Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-13
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Beloit = Rock county farmers are
withholding milk from Beloit cream.
cries, not being satisfied with tba
Chlcago schedule of prices. A milk
famine is averted by the ability of
the creameries to procure milk from
outside sources. Leaders of the Mill
PRODUCERS association say there has
Deen no action taken by the associa-
tion
Saclne - Racine people are taking
kindly to horse meat, according to
Lars Anderson, buyer for a Racine
firm in this section. Many people in
Racine have learned that it is eco.
nomical to buy horse meat" he said.
They have found that excellent
steaks and roasts are to be bought at
IL cents a pound"
Eau Claire A compromise agree
ment was reached between the Off
Gals of the Wisconsin Minnesota
Light and Power company and the
tralnmen's committee. The street car
strike, which has been in effect for
two days has been declared off. The
men are to receive cents more an
hour.
Madison Commissioner of Banking
A. e. Kuolt, has approved articles of
the bank of Sand Greek, Dunn county,
capital, 100000 The incorporators
are Theodore Nelson, F. A. Peterson
and Bert Nelson. The bank of Bur-
lington filed articles increasing it's
capital stock from $4,000 to $4,000.
Kenosha-Randolph Chalfant Head,
son of former Mayor Dan o. Head of
this city, has been named by Con.
gresham II. A. Cooper of the First
Wisconsin district as a midshipman at
Annapolis. He is now a student at the
Northwestern Military academy at
Lake Geneva.
Neenah-After starting on a cross
continental journey when they heard
that their son, Lieut.. Harold Stecker,
was seriously i'll, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c.
Stecker, of this city, lost the race with
death. Word that their son had pass
ed away intercepted them at st. Louis
and they returned home.
Madison = While returning home
from night on his beat, Policeman
Grant Dorsch, 80 years old, was shot
twice by robbers who had broken into
the Cohn general store. The wounds
resulted fatally. More than two
wagon loads of goods were taken from
the store.
Madison-R S. King, Chippewa
Falls, is honor man on the records of
the United States shipping board in
the drive to recruit 100000 men for
the work of building the ships neces-
sary to defeat the Germans.
Ripon-Whi1e a patriotic rally was
held in the high school building here,
the film Rally Round the Flag"
caught fire. The children marched
out of the building in an orderly man
ner. No one was injured.
La Crosse-The Hussa brewery at
Bangor, fourteen miles from here, was
closed by County Fuel Administrator
d. w. Neville for alleged violation
of the Monday closing order issued
by Fuel Administrator Garfield.
Fond du Lac-Kicked in the stom-
ach while playing basketball at Wau-
pun, Bolton Halversen of Stoughton,
freshman at Ripon college, was re-
moved to Ripon, where his condition
is reported serious.
Probably the most numer-
ousIy attended funeral in the history
of Monroe county was that of E. Les
lie McNutt, Co. K, the first man from
Tomah to give up his life in the war.
He died in Texas on Jan. Il.
Milwaukee-Lieut. John w. Smith,
who has been stationed with the med
ical reserve corps at Fort Riley, has
been transferred to the Milwaukee
base hospital No. 2.
Neenah-Out of one hundred draft
men in class 1, called for examination
before the local board, two failed TO
mt in an appearance and their names
have been given to the police.
Neenah-A military funeral was held
for Lieut.. Harold Stecker, VINO oseu
from the effects of an operation LOT
appendicitis at Camp MacArthur'
Waco, Tex.
Beloit-Supt. F. E. Converse has or
dered all public schools closed, "nen
Fuel Administrator A. ]. Raubenher
mer refused further coal deliveries 10
schools.