Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-09

1dIu, duu frank Ayu0lOtI, MdSSdCQu-
sets Institute of Technology, Ameri-
can secretary for the Rhodes scholar
ship, conferred with President Birge
of the University of Wisconsin con-
corning the method of selecting schoI-
ars from Wisconsin. This state is to
send two scholars next year, one in
January and one in October.
La Crosse-Louis Ruehl, last week
acquitted of the charge of numbering
John B. Schomers, discharged soldier,
will be arraigned on a charge of kill
ing Fred Bunker, second man shot in
the fracas ON the Milwaukee road
right-of-way. Ruehl, railroad detec-
tive, testified in the first trial that
when he ordered four trespassers from
the tracks, they attacked him and he
shot two in self-defense
Hurley. H. Madden, Duluth, has
purchased at receivers sale the tim
Der and lands of the Montreal River
Lumber Company. The deal includes
the company's large sawmill at Saxon
and 100000 feet of standing timber
on shores of Lake Superior, north of
Hurley Madden expects to begin OPP
eratiOns on the tract and start the
mill at Saxon, which has been closed
for the last two years.
Ashland-The pig iron plant of the
Charcoal Iron Co. of America has
been shut down for repairs, necessary
about once in three years. 1t is pre-
Sumed that the charcoal kilns will
continue to operate until the wood in
the yards is used. The plant also pro
duces wood alcohol. Business condi-
lions are so unsettled that the re-
sumption of business may not take
place for some time.
Beloit-The price of July milk de-
livered at the creameries will be SO
per hundred pounds, according to in
formation received from Secretary
William j. Kittle, secretary of the
Milk Producers association. This is
an increase of SOC per hundred over
the June prices. Three dollars a hun
dred to the producer amounts to about
cents per quart.
Manitowoc = Sixty-five members of
Co. c who served overseas formed a
European Veterans Association with
Capt Edward Schmidt as president,
Lieut.. William Jung, vice-president;
Sergt. Maj. Raymond Schmitz, secre-
tary, and Sergt. John Klinkner, treas
urer Most of the members were in
the Les Terribles unit of the Thirty
second Division.
La Crosse-With all of the ten chill
dren born to them present, Mr. and
Mrs. Mathew Hendrickson, who live
near Stevenstown, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. Thirty
nine grandchildren were among the
200 guests. Mr. and Mrs Hendrickson
celebrated their golden wedding ami
Versary in the same house where they
were married.
Oconto-While driving home in his
buggy Robert T. Mcdowell, member OF
the state fair advisory board, chair
man of town of Little River and mem
Der of the county board, was struck
by car driven by an unknown driver. !
Mr. Mcdowell is suffering broken ribs |
and internal injuries. He was thrown
from the buggy and it was smashed.
La Crosse-The United States rev
enue office in La Crosse was closed
under orders from Washington, after
fifty years of existence. Closing of
the stamp office precedes announce
ment of the reorganization of the rev
enue districts in Wisconsin, with one
main office in Milwaukee and district
offices in principal cities.
Menomonie - Word has been re
ceived of the death of DR.. Jeptha d. |
Lee, AZ, first lieutenant, Veterinary
corps, U. S. A, in Tonnere, France,
March 1, of pneumonia He was well
known in the veterinary profession in
this state, and was one of the first
Wisconsin veterinary surgeons to of
fer his services.
Beloit-Richard Sprtghtly, Jr, al
soldier of Co. L, One Hundred and
Twenty-seventh Infantry has not been
heard of for months. Gen. Pershing
and Senator Lenroot advised the par
ents that the last heard of the boy was
that he had orders to return to the
states with his regiment.
Manitowoc-Th city has received
the approval of the government war
department for the bridge plans of the
bridge which is to be built at Twenty
first street.