Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-07-27


church, Westby, died at the home OF
a sister in Stavanger, Norway. ac-
cording to cable dispatches received
here. He left May q for Norway to
visit two brothers and a sister His
church was one of the first Norwegian
Lutheran churches to be established
in western Wisconsin. The body will
be brought to Westby for burial.
Madison-SenatorR Ray ]. Nye of SUI
periOr holds the record for work and
attendance in the past legislature,
with no peer among the members of
the previous session. Never absent
from a single daily meeting, never
late to a meeting, never missed roll
Gallon single bill, never late or abb
sent from a committee meeting, he
has set a standard that can hardly be
equaled.
Superior-Mayor Fred Baxter deded
/ the state of Wisconsin to compel him
to appoint a second policewOman on
the local department as required un-
4 der the law recently signed by Gov.
/ Blaine. This is the mayors second
clash with the state authorities. A
year ago he refused to enforce the
state dog law, contending that II was
an unnecessary hardship on boy own
ers of CANNES. The Objectionable dog
law has since been repealed.
Neenah - Winnebago county has
started what will be the leanest har-
vest in many years. Threshing crews
are now at work on farms in this Vi
entity. Growers declare the potato
crop Is practically a failure this year.
while oats are nearly as bad. Rain
now would not help the condition of
the crops, il is contended.
Madison - FarwelPs point, Lake
Mendoza. near Governors Island, Mad
/ ison, was selected by the special CON-
mission as the site for the new $780,
600 Soldiers Memorial hospital AS
soon as a special subcommittee now
working on plans, reports, construc-
! ton of the new institution viii be
started.
Kenosha-The ban on the Holy Ro-
sary church of Kenosha, closed sew
eral months by order of Archbishop
Messmer, was lifted on Sunday morn
ing. The Rev. Perardi. whose hold
ing of the passionate riled the congre-
cation. has not been ordered back to
the church.
Antigo-Two crews of about 30 men
each are at work on trunk line high
way No. Ga between this city and
Merrill. There are now less than two
miles of road to complete in order to
l connect with the Lincoln county pOr-
ton of the highway. This work will
be finished before late fall.
Racine-H. w. Lewis, superintend-
ent OF the county insane asylum, re
signed. when the board of trustees
started to investigate charges that
unnecessary force had been used by
him in capturing Caspar Rollhuiser,
an inmate who escaped on June "a.
GAINESVILLE - When he left church
after hearing a sermon on the text,
'cThou shalt not steal" Carl Diehl, a
local farmer, found out that his fiiv-
yer had been taken by someone who
apparently had not listened to the
I pastor.
Beloit-The wife Of Thomas Moore,
/ 80 years old. mother of four children,
was burned TO death when a gasoline
stove, over which she was working.
exploded. The home. in outskirts of
city, was burned to the ground.
Neenah - Hundreds of people who
have INDUCED in bathing at north
shore beaches have contracted cases
of annoying skin infection which ply
sicians attribute to impurities in the
water.
Green Bay Evidence uncovered
here following the arrest of three Chi
cago men and one woman. is believed
to reveal a wholesale bootlegging plot
carried on with Chicago as the hub.
liquor being sent out in specially con-
structed false bottom trunks and
shipped as ordinary baggage.
Oshkosh--City officials hold that
Assemblyman c. NJ. Perry must resign
his state position If he wishes 10 hold
the job he recently accepted as as
sistant TO the federal prohibition Off
cor Of Wisconsin.