Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-08

years picturesque, Joyous, tragic or
memorable will be embodied in a
pageant TO be given here in August
by some 1900 residents of the Chip
pewa valley and surrounding towns.
La Crosse-Two youths who broke
their necks diving in shallow water
near La Crosse last summer are still
alive. Clifford Shepherd, 16, who came
up from a dive, paralyzed, is now able
10 walk after months of treatment for
displacement of yertebrae at the base
OF the neck Jerome BOIL, IA, who
sustained a fracture of a bone in the
neck in the same manner, is still in
bed but is improving. Both were in
jured in June, 1920.
Stevens Point-The first public
Guernsey sale 10 be conducted in Port
age county took place at Amherst and
proved a big success. More than 90
head of purebred females and bulls
were sold and brought nearly $4,000.
The females average 500. the top
price being sos, paid by l.. +. Gordon,
Jr., OF Jacksonville for a COW with an
official record of 63S pounds Of butter
fat, sold by George Larson OF Am
herst Junction.
Madison-Cheaper roads for the
eastern part OF Wisconsin may result
If tests now being conducted in con
nection with calcite by the highway
commission prove favorable. Calcite
can be obtained from quarry in Mich
igan and delivered TO lake ports at low
cost, A. r. Hirst, highway engineer, re-
ports. II the material is found to be
suitable aggregate for concrete mix
lures Il will be used on Wisconsin
roads and pavements, he announces.
Superior - Judge Scion L. Perrin
gave a decision that search warrants
used by police for the last two years
in liquor a ses, have been illegal. The
Judge freed Joe Krupcho, charged with
possession OF mOonshine, and fined his
wife, an Amazon, who is alleged by
a detective 10 have struck him in the
mouth, only $40. Her conduct was in
a measure justified, the judge said.
Many other pending cases may be dis
missed under the judges ruling.
Hudson-Notice has been posted in
the shops of the Chicago, st. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha railroad here,
LAYING off 90 per cent of the crew,
effective May 81. The order affects
about 800 men, mostly all residents
of this city. IL will leave on the job
but the general foreman, small office
force and a skeleton crew of between
80 and 40 men for emergencies. The
coach and paint shop will be closed
down entirely.
Wisconsin Rapids-James A. Hig-
gins. Racine, was elected state deputy
oe the Knights of Columbus at the an
nual convention held here. Other state
officers elected follow: Secretary,
Thomas A. Delaney, Green Bay; treas
urer, j. J. Jameson, Shullsburg; advo-
cate, Robert II. Rolls. West Bend;
warden. Edward S. Quistorff, Ashland;
chaplin. the Rev. +. j. Petit, South
Milwaukee.
Juneau-The Dodge County Holstein
picnic will be staged at Horizon June
I19. Some OF the very best talent OBJ
tainable will speak. The program will
commence at 10 a. m, which will be
featured by calf judging contests, dis
courses on the value of milk for hui
man consumption, and various forms
OF amusement. Free milk and butter
milk will be served.
Eau Claire-The body of an uniden-
tilted man was found wedged in the
basement window of a small store
here. There were no signs of violence.
Police believe the man was stricken
with heart disease while crawling
through the window TO rob the store.
Manitowoc-Jacob Heinrich, aged
IS, Civil war veteran and pioneer resi-
dent OF Maple Grove, died al his home
in that city. A stroke OF paralysis and
indrmities incident TO age, are given
as the cause of the demise.
Janesville-William ]. Albright, pa
trolman, is the third policeman TO lose
his star in the shakeup of the city ad-
ministration in the police and fire de-
partments. No reason has been ad-
vanced for his dismissal
Green Bay-Brown county cheese
makers, buttermakers. and dairy men
plan TO put this county on the map
as a dairy center this fall by sending
I a record sized exhibit TO the state fair
az Milwaukee. This district has 70
cheese factories and creameries and