Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-02-11

the hospital refused to take in one OF
his patients, who was i'll with intes-
final trouble, and gave as the reason
that the medical staff of the hospital
had made the rule that no person out
side the regular medical profession
could practice there. Oium declares
he intends to carry his protest to the
limit
Oconto = Frank Suppang, a farmer
of this county and a giant in strength
succumbed to heart failure apd was
found by his wife dead in the snow.
He had returned from a trip for pro-
visions and had notified his wife o.
his arrival home. The wife went to
call him and found him lying face
down in the snow He had a reputa'
ton of being the strongest man in his
neighborhood.
Sheboygan = Benjamin Schmitz, a
resident of Sheboygan county, and
Edward Frank, St Cloud, Fond du
Lac county, were arrested by Deputy
State Conservation Warden August
Wolf Of st. Cloud, and pleaded guilty
before Judge Trester in this city, to
the charge of having cut down a tree
and killed two raccoons. They were
fined $50 and costs each.
Viroqua e. S. Goodell for sixty
five years a prominent resident Of
monia at the age of y. He had been
sheriff, a member of the legislature,
postmaster of the city and nearly
forty years member of the county
board. He is survived by one daugh-
ter.
Two Rivers-The appraisers in the
condemnation proceedings for Two
Rivers high school site fixed value
of 500 900 on the property. The price
is the same as it was offered to the
city for, but condemnation proceed
ings had to be brought because J. Il,
Currens, the mayor of the city, had an
interes. in the site.
Antigo-CheSter Fehring and Edward
Maloney, who pleaded guilty to per
hitting gambling in their place OF
business, were fined $50 each in munic
ipal court. Four others who pleaded
guilty to gambling were fined. The
charge of permitting gambling, made
against George Burke, was dismissed
Green Bay. H. NJ. Wigman, So,
one of the oldest lawyers in the state,
died at his home here. Mr.. Wigman
retired three years ago with a record
of fifty-seven years of continuous prac
tice. He was born in Amsterdam, Hol
land. August Is, 1885. He is survived
by one son and six daughters.
Fond du Lac-The former Palmer
house buffet will become millinery
store when the Gerretson Co., recent
ly burned out Of it's Main street home,
installs it's millinery department store,
moving it from the temporary head
quarters, which proved too small to
accommodate all departments.
Sheboygan A tanning vat at the
American Hide & Leather company
plant claimed its second victim within
a week when Louis Sarak 3d. labOrer,
was overcome by gas. Efforts to re-
suscitate him with a pulmotor proved
unsuccessful. He leaves a widow and
three children, in Austria.
Appleton-At a meeting Of the di-
rectors of the County Equity EXhange
it was decided to enlarge the retail
establishment of the organization SO
as to permit the taking on of lines OF
dry goods, shoes, hardware, etc. The
immense increase in business necessi
tates the change.
Waukesha-Dr Charles E. Bovard,
pastor of the Presbyterian church
here, assumed his duties as chairman
of the Presbyterian synod Of Wiscon
sin. He will also direct publication OF
the Wisconsin Presbyterian from the
new headquarters here.
Superior-Two deaths in one family
within twelve hours were caused by
influenza. The victims were Mrs.
Emelia Kuberslxi, 26, and Mrs. Frances
Koyecki, 25, sisters There is total
of 230 cases of influenza in Superior.
Hurley-Free mail delivery will be
established in this city within few
weeks. The routes have already been
mapped out and the service will be in
augurated with two carriers.
nocqua-Housewiye of Minocqua
are working a boycott on eggs in order
to decrease the price locally, One
dealer was forced to ship, sixty cases
of fresh eggs out of town.