Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-30
! News Of the
Badger State

Green Bay = The railroad admins
tration has promised better boat serv-
ice on the Great Lakes this season
and the waterway route from Green
Bay to Buffalo will be re-established.
This decision was reached at a con-
ference between representatives of
middle west shippers and the United
States railroad administration in
Washington. Frank H. Smith, secre-
tary of the Green Bay Association of
Commerce, was the Fox river valley
representative.
Sturgeon Bay-Entering an enemy
trench alone and capturing the entire
garrison of eighteen soldiers won for
David Lessard of Door county Cr0lx
de Guerre awarded by France. He is
only 20 years old. He was wounded
while carrying message to the front.
Private Lessard arrived home recent
ly, although he is enormously listed
among the killed in action. The medal
was sent to his aunt.
Grand Rapids - The Wood County
Telephone Co. appealed to the railroad
commission for permission to raise
local rates. According to the COM
pany officials the rates must go up or
the company quit. The commission
granted permission to charge cents
toll on a rural line to Rudolph, eight
miles north, anG has taken the ques-
ton of raising local rates under adj
Visement.
Rhinelander - Production of maple
syrup this spring is estimated at only
about SO per cent of that of previous
years There were only three or four
days on which there were good runs
of sap and the season did not extend
over three weeks. The slight depth
to which the ground was frozen, and
rainy, damp weather are held respon-
sible.
Marinette-Frank Dequaine, son of
Postmaster Duquaine, Crivitz, one OF
Marinette county's manned heroes,
has been obliged to submit to third
operation. He is at Fort Smelling and
his father went there to be with him.
AS result of wounds received during
the battle at Chateau-Thierry the
young soldier lost a leg.
Monroe-An operation for the trans
fusion of blood was performed on Mrs.
Frank Buehler at the Monroe hospital,
Mrs. L. X. Johnson, mother of Mrs.
Buehler, furnishing the blood. Mrs.
Buehler has been severely i'll with
pneumonia and because of her weak
ened condition the TRANSMISSION was
the last resort.
Green Bay-Provision was made by
the board of education for an art
course in the Green Bay high schools.
The study will be optional with the
scholars and only those showing an
aptitude for the work will take it.
Miss Tibbets, Oshkosh Normal gradu-
ate. has been selected as teacher.
Manitowoc - This city is getting
after Washers. Police have been in
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offenders. Two men who molested
girls on the street and followed them
10 their homes despite protest were
fined S55.43, after pleading guilty to
disorderly conduct.
Madison-The class to graduate
from the university in June adopted
of re- funds
ward purchase for the university OF a
great set of chimes. This plan was
started by the class of 1917, and it is
expected that sufficient money will be
raised by 1922.
GAINESVILLE Rock county board
voted to engage a county agricultural
agent, such as a great many counties
of the state have had for years. A
site was selected for county tuber-
culosis sanitarium at Barker's corners.
acknowledgement in good health
early in the morning, Otto Sleyers,
well known in labor and fraternal cir
cles, was taken ill at 9 o'clock and at
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Isolation hospital of pneumonia.
Rhinelander - At a recent meeting
of the school board it was voted to
increase the pay of the city teachers
so that the minimum salary now
ranges from $40 to $50 per month,
over $50 to SIS, the old wage.
Manitowoc Seventy-fve teachers
have been re-engaged for the year by
the school commission. All have
been granted increases in salaries.
the minimum is $500 and the maxi
mum $4,000.
Grafton - Hubert Woltring, II
years, died suddenly in the Catholic