Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-02-09
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the season have started. Five carioaus
were shipped, the price ranging Iron
five to seven cents pound
Green Bay-John Nick, poor com
missioner for many years, uleu
suddenly after being i'll but snort
time with the grippe The illness ue
veloped into pneumonia.
Madison.-The state board Oh COLI
troll granted paroles to 20 con
victs in the state prison ana 10 90 III
mates of the state Industrial scnooi
for boys a. Waukesha.
Oshkosh. Mrs. Bertha Bryan snip
ped and fell on Forest avenue, sus-
tanning an internal hemorrhage, dylns
two hours later.
Mcmahon account of the aglta-
tion for a homecoming here next
summer. the local aerie of Eagles, NO.
1899, has abandoned plans for Dig
Fourth of July celebration which was
to have been held in 1916.
Oshkosh. - H. G. GranDerg OF
Oshkosh has been appointed by Presf
dent Wilson a member of the assay
commission which meets at the Phlla-
delphia mint on February to test the
weight and fineness of coins reserved
by the several minis of the country
the last year.
Stevens Point-Millions OF dol
lars worth of Australian wool is
passing through this city bound for
England. One train of SO cars con-
tanned 100000 worth, the freight be-
ing in some cases $1,700 per car, the
next day another train of 80 cars
passed through.
Madison.-"No, we will not inter-
fere in Mexico-at least not on the
facts thus far presented. There is no
cause for Intervention, and President
Wilson will not be forced by the Amer
lean congress into war with Mexico.
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette makes
these statements in signed editorial
in his magazine.
Grand Rapids.-Present Mayor ]. A.
Cohen, who has represented this
city as mayor for the last two
terms. has announced that he will not
be candidate at the coming election.
Charles e. Briere, former district at
torney, will make the run and 1t is
hardly likely that he will have opposi-
ton.
Oconomowoc-The Waukesha Coun-
ty Bar association will hold their
annual banquet at the Majestic
February 3 Among those expected to
give addresses are: Judge Eschweiler
of Milwaukee, Judge N. L. Lueck and
Senator Ernst Merton of Waukesha.
Senator Merton will retire this spring
after forty years in law practice in
Wisconsin
icatessen dealer, was found not
guilty by jury Of violating the Sun
day closing law in case started by
the Retail Grocers' association to en-
force the alleged old blue law. 1t was
shown by testimony that the defend
ant conducted a restaurant in connec-
ton with his store and that he fed a
number of persons on Sunday.
Madison.-The debate upon the
subject of whether there is a God,
which students of the University of
Wisconsin have been trying to arrange
between Theodore Schroeder. agnostio
and member of the Free Speech league
of New York. and DR.. E. L Eaton. a
Chicago evangelist, has been called off.
Madison clergy refused to sanction the
debate.
Racine-G. ). Zimmerman of Union
Grove, for IL years county super
intendent Of schools, has sent his
resignation to State Superinten.
dent Cary, to take effect on March l.
Mr.. Zimmerman has purchased a farm
in New York state, where he will take
up his abode. Miss Blanche Roberts,
Union Grove, is mentioned as his sue.
cessor.
Oshkosh.-Cigar manufacturers and
cigar makers of this city pre-
sented resolutions against the Sun.
day closing, which petition was filed
by the Mems Christian Workers
league for closing on Sundays I'm.
fair competition in the sales of for.
eign brand cigars if Sunday closing
is effected is the argument They
believe that neighboring cities would
be beneficiaries of the Sunday trade
if Oshkosh saloons were closed.
Madison.-The Second regiment
again leads the Wisconsin Nation
al Guard in rifle work, according
to the figures given out by the ad-
jutant general. The -atings are: A.
Yare, Second infantry, 1906; Third,
$3.50; First, 1899. Sheboygan. Fond
du Lac and Manitowoc companies won
special trophies. Sheboygan gets the
Pfister trophy and the first national
defense trophy for highest aggregate
marking in shooting and inspection,
and for qualifying the greatest mum
Der of marksmen; also the special
prize for leading the Second regiment
Fond du Lac wins the second national
defense trophy for qualifying next to