Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-01-21

mat increases amounting to $50 per
month have been granted in the past
eighteen months the city firemen are
oack with petition to the council
asking for further increase of $40
per man per month. The matter has
been referred to the committee on
ire and police. 1t is expected that
should an increase be granted the po-
llcemen will file similar request.
La Crosse-For the second tine in
six months Louis Ruehl, detective for
the Milwaukee road, was found not
guilty of murder RuehI was charged
with second degree murder for shoot
ing and killing Fred Bunker on March
IS last in the local railroad yards. He
swore that he shot il self defense.
Since his acQuittal at the first trial,
Ruehl has been working for the Mil
waukee road at Winona, Min.
Madison - Dist. Atty. Roman He'll
man and Chief of Police Shaughnessy,
Madison, have hit upon new method
OF stopping the automobile speeding in
Madison and Dane county. They pro-
pose to not only fine the driver Of the
speeding car, but lock up the car for
a given time, probably for as many
days as the number Of miles the car is
going above the speed limit.
Green Bay-Joseph Schneider, New
Franken, Brown county, has added
new laurels to the county by winning
the state two-acre corn growing con-
test and has been awarded a purebred
bull calf as q prize by the Wisconsin
experiment association, it was an
nounceG. Schneider raised 120 bush
els of golden glow corn on each Of the
two acres he planted.
Eau Claire-Eau Claire is to have
sixth bank. Water street business
men have applied to Madison for a
charter to establish bank on Water
street and most of the stock has been
subscribed. The Eau Claire State bank
will open for business here within q
few weeks, making Eau CIaige's fifth
banking institution.
Cedar Grove-Tne Cedar Grove
State bank will erect new modern
building and the capital stock Of the
bank will be doubled from $4,000 10
$4,000. General prosperity through
out the county has resulted in q great
increase il bank deposits. The Cedar
Grove State bank was organized in
1901
Kenosha = Charles Halberstadt was
ground to death beneath Che wheels of
a railroad train after he had crawIed
under the gates at crossing. The
body was hit by limited, which car
ried it some distance, and cut it to
pieces. The victim was q prominent
baker.
Kenosha-Fire early destroyed
large ice house at Powers lake, near
this city. The damage is estimated at
$50 900. The place had storage ca
pacity Of $4,000 tons of ice and had
been partially filed 1t is suspected
that the blaze was of incendiary
origin.
Rhinelander - Oneida county, Of
which this city is the county seat,
gained more than $1,000,000 in new
capital during 1919, according to
figures just made public. Of this
amount $3.50, 900 is invested in timber
or timber products.
Merrill-The Cloverdale Dairy farm
owners tried the experiment last sum-
mer of raising sunfiowers for ensilage,
planting Is acres. The ensilage is
coming out in fine shape and is prov
ing excellent feed for their dairy stock.
Racine - Members of the Racine
FIRE department will, beginning Feb. 1,
have one day OF in three. With new
men added to the department the
will be increased from
forty-seven to ffty-three.
Neenah-AutOmoDll VIII nave 10
traverse the bridges at speed OF
eight miles per hour or under or be
subject to fine, according to a ruling
of the city council.
Madison-Reports that the head
quarters Of the American Society OF
Equity and the Wisconsin branch OF
the American Society of Equity were
to be moved from Madison to Milwau.
kee were denied by Wisconsin Presi-
dent J. n. Tittemore.
Sheboygan-Th OF chickens,
nigeons. guinea pigs, cats and rabbits
were placed on display on the opening
dav of the annual show OF the Sheboy-
gan Poultry and Pet Stock association
Entries are from all parts OF Wiseon
sin.