Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-08-03

running. he entered the bank and
asked for change for a $50 bill JO-
seph DOhr. assistant paying teller, and
Miss Monica Kraft, 20. clerk, were
alone. when Mr.. DOhr turned 70
make the change. the bandit drew a
revolver and forced him and Miss
Z Kraft into the vault. closing the door
after them. He then swept up the
days working cash." estimated 10
have been between $4,000 and $4,000.
and escaped in his automobile toward
Green Bay.
Madison 49, The Wisconsin honey
crop in 1921 is forecast by Joseph A.
E Becker of the Wisconsin cooperative
crop reporting service at $4,000
pounds. compared 10 100000 pro
duced in 1920. and 5,f24.000 in 1919.
T A large increase in the number OF
working colonies has been Offset by
la low expected yield per colony, he
says. Average expected yield for the
season is estimated at IS per cent Of
a fuu crop. or ais pounds a colony.
compared TO 65.2 pounds in 1920 and
+ 53.z in 1913. Number OF working col
onies is estimated at 3S ser cent
f greater than last year. or 10000,
compared TO 81 900 in 1920 and lOl.-
coo in 1919. Conditions OF colonies
July ] was 80 per cent, compared 10
/ IS per cent in 1899 and a fye-year av-
erage OF sc per cent
Madison-The state treasury had a
cash balance in all its funds Of Sll.-
I CS6.50l.OI July /. Henry Johnson,
state treasurer. shows in his annual
report 10 the governor. This is TO be
compared to Sl1.594.72O.64 on hand
July /. 1890. including S31i2.0S6 in
the service recognition fund. The
T general fund. including SS00O.O00 in
United States short time notes or
certificates. not classed as cash, had
$l1 .OIS. 253.91 July !. and represents
the largest single item among the
balances. with S1.8OI, 04S4O in the
service recognition fund as net in
amount
Manitowoc-Tne Rev. +. P. Keicher,
rector OF the St James Episcopal
church here. believes his mission is
10 save lives as well as souls. This he
demonstrated when az Clam lake, near
Siren, Wis. he rescued a member OF
his party from drowning. While fish
ing on a pier the clergyman heard
cries for help. he rowed lar out into
the water. where Enoch Lindhoim had
gone beyond HE depth. Mr. keicher
caught hold Of the drowning man
when he came up for the last time.
Superior-District Attorney Robert
L. Kennedy ordered police TO arrest
anyone distributing or displaying. or
having in his possession, pictures OF
Arthur A. Mcdonald. hanging on the
cross on which he committed suicide.
Before he died he took photographs
of himself posing on the cross and
sent them TO ]. W. ". headquarters
in hopes. his friends say, that he
might become the l. w. W. Christ.
Pictures Of the dead man on the cross
were taken by a local photographer
and put on display.
Eau CIaire-Increased cost of milk
production Is given as the reason for
a rise OF from cents a quart TO 10
cents a quart for milk TO be put into
effect by the Eau Claire Milk Produ-
GERS association. A second raise
might be necessary in 80 days ii was
intimated. Milk has been selling in
Eau Claire al g cents since last May.
Mix dealers declare that the record
breaking warm weather has dried up
the pastures and caused oats 70 ripen
without nlling.
Madison-Increased telephone rates
were authorized for Madison by the
railroad commission. one party bust
ness rate is increased from $3.50 a
mont 10 SIS. the one-party residence
rate from 81 TO S2.75. and the two
party residence rate from $50 10
Sa.25. The Madison exchange was said
TO have earned only is per cent 10
cover interest and depreciation dur
ing 1920.
Kenosha-Fellow prisoners watched
Herman Monroe. accused of murder
Ing his brother. hurl himself from the
top tier OF cells 10 the floor Of the
bull pen in the county jail here. Nor
rome was stunned by the fan. but viii
probably recover.