Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-29


in December, during the height of the
influenza epidemic, was 127, twice the
normal number.
Rev. Joseph P Rausch, recently or
dained, has been appointed by Bishop
Paul p Rhode as assistant to Father
George Clifford of ST. Patricks church,
Menasha.
When a fireman at No. station,
La Crosse, pulled a bell rope at 8
p. M, the curfew did not ring. Fire
men found the belfry ablaze and the
bell rope burned off.
Two were killed when work train
carrying a section crew crashed into
string of box cars on the main
track, Northwestern line, in the
yards at Rhinelandel.
DR.. w. C. Watkins, Oconto, who left
with Co. M AID had the rank of cap
tain, was recently promoted to major.
He has been fulfilling the duties of
major for nearly year.
An armory, monument, memorial
club building, a bridge across the Me-
nasha river with a memorial arch are
among suggestions as to what to do
for the boys of Menasha
Petitions are being circulated in Fox
river valley cities addressed to the
legislature urging enactment of laws
which will permit removal of fish from
the waters of the Fox river and Lake
INinrnh hu of
The William Sink Canning Co.,
Brandon, changed hands and will be
known in the future as the Brandon
Canning Co. The company will en-
gage in canning vegetables, dairying,
general farming and buying and sell
ing real estate. The capital stock is
100000.
The meetings of Wisconsin Farm
ers' week, to be held at Madison Feb.
3 to s, have been cancelled With
word from twenty counties that the
influenza epidemic is serious in rural
communities the college of agriculture
thought is unwise to hold statewide
meeting.
sin Cheesemakers' association held at
Madison, these officers were elected
Charles E. Reed, Thorpe, president;
j. L. Sammis, Madison, secretary; Il.
A. Ubbelohde, Glenbeulah, treasurer;
and j. A. Kalk, Sheboygan Falls, vice
president.
President Samuel Plantz, Lawrence
college, announced an anonymous gift
of $4,000 to be used as a scholarship
fund for soldiers wounded or crippled
in the war. An additional fund of
$500 has been given the college by
Miss Lucy Parker, Tomah, to be used
by needy students looking forward to
the ministry.
Milo B. Jones, president Of the Jones
Dairy farm of Fort Atkinson, and
known all over the United States as
maker of the famous Jones' sausages,
died suddenly. He was nearly 70
years old. Mr.. Jones, whose limbs
have been twisted by rheumatism for
thirty-6ve years, has been in poor
health for several months past.
Capt Ralph Perry, son of ex-State
Senator Mel Perry, Algoma, died Nov
% of wounds received Nov. IL. Capt.
Perry received a first lieutenancy at
the second officers training camp at
Fort Sheridan. He won his captaincy
through gallant action on the front
lines. He began his military career
as first lieutenant of Co. F, Fifth Wis
consin National guards.
Frank Richmond, Knowlton, plead
ed guilty in circuit court at Wausau,
to charge of hunting without Ii
cense and was fined $50 and costs. He
said he would rather serve a ninety
day sentence and Judge Reid instruct
ed the sheriff to put him to work and
collect his wages until the penalty was
satisfied, and if Richmond refuses to
work to put him on a bread and water
diet.
The better daSy cattle movement
in Portage county is to be given new
impetus by Importation of twenty
pure bred Guernsey heifers, direct
from the island of Guernsey. Eight
are purchased by Robert X. Mcdonald,
five by G. w. Andrae, three by D. f.
Gates, and four by J. W. Gunegan.
The latter, vice-president of the First
National bank, will use them in form
ing COW club among farmers.
Bearing the marks of thirty-two
bullet wounds upon his body, Warren
Irnd arrived unannounced in Marin
cite. Walking from the station to his
home in the early morning, he reused
the family by ringing the bell, which
was the first intimation of his return
that they had. He was gassed in tn,
battle of the Marine and in the battlt
of the Argonne received the thirty
two ~ounds A portion of one heel is
missing.
ngs of the Wisconsin Butter
makers association, to be held at EAT
Claire Feb. A to 6, viii be given large
ly to discussion of reconstruction
problems vi uaIrymen. Inc ue-ir.