VS.. Frank Kolashinski,
charged with assault and battery, pro-
nounced them both guilty and fined
them both, but RENTED the amounts
when they paid the costs of the ac-
ton
Superior-Joseph McMullen, who
died nearly month ago, while
I conducting his campaign for re-
election for supervisor from his bed
room, was elected by margin of six
votes in field of three II. NJ. Parks,
Socialist, second high, will be declared
elected.
Wausau.-MTs. Josephine Baldwin,
who came to Wausau in 1851,
is dead Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Single, came to WaHsau when
there were only few houses here and
| opened the first hotel in the place, the
old Single house, famous from Berlin
to the Canadian line. She is survived
| by three sisters, Mrs. r. e. Parcher,
Mrs. Alice Filter and Mrs. l.. Dunbar
Of this city, and Henry and Charles
| Single of Amigo.
Milwaukee.-The heaviest snow
storm OF the season prevailed in
Milwaukee Wednesday and the
ground was covered to a depth of
about foot Several of the street
car lines in Milwaukee were blockad-
ed and wire companies report damage,
principally in the southwestern por-
ton of the state, where the storm was
| heaviest. Thousands Of persons were
compelled to walk through the snow
to their work. An unusual incident in
connection with the storm was violent
peals of thunder and vivid flashes of
lightning
Sheboygan. Gen Charles King,
author and retired regular army
, officer, who has been touring the state
preaching military preparedness, was
severely censured by the school board
here because he delivered lecture
before the Sheboygan high school pu-
pills advocating preparedness. King
was called the "mouthpiece OF capt.
talistic ring, attempting to saddle adj
ditional burdens on the people," by
School Commissioner John Balzer.
The school board censured- Principal
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