Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-01-21

in that section of the state, who died
under circumstances considered unus-
ual. District Attorney Paul, in charge
of the prosecution, will urge speedy
trial. 1t may be assigned to the June
term of the Green Lake county Cir
cult court.
Madison - Many applications for
notifications of the state building
code have been filed with the Indus
trial Commission, in the last few
months. In these applications build
ers and building owners have sought
to secure permission to make use of
somewhat cheaper construction than is
required by the state building code,
for assembly halls, hotels and apart
ment houses and other public or
quasi-public buildings.
Racine-Ptomaine poisoning result
ing from eating OF canned corn in a
downtown cafeteria caused consider.
able excitement in the establishment
Of the Zahn Dry Goods company when
ten of the lady clerks became violently
i'll in quick succession. Physicians,
hurriedly called, succeeded in neutral
ling the result of the poisoning, al
though it was found necessary to send
several OF the cases to a hospital for
treatment.
Appleton - Appleton home-builders
are facing another increase in the cost
OF building now that the masons,
Dricklayers and plasterers have pre-
sented a demand for $1.25 an hour, ef
fective March / They are now receiv.
ing 81 and $110 an hour. Carpenters
and plumbers will soon present a de-
1nand for 81 an hour. They are now
being paid at the rate of So cents an
hour for eight hours work.
Madison - Under the Wisconsin
statutes, nomination papers for presi-
cent, vice-president and delegates to
national political conventions may now
De circulated in this state. The same
law provides for the filing OF the
papers with the secretary OF state on
Tuesday, Feb. "a, being the last day
this year on which othey may be filed
10 get On the election tickets for the
primary in the spring
Observation-Disclosures with insistent
public demand for cheaper food, Bad
ger farmers viii meet here Feb. . 10
II for a statewide conference on How
10 Meet the High Cost of Farming.
Production costs in farming are
mounting at an alarming rate and
Wisconsin farmers are calling IN some
Of the best authorities of the country
TO aid them in planning their years
production program.
De Soto-In drilling well IN TINS
village, Willis Hustin, Victory
well drilIer, at depth OF ia feet, en-
countered an obstruction Of wood, pre-
sumably a log which has lain t3ere fc"
countless centuries. Pieces of the log
were brought to the surface, but they
were in too advanced stage OF dlsln-
tegration for one to determine the Ia
ture of the original tree.
AppIeton After waiting for years
kppIeton is to have a new freight
depot. Officials of the Chicago q
Northwestern road have announced
that plans for new structure nave
been completed and that construction
will be started in the spring. Plans
call for a building 40 feet wide by XIV
feet long to cost about $75,O0V.
Madison-That the power OF the
Wisconsin real estate board IN Lle
granting of licenses is limited anu
that the board has not the power 10
20 outside of the facts submitted IL
the application to determine the trust
worthiness of an applicant is the opln-
ion of Attorney General Johh d
Blaine
Minocqua-This city has a new cor
poration known as the Minocqua Luh
Der company. Officers are: William
Schlecht. president; R. E. Schlecn''
yice-president; Carlisle J. Huber sec
rotary and treasurer. The company
will operate a saw mill and iumOer
yard here.
Kaukauna - Kenneth Schussmah'
son of Prof. and Mrs. Leo G. Schuss'
man. has received an appointment 10
the naval academy at Annapolis, thru
Congressman David G. Classon, and
has been ordered to report at mare
Island navy yard for entrance eNa1llh
alton.
Eau Claire = The first real logging
camp seen in this section IN my
years or more will be getting unoeI
way four miles south OF Eau olaiie
this week, when William Wolfe, VINO
recently retired as county hlgn"a.
commissioner, and crew will begin
cutting down a tract of Norway and
white pine belonging to c. R. bonner
Ian of this CITY. comprising 150,0VV