Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-03-10

the A. E. F. casualties. For every
nineteen Wisconsin men killed or who
died OF wounds there was one Badger
officer killed. For every twenty-four
Wisconsin men wounded there was
one Badger officer wounded. A com
pany OF infantry at war strength has
one officer to forty-one men.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Brandt, black
smith, has an electric hammer which
knocks so much that petition signed
by neighbors, asking that an injunc-
ton be issued restraining the smithy
from using the instrument, was pre-
sented to the local court. J. s. An
derson, as court commissioner, issued
the injunction, which allows Brandt to
use the hammer four hours daily, be-
tween the ho2rs of 10 to - in the
morning and to o'clock in the aft
ernoon.
Forty-five head of Ho1-
stein cattle and full blood sire were
purchased in Sheboygan county by
| three Mexicans, and were shipped to
| Mexico. Shipments were made from
Sheboygan Falls and Plymouth, the
stock being collected from farms in
expected that more stock will be pur-
chased in the near future for shipment
| to Mexico.
Ashland--Three foot ice is reported
as far in Lake Superior as Stockton
Island, an unusual thickness for that
distance from the main shore. Ice
on all the Great Lakes is of an un-
usual thickness, probably averaging
more than twice the thickness of
| lake ice a year ago, marine men state
This may make very late opening OF
navigation.
CIintonville - The Waupaca county
chapter of the Red Cross by the aid
Of funds raised throughout the county
during the wat and in the last Red
Cross drive has placed Red Cross
nurse at the city of Waupaca in order
to carry on there the extension TO
civilian residents of the relief given
tc soldiers during the war.
Richland Center - The greatest cut
OF timber ever known to this section
OF the state has been made this win
ter by farmers and landowners. The
Kroskopf lumber mill at Richland Cen
ter has been running on logs all win
ter and shipments of the cut amount
| to from 25,0OO,0OO to 30,000,00O feet Of
lumber.
Rhinelander = Nearly 100 families
Will be provided with free mail deliv-
| cry on the recently established rural
route, north Of Rhinelander, which
opened March I. This route is along
the Wisconsin river in the town of
Newbold and the first move for it's es-
Enlistment was made three years ago
by Postmaster Matt Stapleton.
Green Bay-Thomas Dufin, 30, for
merly bartender, who has been out of
work since Jan. IS and who friends
say had no living relatives, committed
suicide His body was found in bed
In a roo1ning house. Dufiin was said
TO be penniless. He had lately pawn
ed a watch, his last piece Of jewelry,
it was said by police.
West Salem. d. Mcdonald, West
Salem, who has won national fame as
Poland China hog breeder, has
jumped into the limelight with Hol-
stein cow which produced 536 pounds
of milk, making 28.05 pounds of but
ter in seven days This established
new record for Holsteins in this coun-
ty.
Darlington = Miss Anna Schurman,
Lafayette county's only girl trapper,
IS years of age, in a report to the
state conservation commission, states
that during the 1890 trapping sea-
son she captured eight skunks and
one muszrat These animals she her
self trapped and skinned.
Manitowoc-Otto Koshman of Two
Rivers has adopted the two children
of his brother Walter, of Grand Rap
lbs. WIS. w allSE anu Ills vile uJ0I
the same day of the flu and the chill
dren, now orphans, were taken by the
brother, who was also married but had
no children.
Lancaster = Revenue agents have
discovered an Illicit still in Cokeville,
a few miles east of this city. Two for
eigners, Joe and Mike Desack, were
taken into custody and lodged in jail
al Livingston.
Marinette Marinette is virtually
rid of influenza as far as the records
of the health department and informa-
ton from local physicians show. For
the past week the decline has been
steady now there appears only an oc-
casional case.
Cbippaua EoIlc-C blTek holes in the