Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-28
: NEWS OF THE
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! TO send track seam. is--- - 7.I.-';.
20 the annual interscholastic track
meet which viii be held az the Uni
versity OF Wisconsin in Madison on
May %. The meet this year will be
divided into two classes, "A" and "B".
class a" being for the larger schools
and class B" for the smaller ones.
There will be separate races and
separate prizes for every event in the
two classes. High school athletes TAX.
ing part in the meet will be enter
tanned in various ways. Saturday eve
ming the University Circus will be
staged on the lower campus. All the
features of a regular circus will be
duplicated By the university students.
Madison-The report Of the indus
trial commission upon the work of the
state free employment Offices during
the month OF March. shows that regis
| trations exceeded those Of last year
by per cent. calls for help IS per
cent. and placements BY Is per cent.
| There were registered at the II en-
calls for Ii.TiS men and women. OF
the 1888 referred 70 positions, 7,S05
reported back as hired.
Manitowoc - Arrie No 6S5. Fra.
ternal Order of Eagles, promises 20
MAKE the biggest showing in the his
| tory OF the local order AZ the Oshkosh
convention. The present plans call
! for 2 marching club o, more than 900
and i l. hoped 20 Increase this 20 500.
Uniforms have already been ordered
and the members are drilling under
OK service officers. The convention is
So for Oshk05n. June TO 10.
Marine te-Thc tug Helena" owned
b. Frank Scidl. and commanded By
Anton Olson. lost a propeller just out
side Of Chambers Island. They were
in peculiar situation. being unable
70 signal. and for over six hours drift.
"a about in the bay. AZ dawn they
made improvised torches out Of ma
chine waste. and thereby sign3llcd The
lighthouse az Green Island. and were
rescued by the keeper.
Waukeshs Lewis r. Mosher 81
years Old. was granted a divorce from
Margaret Mosher. 40 years old. by
Judge Acnew. They were married IN
1916. The plaintiff told the court that
Mrs Mosher had chased him about
the place with a pitchfork. Religious
differences cropped into their married
life. Mr. MosS n said. The defendant
was awards4 $4,000 Of the $4,000 es-
tate Of b., husband.
Be,oif-A months search PARTED.
Tsted In b. the police OF three states
ended when Anton LuCksin-er. 30.
wealthy farmer near here. was located
In the Presbyterian hospital in Chi
caso when he disappeared March I
h carried 500 On his person and IL
vas feared that .ls had met with loui
play. He wrote his family here that
he had undergone a serious operation
on his throat
Rhnrl8nder r. Frank Pciras. 10.
claims to have been shot az three
times while hunting near his home in
the Town OF Newbold. one OF the bull
lets passed through his coat and shirt
over the heart. Frank GrGith.
neighbOr was accused by Peters as BE-.
ing responsible for the shooting and
warrant was issued Tor Grifiith's ar
rest.
La Building operations were
almost suspended here due 10 the sym
pathetic strike OF building tradesmen.
Contractors have refused TO recognize
the new hodcarriers' union. Some 200
| brewery workers VINO declared a strike
some time ago are still out. The open
shop idea has been proclaimed here
BY many employers.
ODslsSSa Missing for sixteen years
and believed 10 be dead. Elmer Osgard
gave ais mother. Mrs. A. Bartholomew.
a shock when he appeared at her home
here. He ran away from home and
Joined the circus. HF is now known
a Capt. White in show circles and ia
said 10 b. one OF the greatest fish imi-
ators known
Rhinelsndcr-A--hu Taylor owner
Of the Rh.nciaadcr Boiling works.
has become a cancy manufacturer.
The Oneida Candy company has just
been organized. He expects TO manu-
facturc all kinds o. bulk and package
| candy
Manitowoc - Plans have been ap-
proved here for a tca family apart
ment house % D. erected on tho north
| side. in the residential district it
will be The FIRST large apartment house
| 10 b. constructed here.