Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-02

11duGS anu LdDOr council. PldnS are
being discussed for continuation of
the Patriots fund, to which all con-
tributed during the war, and use a
good portion for working men who
need hospital services. Other things,
such as stadium seating 10000 per-
or public comfort stations were sug.
gested as objects to which this fund
should be directed.
Superior = ghe Tri-State Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., was organized at
northern Wisconsin, Michigan and
Minnesota The plan is to amalga-
mate county mutual fire insurance
companies and use the present com
panieS as branch societies. The home
office is to be in Superior, which is
also the home of other cooperative
movements operated by the same in
terests, such as wholesale and retail
mercantile business, bank, printing
plant and bakery.
La Crosse - Louis Ruehl, Milwaue
kee railroad detective who shot and
killed Fred Bunker and John B. Scho-
mers, is in the county Jail awaiting
hearing on the charge of first degree
murder District Attorney Lucien T.
Reid, after an investigation, called off
the scheduled inquest and swore out
the warrant No attempt at assault
was made upon Ruehl, according to
Andrew Bartoyiak, and Otto Dasse,
companions of Bunker and Schomers,
who witnessed the killing.
Eau .Claire-After serving the city
of Eau Claire for nearly twenty years
as city clerk and comptroller, and
after being elected by the people and
since 1910 by the city council nine
teen times as city clerk John G.. Fen
nessey filed his resignation with the
city council to take effect April /.
Mr.. Fennessey retires from the serv-
ice of the city to accept the position of
secretary-treasurer of the Information
Il Toy Co., Eau Claire.
La Crosse - The scent street car
fare, reduced from cents by the cir.
cult court of Dane county, after two
trials, will not go into effect for a
month. Judgment will be entered and
Z an injunction prohibiting charging 6
cents will be requested. The Wiscon-
sin Railway, Light & Power Com
pany, which controls street car sys-
TENS in several other Wisconsin cit
les, may appeal to the supreme court.
Sheboygan-Dr. George w. Crosby,
81 years old, one of the best known
physicians and surgeons of this city,
died of apoplexy He was stricken in
the Office of another physician and
died few hours later. He was grad
ate of the University of Michigan and
was a prominent fraternity man, be-
ing a Mason, Knight Templar, Pythi-
an, Moose, Elk, Eagle and Forester.
Appleton-For the first time in the
thirty years that Appleton people have
had cottages at Lochryst on the north
shore of Lake Winnebago, ice and
water have done no damage to the
property. The water LOW is at nor
NAL height, being from two to three
feet lower than it generally is at this
time of year.
Beloit - The First Presbyterian
church has given a call to its pastor
ate to the Rev. H. M. Noble of Fred
erickstown, o. The church has fine
property and strong membership.
The Rev. Hugh Moore, its last pastor,
resigned to take charge at Parks col
lege, Parksville, Mo.
Neenah - The city of Neenah, is
about $4,000 better off than it was
this time a year ago, according to the
treasurer's annual report. With ev-
erything paid, Neenah starts the year
with balance of 100000.
Kenosha - Plans contemplated for
raising a reconstruction fund as a
continuance of Kenosha's famous pa
triots' fund have been laid aside I'M
til the work of raising the Victory
loan is completed.
Rhinelander = George Conant, II
years old, was badly injured when
caught in the cogs of wood-sawing
mac hine on his fathers farm.
Beloit = Railway detectives have
caused the arrest of Robert Young of
Beloit on the charge of stealing 1000
cigarettes from freight cars.
Beloit- The common council has
awarded contracts for five miles of
asphalt street. Five more miles are
under consideration.
Minocuua-Oscar J. Dorwin of Min
ocoua has been elected president Of
the Harvard legal aid bureau of Har-
ward law school.