Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-04-03

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Madison-The committee in charge
of the campaign of Joseph E. Davies,
democratic nominee for United States
senator, spent $3,070.75, according to
a statement filed with the secretary of
state by J. NJ Callahan of Milwaukee,
secretary The democratic state CEN
trail committee spent $154.10 and re
ceived $318.75 in donations. Mr. Dav-
les contributed $1,7OO of his campaign
fund. Otto Bosshard of La Crosse,
treasurer of the Lenroot campaign
committee, filed statement declar-
ing that the committee had spent
$1,15131 and owed in unpaid bills $500.
1t had received in contributions $4,000.
Mr.. Lenroot filed a statement declar-
ing he had spent s177.45 for personal
campaign purposes.
Superior-Charles F. Prior, general
yardmaster and trainmaster for the
Great Northern railroad in Superior
for several years, has been commits
stoned captain in the railway trans
portation corps, National army, and
has been ordered to report for en-
barkation at an eastern seaport He
will be division superintendent over
seas.
Neutrality-suspicious. l. l.. Len
roots official majority over James
Thompson is 2,414. The official major
ity of Joseph e. Davies over DR..
Charles Mccarthy is 43,498. The total
vote for Lenroot was 1876; for
Thompson, 7O,772; for Davies, 57.282;
for Mccarthy, 1884; for Berger, 49,
564, and for A. J. Benjamin, %.
Kenosha-The Chicago, North Shore
and Milwaukee Electric Railway conf
pany was named defendant in a suit
demanding $4,000 damages brought in
the court here. This amount is asked
by Mrs. Hope E. Mills, whose husband,
Frank E. Mills, was killed in a grade
crossing accident on the road in Octo-
Der of last year.
Madison-M. J. Truscott, formerly or
| Winnebago, who broke parole from the
| Green Bay reformatory to join the
Royal Canadians, was paroled by Gov.
| Philip. Truscott was wounded while
| in France and the governor was pre-
vailed upon to grant the parole so the
| youth could visit his parents without
| fear of arrest.
| Oshkosh-The libel suit instituted
| in circuit court of Winnebago county,
| by Gustave Pabst of Milwaukee,
against former Lieut.. Gov John
| Strange of Neenah, has been continued
until the September term on motion of
| Mr.. Stranges attorney, Walter IL.
Bender.
Madison About $500 Wisconsin
rural schools will celebrate the ami
versary of the entrance of the United
States into the war on April 6. The
exercises in each will be based on a
program prepared and sent to them
by the University of Wisconsin Elk
tension division.
Madison-Owners of property along
the shore of Lake Mendoza held an i'll
dignation meeting regarding action OF
the city engineer in shutting the lock
and thus raising the level of the water
The lake now is Is inches higher than
ever before and water is covering
many lawns.
Oshkosh-Gardner Green, 95 years
old, resident of Wisconsin since 184S
died here of general debility. Mr.
Green took prominent part in de
yeloping river transportation in Wis
consin and built the first produce
carrying barge on the Fox river.
Brentwood war department
has advised Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Land
ST., of Lorraine, Barron county, nea
) here, that their son, Sidney, Jr., wa
wounded in action. Land was the frs
J from this section of the state to b.
wounded.
Appleton-By unanimous decision
Lawrence college university deteate
Coe college, Cedar Rapids, Ia, in dc
bate, taking the affirmative of tn
question: Resolved, That the Fedora
Government Should Adopt Perms
nent Policy of Direct Price Control.
Madison-Forty-fve union barber
who went on strike to obtain shorte
l hours have returned to work. Tn
: agreement between the shop owner
/ and the iourneymen calls for sever
hour reduction each week.
Menasha-Reports that autoists ar
o,,oo God in q Ha GRANT violation of tn