Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-05

his mother, MIS-. augusta Bemphe, III
the town of Carson.
La Crosse = James Thompson, La
Toilette candidate for United States
Senator in the recent election, and
Miss Edna G. Peterson, prominent
Chicago pianist and protege of Gov.
Lowden of Illinois, were married in
Chicago, May 81. They will reside
here where the groom enjoys a large
law practice.
Madison = The German-Amerfcan
bank of Madison, whose building front
was painted with yellow streaks re-
Gently, was granted permission by the
state banking department to change its
name to the American Exchange bank.
The institution is run by American citi
zens with American money, its officers
declared.
Florence-A scare was thrown into
Florence visitors recently when a de-
tail of mounted constabulary stopped
each auto met with on the Crystal
Fall-Florence road and searched the
occupants of the car and also the car.
The officers were in search of liquor
attempted to be smuggled into Michi-
gan.
Racine - A raid on a dance hall,
where the police claim liquor was be-
ing sold without licer2e even to army
and navy men in uniform, resulted in
the arrest of Robert Scheppa and Joe
Letwinka and the confscation of a
large amount of whiskey, beer and
wine.
Wausau-The Red Cross campaign
here ended with auction of hundreds of
articles, donated by citizens from
glass of jelly to an organ and a shet-
land pony. The total realized was al
most $4,000. The county goes over the
top more than 80 per cent and will be
so per cent when all returns are in.
Horicon-A demonstration more en-
thusiastic than any before in this city,
marked the departure of 125 selects for
Camp Grant About 1000 people, led
by Horizon and Hustisford bands, pa
raded to the railway station as an es-
cort. Business houses and factories
closed for the occasion.
Green Bay-While walking home in
a rainstorm along the tracks of the
Chicago & Northwestern railroad,
Joseph Daley, So years old, of this city,
was instantly killed by freight train
at a point six miles from here.
h-Despondent because of a
falling off of business due to the war,
and because of i'll health, Max Omann,
tailor, drank carbolic acid and died
within an hour.
Madison-T. W. Gisling, Cincinnati,
has accepted the position as supervisor
of Wisconsin high schools and thereby
becomes a member of the state board
of education.
Blanchardville - A cream sepa-
rator at the creamery here burst last
week, inflicting serious injuries on
Clarence Olson, farmer, who had
just driven up with load of milk.
Baraboo-Supt A. c. Kingsford says
that German will not be taught in the
Baraboo schools next year. OF class
of forty-five students only two desired
TO take up the study.
Washin gton-George Andrews, Bara-
boo, has passed the examination for
entrance to West Point, according to
an announcement received here.
Kendall-Mrs. Frank Weston of this
city has four sons in the service of
their country. They are Arthur, Les
ter, Ernest, and Raymond.
Plymouth great deal of the gin
seng being grown in Wisconsin was
killed during the past winter. All of
last years planting is gone and most
of the older planting is completely
rotted. The loss from this source in
this and Sheboygan counties alone is
estimated at $1,000.
( Osseo-Little Morris Johnson had
his skull fractured when he was acct
dentally struck by the shot which
some boys were putting" on the
school grounds. It is believed he win
recover.