Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-19


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The second welcome home supper
for returned soldiers and sailors of
La Crosse c. unity will be given at the
La Crosse Chamber of Commerce
March 90
A $4,000 home" will be built by
Superior Knights of Columbus A
committee, including real estate men
and contractors, has several sites I'M
der consideration
John Welleniz, farmer near James
vile, narrowly escaped death and his
new auto was completely demolished
when struck by an auto truck laden
with lumber and by street car.
A huge road building program will
be carried out in Portage county dur
ing the summer months of 1919. The
sum of $150,000 will be spent in the
construction of improved highways.
Marinette county as taken 100 adop-
tons of the $50 orphans allotted to this
county. The adoptions have been
taken largely by the pupils of schools
who have given socials to raise money.
The Hortonville pond, probably the
largest millpond in the state, will be
stocked with rainbow trout, according
to Mark S. Catlin, chairman of the leg
islative committee of the Wisconsin
Fish and Game association.
The Beaver Dam board of education
voted to increase teachers salaries
and give a bonus of $50 to those who
show advanced efficiency. Women
teachers in the high school will re-
ceive from $3.50 to $3.50 per year.
The state conservation commission
has decided to try the propagation of
eel in Green Bay Arrangements
have already been made to plant
carload of young eel in the waters of
the bay near Marinette this spring.
Horam Lawrence killed wolf near
his home within the city limits of
Grand Rapids. The animal had been
seen several times, but was thought
to be a dog. More wolves are report
ed in the neighborhood and an organ
lied hunt may be held
Petitions asking the La Crosse COM
mon council to bond the city for $780,
| 600 for a junior high school on the
north side and new ward school are
being circulated. For the first time
| in history the enrolment at the high
school has passed the 1000 mark.
The clerk of court of Manitowoc
| ;c Ioip y, h,1c n
! ing declarations for first papers,
twenty-one having been filed within
three days. During February twenty
nine declarations were filed In many
instances the declarers are men who
have been residents here for more
| than a quarter of a century.
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Kaeding, Mar
blehead, pioneer residents of Fond du
Lac county, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary with six of their
eight children present. besides grand
children and friends, Miss Milly Kaed
ing, daughter, is serving with the
American forces in France; Albert. a
son, is in government service in Seat
! tie.
| The Scott mansion property in
Merrill has been purchased by the
city and will be remodeled and made
into modern hospital. The building
was built about twenty-five years ago
by Thomas B. Scott, prominent north
ern Wisconsin lumberman, who in
tended it for his home, but his death
occurred before the building was
completed.
A fourth paper mill is to be built
in Green Bay next spring, it was an
nounced by A. E. Cofrain, who is to
be general manager of the Fort How
ard Paper company. The capacity
will be fifteen tons day. About 100
people Swill be employed. When the
new mill is in operation the total val
ue of the product of the four mills
will be about 100000.
A joint committee, three appointed
by Mayor D. B. Reinhart, Merrill, and
three by Joe A. Chilsen, chairman of
the county council of defense, are
making arrangements for celebrating
the return of soldiers from the war.
Definite plans for the celebrations
have not been made, but it is thought
that the first celebration will be held
on Memorial day, another on July 4,
and another during the early fall,
when practically every Lincoln coun-
| ty soldier will have returned to his
] home.
| That Outagamie county did her bit
| to help win the war is shown by the
fact that 2,123 boys were contributed
| to the American army. OF these 1874
were volunteers in the army, SO vol
unteers in the navy, were marines,
and 1858 helped to fill up the ranks in
the national army. Ten women are
| in the American Red Cross service in
European hospitals, while three are on
duty in hospitals in environments.
Twenty-six women enrolled in the
students nurse reserve, twelve of
whom were called into service and
are now training in hospitals in this