Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-11
HAPPENING S
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Madison-The state board of control
has word from the federal government
fixing the price of binding Irvine, such
as is manufactured at the state pris-
on, for next year as follows: Standard
500 feet to pound, q cents; climax,
500 feet to pound, 2512 cents. The
price fixed by the government is for
carload lots for cash. For this same
Irvine the state prison last year
charged q cents for standard and "a
cents for climax, with half cent de-
duction for car lots. There was man
ufactured at the state prison last year
over 100000 pounds of Irvine. of
which 100000 pounds were sold to
farmers of Wisconsin Farmers were
saved an average of 211a cents on every
pound of Irvine sold, it is claimed. a
saving of $112,50O.
Racine The factory of the Mai
bohm Motor company was swept away
by fire, causing a loss of $250,000 with
about half that amount of insurance.
Seven firemen narrowly escaped being
burned to death when roof on which
they were engaged in throwing
streams of water on to the fire caved
in. The fire is of an unknown origin,
it broke out suddenly and swept the
entire building two stories high of
brick construction. The entire fire de
partment was called out. The facto-
RES of the Johnson & Son company
and Belle City Incubator company
were threatened with destruction as
were many business houses and resi-,
denceS.
Milwaukee - Charles E. Estabrook,
attorney general of Wisconsin during
Gov. Rusk's second term and re
elected in 1888; city attorney of Mani
towoc; three times elected to the leg
islature from ManitoWoc county anG
twice from the city of Milwaukee;
civil war veteran and secretary of the
Milwaukee county park commission
died suddenly at his home here OF
heart failure Gen. Estabrook was
born in Plattevifle, Oct. 81, 1S47, and
was educated at the Platteville acad
envy and the Platteyille normal school
GAINESVILLE Plans are being made
here for a celebration which will be
held when Company M of the Wis
consin National guards arrive home
from France. Company NJ is unit
the Thirty-second division, said b.
military critics to be one of the best
divisions in France. 1t is now a par
of the army of occupation. Compan!
M is composed entirely of GAINESVILLE
and Rock county boys, who have taken
part in many of the big battles of the
war.
Madison - Prof. Frederick Jackson
Turner, native Badger and for man.
years closely identified with the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, is being men
tened in connection with the appoint
ment of a successor to the late Charlie.
r. Van Hise, as president of the in
Btitution. Prof Turner holds a pre-
eminent position in the educationa
world as the historian of the UniteC
States western expansion.
La Crosse = Victor L. Berger. con
gressman-elect and State Senate
Louis A. Arnold were indicted joint
On sixteen counts at La Crosse. Bot
are charged by the United State,
grand jury with having violated tn,
espionage act. This is the third in
dictment returned against Mr.. Der
ger. He has been indicted in Chicago
Milwaukee and La Crosse.
Raeine-Although he is minus hi.
right hand, the member having beer
cut off in an accident Harry Harye3
of this city, holds d sergeancy in the
Ambulance corps, and has been sen
to France. When he first applied fol
enlistment, he was turned down, blu
later was given post in the quarter
masters department, and finally as
signed to >the Ambulance corps.
Kenosha = Caught with the goods
on him. really applies to Oliver
Thomas, arrested here on charge o.
stealing underwear. When Oliver was
searched he was found TO be regu
lar underwear sample case. After
the police had taken a number OF gar
ments from his body, they found more
in his room The stolen underwear
was worth 500.
La Crosse-Ada Meiklejohn was
granted a divorce from Walter S.
Meiklejohn, theatrical man, Oct. 3.
Within a month, it is alleged, she mar