Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-26
News of the
Badger State


Eau Claire-Seetion hands acct
dentally came upon John Reddy, So,
county bridge and road inspector,
after he had struggled for three hours
against sinking in quicksand at the
Altoona bridge. While he was inspect
ing a washout, the bridge gave way
under him and he fell thirty feet into
water and quicksand. He had three
ribs broken and was so chilled when
found that he could not speak.
Madison-The increased interest in
athletics which has developed among
college women during the war is in
Dictated by the fact that at one time
last year about so per cent of the
women students at the university
were officially enrolled in some ath-
letic class or activity conducted by
the department of physical education.
Of the 1,757 women in the university,
LOAF were in athletics.
Racine-This city won it's long
fight to require the Milwaukee road
to provide better train service and
connections at Corliss, and to cut out
discourtesy and other annoyances on
the part of railroad employees, when
the state railroad commission de-
cided to issue a corrective order. Di-
rect connections are to be made with
al train in linz nd hn
southwestern division.
Superior = Elmer Haugner, sailor
and ironworker, whom attorneys
sought as the heir to $4,000 from an
estate in Australia, has been found in
Buffalo, according to a letter received
by his wife, cook in a Superior cafe.
He says he has taken steps to get
what may be coming to him, but is
not getting excited, planning to re-
turn to Superior only when naviga-
ton opens.
Eau Claire-Emil Kohlhepp, grocer,
was sentenced by Judge A. L. Sanborn
in United States District court here
to pay fine of $3.50 following his
conviction for violating the espionage
act Kohlhepp was charged with hav-
ing said of the War Savings stamp
campaign, 'Now the government is
around begging the pennies from the
children"
Stevens Point-Eleven teachers in
the public schools will not return next
fall Of this number, eight are on the
high school teaching force and the re
naming three are teachers in the
grade schools. Those who have re
signed have asked for increases which
the board of education thinks it can
not afford and therefore they re-
signed.
: Eau Claire-Lieut Robert E. Hors-
bach, Durand, who was killed during
a fight in Ellington field, Houston,
Tex, proves to be the former adVer-
Using manager of The Eau Claire
Press Co., publishers Of The Evening
Telegram and The Morning Leader.
He was %, has a brother, AlonzO, in
service in France, and two sisters.
Beloit - The Beloit Jewish congre-
cation on Sunday, March 16, dedicated
the newly acquired synagogue on Oak
street The property was purchased
from the former Bethlehem Lutasran
church, which has merged with an
other church Including improve
ments just made, the edifice cost S.,
600 and is entirely paid for.
Oconomowoc - Lieut. George w.
Behrend of Co. C, 150th Machine Gun
battalion, Rainbow division, who re
turned from France short time ago
and is now stationed at Fort Sheri-
dan, ILL.,, where he is recuperating
from the effects of gas fumes, has
been visiting at his home in this city
Neenah - The Twin City Fish and
Game Protective association has
framed and dispatched a petition to
the Wisconsin legislature protesting
against the enactment of the proposed
law to permit fishing with gill nets in
the waters of Lake Winnebago, Fox
and Wolf rivers.
Neenah-Percy Holverson, prisoner
Of war for six months in Germany, ar
rived safely at New York and will pro-
coed to a training camp to receive a
discharge. He is a son of Police Off
Ger and Mrs, Harry HolVerson and
was once reported to have been killed
in action.