Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-14

] employers 1921, OOl and total benefits
were s2.144.e91. This does not include
medical aid paid 10 cases in which the
| disability was less than seven days
and in which. consequently. no com.
pensation was paid Medical aid for
these non-compensatable injuries
amounted 10 at least $4,000 more.
During 1919 there was decrease of
1874 per cent In the number Of com.
pensable injuries reported. The total
cases reported were Il .207 and the to
tai cases settled 1895.
Elkhart Lake-To care for the dead
as well as the living is The self-im-
posed obligation OF the Farmers Mer-
camille Supply Co. Elkhart Lake. o Co
operative. to its customers and stock
holders. the latter nearly 200 IN mum
Der. The furniture store owned by the
company has an undertaking depart
ment and its manager is a licensed EN-
balmer and funeral director. Imple.
ments. lumbcN, fuel. food in fact.
everything It's farmer stockholders
need except groceries and dry goods
are handled by the cooperative. which
did a business OF more than $4,000
last year. Through this agency the
farmers also sell stock and grain.
AppletOn-The First National bank
OF Kaukauna was placed in an en-
barrassing position when the building
which Il occupies vas sold 10 the
Farmers and Merchants bank. a rival
institution. The Farmers and Mer-
chants bank also owns twO other very
desirable corner buildings besides the
structure IL occupies The former
owner of the property il a director in
the First National bank and he sold
the building TO an attorney. neglecting
To inquire whom he VAS representing
Madison DR.. Joseph Schafer. new
superintendent Of the Wisconsin State
Historical society. has arrived from
Oregon to take over his new duties.
DIT. Schafer is the fourth suDerintend-
cnt OF the society. his predecessors be-
ing Lyman c. Draper. Ruben G.
Thwaftes and Milo NJ. ouaffe The
society has uIade Or. Q,aife editor OF
the society's publications and DR.
SchafeF head OF the administrative
end OF the society.
Ashland The public schools Of Ash
lsnd VIII cost the taxpayers about
$780, 900 more this year than hst. owing
largely TO the increase i'm teachers
wages which was made last week. The
average raise is % per cent. tTre mini
mum salary in the grades being fixed
at $1,000. and tho maximum 1850.
High school tcachcrs win receive from
$500 20 $500. and the superfntend-
szt-s salary was fixed at $1,000
Madison More than 100 Wisconsin
herds Of cattle. totaling 1857 head.
have passed the FIRST negative test for
tuberculosis. According To- Dr. J. :
HeaIey. representative of the federal
government i'm tuberculosis eradica-
ton I'm Wisconsin Holstein herds
lead the list with 20. the Guernseys
are second with ~ herds. Jerseys
have 3. and Shorthorns. :.
AntIgo-The B. HeinemSa Lumber
company OF Wausau has SOLD 90 l.. w
Shakshesky OF Jefferson county 1880
acres in the towns 81 Villas and Ack-
lev. Langlade county. Most OF IL is
O., over land. merchantsble timber
being reserved by the grsntor. The
consideration was about S23.000
Watertown-In spite ~ 2-cent post
age rates on first class matter. March
receipts az the Watertown post Office
exceeded those of March. 1919. by
$500. according TO Postmaster Moore.
ihe receipts for March were the
largest Of any month in the history
Of the ofsce.
Stevens Point-A new park 10 be
opened in Stevens Point this spring
has been named McGlachlin park In
honor OF Edward McGlachlin. vet man
newspaper editor Of this city.
wausau r. Corp. Benjamin II. Buck.
for many years a member of Company
G. Third regiment. Wisconsin Ma.
iional guard. received notice that ne
hcs been awarded a DISTINGUISHED
s-rvice cross for herois m while IN
crvice Fl France
seloit-The state guard was IN
s-r-sed by nirety when this number
Er7 mustered into the service here
y Colon 4. Bali Of The United
S--tes army was n charrr. More
N half Of the men enlisted. saw
srmy service.