Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-13


county people for the year as contribu-
lions for war activities. The number
of pledges number over $4,000. The
advisory board has requested the di-
rectors to accept their official quota
as worked out by the committee in
Wisconsin for the united war work
campaign, and, if necessary, increase
the amount on the basis as the other
counties increase it,
Lake Mills-The city of Lake Mills
will come into possession of Tyrane-
ma, the country home of the late Rev.
E. G. Updike, former pastor of the
First Congregational church in Madi-
son, following the death of Mrs. Up
dixie of pneumonia. In the terms of
the will the property is to retain its
present name and to serve as public
park. The estate includes fifteen acres
of land on the shore of Rock lake and
a large colonial mansion.
Madison-In response to an urgent
request by telegraph from the gas de-
tense division chemical welfare serv-
ice, United States army, New York
City, Gov. Philip has asked the peo-
pie of the state to give special atten-
ton to the collection of fruit pits and
nutshells. In order to meet the de.
mands for this high quality of carbon
for gas masks 100000 pounds a day
of fruit pits and nutshells are re-
CURED
| Fond du Lac = After thirty-Seven
years of service as an employee of the
late J. A. Merryman, clothing mer-
chant, Oscar G. Davis filed a claim for
| $8,171.14 against the Merryman es-
tate, claiming that it had been under
stood that he was to be paid for extra
service, the payment to be in the form
of bequest from the clothing man.
The court has upheld the claim, allow
ing all but about $780,
Oshkosh-Mrs. Margaret Edward is
suing the estate of the late Young
Campbell, pioneer railroad civil engi-
neer, for $3.50 for 346 weeks service
and nursing, which she claims she per.
formed for Mr.. Campbell She testi-
fed that Mr.. Campbell agreed to be-
queathe her that amount in his will.
George Johnson, chief beneficiary IN
der the will, is opposing the claim.
Madison - An orange" fund, with
which to provide one orange daily to
all S. A. T. c. men in the university
infrmary, has been started by women
students at the University of Wiscon-
sin with approval of Dean F. Louis
Nardin, and Frederick Wolf, secretary
of the army Y. M. C. A. Miss Ger,
trude P. King, junior, Is chairman of
the orange fund.
Madison-Wisconsin's treasury con.
tains a balance of $4,059, 494 as com.
pared with $2,058,230 on October 1,
according to the monthly statement of
State Treasurer Henry Johnson. The
total in the general fund scared from
$813,SS0 to $2,058,230 in month as a
result of the payment of the last half
of the railroad taxes.
Racine-The Racine college S360000
endowment campaign which was plan
ned for the week previous to the
fourth Liberty Loan campaign and
which was deferred, has not been
dropped as reported several days ago.
There are still prospects of the cam
paign being carried out with the aid
of the citizens committee.
Fond du Lac-A dog returning alone
from hunting jaunt without his mas
ter, Edward COLLEEN, 16, gave the
alarm of a tragedy at Oak Center this
county. Searchers found the boys
body on the shore of a small creek &C
cidental discharge of his rifle having
inflicted a fatal wound.
La Crosse-Mrs. Oline Odeguard of
Fosston, Mimi, appeared in county
court here as one of seven second
cousins to claim an estate of 100000
left by Chris Hagen, which is about to
escheat to the state. There are also
fifty third cousins claiming share
in the distributions.
Marinette- death of three mem
bers of the family of Charles Wall of
Wausaukee, Marinette county, occur
red in less than day. Mrs. Wall and
two young sons were the victims of
Spanish influenza. A sister of Mrs.
Wall was critically i'll at the time in
the same house.
Marinette = A fisherman with sew
eral companions, one child, narrow
~ escaped death while adrift on
Green Bay in a blow for nearly day.
The members of the party suffered
keenly from exposure and hunger be-
fore being rescued.
Oconomowoc - Alonzo Bogart, 80