Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-09-21

school in West Bend and chose news
paper work as a career. He was edi'
tor of the Sank County Democrat four
teen years and later purchased the
paper and became publisher.
heboygan-Caroline Arnold, 10
year-old daughter of August Arnold,
a farmer living one mile west OF She
boygan Falls, had both feet mangled
in a grain cutter and died less than
an hour later from loss of blood and
shock. The cutter was being used 20
fiji a silo. Arnold was about to put
on a top layer of marsh grass. The
silo had been filled and the girl be-
lieving the work ended ran up the
travelling belt of the cutter to the silo.
When the engine was started, TO cut
the marsh grass, she was drawn back
into the knives of the cutter.
Madison-The state board of health
is notifying all physicians and health
officers in the state TO comply strictly
with state rules for prevention and
control of diphtheria. Increase in the
death rate from the disease is attrib-
uted to neglect of precautions pre-
scribed by the state. The rules re-
quire the quarantine of diphtheria pa
tients or carriers until two negative
cultures, taken not less than "a hours
apart. have been obtained from the
nose and throat, and quarantine Of all
exposed persons until one negative
culture has been obtained.
Milwaukee, falling of of about
% per cent in the receipts Of the 1921
State fair, as compared with those OF
last years fair, is shown by official
figures given out by Oliver T.. Remey,
secretary. The receipts this year were
1853, 721.36. and in 1920, S223,S79.75.
The attendance this year was 237,Ol4,
while a year ago it was S27,S94. The
operating cost of the 1921 fair was
1925 ,2O4.64, OF which S94.953.S6 was
spent for premiums. The operating
cost of last years fair was S226.321.42.
Superior-The Superior city com.
mission has asked the state railroad
commission 10 return the scent car
fare in Superior until the traction
company builds a new line, ordered
by the commission at the time il in.
creased the fares to cents. \ week
after the company raised the fares.
Herbert Warren, vice president and
general manager of the company. de
clared he hadn't read the order re-
lating to the new line and, conse'
quently. did not know when it would
be built.
Hancock-what is thought to be the
largest fish ever caught in Hancock
lake. waushara county. and the larg
est ever taken from there by a WON
an, was hooked and pulled into boat
by Mrs. Nels Nelson. The fish, a 20.
pound pickerel, measured AZ inches in
length and its back teeth were nearly
an inch long Mr.. Nelson, who is
blind, assisted his wife in pulling the
fish into the boat.
Neenah-No more tuition pupils will
be accepted in the public schools OF
the city of Neenah. That was the
decision reached by the board Of edu-
cation in special session at the high
school offices following a cOnsidera-
ton of public school capacity for en-
rollment. Tuition students now en-
rolled will be allowed TO remain in
school. but no more can be accepted,
the board held.
Neenah-The annual meeting OF
Boy Scout executives of Wisconsin
and northern Illinois will be held in
Neenah October % and %, following
an invitation extended the executives
by the Neenah Civic association.
Sheboygan-The assessed valuation
OF the city of Sheboygan has gone up
s3.534,5 11 during the last year. accord
ing 20 figures made public by City
Assessor Edward F. Oehler. The new
assessment is s34.446.739. According
to county estimates. this is but IS per
cent of true valuation.
westfeld-The greatest fair Mar
quette county has ever seen closed AT.
ter three record-breaking days. Ap
proximately 5000 persons attended
the fair the first day, in a town whose
population is S5S.