Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-02
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Amigo - Chester Burt, Amigo, an
American soldier in Russia, was COM
PEELED to be the messenger of Bolshe-
Wiki, but thereby rejoined his unit
He had been captured, together with
G. H. Bachelor, Kansas City, when a
third Yank, Walter Yellerman, Chica-
go, was killed. The Bolsheviki re-
tanned Bachelor and sent Burt to the
American lines with information that
Bachelor would be freed when cap
tured Bolsheviki were let go. Burt
said Bachelor was we'll treated. These
incidents transpired after a fight be-
tween % Americans and 200 Bolshe-
wiki 100 miles north of Vladivostok.
Superior-Work on the county road
tinuing to Anderson hill, eight miles,
will be started this week, according
to an order of the Douglas county
roads and bridges committee. The
road was macadanlized years ago, but
the surface is badly worn, and Supe-
rior Automobile club prevailed upon
the committee to improve the high
way.
Rice Lake - Postmaster William
Dunn and other residents of Rice Lake
are in Spokane, Wash, as witnesses i'll
tho +rio1 Of yJTi1Iiopo Joprv Diot1 for
mer football coach at Washington
state college, is charged with max
ing false statements in his question
naire in asserting that he was an In
dian and therefore not citizen of the
United States.
South Range = Fifteen head of
Guernsey cattle, all yearlings, from
st. Croix county, taken to the second
annual sale of Guernseys held at Eau
Claire, brought $685., an average of
$489, according to Frank Mertes,
South Range, who had charge of the
cattle One of the animals brought
S1,025.
Chetek-Agitation for a municipality
owned light and power system has re-
suited in proposition from the Che
TEX Light and Power Co., for sale of
the distribution system to the city for
$4,000. The question of purchasing
the system and bonding the city will
be submitted to the voters next month.
Oshkosh-S. D. Boreham, Fond du
Lac, is the new commander of the
Wisconsin department of the United
Spanish War Veterans, and his home
city is the meeting place for the
twenty-frst state encampment in 1920.
That was decided at a business SEES
sion of the three-day program here.
Sheboygan-The Rev. F. Proehl was
installed as pastor of Ebenezer Re
formed church, the installation sermon
being preached by the Rev. c. P.
Schulz, pastor of Trinity Lutheran
church The Rev Proehl just re
turned from France where he was an
army chaplain.
La Crosse-One of the heaviest rain
storms of recent years almost ruined a
creosote block paved street III this
city. For a distance of almost two
blocks the street swelled like large
blister and then collapsed, the paving
blocks flying in every direction.
Madison-C. H. Stuart, Madison, has |
been appointed at the New York head |
quarters of the League to Enforce
Peace, as Wisconsin manager of the
speaking campaign now in progress
for ratification of the peace treaty |
with the league plan included.
La Crosse-With the arrest of Chas |
Phillips at Winona, MINI, the La
Crosse police believe they have uncov-
cred a ring of automobile thieves
which has been operating in Minneso-
ia, Wisconsin and Iowa for the past
two years.
Beloit = Buck Wilson, Beloit, is in |
Jail at Rockford charged with first de-
gree murder, following the verdict OF
a coroner's jury that Mrs. Inez Taylor,
Beloit, who died of five bullet wounds,
had been shot by Wilson.
Superior = Stricken while on duty,
Paul B. Johnson, prominent policeman,
died at hospital. He had been a
member of the force for nine years.
Hemorrhage of the brain was the i'm
mediate cause Of death.
Superior = A skeleton was discov-
cred in an old pond in the rear of the
Superior Box Co. factory. Coroner
Downs brought the remains to the
morgue. No theories have developed
regarding the identity.