Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-27

men, Secretary Gibson states that no
fees are required to join, and that the
| dues are fixed at 81 a year.
Oconomowoc = Miss Eliza e b
| Baker, Oconomowoc, had the unusual
experience of teaching agriculture to
| 500 American soldiers in the khaki
university at Beaune, France. After
| graduating in 1915 from the college of
agriculture, University of Wisconsin,
Miss Baker was connected with the
agricultural staff of the New Jersey
refOrmatOry for women. In 1918, she
went overseas to work with the COM
mittee on rehabilitation of devastated
France.
Clintonville-An effort is being made
to have the old military road incOrpo-
rated into the state aid highway sys-
TEN. This road, which was one of the
first routes of travel opened into
northwest Wisconsin was built by the
government about 1862 and ran from
Oshkosh through Butte des Mortes,
Youngs Corners, Hortonville, New
London, Clintonville, Shawano, Keshe-
no and the Menominie Indian reserVa-
tion up to Post Lake.
La Crosse - That James Thompson,
who was defeated for United States
senator by l. L. Lenroot, Superior, two
years ago, will enter again for this
place next year, is the belief of close
political friends. He is accepting all
invitations to speak at public gather
ings and is piling up considerable cam
paign timber in demanding that the
government take action to punish cam
paign profiteers and stop gambling in
food commodities.
Racine - With approximately $780,
900 in the treasury Of the Racine Coun-
ty War Relief Fund, it is proposed to
use that amount in the erection of a
county memorial hospital, provided
that the County Board of Supervisors
will make an appropriation OF from
$4,000 to 100000 and agree to main
tain the structure, which will be a me-
mortal to the soldiers, sailors and ma
rines who enlisted for service during
the world war.
Kenosha-After a search of several
days, Chief of Police O'Hare has loca-
ted "'Raky'' Martini, alias John Croz-
zone, who is wanted in Kenosha on a
charge of stealing bicycles and ship
ping them to Chicago. Martini's wife
and a girl named Mildred Perry were
arrested here weeks ago on suspicion.
Martini was arrested in Chicago and is
being held until the Kenosha officials
arrive He has waived extradition.
La Crosse-To discover a water
moccasin playing his forked tongue
over his temple as he fished near a
high bank Of the Mississippi river, was
the experience of Roy Johnson, auto
mobile man. He dived into the river
and escaped before the reptile could
strike Mr. Johnson is sure, he says,
that if he had attempted to brush the l
snake away as he would have a bug,
he would have been bitten.
Madison - That the police pension
funds, which have been created and
maintained by a percentage of the liq-
uor license fees, will not necessarily
suffer now that the state has gone or
is going dry is provided for in a new
law which recently went into effect,
and which permits the city councils to
appropriate money to the police pen
sion fund.
GAINESVILLE = The housewives purse.
the baby's bank and a suit of clothes
were the loot gained by burglar who
came to the William Knipschield home
in a pea-green canoe. Just as the fam
lily was leaving for an auto ride, man
was seen to pull canoe up the bank
of the river at the rear of the home.
On returning, the robbery was discov
cred.
Stevens Point = Frances Zimbauer
was sentenced to four years in Wau
pun by Judge B. B. Park after she had
pleaded guilty to burglary. She admit
ted that July she had crept through
a window at the home of Michael Ar
bush and had stolen several articles Of
womens apparel.
La Crosse = Application for an in
crease of cents in the fare on the
line between North La Crosse and
Onalaska, three miles, has been filed
with the railroad commission. The
company asks permission to charge
workingmen 10 cents and others Is
cents for the short ride.
Wausau-A social hygiene campaign
has been commenced in this city. Mo
ton pictures will be shown, lectures
delivered in the schools and other
methods employed to make the cam
paign effective.