Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13

HeIly HelO Dy Carl Hansen In the
Wmnebago district, formerly repre-.
scented by William Armenian. the Re.
publican candidate will be T. ]. Laur.
sen and the Democratic candidate
William Breuies.
Madison-The Industrial commission
py stipulation awarded the widow of
Edward B. Warner, Racine, $4,000
compensation and $10O for funeral ex-
penses. Warner, who was a watch
man for the Standard Oil company.
was killed on Dec. Is. Instead of con-
testing the case, the company took the
unusual course of stipulating the facts
TO the commission Immediately.
Madison-A year ago all funds in
the state treasury showed a balance
OF $2,226, 194.93, as compared with
$653,634.15 on Feb /, this year. This
is difference of $1,500,00O. The
balance in the general fund is about
$4,000 more than ON Jan. 1. On that
date the general fund had balance
or $41,022.50 as compared with $780,
701.24 on Feb. 1.
Green Bay-The service flag of Mrs.
Cassie Denney of Oneida has three
stars. Three of her four sons are in
the army. showing the Oneida In
dams, particularly the Denney family
are patriotic and loyal to the nation.
The proud mother was presented with
a service flag by B. l.. Parker, chair
man of the legal advisory board In
Brown county.
Manitowoc = Otto Kahlenberg, 80
years old, one of the earliest settlers
of Two Rivers, is dead Mr. KahIen-
berg settled there with his sister when
he was Is years old. He was a civil
war veteran and an uncle of Prof
Louis Kahlenberg of the state uni
versity.
Madison-The food supply in some
Wisconsin cities and towns is practi-
cally exhausted as result of the
freight car famine The Wisconsin
railroad commission rushed cars of
food and coal to Watertown, Waterloo.
Sun Prairie and Marshall to relieve
the situation there.
Racine = Arrested at his home at
Union Grove on the charge of issuing
worthless checks, Harvey Adams, EN-.
ployed by Milwaukee firms as an au-
tomobile salesman, swallowed the
contents of bottle of carbolic acid.
He died shortly afterwards.
Neenah-Dr T. d. Smith arrived
home after seeing service on the bat.
tie front in France. DIR. Smith was
forced to give up fighting due to a
wound and will resume his practice
here.
La Crosse-Helen of Troy, 2-year-
old Duroc SOW, was sold for $3.50 at
auction, the price being one of the
highest ever paid for pig. Four of
her sons brought $500 and five daugh-
tiers were bid in for $1,010.
Two Rivers-The Hamilton Manu-
featuring company was awarded sub
contract by the Dayton Wright Air
plane company of Dayton, o., for aero
plane parts, which they are manufac-
turing for the Government.
La Crosse-James Gibson and G.
Dyken have left for Vancouver bar
racks to join the spruce production de-
partment of the aviation corps. Both
have been employed by the Milwaukee
railroad here.
Marinette-The spring convention of
the Federated Womens clubs of the
Ninth district will be held in Mari
nette. This was decided at meeting
of the woman's clubs of this district
at Goodman.
Neenah-Policemen and firemen are
coming higher. The commission has
recommended that the salary Of Chief
Watts be raised to $500 per month
and each fireman receive SIS more.
GAINESVILLE = On account Of coal
shortage, all theaters, schools, dance
halls and clubrooms have been or
dered by Fuel Administrator Jesse
Earl to be closed for two weeks.
Peshtigo-Fire which broke out in
the Office of The Peshtigo Times
wiped out the heart of the city's bust
ness district and caused loss estimat'
ed at $4,000.
Madison-The Benson Speed Signal
company, a 100000 corporation, has
filed articles of incorporation. The
company will engage in general auto
and supply business.
Reedsburg-Wordh has been received
by Col. w. A. Wyse that his son,
Sergt. James Wyse, who enlisted
about two months ago in the aviation
corps, had gone to France.
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