Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-12-10
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Green Bay-Losses, estimated as
high as 100000 were sustained by
fishermen, operating in Green Bay
through the early unexpected freezeup
and storms. Nets, caught in the ice,
can not be recovered, unless the
weather should moderate enough to
cause break up in the bay, and per-
NIT fishermen to operate boats ard
search waters, before the nets are
carried away, or destroyed, by ice.
Durand-The city of Durand is
handicapped in making plans to well
come Nine. Clemenceau Jaquemaire,
daughter of Premier Clemeneeau of
France, on her proposed visit to her
mothers childhood home here Will
liam t. Plummer of this city, uncle of
Nine. Jacquemaire, is seriously i'll in
local hospital. The Plummer family
ls therefore unable to make definite
arrangements for the visit
Northumberland Barthel, want
ed since last April on a charge of
speeding, was taken by the police
when ne returned to Two Rivers from
st. Paul and in municipal court he
paid a fine of $40 and costs amounting
to S271 Barthel also faced charge
of wife abandonment which, however,
will not be pressed because his wife
has entered suit for divorce against
him in the local court.
Madison for 100000
factory building have been started by
the Madison Kipp Lubricating com
pany on the site of its present plant.
The new building, which will adjoin
shop No. 2, will be five story, rein
forced concrete structure, 52x214 feet.
Work will be started Immediately and
two stories finished as soon as weather
conditions permit.
WATERFOWL - Mrs. John Fehrmann
suffered a broken shoulder and her
son sustained the fracture of four ribs,
when their auto crashed into a fence
and tipped over Both reside in Leb-
anon. The son was driving and is
said to have suffered fainting spell
while driving, which resulted in the
car swerving into the fence and turn
ing over.
Baraboo-The 'oil bridge which
spans the Wisct asin river at Prairie
du Sac in Saul county, will soon be q
thing OF the FAST. A move is on foot
to erect a new structure in it's place
to cost in the neighborhood of $780,
O00 Three counties, Dane, Columbia
and Sank will issue bonds to raise the
necessary amount.
Madison - The new student direc-
tory of the University of Wisconsin
shows total enrolment of 6,872 stu
dents, increase of 81 per cent over the
former highest record, which was in
the fall of 1916, when there were 5000
students. There are 4,497 men stu
dents and 2,375 women.
La Crosse-Auto thieves can be
trailed and prosecuted under a new
federal law according to announce
ment made here by A. G. Wolfe, Unit
ed States district attorney. Once the
stolen auto has crossed state line,
the thief is subject to prosecution IN
the federal court.
Kew London-A graduate nurse has
been obtained by the Wisconsin Cabi-
net and Panel Co. here who will de-
rote her time to the health OF the en-
Moves and also will serve in en-
ployes' homes in case of serious III
ness.
Kenosha - Benjamin G. Cameron,
aged 81 years, and famous among the
life savers of the great lakes, died at
his home in Kenosha.> Capt. Cameron
had been several times honored by the
government for his heroic service.
3eloit-A friend" who withheld his
name presented the First Ccngrega-
tional church, here, with $4,000 to pay
off indebtedness on the new parson-
sge Announcement was made at
meeting Of the congregation.
Green Bay-Green Bay coal dealers
state that there is sufficient coal on
the docks to keep industries here op-
Grating to capacity until spring Four
big docks have large stocks of bitimi-
nous and hard coal.
Racine-Peter Peterson, for many
wears a resident of the city, was found
hanging in a barn at the county in
sane ASYLUM. where he had been an
inmate for year.