Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-02-12

the paper HILLS VI the rOA river
valley.
La Crosse.-O. J. Sorenson, former
mayor, has announced that he will
tory in this city. He will be assisted
by his sons, Ray and Roy, who worked
in the Curtis airplane plant at Buff
falo, N. Y, during the war. Sorenson
recently sold his old plant to the Ar
mour Packing company, which will
convert it to their own use.
La Crosse.-Leslie Kruger, Owen,
draft evader, alleged to have shot AMI
killed the depot agent at Owen last
fall while resisting arrest by officers
of the government, will be tried in
federal court here on charges of muir
der and resisting an officer, Albert c..
Wolfe, United States district attorney,
has announced here.
Oshkosh.-The retail merchants Sec
ton of the Oshkosh Merchants. and
Manufacturers association has for
mally declared against the so-called
luxury section" of the proposed fed
eral revenue bill and will address com,
munications to that effect to WiscOn-
sin representatives in congress.
Stevens Point. = Miss Katherine
WEIGH, teacher in the public schools
of this city for twenty years and WARD
principal for seventeen years, has re-
signed to accept position with the
Collegiate association. She will be as
signed to a school in the Lake Erie
district.
Appleton-The Office of the first
district exemption board has closed
ifs doors, having completed all neces-
sary work. The board shares with all
others in the state the honor of hav
ing Wisconsin be the first state to
complete the first part of the final
work.
Appleton.-As a memorial to the
soldiers of Outagamie county who
are and have been in the service, Al
mory G may be remodeled so when
the boys return they will not know
their own armory. This plan is now
receiving much favorable comment.
Monroe. = Eugene Hannah, RESIDING
on a farm four miles north of the
city, was brought to Monroe hospital
suffering from burns about the face
and hands. He was heating a solution
Of lard and kerosene for use on live
stock, when the boiler exploded.
Appleton.-The Girls Glee club OF
Lawrence Conservatory of Music will
make a trip south in March, accord
ing to information. Mrs E. M. Berge3
has taken up work as instructor Of
vocal music at the college, succeeding
Miss Elizabeth Gilbert.
Reinhold Rosinsky was
sentenced to two years at hard labor
n the county Jail on a charge of non
support of his two minor children
Rosinsky had completed a two-yeal
sentence for the same offense less
than two months ago.
Appleton. = According to figures
compiled by Minneapolis expert, this
city has a population of 26,377, a gain
of 5000 since 1910. 1t is not believed
however, by businessmen here tha:
Appleton has more than 1000 popu
lation.
Oshkosh-One hundred boys and
girls of Winebago county have en-
tered competition to see which can
raise the best calf in the coming sea
son. They constitute the Winnebago
County Calf club.
Observation-Disclosures Flynn, a set
tier near Bolton, was holding his righi
hand over the muzzle of a rife when
he weapon accidentally discharged
Amputation of the hand was necessary
Menasha.-The Menasha Filtermass
company has secured foreign orders
or a new device known as a car
mover. Large consignments have a.
'eady been shipped to Japan.
Chippewa Falls. The Masonic lodge
Of Chippewa Falls has bought the Of
fee building owned by the Wisconsin
Minnesota Light and Power company
The Masons will occupy the entire
building, which will be remodeled and
fitted up for lodge and club purposes
Menasha.- Stricken with influenza
shortly after his return from mill
tary training camp after he had been
mustered out of the service, Reuben
Resch succuInbed at his home here
rom pneumonia,