Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-05-01
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
News of the Badger State Arranged
| ..-.... in Condensed Form 1890.


Madison-GoV. Philip has directed
the attorney generals office to begin
an investigation of the two tar and
feather parties which have been held
in the city of Ashland The governor
said that he would not permit the state
to be stained with such dishonor, that
the courts were open for the prosecu-
ton of any citizens charged with dis
loyalty and that those who attempt to
take the law into their own hands and
to mete out justice at their own will
would find that they would be severely
prosecuted.
Mather-The funeral of Mike Stand
ing Water, the first Wisconsin Indian,
10 lose his life in the world war, was
held here. He was buried in the In
dian cemetery with full military hon.
DIS. A firing squad from the Tomah
home guard company escorted the
body to the grave, while hundreds of
tribesmen gathered to take part in
the burial ceremonies
Madison With the coming of
spring, here has been a slight reduc-
ton in the number of tuberculosis
patients cared for at county and state
sanatoriums The records of the state
board of control of March show 761 pa
tents under public care, as compared
with 740 in April. Of the 740 tubercu-
oSiS patients, 335 are men and 200 are
women.
Green Bay-Mrs. Nancy Hatch, of
Green Bay, farmers institute worker,
mas been named by the bureau of ami
nal industry, United States depart
ment of agriculture, to encourage the
production of cottage cheese on farms
in Wisconsin and to stimulate its use
in homes. Mrs Hatch is one of forty
seven women named for as many
states.
Kenosha - Charles Baltzore, the
6rst man to enlist from Kenosha when
the call for enlistment in the regular
army was sent out, is the first man TO
return from the French front wound
ed. He is at his home here, his back
broken in two places as "a result OF
injuries received when German air
ship bombed rest camp"
Beloit - Alfred Buckerridge, whose
mysterious disappearance caused
wide search by police and relatives,
nj hn nf a
near here. A letter was found last
week on the bank of Lake Mendoza
near Madison, in which Breckenridge
said he had drowned himself.
Appleton - The Lawrence college
competition in speaking which will be
held here May 10 promises to be a
splendid success. Four schools have
already wired their applications.
Those schools which have already been
accepted are Kaukauna, Sheboygan,
Superior and New London.
Kenosha-James F. Knapp of Battle
Greek, Mich, formerly in the United
States army, has been employed to
give his entire time to the training OF
Boy Scouts in Kenosha. The raising
Of the Scout army" is to be part of
the service of the patriots fund in
Kenosha.
Turtle Lake-The Turtle Lake High
school building was totally destroyed
by fire with loss of $4,000. An eX-
plosion in the physics laboratory is
believed to have been the cause. In
trying to extinguish the flames Prof.
V. l.. Willis had both hands badly
burned.
Wausau-Robert Robertson, former
city clerk of Rhinelander, pleaded to
forging and counterfeiting orders of
the city of Rhinelander and was SEN
fenced to two years in state prison at
Waupun by Judge A. H. Reid in Cir
cult court.
Sheboygan-PIans for the examina-
ton and treatment of the teeth OF
children attending the public schools
presented to the board of education
by the Sheboygan Dental association,
were adopted by the school body.
Appleton - Many of the seniors of
Lawrence college have already found
positions for the coming year in the
various high schools of the state to
teach next season. Several have
found positions outside of the state
Neenah-For the first time in history
the annual dance and banquet of the
Alumni association of the Neenah
High school may be done away with.
The association members want to
hooveriZe.
Kenosha = Francis Buff Reed,
well known Kenosha young man, was
convicted as a deserter by the local
exemption board here following a
trial and ordered sent to Fort Sheri-
dan.