Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-12-08

SIS, 900; the First Unitarian society.
$4,000; Y. NJ. c. A. a $4,000 endow-
ment fund TO keep up furnishings of
the property given by DR.. Villas dur
ng his lifetime and an endowment Of
$4,000 is willed TO the Y. w. c. a. to
keep up the so-called Esther Villas
Memorial hall. The balance of the es-
tate goes TO Charles A. Villas and sew
al nieces.
Fond Ga Lac-John ". Dougherty.
aged "a years, commander Of the G.
a. r. post and pioneer horseshoer died
here due 10 old age. Mr.. Dougherty
was veteran Of the Civil war and
participated in many of the battles.
Ie was twice wounded and was taken
1risoner al the battle OF Chickamauga
md was held at Belle Isle prison for a
period Of four months.
Wausau-The members Of the high
Chool class in manual training are
completing three dozen solid birch
.rm-rCst seats for the class rooms.
TLc cost will be about 81 each, repre-
'Cnting a saving of $500 in actual val
re TO the school The class has manu-
.actarod a considerable amount of fur
litare for the public schools Al pro-
1ortionate saving.
Peshtigo- Rev. Father r. II.
Mcdonald. pastor of St. Mary's Cath
llc church here. Thursday. Nov. 25.
celebrated the twentieth anniversary
u has conversion TO the Catholic faith.
With 20 priests from other churches
-oiomn high mass was celebrated.
The CONGREGATION presented their pas
or with purse of $3.50. Father Nc
I Donald formerly attended the Epis-
opal college az Nashotah.
Madison - Wild northwoods deer
proved wilder than usual when Cow
elect John J. Blaine invaded the for
! isis. None of the shy creatures OF
1opse and dell cared TO get within
range Of his rife. Henry Johnson.
tate treasurer. also returned empty
handed Justice VI. b. Rosenberg OF
he supreme court, got a buck.
Eau Cla.re-Mary Nowak. 10-year-
1lG daughter of Frank Nowak. farmer.
walked three miles from her home 10
= hospital after three fingers of her
eft hand had been shot aft and her
/ eft eve pierced by buckshot A 6-year-
I'D brother led Mary to the hospital.
stray shot from the gun OF hunter
aused The injuries.
AntiFo-The tax rate in Amigo this
~ear win be 81 per hundred dollars Of
aIuation. % cents less than last year.
Tie city budget totals S246.315.51 and
The levy for state and county purposes
is SS2140.56. The assessed valuation
O. the city is $S.21S,717. The sum Of
,lC3,416.51 Is appropriated in the city
budget for school purposes exclusive
o. the vocational school.
Antigo-The Langlade county board
has placed a tax Of one-tenth of one
nil q dollar on the taxable property
OF the county to provide a sinking
fund for the erection Of a county nor
NAL school building. Only about $l1,-
600 remains due on the courthouse
bonds. which means that the county Is
practically out Of debt
Stevens Point-A Portage county
potato week from Dec. II ~ IS. the
FIRST Of its kind, is being planned.
Every farmer in the county will be
asked 20 take part and to enter a dis
play. Lectures viii be given by po-
tato experts and a livestock sale will
be conducted by the county livestock
board
De Pere-The Sisters Of NOtre Dame
observed the fftieth anniversary OF
their coming to De Pere. They came
here on Nov 10, 1870. and opened a
parochial school for ST. Francis
church congregation. Later they took
charge Of ST. Mary's parochial school.
90 which they are now in charge.
Rhinelander-A new factory, manu-
featuring paper bags Of glassine paper
has begun operations here. The plant
Is located in the buildings formerly oc-
cupied by the Rhinelander Brewing
company.
Madison State officials and em-
ployes. comprising a committee taking
in every classification OF state work,
are compiling data for a study on the
possibility Of working out a plan for
a pension fund for state employees.
CCuderay-About eighty men em-
nloyed in the woods by the Belkedal
Lumber Co OF this place quit work
Then their wages were cut from S75
10 SEQ per month This includes board
and lodging. About zoo men decided
10 take the cut and continued work.
Madison ~ Wisconsin's official egg
laying record was broken on Armistice
day when a white leghorn hen n the