Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-07-17

/ Saturday evenings during July and All
gust. 1t was suggested that the stores
close at 1 p. m. on Thursday after
Moons but this was overruled. The
Merchants association has discon-
tinued meetings during the summer.
but it is expected that special meet
ing will be called to decide what to do
with the requests.
araboo-When Alden M. Potter,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Potter OF
Baraboo, became member of the Ma
tional army recently June 28), he was
the fifth brother of one family to enter
the service. The other four brothers
are: Lieut.. Howard /. Potter, in
France; Rollin Potter, Columbus, o.;
Arthur Potter, Camp Grant, and Frank
Potter, Newport News, Va. A sixth
brother, Boyd Potter, 10, who gradual
ed from the Baraboo high school this
year, intends to enlist in some branch
of the service soon.
MOnroe-At the annual school meet
ing the main question discussed was
that of maintaing German in the cur
riculum. A majority of the people here
talk German at home and the two
main churches have German services.
Upon a motion to drop German, the
chairman called for a rising vote.
There was not single vote against
the motion. 1t was also voted to burn
all German books at public bonfire.
Thousands of people attended the
burning.
Madison-Frank E. Davidson must
not manage the candidates. Of j. N.
Tittemore and the others of the Title
more slate for state office, Attorney
General Spencer Haven has ruled. No
committee or individual can manage
more than one candidates affairs with
out humping into the corrupt practices
act. Haven held, in an opinion to Sec
rotary of State Merlin Hull.
Appleton-A new paper mill is to be
built at Stevens Point on the Wiscon'
sin river by the Consolidated Water
Power & Paper Co., with which the In"
terlake Pulp & Paper Co., Appleton, is
affiliated. G.. L. Giddings, formerly
sales manager of the futile Press Co.,
will be in charge. This new CONVEX
sion will manufacture wrapping tissue
paper.
Madison-A cook in a lumber camp
near Hiles, Forest county, filing his
claim to the industrial commission for
compensation, writes that while pre-
pairing a meal he was struck on the
back of the neck by the coffee kettle,
affecting the nerves and causing him
to lose the sight of one eye.
Madison-The war department in a
telegram to President Van Hise, Uni
versity of Wisconsin, announced that
fourteen faculty members and 103 stu
dents are to be chosen from the uni
versity to go to a second military
training camp at Fort Sheridan, Ill.
from July 10 to Sept. 16.
Madison = There was $1,876, 404086
worth of fire and marine insurance
written in the state of Wisconsin I'D
the past year according to the compil-
ations just completed at the insurance
department For the year previous the
amount of insurance was $1,325, 706,-
104.
Fond du Lac-Mrs. Minnie Warren
Campbell, former Waupun girl, has
completed training at San Francisco,
under direction of the National Won
ems Service league, for army service.
She will drive a supply motor truck.
Madison-Prof. Carl Russell Fish of
the history department, University of
Wisconsin, is spending his summer va
cation making guns in the plant of the
Northwestern Ordnance company here.
Rice Lake-The most successful
dance held in Barron county, both in
attendance and from a social stand
point, netted $321.25, which was do
mated to the Red Cross.
De Pere-Rev. Fathers Exler and Nc
Keough, professors at st. Norbert's
college, have entered the army as
chaplains. st. Norbert'S honor roll
now numbers over 100.
arshfield-School directors at the
annual meeting voted a bond issue of
SGT, 900 for the erection of a building
: to house the vocational and junior
high school pupils.
Menasha-Ground glass in cookies
{ narrowly missed causing the death OF
several members of the Daniel Raleigh
family of this city. An investigation
is being made.
. Shehnvean-Mai Edward J. Berrett