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

ky reposed peacefully in the basement
Of his dwelling, which is located on
Eau Claire's main business street and
next door to meat market, but when
he returned it was gone.
GAINESVILLE - Six miles Of showed in
roadway between this city and Evans
vile were cleared by men working for
the auto trades of the county as an ex-
pertinent to prove to the county board
Of supervisors that keeping the high
ways open during the winter was
practicable. Two motor trucks with
scrapers and four teams of horses
were used. No difficulty was expert
enced.
Madison-Confessing to the sale of
the carcasses of twenty-five deer to
twenty-five different parties, said to be
hunters unable to secure their own
game, at prices ranging from $25 to
$50 each, during the hunting season
of 1919, Edward Pease, keeper of a
Washburn county resort at Eau Claire
lake, faces both heavy fine and from
nine months to a years Imprisonment.
La Crosse - Pattison park, fifteen
miles south Of Superior, the gift of
Martin Pattison, retired Superior lum-
herman, was accepted on behalf Of the
state of Wisconsin by the state con
seryation commission, w E. Barber
announced here. The land contains
Mucuwan Falls, which has a sheer
drop of PIP feet, and is one of the
states beauty spots.
Neenah - Because parents objected
in so many cases to having their chill
dren vaccinated against smallpox, the
city physician has found it necessary
TO issue a signed notice to the effect
that all students in the high school
and Fourth ward grades who have not
been successfully vaccinated within
the past five years will be barred from
school.
Drummond - c. c. Huffman of the
Sunbeam Chemical company, Chicago,
with a branch factory near Cable, has
purchased $50 acres on Half Moon
lake near here and will build fine
summer home and garage on it. He
has done a lot of clearing on it al
ready and will develop pure breed
stock and dairy farm.
Marinette - Forty teachers of Mari
nette county schools completed organ
ization of the Marinette County
Teachers association. The teachers
will become affiliated with the state
organization for the betterment of
school conditions and to further the
movement to secure substantial in
creases in pay.
Observation-Disclosures in the Twin cit
ies have been notified to stand ready
to respond to a call for volunteers to
the shovel brigade. After unsuccess-
full attempts to keep the Appleton
Menasha road open this winter the
plan of forming a volunteer shovel
brigade of 100 or more men has been
decided upon.
Sheboygan - For the second time
within half year, the Holman Manu-
featuring company has increased it's
capital stock, this time from $4,000
to $4,000. The company has also de-
cided to erect a brick addition to its
present factory. Six months ago, the
capital was raised from $4,000 to
$4,000.
Madison - The Wisconsin highway
commission has compiled its records
of road construction done in the state
during the year 1919 The total esti-
mated cost of the 1919 work is $3,769,
S53.17 for state aid road construction
and s707, 346.61 for county aid road
construction.
Merrill - The Lincoln County Can
ming company is a new corporation,
comprising some Of the most promi-
nent business men in this locality.
The capital stock is $4,000.
Madison - During 1919 the public
employment Office of the state regis
tered 15S,5S7 applications for work,
and 1S3,79S calls for help. The total
number of men and women referred to
positions was 1881 of whom 114,909
were reported to have been placed.
Cedarburg - Mrs. Gust VrenZ, Fret
stadt, had the misfortune to fall down
the steps of her home, breaking both
arms She managed to drag herself to
a chair and there sat two hours await
ing the arrival of members of the fam
lily.