Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-30

Lake Geneva-A real army training
camp will be held at Hayes park,
on the campus of the Northwestern
Military academy, for a month at a
charge of S12 a week for each recruit.
The new camp is designed to be of
particular benefit to business girls
over 20, whose work makes it difficult
for them to get the right kind of ply
steal training. Gen. Leonard Wood,
commander of the central military de-
partment, has accepted the position Of
| honorary chairman of the executive
committee arranging the camp.
| Racine-Kenosha, South Milwaukee
and Cudahy suffered as a result of the
strike of 100 men at the plants OF the
Wisconsin Gas and Electro company.
many of the manufacturing plants as
well as several homes depending upon
the gas furnished by that concern. The
gas in reserve tanks has been ex-
hausted with the result that the mains
were shut off, Homes with gas
ranges, and relying upon these for
home cooking were hard hit when the
supply was shut off.
| ah-Comprehensive plans have
been worked out by County Highway
Commissioner C. H. Willard for road
Improvements. Twelve bridges will be
built in various parts of Monroe coun-
ty. Nearly all will be Of reinforced
concrete and will remove source OF
danger to travel. Two are in the town
of Little Falls, two in Jefferson, one in
| Sparta, two in Wilton, one in Ridge
vile, one in Adrian, one in Green
field, one in Lincoln and one in Leon.
! Oshkosh-W. G. Maxey of Oshkosh
has closed a deal for the sale OF the
City Gas company's plant and extern
sions to G. 0. Somdahl Of Fort Wayne,
Ind Mr. Somdahl has already taken
possession and plans important inn
provements After closing this deal
Mr. Maxey still owns two water plants
and one gas plant. At one time he con-
| trolled fourteen utilities, including the
Amigo water works, now municipality
owned.
Beloit = Drivers of ice wagons are
on a strike because of publicity given
weights and charges by w. M. Won
Lone, food inspector, that short
weights were common and boycott
was threatened against those who
complained. The drivers say the ale
cations are unjust. The ice compa-
MES are supplying hospitals and serv-
ice to houses where there is illness,
but the city is greatly inconvenience.
Rhinelander - Rhinehart Meyers,
we'll known lumberman, was arrested
by Stephen J. Gwidt, conservation
warden on the charge of using a net
in the Some River. In court Meyers
entered plea of guilty to the charge
and was fined $50 and costs. Arrests
for violations of the state fish laws
have been frequent in Oneida County
this summer and conservation ward
ems are kept busy.
Sheboygan = The Central Labor
Council has submitted the proposition
for a general strike, tying up all in
dustry in Sheboygan, in sympathy
with the tannery workers, who have
been out on strike more than month,
to a referendum vote of the individ.
ual unions. The vote will be taken by
secret ballot and communicated to the
central body.
La Crosse-More than a score of val
liable sheep have been killed during
the last week in the town of Green.
field, this county, farmers report. A
large timber wolf has been seen in the
town, and he is believed to be the
slayer. The farmers have set traps
for the folf and hope to bag him before
he commits many more depredations,
Green Bay M embers of the coast
guard at the Kewaunee station do not
view with favor the new bill in con-
gress seeking to consolidate the coast
guard with the navy. The coast guard
is composed of picked men, superior,
it is claimed, in many respects. to the
men in the navy.
La Crosse-A raid on a little gam
bling game, going on in the Interstate
fair grounds here, may serve to clamp
the lid on the town. Gambling, it is
alleged, has been going on openly in
the cigar stores and the clubs of the
city. none of the players being molest-
ed by officers of the law.
Manitowoc - A party Of officials of
tho Wisconsin TelephOne ComDany