Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-07
! HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
! In WISCONSIN

: lin WISUUNO1N :
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
! Madison = Wisconsin's allotment of
sugar for August will be practically
| 100000 pounds less than in July, &C
cording to word received from Wash
ington by the state food administra-
| ton. The state is allowed 9,185,000
pounds, as against 13,120,000 in July.
/ State Food Administrator Swenson
| telegraphed to all county administra-
tors that retailers will be cut to so
per cent of their July allotment, cum
sumers will be allowed two pounds for
each person instead of three, and pub
lie eating houses will be allowed two
pounds for each ninety meals served
| La Crosse-Over S1,000,000 worth of
peas have been canned in three can
neries in La Crosse county during five
weeks. The peas were raised on 5000
acres. A large percentage of the out
put was purchased by the government
Dozens of high school students found
| employment in the canneries. The
plants are located at Holmen, Onalas'
ka and West Salem. A larger part OF
the crop was sold at the rate of 81 per
dozen cans, a record price.
| Marinette-A. B. Pegg, Dunbar, was
arrested on a charge of violating the
espionage law. The charge was drop
ped on order of United States District
Attorney Sawyer Milwaukee, and
| charge of using abusive and obscene
language against the United States
was preferred under state laws. Regg
was sentenced to sixty days in the
workhouse.
| Racine - Uncle Sam has given the
Racine Manufacturing company, man
ufacturers of automobile bodies, an or
| der for 500 steel life boats, which are
| to be twenty-four feet long, and broad
of beam, each to be built with mast
and equipped with a sail. The boats,
which will hold forty people, are to
| be delivered Sept. l.
|
here netted the Red Cross $283.50.
Corporal j. M. Beaton of the 44th Ca
madam regiment, who was at the front
| for two and half years, being severe.
| ly wounded twice, told large audi
ence his experiences during the bat
| tie of Ypres, Vimmy Ridge, LENS and
other important engagements.
La Crosse-As a result of raids by
| railroad detectives on hobo camps on
railroad rights of way the Jail here is
overcrowded. "The government must
order induction of these men into the
army or build an addition to the Jail"
said Judge Brindley. Fifteen prisoners,
| paroled to work in coal yard, disap-
peared.
Eau Claire-Leouis B. Nagler, for
| mer assistant secretary of state, was
| found guilty in the United States Dis
| trict court here of violating the es
| pionage act by utterances attacking
| the Y. M C. A., Y. w. G. A and Red
Cross as gratis. The jury was out
only two and a half hours.
Janesville-Jack Pierce and Willard
Brunson, both of GAINESVILLE, who were
| members of the crew of the San Diego,
torpedoed off the American coast by
German submarine recently, are off.
cially reported as safe. Conflicting re-
ports were received and for many days
| it was thought that both had persisted.
Madison-Mark Hovey, president of
the Madison Dry league and pro
gressive republican, is out for tie IRIS
district seat in the assembly from
Dane county. John r. Commons, men
toned as candidate, will not make
the run.
La Crosse-Herbert Wheaton, editor
of the Hokah Chief, sued for $4,000
damages, against Dan Brown, whom
he charges with assault and battery.
An editorial in The Chief is said to
have caused the trouble.
Oshkosh-Rural school teachers of
Winnebago county will receive total
of $1,44588 in the form, of state aid.
This is bonus for faithful work over
period of years, it being supplement
tary to the regular salary.
Madison-Secretary of State Merlin
Hull believes the high water mark for
auto licenses in Wisconsin will be
reached this year. He estimates the
total sales at 100000. More than 1872
900 have already been issued.
Fond du Lac-Consolidation of rail-
way depots here and at Oshkosh, Nee
nah and intermediate points where the
| 500 and Northwestern roads parallel,
| is said to be under consideration by