Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-05-14

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army. He was taken prisoner and
held in Andersonville for three
months. His death was caused by a
recurrence of an illness contracted in
the southern stockade, according to
physicians,
Hurley-The Newport, one of the
largest iron mines on the Gogebic
range, owned by Ferdinand Schlesin-
ger, Milwaukee, has laid off several
hundred men, principally aliens, thru
their failure to take out citizenship
papers. The company will fill their
places with returned soldiers and
sailors. The mine is near Ironwood,
Mich, but both Michigan and Wiscon-
sin soldiers are hired.
Sturgeon Bay = After passing thru
the most important battles with the
fansnus Thirty-second division, being
gassed and wounded, Henry and How
All Collard, twin brothers and sons
of Mr.. and Mrs. julie Collard, arrived
home. They enlisted at the same
time in Co. F and were so much alike
that it was difficult for friends to tell
them apart, even their parents being
confused at times.
Madison-The latest types of army
radio, telegraph and telephone equip
meat, designs that have been secret
until now, are TO be supplied to the
new signal corps detachment of the
reserve officers training corps at the
university. This was learned from
Maj. ]. E. McQuillin, who visited the
university to complete the organiza-
ton of the signal corps unit.
Eau Claire - Journeymen plumbers
who were out on strike here for the
last five weeks, returned to work, hav-
ing been granted an increase from
561a cents to 70 cents an hour, and an
eight hour working day. The contrac-
tors, however, won a point in the con-
troversy when it was agreed to allow
nonunion men to work with the union
men of other crafts.
Delayan-The state school for the
deaf here may soon boast Of being the
only institution CT it's kind in this part
of the country possessing a library of
literary productions of the deaf.
Dr.. Warren Robinson, member of the
school faculty, sponsored the move
and he has been supported by Supt
T. Emery Bray. Works of more than
twenty deaf authors will be obtained
Green Bay-Reported killed in &C
ton, Private Alphonse Watermelon,
United States marines, walked in on
his family and they thought the dead
had come to life" He was severely
wounded at Champagne and also got
hospital scratches" at Chateau
Thierry, scissors and st. Mihiel. He
is proud possessor of the croix de
guerre with star.
Kenosha-Julius Bogwilo, 48 years
old, employed by the Nash Motors
killed his wife, Mary Bogwilo, 26,
mother of five children. The shooting
took place in the doorway of the home
of Mrs. Bogwilo. The husband, leav-
ing the woman dying on the ground,
fled. He surrendered two hours after
the killing.
Green Bay-Road improvements in
Brown county are progressing rapidly.
Highway Commissioner Cormier has a
triple crew on the extension of the
Cedar Greek highway so as to have
his route completed in time for the
tourist travel to the cherry orchards
of Door county.
Almond-The annual convention of
tbn Portage County Sunday School
association will be held in this village
a dozen schools in the county will at
tend
Green Bay-A legal holiday will be
declared in Green Bay when Batteries
B and E, One Hundred Twenty first
field artillery, attached to the Thirty
second division, get home.
Manitowoc - The Manitowoc Brew
cries Co. filed change in name, max
ing it the Manitowoc- Products Co
The amendment gives the right to
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and drink, and to deal in real estate
and trade. The company is install
ing machinery in one of the old plants
for manufacture of ice cream on a
large scale and is converting the bal
ance of the building into cold stor-
age Diaat The ice cream and cold