Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-11-12

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Madison A complete compilation
OF Wisconsin's actual war record in
respect to number of enlistments,
wounded, and killed, is being gathered
by the adjutant generals Office at
practically no expense through the me-
dunn of the soldier bonus law AS the
discharges come in from every Wis
consin war veteran they are sent to
the service recognition board. From
here they are sent to the war Stats
tics department, where a short sum-
mary on a card is made up from the
discharge before being sent back to
the owner.
Kenosha-The city of Kenosha was
ordered to pay $4,000 in damages to
the widows of Henry Strang, and
George T. Smith, who were killed in
an automobile accident here, April 26,
by the verdict of jury in the Circuit
court here. 1t was held that a hole in
the street had caused the driver of
the death car to lose control at the
wheel, and throw the machine into
the path of the oncoming street car.
Racine For the first time in the
history of Racine county, a phono-
graph was used in the rendition of
songs at a funeral service. The occa-
cio hn of Mrc CT
M. Bull, rs, who was born in the town
of Dover in 1S43. The photograph,
manufactured by F. F. Blandin, SON.
in-law of the deceased, played Are You
From Heaven, Saved by Grace, and
Some Time We Will Understand.
Stevens Point-Four thousand fish
were planted in the Wisconsin river,
five miles north of this city, obtained
by the Portage County Fish and Game
Protective association through the bu-
reau of fisheries at Washington The
shipment included black bass, crap
pies sunfish and catfish of lingering
size They were captured from the
sloughs along the Mississippi river,
near Homer, Mimi
Madison-John r. Helm, II, former
mayor of Madison and also former
member of the legislature, is dead
after a years illness. He built the
first Madison municipal water works
and was its superintendent for 25
years. He was prominent in German
circles and was once president of the
Wisconsin Association of Catholic
Young Peoples societies.
Watertown Honey producers of
Wisconsin will gather at Madison,
Dec and 5, when the annual con-
vention of the Wisconsin State Bee
keepers association is to be held at
the university. The meeting is being
arranged by State EntomOlogist H. F.
Wilson, and a number of progressive
honey producers will appear on the
program.
Madison-The second news letter is
sued by the state marketing bureau
reports a slight advance in the prices
received for Wisconsin potatoes. The
latest range of prices is from $1.70 to
$2.O5 per 100 pounds for No. l stock
and csc to S1.05 for No. 2 grade. There
is little snipping of the latter grade.
The f3el1dnd and movement is moder-
ate
Marinette - Miss Margaret Powers
Red Cross nurse, who was one OF the
first American nurses to reach the
fighting zone, has been awarded the
Royal Red Cross, highest honor con-
ferred by the British government for
nurses. 1t was for work under fire.
Miss Powers was in the service for
nearly two years overseas.
Oconto - Settlement of the $4,000
breach of promise suit of Katherine
Beck against C. Edgar Wallace, OF
ranch in the northern part of the
county, is announced The Wallaces
came from Chicago and Miss Beck
was housekeeper at the ranch.
Madison-The railroad commission
has added another member to its staff
of experts. Walter B .Gesell of La
Crosse was appointed power plant ex-
pert. His duties will be to analyze
power plant conditions and make stud
les of their efficiency in connection
with public utility cases.
Madison-Jay Reeves, state auditor
of South Dakota, was visitor in the
secretary of states office in search OF
data on the Wisconsin system of bud
get making.
Oconto-The fishing season is on a.
the harbor here and big catches OF
herring are reported. Several thou
sands of pounds of fish are shipped