Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1916-03-08
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Depere.-A Holstein cow in the nera
of Barney Bosar, near here. gave Dlrl'
to triplets The three calves are aliso.
Janesville.-There are ten avoWeu
candidates in the field for councilman
and four are considering entering the
race within a week
Stevens Point.-Steyens Point po-
tato dealers are in war of bulls ana
bears and one result is that prices
have dropped 20 cents in the last nVe
weeks
Antigo-Anton Nonnemacher, sixty
four years old. a pioneer resident on
Langlade county. died as the result OF
injuries received when his skull was
fractured by falling tree.
Somerset.-The village board mas
granted a franchise to James King or
Marine Mills, Mimi. to operate local
telephone exchange here 1t will be
connected with the Bell lines.
Madison.-Plans are being COM
pleted for a state trip for the Uni
versity Regimental band this spring.
Milwaukee, Fond du Lac and Eau
Claire will be included in the itinerary.
Neenah-Instructio have been
received here to remove all build
ings from the site of the new govern
ment post Office building in this city
1t is expected work on the new build
ing will be commenced by the first OF
July.
Kenosha.-Dave Callahan, for the
past fourteen years yardmaster Tor
the Chicago & Northwestern Rail-
way company in Kenosha, has been al
vanced to the position of conductor.
He will begin his new duties at once
on a run out of Milwaukee.
Kenosha.-Plans have been COM
pleted for the organization of
branch of the National Security league
in Kenosha on March l. A mass meet
ing has been called at which Capt.
James V. Martin is to be the principal
speaker.
Green Bay.-The state board OF
control is holding its quarterly meet
ing at the Wisconsin state reforma-
tory. Applications were made by forty
one prisoners for parole. The board
will discuss plans for a new cellroom
at the institution.
Necedah. William Greenberg &
Sons, who had one of the largest
department stores in central Wis
consin and in whose store the big
fire that recently destroyed the entire
business section of Necedah started.
have decided to rebuild.
Wausau.-The American Co-opera-
tive association, the buying branch
of the American Society of Equity,
whose Office is in Wausau, has
entered into a contract with Ohio fac
Irvine. enough to fill 100 freight cars.
Stevens Point.--A city bacteriolo-
gist to make monthly tests of
local milk supplies and occasional in
spection of dairy farms around the
city is a plan suggested by Prof. G. |.
Roller of the Stevens Point Normal
school The milk supplies have been
found to be in frequently bad condi.
ton
Antigo.-From reliable sources it
is learned that the board of di-
rectors of the Wisconsin & Northern
railroad, at their recent meeting. de-
cided to extend the building of the
new road from Shawano southwark to
Black Creek, station on the Green
Bay railroad, the present year. Bids
for clearing the right of way have
been asked for
Chippewa Falls.-Through the &C
tivity of Conservation Wardens c..
F. Asmuth and w. P. Elliott the
school fund of this county is fattening.
During the last six weeks the war
dens have arrested and convicted
twelve pot hunters for shipping par
tridges and venison out of this state
to commission markets. The fines i'm
posed run from $50 to s640 in each
case.
Fond du Lac.-Police investigation
is being made of the death Of
c. j. Book, who was burned to death
when a shack in which he lived was
destroyed by fire. Book is known to
have acquired considerable money re-
Gently through the sale of some prop
erty. In the debris of the burned
shack was found heavy iron box, the
door open and key still in the lock.
Book remained at a saloon near his
shack until midnight and then started
home with man by the lame of Wal
ger. Waller says he left Tim block
from his home.
Marinette.-A man who was MUIR
dered December "a, 1914, aid whose
death has been a mystery, was
identified Thursday as Joseph Heller
of Milwaukee. through tracing the
number of the shotgun to Milwaukee
sporting goods store, where it was sold
to Heller. Lee Dargus held in Green
Bay reformatory upon the testimony of
two boys, Lester Besier and AdOlph
Swanson, has been released, and the
police have sent messages East to or
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