Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-02-25

! she heard q ShOt. she went INTO the
| bedroom and found the little girl with
| the gunshot wound in her shoulder
Eau Clair - In preparation for the
great ice jams which are expected to
come down the Eau Claire river this
spring, the city is building ice breaks
on the upper side of the piers of the
Dewey street bridge so as to protect
| them against the force of the ice when
| it comes Formerly the numerous
dams and booms on the Eau Claire
river served to break up the ice be-
| fore it came down in the spring, but
| these are now gone, permitting the ice
to come down in large, unbroken
| chunks.
La CHARACTERIZATION Of the big five
packers from the dairy business was
| demanded by the Wisconsin Butter
makers association in resolutions
adopted at the closing session of the
nineteenth annual convention. The or
ganization also favors an per cent
butter standard. officers were elect
ed as follows: President, H. B. HOa
berg, Coon Volley; vice-president, T.
5. Towle, Baraboo; secretary, c. p
ColweIl River. Falls treasurer, r.
Werner, Waterloo.
Madison - The checks for $4,000
cash bonus soldiers have already been
written and sent to the state treas
urcr, according to an announcement
at the office of the adJutant general.
No payments will be made. however,
for probably a month, because there
are not sufficient sums IN the state
treasury to make bonus payments at
this time.
ClintonviIie-Th women of Clinton
vile, through the medium OF the Won
ans club, are asking for a voice in 10
cal affairs. They demand d place on
the school board and also represen-
tation on the library board, neither of
which have been open to- them up to
the present time.
HighIand-John F. Podhola, %,
member Of the Madison Supply Co.,
of the Thfrty-second division, was in
stantIy killed near here when the limb
of a falling tree penetrated his body
and was buried Is inches in the
earth. The limb was about the size of
stove pipe.
Watertown-The supervisors of JEFF
ferson county reduced the salary of
the sheriff of the county $500, to take
effect upon the election of a new
sheriff. The newly elected sheriff
will be given $4,000. This does not
include the amount allowed for board
of prisoners.
Viroqua - The Masonic building
here, newest and largest Office build
ing in the city, was completely de
stroyed by fire For time the entire
business district was threatened The
loss for the building and three stores.
which were also ruined, exceeds $780,
OO0
Neenah-Fred Pape, aged 70 years,
uIODpSQ uEdu VI ASdI ld1ltlA z at Tic
500 line depot here while on his way
from Clintonville to Waupaca to take
out naturalization papers
Rhinelander - The local carpenters
union has notified contractors that a
raise in wages to IS cents per hour
for an eight hour day will become eff,
| fective here on March 1.
Manitowoc - While here to attend
| the funeral of her brother, Timothy
Sullivan, Chicago, Miss Ella Sullivan
received message from Chicago
stating that another brother, Thomas,
was dying. She departed on the first
| train to return to her stricken brother.
| Marinette - The Wisconsin TSle-
| phone company has decided to string
new toll lines from Marinette to
Green Bay and from Marinette to
/ Oconto Falls Work will begin soon.
and the two improvements viii cost
$4,000