Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-01
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN
Observation-Disclosures

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La Crosse - The scent fare here
was not enough to pay expenses of the
street car company in October and
November it declares it has secured a
court order re-opening the case before
the rail- commission and is expected
to ask for 7-cent ride. The CITY will
introduce evidence tending to show
that the company's expense figures
are too high.
Oshkosh-Levi e. Knapp, a resident
of Oshkosh since 1850, recently cele-
brated his ninety-second birthday.
Mr.. Knapp comes from a long-lived
family, his father, the late d. b.
Knapp lived to the age of nearly
ninety-four. Two of his brothers.
George Y. Knapp of this city and An
drew B. Knapp of Beloit, lived to the
age of lightweight.
Madison-The question of the draft
ing of bill providing for an adequate
pension for normal school teachers
will come before the next session of
the legislature. A. B. Elicit, Superior,
member of the Superior Normal school
faculty, was in Madison for confer
ence with the educational committee
of the regents regarding the provision
for the measure.
Madison-C. B. Ballard, newly
elected member of the legislature and
organizer for the Society of Equity in
Outagamie county, has laid before Of
ficials of the department of justice
thirty affidavits concerning assaults
made on farmers during the recent
liberty loan drive. These affidavits
have also been laid before Gov Philip
and prosecution has been asked.
Portage-Sergt. David Leach writes
to his mother, Mrs. Mary each, that he
| is safe and we'll and is attending the
officers school in France His letter
tells of the jubilee that was held in
celebration of the signing OF the arm
istice. He had been in the trenches
ten different times but had escaped
without a scratch.
Madison-D. H. Otis, assistant dean.
| college of agriculture, has received Or
ders from the government to leave for
France to take charge of farm special
| lists, under auspices of the Y M. c. A,
| who are to assist French farmers to
rebuild devastated lands He will re
main in France for not less than one
| year.
| Marinette = Inspectors of the food
and drug department of Michigan re-
Gently made eight arrests and confisca
ted eleven suitcases of whiskey on
| trains leaving Marintte and entering
Michigan at Menominee, just across
! the river. Three of the suitcases were
! found without owners, they having
| fed when the raid started.
Madison-No stop at Sun Prairie on
! the $50 train from Milwaukee is the
! proposal embodied in a letter received
| by the railroad commission from c. o.
| Bradshaw, general superintendent OF
| the St Paul road. The plan is put
forward as a solution of the alleged
drunk special" nuisance.
| acknowledgements Bros. distrib-
uted $4,000 in bonuses among its en-
! ployes, the award with four exceptions
being 10 per cent of the years salary
| These four exceptions were employees
| who have been with the firm for TWEEN
| ty years and each of these received
| $500 besides the regular bonus
| Platteville-Mrs. Kate S. Rindlaub,
wife of NJ. P. Rindlaub. for many
years editor of the Grant County Wit
ness, died at her home here. She
served as treasurer of the Wisconsin
Press association for eight years, and
was affectionately spoken of as the
mother of the association"
Sheboygan - Following a fourth
stroke of paralysis which occurred on
Nov. 81, Miss Agnes Weeks died at
her home here. In point of service she
was one of the eldest teachers in the
| city. After twenty-seven years OF
teaching she was compelled to resign
in September, 1914.
Madison - The Chippewa Power
company, Eau Claire, capital stock
100000, has filed articles of incorpo-
ration The object is to acquire and
develop undeveloped water-power sites
on the Chippewa river and its trlou-
tarieS.
Madison-$175 was received for the
Red Cross at a bazaar held at the