Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-03

II. "A. FITZPATRICK, STATE QrdIu aQmlnlS-
traitor has received an order from
Provost Marshal General Crowder for
5000 men to be sent to Columbus bar
racks, O., during the fve-day period be-
ginning July 5, and 5000 for the same
place during the five-day period begin
ming July Is. This is the first large
general call since March and probably
will completely exhaust all the Glass /
men in a number of local boards
Shawano-The flour mill at Bonduel,
nine miles from Shawano was stopped
from grinding -four by the county food
administrator. 1t is reported wheat
was ground for farmers from neighbor-
ing counties and that the mill had
flourishing business. The day it was
closed it had twenty-three customers
with an average of 314 pounds of
wheat. 1t is thought that state aus
thorities will take up the case.
Rhinelander-C. Eby of this city has
just closed deal for the sale of 1000
acres of cut-over land near Gagen, in
this county, to Minneapolis parties. 1t
is the intention of the new owners to
colonize the tract and a large number
of families will take up homes there
at once. Most of these new settlers
are laboring people from Minneapolis
and st. Paul.
Marinette-A ground glass scare
that excited both this city and Menom-
inee was exploded when investigation
revealed that the glass in the bread
was due to a broken electric light blub.
A painter at work in local bakery
happened to strike the bulb with his
brush and some of the fragments flew
into a nearby breadmixer.
La Crosse - A public document
which has travelled from La Crosse to
a military camp in France and back
again was recorded by the register Of
deeds last week. 1t was quit claim
deed to a piece of property which
Charles B. Miller issued to Martha
Magill Miller is with the American
expeditionary forces.
Brentwood = According to Chief
Gunner's Mate L. H Helmer, now re-
cruiting for the United States navy,
Ladysmith leads all other cities of
Wisconsin per population in supplying
men for the navy. Eighty Ladysmith
boys have thus far enlisted from that
city in the sea fighting forces.
Deerield-A 100000 fire here to-
tally destroyed three business build
ings and damaged others. Two of
them housed farm implement agencies.
The volunteer department finally got
the blaze under control, after the en-
tire downtown district had seemed
doomed.
te-Manufacturers of Marin
cite and Oconto counties who held
convention here to promote war work,
named Robert Goodman, chairman,
and j. E. Shaw, Peshtigo, secretary.
The convention was largely attended.
Ashland-Hurley which is now the
oasis for the thirsty Michiganders will
be dry as the Sahara desert if the Off
Gals of the various mining companies
are successful in having their request
to the government granted
Oshkosh-H. E. Manuel, former as
semblyman and pioneer resident, died
here at the age of So. He was promi-
nent in the Order of Oddfellows, grand
master of the state in 1899. He served
in the Wisconsin assembly in 1900
clericate monastery of the Province of
ST. Joseph of the Capuchin order, in
course of erection at Marathon, will
be laid Sunday, July z. Archbishop S.
G. Messmer will oficiate.
Madison-C. L. Lathrop, former as
semblyman from Crawford county, LAS
announced his candidacy for the Demo
cratic nomination for congress in this,
the Third district, on strictly loyalty
platform.
Sheboygan = Christ Herman, who
lost leg and foot when, it is alleged,
he was struck by an Eastern Wlscon-
sin Electric interurban car, filed suit
against the company for $4,000 dam
ages.
Wausau-The Wisconsin Valley Re-
tail Harness Makers assocition Will
meet here in July, when preparations
for the next state convention, which is
to be held in Wausau, will be made.
Sheboygan-Mrs Mary Fielder, 81
years old, drowned when she fell INTO