Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-04
Observation-Disclosures NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN

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Senai or Norman L. James died at his
home here. He was rs years old. Mr..
James had been prominent in business
circles in the state for many years.
He served in the assembly from 1873
to 1879, and in the state senate from
1885 until 1887, and was efficient in
both bodies. In the Civil war he
served in the Fifteenth Wisconsin with
his b. other, d. G. James, who also was
a state senator. He was the Oldest
past master of his lodge of Masons,
at the time of his death. He was a
member of Wisconsin Consistory, Scot
fish Rite, and of Tripoli Temple of the
Mystic Shrine.
Fort Atkinson - People from all
parts of Wisconsin paid their final re-
spects to former Gov. w. D. Hoard,
who was laid to rest in Evergreen
cemetery. Funeral services were held
at the Congregational church under
auspices of the Masons. The entire
city paid tribute to the former COVER
nor, all factories, schools and business
places being closed. Thousands
viewed the body at the church. State
militia from Fort Atkinson, Jefferson,
Lake Mills, Watertown, Palmyra and
Rome marched in the procession, and
it seemed as if every resident of Fort
Atkinson gathered at the grave.
Green y-Beekeepers of Brown
county are planning to form an or
ganization at a meeting to be held
Saturday, Dec. 81, County Agricultural
Agent E. A. Carncross recently an
uounced Their reason for organizing
is desire to get together so that all
beekeepers may order equipment and
supplies, and through cooperation get
more definite help from the state
apiary inspection service.
Rhinelander-The 7,000-acre tract
belonging to the L. Starks Co., has
been sold to Minneapolis capitalists,
who will divide the land into three
cattle and sheep ranches. Clearing
operation will begin as soon as the
weather will permit next spring. The
land is especially suitable for grazing
purposes and will be stocked with beef
cattle and sheep from the west.
Madison-Phe big wholesale grocery
firm of Gould, Wells & Blackburn,
Madison, and the feed and produce
firm of II. p Brown & Company, also
of this city, have been ordered closed
by the state food administration on
the charge of protiteering. Decision in
both cases has been upheld by the
federal food administration in Wash
ington.
Madison-Forty boys and girls of
the seventy who exhibited their baby
beeves in the statewide contest at
Madison, will go to the international
livestock exposition in Chicago in De-
cember as the guests of Arthur G.
Leonard, president of the Union Stock
Yards and Transit company, and
Thomas e. Wilson, president of Wilson
and company.
Racine-The common council has re-
fused to grant the chiefs of the fire
and police departments increases in
salaries of from $4,000 to $1,000, as
urged by the police and fire commits
sion. Five per cent increase was
granted members of the departments.
No action was taken by the common
council on appropriations for employ
| ment of police women.
JanesvilIe-Janesville will erect a
liberty building to be dedicated to the
| boys of this city who went forth to
| fight for liberty. The plan was ap-
| proved by the board of directors Of
| survey was recently ordered and it is
hoped that actual work on the new
| building will be started in the near
| future.
Superior-Dr. A. S. Andrews, promi-
nent dentist, is held in 81 900 bonds
| by United States Commissioner Ticnor
| on the charge of violating the anti
narcotic act. He is bondsman of Dr..
| G. Barnesdale, physician, whose appeal
| from sentence on a similar charge is
| now pending in the United States
| court of appeals.
Madison-Joseph Cashier, Is, said
| to be of Milwaukee, was arrested here
on charge of attempting to wreck a
| Northwestern train near here. He adj
| mits placing two steel distinctions on
/ the rails. The boy said he ran away
from home He was found by section
| hands.
| Oshkosh - Twice wounded while
| fighting overseas and with nine dead
! Germans to his credit, Harry Kilbey,
| the first wounded Oshkosh soldier to
| return home from the war, was given
a royal reception by Oshkosh people.