Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-09-10


recovered when he was taken with
commissions and died in a few hours.
The other two children who ate OF the
death luncheon are said to be recover
ing.
Stevens Point = Prof. r. w. Fair
child, known all over Wisconsin as
high school basket ball referee, will
return as a member of the Stevens
Point Normal faculty this fall. This
announcement is mad by President
John F. Sims who allowed Mr.. Fair
child leave of absence when he was
granted a scholarship to study at the
University of Michigan. He will re-
sumo his position as head of the
schools biology department.
Brentwood - Present indications
point to the largest harvest or DOM
hard and soft wood timber next win
ter than in any one season before in
the history of northern Wisconsin's
lumber industry. Due to the immense
areas of timber land purchased re-
Gently by the Hines Lumber company,
the Bekkedal Lumber company and
other companies there will be ire
mendous activities soon in the lumber
business.
Rice Lake-The Mackinon manufac-
turing company will establish
branch hub and spoke factory here.
f. Mackinon and John Secnnable OF
Grand Rapids were here short time
ago and bought the mill of the Rice
Lake Lumber company and work Will
500 nstart for the Encouragement OF
soon start for the Encouragement Oh
tend to run all the year around on logs
of the Park Falls Lumber company
Stexens Point-Rural school teach
ing jobs are going begging in Portage
county, and according to County SUI
perintendent L. A. Gordon, the reason
is failure of district school boards to
offer attractive wages to applicants
for positions. Many of the rural
schools have begun the fall term and
in some cases vacancies in the teach
ing staff still exist.
burlington - The Burlington, Roch-
ester & Kansasville Telephone com
pany has petitioned the railroad com
mission for authority to raise the
rates on fifteen-party line service from
81 to $3.50 a month, and rates for 9TH
er service accordingly, asserting that
the present rate will not earn fair
return on the property. A hearing Will
be held Sept II.
Antigo-The body of Sever Halvor
son. woodsman who had been in the
employ of the Langlade Lumber COM
napy. was found on the shore OF Post
lake. Halvorson had been missing
since Aug. 20, when it was said he
started to cross the lake. A boat was
found containing his hat. Halvorscn
is thought to have fallen overheard
Ripon-A meat chopper in the mar
ket of William Friday cut off the left
hand of Ruth, his little daughter. She
was assisting her mother in grinding
meat, dropping pieces into the hopper
of an electrically driven machine.
The machine caught her hand and
mangled it so that it had to be ampu-
tated above the wrist.
Oshkosh-Th city is to have unit
of the Wisconsin branch of the League
to Enforce Peace. That was decided
at a preliminary meeting here. George
Hilton, temporary chairman, was
given power to appoint committee
of five to arouse interest and obtain
members.
Eau Claire-The Eau Claire Can
ming company, which has just begun
it's annual string bean pack expects
to pack at least a million cans before
it closes down it's plant this fall. The
bean crop is of excellent quality. Next
year the company will also pack peas.
Amigo = Chester H. Filyes has
bought from the Langlade Lumber
cOHlUduy
ing of about 532 acres, of which about
200 acres have been improved. The
is said to be $4,000
Shawano-A speeding engine struck
and demolished an automobile on a
railroad crossing five miles south OF
Shawano, killing Alfred Kueschel, 80
years old. He leaves wife and two
children.
Beloit-Anxiety of citizens over de
Law in the completion of street work
till next spring was relieved by the
announcement of the mayor that all
work will soon be resumed again and
that the jobs should all be completed
in November.
Chippewa Falls-The Commercial
of Chinnewa Falls is ar.