Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-07-23

WIZ uAuA l DSllSNe Inc STORY anu dllST
investigating filed an affidavit that he
saw the hen law fourteen eggs in one
day, has fourteen chicks Matched from
eggs laid by the famous hen. Only one
egg of the setting was non-productive.
Arrangements have been made to send
the body of the hen to the state uni
versity laboratory after she dies.
Madison-The rudiments of disease
prevention, first aid, and home nurs-
ing are treated in course especially
designed by the University of Wiscon-
sin extension division to teach women
and girls such essentials in the care
of the sick. The course has already
enrolled many students throughout
the state. The course takes up the
causes and transmission of disease,
contagious diseases of childhood, colds
and their dangers, personal hygiene,
first aid, applications and irrigat1ons,
and home nursing.
Kenosha-A campaign is under way
to have the city build shelter home
for delinquent children. All children
held on minor charges must be locked
up with older criminals and prisoners
in the county and city jails. Children
brought in for violation of the cur
few day must be held under lock and
key. This necessitates keeping boys
and girls under Is in the same cells
with older persons. The drive for the
shelter house is being pushed by wom-
ems societies.
Beioit-A honeymoon in the clouds
was the wedding trip of Ensign Elliott
D. Harrington, Elkhorn, alumnus OF
Beloit college, class of 1916, and his
bride, Miss Catherine Butler, Seattle.
Following the wedding in Seattle, En-
sign and Mrs. Harrington donned air
togs, climbed in the Beloit naval f1ler's
fast machine and sped through the
clouds to Tacoma. During the war
Harrington served as an ensign in the
United States naval aviation corps.
Tomab-Charles +. Larson, cement
contractor and mason, who disappear
ed from his home here last November
under strange circumstances, has
been located in Oakland, Cal, through
the efforts of the Masonic lodge. He
had gone to La Crosse to collect on
some paving contracts, and had, 1t IS
said, about $1,000. 1t was thought he
had been robbed and thrown into the
Mississippi river, but he was evidently
the victim of some sickness.
Washburn-A letter from Congress
man A. P. Nelson says arrangements
have been made through congressional
action whereby 100000 pounds of TINT
powder will be available for distribu-
ton throughout north Wisconsin IN
der the direction of the Wisconsin
college of agriculture, to be used IN
clearing land and road building. When
the war closed the government had
large amount of this high explosive
on hand.
Fond du Lac-Bernard Iddings Bell,
for years dean of st. Paul'ss Cathe
dral. has been elected to the presi-
dency of the st. Stephens college at
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS n. Y, which
duties he will assume Aug. 1. Dean
Bell, after resigning as assistant to
Bishop Weller, became a chaplain at
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
being commissioned by the national
war council Of the Episcopal church.
RACINE Johannes Johnson, wealthy
resident of North Cape, was captured
and placed in the county Jail after de-
tying officers of Racine county for sew
eral days Johnson refused, when or
dered, to appear for an examination to
determine his mental condition. When
an attempt was made to bring him in,
johnson, who is crack shot, held the
officers away at the point of gun.
Washburn = Acting upon a resolu-
ton by the Bayfield, county board, the
road committee instructed Road Com
missioner John Friberg to employ on
all road work none but fully natural
lied citizens. Before the war, no dis
tinction was made, but it has been
found that several have neither taken
out naturalization papers nor made
any effort to make application.
Kenosha officials of the Simmons
Manufacturing Co., have devised a
new means of providing rooms for
their employees and are looking for
lake steamer that will accommodate
500 passengers with staterooms. The
boat will be anchored in Lake Mich
igan east of the Simmons factory and
will be wired for lighting.
Superior - Meat poisoning has re-
suited in one death and total of so
cases, all apparently due to meat from
the same source. Samples of the