Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-26

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city of Washburn. is taking on very
formidable aspect, more building be-
| ing done here now than during the
last ten years.
| Rhinelander-As the elimination of
long search by county officers, David
| Smith, who was wanted here on a
criminal warrant, and charged with i'm
plication in the robbery and holdup of
Edward Weber on May %, was found
near Roosevelt with bullet hole thru
his head The case is plainly one of
murder.
| Washburn-One of the largest single
contracts ever awarded in the state
for curbing and gutter was left by the
Washburn board of public works. 1t
calls for the laying of curb and gutter
on practically all the residence streets
of the city, including about 100 blocks
at cost of about $4,000.
Appleton-Harvey Konrad, who has
been in Italy and France for the past
seven months, returned to Appleton,
having been discharged from service
because of wounds received while
driving an ambulance for the Red
Cross in the battle in the Monte Crap
pc sector in Italy.
Jarfesville-The funeral of Maj.
Gen. George M. Randall, retired, veter-
an Of the Civil and Spanish-American
wars, and former commander of the
central department of the army with
headquarters at st. Louis, was held
here with full military honors. Gen.
Randall was born and reared here.
Green Bay-The Green Bay shipyard
has just secured contracts amounting
to three or four million dollars, and
where but forty men were employed
year ago, it is expected that 1000 will
be working within a short time The
success of the shipyard concern is
ascribed to active cooperation.
Hartford McCarter, super
intendent of the city utilities depart
ment will hand in his resignation at
the next meeting of the common coun-
Gil to take effect as soon as his success
sor can be secured. He is the third
man to resign from this position in
the past nine months.
| Madison-Fifty-thre bankers, bust
ness men and farmers from Arkan-
sas, headed by Gov. c. H. Brough,
spent June Is at the college of agri-
culture of the university. They are in
the state to-study Wisconsin's methods
of farming.
Madison-The $50 new soldiers at
the University of Wisconsin canton
| June IT. Their uniforms will be here
within a week, Capt. Otto Kinkeldy,
| the commanding officer announced.
| The men are all Badgers.
Observation-Disclosures of Winnie
bago, Calumet and Waupaca counties
| at a meeting in this city discussed
|
from the government without sending
representatives to Washington.
Beloit-Promotion to the rank of
major has come to Capt. Wesley f.
| Aver, former newspaper man in Beloit
and Milwaukee, who joined the regu-
lar army in 1911 as lieutenant. He
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Racine-Belle City lodge No. go, F..
and A. NJ, Saturday evening, June Is,
celebrated it's sixtieth anniversary at
Masonic temple with 800 persons in
attendance, and a service flag with
fifty five stars was unfurled.
Madison - State Banking Commits
sioner A. E. Kuolt has approved new
articles of incorporation for the New
i German-American bank of Oshkosh,
/ which is changing its name to the
American Bank of Oshkosh.
Reeseville - Joe Hughes and Ed
Murphy of the town of Elba delivered
sos feeces of wool to the Reeseville
Elevator company and received there
tor check for $2,606.31.
Campbellsport-Lou Petri, who cut
his finger on a milk can while employ
ed at the condensery at West Bend,
had to have his finger amputated as
the result of blood poisoning.
Rhinelander-H. A. Lewis. for the
past year editor and manager OF the
Rhinelander Daily News, has enlisted
in the navy.
Madison-One teaspoonfA OF sugar