Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-01-26
BADGER New S
Briefly Told

MenOmOn1e. - Grace EplScopal
church, brick structure, was burned
here, causing loss of $4,000, par
TALLY covered by insurance. The cause
of the fire is unknown.
Racine.-Senator Robert M. La Fol
lette spoke at the Racine high school
on Good Citizenship" and urged the
pupils to take advantage of the oppor-
tunities offered for education.
Antigo.-Births in Langlade county
show slight decrease as COM
pared with the previous year. There
were 481 births last year and 497 in
1914. Deaths for corresponding peri
DDS show an increase from 172 TO 1874.
Oshkosh.-Black Wolf Farmers club
is practically organized for the pur-
pose of exchanging ideas, and formed
similarly to commercial clubs Of the
cities. Supervisor Radditz is secre-
tary.
Neenah.-Farmers will attend an
institute here January 20 and Fl.
E. c. Jacobs, Elk Mound, will con-
duct the sessions, assisted by Boyes
B. Raessler, Beloit; ]. T. Donaghey,
Madison; N A Rasmussen, Oshkosh,
and ]. H. Toolajahn.
Oshkosh. The regular Sunday
church services of the Universal
neld in the Majestic theater in this
city. Rev. A. c. McHenry will speak
on sigus Of the times.
Grand ds.-Arrangements are
being completed by the Merchants
and Manufacturers association to
entertain the Wisconsin drainage
mems cow ention, which will take
place in this city on January 1921.
Every indication points to a large
crowd being present.
Madison.-Saiety in industry spells
dollars and cents, according to
Carl NJ Hansen of the workmen's COM
pensation service bureau, who testified
in the proceeding of Neal Brown
against the bureau. In this state, he
testified, the industrial commission
had accomplished a great deal in i'm
proving manufacturing conditions and
limbs
Madison-An iceboat in which
four students of the University
of Wisconsin were sailing broke
through a weak spot in Lake Mendoza
and the boys, one of whom was Philip
Horter of Milwaukee, narrowly es-
capped a cold plunge by being thrown
onto safer ice. The boat could not be
got out of the lake and was left to
freeze. The other students were
Lynwood Smith, Kansas City; Robert
Wolfers. Hopkins, Mo-. and Robert
Williams. New York
Madison.-The Master Builders as
ISOLATION of Wisconsin, which held
its annual convention here, decid-
ed to join the National Association of
Builders Exchanges and send two del
egates to the annual convention of that
organization, to be held in Baltimore
February % to "a President Joseph
Tyrrell of Madison and Secretary 0.
H. Ulbricht of Milwaukee will proba-
bly, be elected as delegates to the ma
tional convention, when state officers
for the ensuing year will also be
chosen.
Grand Rapids. - The Wisconsin
Cranberry Sales company elected
the following officers at its annual
meet here: E. P. Arpin, president,
Grand Rapids; c. r. Treat, vice-presl-
dent, Mather; Andrew SearIs, Grand
Rapids, secretary; A E. Bennett,
Grand Rapids, treasurer. These. with
S. A Warner of Warrens and Elmer
Dano of Tomah make up the board of
directors E. P Arpin of this city and
H r. Lang of Berlin will represent the
state order at the annual meet of ma
tional cranberry men in New York.
Superior - Anton Alling, the J.
Rufus Wallingford who set the vii
lage of Hawthorne agog by represent
ing himself to be an agent of the Du
Pont Powder company in search of
5000 acres for a site for an immense
munitions plant, was sentenced to 80
days in the workhouse. He was &C
cused of leaving several unpaid bills.
He wrote letters to himself and signed
the names of men high in the financial
world. These he planted "carelessly"
IN his rooms, where he was sure they
would be read, and in this way he
built up his credit
Beloit-The Beloit Federation of
Missions, composed of missionary
workers from numerous churches, has
appointed a committee to seek to
arrange for religious and missionary
instruction in connection with high
school and college courses. 1t is pro-
posed that courses be arranged out.
side of the school work for which
credit shall be given the pupil by the
school authorities. The purpose is to
make this educational scheme nation
wide. Those who have investigated
the subject believe that such a meas
ure is practical and will not interfere
with the policies of any school.
Antigo.-Sessions of the Amigo