Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09

ment for three years curing the clVA
war. The post card was given to him
by Miss Cornelia Golesbury, ALTERS
ward the wife of D. A. Kline. She was
teaching school and Sam was one or
the school children. The picture was
given to him in 1865. 1t is well pre-
served.
Madison-Gov. Philip has ordered
special elections to fill congressional
vacancies in the Sixth and Eleventh
districts. Election will be for the I'M
expired terms of the late James Da-
wilson, Oshkosh, and Irvine Lenroot,
tho latter elevated to the senate last
spring. Special primaries will be held
in the two districts on Oct. ~, while
the special election will take place at
the time of the general election on
Nov. 5.
Wausau = Marathon Onward, a 9
months old Airdale, owned by the
Marathon kenels of this city, was
judged the best puppy at the Maine
Line Kennel show at Narbeth, Pa,
third puppy and second novice at Jer-
sey City, N. j., second puppy and
third novice at Ottawa, Canada, and
second puppy and second novice at
the Bryn Mawr Horse show at Phila"
delphia.
Madison-The food administration
has announced that powdered sugar
may not be sold except for CONNER
cial baking and manufacturing pur-
poses after Oct 10. It's sale for do
nestle consumption and to retailers
for distribution among domestic con,
sumers is forbidden. Sale OF stocks
on hand is permitted if purchased
before the regulation was made
known.
Madison - ANY person for whom
any votes are cast at a primary cleo
ton is a candidate within the meaning
of the law" That liz the opinion Of
Atty. Gen. Spencer Haven given to
Secretary of State Merlin Hull who
asked for a ruling OH the case of A.
A. Bentley, La Crosse, Democratic
candidate for congress in the Seventh
district
La Crosse = Capt. Herman Rupp,
former commander of Co. B, Third
Wisconsin National guard,
has been given the croix de guerre,
the French war medal, for bravery in
action, according to information con-
tanned in letters received here. Capt.
Rupp is the first La Crosse man to
receive the French war medal.
Eau CIaire-Rev L. Albert Mullett,
Pentecostal evangelist who has been
holding meetings here, was arrested
on charge of failing to register I'M
der the draft law Mullett recently
got into the limelight here when he
and a follower were arrested when
they got out on the street in their
barefeet and started to preach.
Wausau-A service flag containing
$3.50 stars, the number of soldiers in
service from Marathon county, was
dedicated in Wausau. Former Con-
gresham J. J. LentZ, recently return
ed from France, delivered a patriotic
address. A program by the Tenth In
fantry band, Wisconsin National
guard was feature.
La Crosse-Lt. Col. J. Brooks Shu-
man, veteran of the Spanish war and
in the regular army since 1899, has
been proomted to the rank of Colonel
Shuman was a member of Co. M,
Third regiment, w. N G., in the Span
ish war, attaining the rank of SER
geant. He has seen service in the
Alaska, and Panama.
Madison-The state board of con-
troll has appointed Prof. William A.
Cochran, veteran teacher in the State
School for the Deaf al Delavan, acting
superintendent of the institution eff
fective Oct. 1, when the resignation of
H G. Buell. takes effect. Mr.. Buell. re-
signed recently to engage in army Y.
M. C. A. work.
Madison = After a conference with
milk dealers, the Wisconsin food ad-
has permitted an increase
in the cost of milk to IL cents per
quart and 61a cents per pint.
The increased cost of production ne
cessitates this raise. Milk deliveries
will be limited to one day.
Fond du Lac-A cooperative store
owned by wage earners of this section
is to be build here. One hundred
working men signed up for stock at a
meeting. The project is capitalized
at $4,000. Besides the main store in
this city there will be a branch at
North Fond du Lac.
Marinette-The Rev. J. B. Petite, a
former pastor in Marinette county,
later of Fond du Lac, is chaplain of a
regiment il France in which there