Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-15

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Judge E. T. Fairchild, He sued for
SIS 900, while his father, Joseph Cup
pan, ST., asked a similar amount. The
suit brought by his father was settled
some time ago for $500.
Madison - George Lubinski, Toma.
hawk, was sentenced to six months in
| the House of Correction by Judge A.
| L. Sanborn, in Federal court here. He
pleaded guilty of making disloyal re-
marks. Felix Marcoullier, Tomahawk
saloonkeeper, was fined 5000 when he
| pleaded guilty TO selling liquor to a
Chippewa Indian, Charlie Catfish.
Lynn Messmer, GAINESVILLE, pleaded
ghilty to giving liquor to soldier and
was fined 500.
Watertown-Mo honors for the
Thirty-second division = Wisconsin's
own troops Members of this unit will
| be permitted to wear as a special in
lsignia an arrow outlined on their left
sleeves, wires Sergt. Lester T. Will
ans, Co. B, One Hundred Nineteenth
Machine Gun Battalion. The arrow
was adopted as a symbol Sergt. Wilt
ans. explains, because their division
always blazed the way in battle.
| Manitowoc-Capt. D. M. Cochrane,
for nieteen years general superintend-
ent of the Goodrich Transit Co, has
announced his retirement from the
post, though he will remain with the
company at Chicago. He will be sue
ceeded by Capt. Franklin, former cap
tain of the Goodrich steamer Indiana
and assistant to Capt. Cochrane. For
sixty years Capt. Cochrane has been
identified with the marine service.
Madison-Because, as she says, her
husband called her Dutch carp,
Mrs Moni Hichcox, Spring Green, is
seeking a divorce from Tracy HIGH
cox She was born in Germany. Be-
sides a divorce Mrs. Hichcox wants
her husband to "get OUT, possessions
of the house, food and clothing for the
children and herself, use of the garden
vegetables and three quarts of fresh
milk daily.
Fond du Lac-Louis B. Cone, one of
the best known newspaper men in
Wisconsin, died here. He had held po'
sitions on Chicago, Milwaukee, Joliet.
Grand Rapids, Menominee, Oshkosh,
Sheboygan and Fond du Lac papers.
He was a direct descendant of two OF
the signers of the Declaration of indie
pendence, and was a grand nephew OF
James Fenimore Cooper, novelist.
La Crosse-The La Crosse Rubber
Mills company distributed $4,000
among its 500 employees on Christmas
day, each worker drawing from 81 to
$50 as a bonus. The company fur.
nished a large part of it's output OF
rubber shoes to the government dur
ing the war.
Beloit - Dr. Hubert C. Townley, a
graduate of Carroll college and Gar
rett Biblical institute, who has done
graduate work at Yale and Wisconsin
universities, has been given charge of
the industrial section of the city
Young Mems Christian association.
La Crosse-L. S. Keith, rural mail
carrier, took as a gift last June two
little pigs which a farmer said were
sick and would die. Recently he sold
them for $10737, a net profit of SOS.
Fond du Lac-The Fond du Lac
Cooperative society, which aims to
reduce the cost of living to its mem
bers, has purchased grocery for $10,-
600, payable in shares of the society.
Neenah-Corp. Albert Kuehl has ar
rived in New York from service in
France. Kuehl carries six wounds
which he sustained in battles in the
vicinity of Verdun.
Madison--An analysis of water TAX
en- from the well of Jacob B. Hosley,
Primrose farmer, by State Chemist
Harry Kleuter shows a large fuantity
of paris green.
Reserve-Indians of the Lac Court
Oreille reservation organized reser-
walton colonizing company to dispose
of the surplus and heirship lands of
the reservation, at a gathering here.
The extent of these lands runs up into
the thousands of acres.
La Crosse - "Slog" Utter. one-time
picturesque editor, was taken into Gus
tody at Trempealeau under instruc-
tions received from the Sank county
authorities. "Slog" is said to have es-
capped from the Sank county insane
asylum