Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-01-28

lie sale the morning following the con-
fagration and buyers from all over
Northern Wisconsin had assembled
here to bid on the stock.
MISUNDERSTANDING a careful sur
vey of the influenza situation in the
state, the. state board of health issued
a statement advising the tightening
of precautions to prevent a recurrence
Of last years epidemic. Except in Mil
waukee where a few cases have been
reported, the state appears as yet to
be quite free from the disease. There
are evidences, the board declares, of
an increased number of cases of so
called grip that do not, however, par
take of the character of influenza, and
the question arises whether these
might not be a forerunner of the re-
of the "fu"
Sturgeon Bay-This city will have
one of the first public aviation sta
tons in the northeastern section of
n
be established on the county fair
grounds within the limits of this city.
The officers and directors of the fair
association have taken official action
on the matter, and decided to give a
sufficient acreage within their prop
erty for public landing field.
Rhinelander-Six high school youths
were required by Municipal Judge G.
F. Smith to pay admission to a dane
ing party after the affair had been en-
joyed. The boys broke a window in
the armory through which they gained
admission to a Co. L. dance. They
were later arrested and ordered by the
court to pay the regular price of adj
replace the broken glass and
pay court costs.
acknowledgements is made
by the American Exchange bank of a
large increase in capital and surplus
effected at its annual meeting held re-
Gently A fourth bank soon will be
established in the city, the state bank
ing commissioner having approved the
for charter for the State
Bank of Manitowoc. 1t will be capital
lied for $2O0,0OO.|
Eau Claire-Cupid made a consider
able gain in 1919 in Eau Claire county
over his 1918 efforts, as shown by the
records The 1919 figures for mar
riages are 264 as compared with 172 in
1913, an increase of 80 or a gain of
over 30 per cent. Marriages of return
ing soldiers are given credit for the
boost.
Birchwood-Even the hens in the
vicinity of Spooner are aware of the
high cost of living and they are doing
their share to combat it. One hen
owned by S. E. Greer, Spooner, laid
an egg ~ inches in circumference.
Frank Hammill, former mayor of
Spooner, is in possession of the egg.
Green Bay The annual Brown
county grain show was held here.
Never before in the history of the
county has there been such fine ex-
of grains, according to off
Gals of the show. The feature exhi-
billions of the show were frost proof
corn and rust proof wheat.
Madison-Gov. Philip recently an
nounced the appointment of C. E.
Elton of Green Lake as sheriff of Green
Lake county, to take the place of L. E.
Princeton, deceased. There
has been a contest over the appoint
ment and a number of other applica-
lions were filed for the position
Madison The Holy Redeemer
school was closed by order of DR.. Pur-
cell of the local health board when it
was found that ten pupils had small
pox. The school building will be
thoroughly fumigated and all pupils
will be vaccinated before they are
again allowed to attend classes.
EOT1COQ-IQe city OF HORIZON en-
joys the distinction this year OF hav-
ing the lowest tax rate Of any munic-
ipality in the state, the rate this year
being $1225 per thousand dollars.
Burlington comes next with a rate of
S17,72 and WATERFOWL third, with
rate of $19.72.
Wausau = The Mount View SAM
tarium, operated by Marathon county,
is crowded with patients and there are
a number of applications on file for
The county board will be
asked to authorize an increase in the
building to care for 100 patients.
Stevens Point-Miss Helma P. Nell
son has been engaged as school nurse
in Stevens Point, and will begin her
duties in February. She succeeds
Miss Mary Hanley, who resigned to
become welfare worker for the Por-
tage county Red Cross chapter