Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-12-04


Among the substitutes listed are Vic
tory barley, patent rye, dark rye, white
and yellow corn flour, cream of wheat
and white and yellow corn meal. AS
so per cent of the bread used in Wis
consin is made of rye flour it is prob
able no rye will be taken over. No
buckwheat will be taken and it is like
ly no corn meal.
Madison-The United States Grain
Corporation has ordered the price Of
flour raised 13 cents a barrel in Wis
consin and that of mill feeds, includ-
ing bran, middlings, Red Dog and
mixed feeds $50 per ton, with few
exceptions. Notice to this effect was
sent to the county food administrators
and millers by the state food admins
tratioH.
Madison-With the ending of the war
plans are being discussed for the dedi-
cation of Wisconsin's handsome new
capitol. M. F. Blumenfeld, superin-
tendent of public property. who will
have charge of the matter, has con-
suited Gov e. l.. Phillip and it is now
proposed to hold the dedication early
next summer, probably in June, while
the legislature is in session.
Madison-The discovery of errors in
the returns from Crawford and Racine
counties necessitating sending them
back to the county canyassing boards
for correction, and the delay of the
returns from Oneida county will delay
the work of the state canvassing
board A discrepancy of 1900 votes
was discovered in the returns from Ra-
cine county for governor.
Green Bay-The United States SUI
preme court has affirmed the judgment
of the Brown county circuit court in
the case of Mary O'Connor, who sued
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
road to recover for the death of her
husband, Frank OConnor, engineer,
who was killed July 26, 1913, when his
train was wrecked at Catalina. The
Judgment amounts to $4,000 and costs.
Green Bay Fishermen's coats,
which were hung near a stove in
fishhouse of the Wisconsin Fishing
company caught fire and started
conf1agration which caused a loss OF
$4,000. About 100000 pounds of
frozen fish were damaged, and the
plant was burned to the ground. The
loss is half covered by insurance.
Green Bay-RuflIs H. Kellogg, sec
rotary and treasurer of the Northwest
Engineering Works, which is building
tugs for the Emergency Fleet corpora
ton, died of pneumonia following in
fiuenza. He was 20 years old. Mr..
kellogg was one of Green Bays young
men who became prominent during
war
De Pere-Arnold Runge and Louis
Miller, two prosperous farmers OF the
town of Glenmore were instantly
killed in an automobile accident near
this place, while returning to their
homes. Their automobile ran into
bank at the side of the road and both
men were thrown out and their necks
broken.
Kenosha-Si Simmons company, the
largest employers of help in Kenosha
and one of the largest in Wisconsin,
posted a formal notice that every en-
ploye of the company now in the army
must be taken back and given posi-
ton as good or better than he had
when he left for army service.
Darlington-Mis Helene Parkinson
Peck, daughter of I'r. and Mrs w. w.
Peck of this city, died of pneumonia at
Washington, D. c., on Nov. Ii. She
volunteered her service to the'govern-
ment, enlisting as yeowoman, first
class, United States naval reserve
force, in July.
Madison-That the humber of sol
diers absent from The training camps
without leave has increased since the
signing of the armi1 lice is the official
word received here and all officers and
even citizens are being appealed to to
assist in the apprehension of such
soldiers.
Madison-The new uniform building
and loan mortgage drafted by COM
mittee of building and loan officials
and the building and loan examiner in
the department of banking at the re-
quest of the registers of deeds of the
state was approved by Attorney Gen
eral Spencer Haven.
Madison-The application of the
Wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat
Power company for authority to in
crease the rates on electric power fur
nished to the Kimberly-Clark company
and Kin1hRriV