Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-14


order to increase our meat supply
La Crosse-Five years of litigation
over set of books came to an end
here when Judge Higbee of the circuit
court ruled that Bernhard F. Keller,
state deputy for the Modern Woodmen
OF America and leading Mason of the
state, did not have to pay the Inter-
state Finance corporation which sued
him. The court held that the company
dld not make the proper delivery at
the house as they represented they
would do.
Fond du Lac Timothy Brennan,
democratic leader and late candidate
for appointment for postmaster of
Fond du Lac, died following an illness
OF few hours. Mr.. Brennan was the
son of Timothy and Mary Brennan,
pioneers of the town of L.amartine.
He was a triplet-two boys and girl
having been born. The sister died in
infancy. The tripIet brother, John B.
Brennan, resides at Superior.
Madison "Unscrupulous persons
who try to defraud the public under
food administration guise must be sub
Ject to Imprisonment" said A. H. Mel
vile, executive secretary to the Wis
consin food administration, on hearing
of the arrest of Charles e. Meyers and
James A. Alvin, who were imprisoned
for six months and fined 800 each for
representing themselves as food agents
in Pennsylvania.
Madison The $4,000 penalty inn
posed upon the Horlick Matted Milk
company of Racine by State Food Ad-
ministrator for violating regulations
covering the use of wheat flour, has
been upheld by the national food ad-
ministration. The Horlick company
will not be permitted to pay the pen
atty in cash, but must turn over to the
army $500 cases of one pound bottles
of matted milk to cover the amount
heboygan-Divorced two and a
half months ago, ordered to pay $25
per month alimony, fined $25 and costs
for contempt of court, badly scalded by
boiling asphalt, and remanded to the
county Jail until he pays the sum of
$50 attorneys fees, costs and alimony,
is the predicament in which Frank
Bibernick, an Austrian, finds himself.
Madison-For violation of meat reg
ulations the enforcement division OF
the Wisconsin food administration
asked Chas w. Garrick, the manager
of the KAPPA tea room in Green Bay
to pay $40 to the Red Cross, John j.
Flaherty of Green Bay, SIS, and ]. F.
Aron, also of Green Bay, $40.
Racine The new home of Racine
lodge No. 437, Loyal Order of Moose,
representing an investment of more
than $4,000 was dedicated Sunday
evening, August A, with ceremonies by
the national officers and members of
lodges from Milwaukee, Racine, Keno
sha, Chicago and Waukegan.
Antigo-Antigo will have a war &C
Invites fund. Nose A. Jansen will be
director The plan provides for a min
mum payment of of three-fourths OF
per cent on incomes of $1,000 annual
ly; / per cent on incomes from $1,000
to 81 800, and incomes over $1,000 will
pay minimum of u per cent.
Sheboygan = Keke Majarus, 5-year-
old daughter of James Majarus, Greek
saloonkeeper, lost her left eye when
boy playmate shot an arrow which
pierced her eye ball. An immediate re-
moval of the organ was necessary.
Menasha-Twin city auto dealers re
port a great number of sales OF ma
chimes of late. The proposed 10 per
cent tax. which will be levied by the
government soon, is said to be re-
sponsible for the stimulated business.
Wausau-Emil Krane of the town OF
Hamburg fell into vat of hot water al
the box factory at Little Chicago and
was badly scalded. He is in a serious
COnQ1UlOH.
Racine-Miss Katherine Shields,
recreation director of the Central asso-
citation, is to leave for France soon,
to enter the service OF the Red cross
as aid to nurses.
wausau-M. P. Mccullough of Wau-
sau is elected general chairman OF the
war industries board of District No. z,
Wisconsin, comprising Marathon, LIN
colin. Langlade and Shawano counties.
Oshkosh - A volunteer military
course will be introduced as part OF
the normal school curriculum Wnen
the school opens here Sept. 10.
Sheboygan-Th Auto Electric COM
ronv has been formed here by Floyd
Cooper and George Fairwether, expert
electricians.