Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-29

rs 10 receive pay at the rate OF S0VV q
month beginning Jan. 1, 1921. Action
was brought by John Sieb. a former
member of the council. to prevent
Longanecker from receiving $4,000
salary, which was an increase OF
1880 over the old contract, which
still had two years to run. Sieb con-
tended that the action Of the board OF
education was illegal in that the bc1y
had no right to abrogate the contract.
Brentwood ~ Material has been
shipped here by the 500 line to be
used in building two bridges at the
Narrows and at the point where
Chetac lake and Birch lake unite.
The bridges are part of the 500 line
cutoff between Reserve and Mellen.
The 500 road may commence building
the cutoff this summer. The con-
struction of this track will open up
millions Of acres of land. The cutoff
will extend about forty miles and con-
vert this road into a main line.
Stevens Point-Four bidders en-
gagged in the stiffest kind of competi-
ton for the job of repaving Stevens
Points macadam streets, and as re-
suit a saving of at least $4,000 will
accrue TO the city. An Oshkosh firm
submitted the lowest bid. S1.15
square yard for asphalt concrete. APP
proximately $4,000 square yards of sur
facing is included in the job. The ag-
gregate cost win be 100000. Il is
said that the bids were the lowest ever
received in Wisconsin under similar
conditions.
De Pere - The De Pere school
boards have voted in favor of the con
solidation OF the two school districts
of the city. and have asked the council
to ratify the action and pass an ordi-
nance looking to the issue of 100000
bonds for the building of a central
high school on the west side. There
are two districts in this city, one be-
ing under the county system and the
other under the city system. Two
high schools have been maintained
for many years.
Whitewater Vessel. Ocono-
mowoc. was reelected president of the
Wisconsin Firemen's Association az
The thirty-fourth annual state tourna-
ment which held a three day session
here. Other officers reelected were
Ernest Hansen, Fort Atkinson, first
vice president: W. Travis. Rice Lake.
second vice president; Benjamin Burr.
jefferson, secretary; John West, Bar
ron, treasurer.
Madison-Five cities in Wisconsin
have policewomen. according to Mar
ina Riley. director of social work for
the state board of health. Madison
has two. Racine, Superior and Eau
Claire one each. and new appointee
takes up the work in GAINESVILLE July
1. Appleton, Wausau and Chippewa
Falls have the employment of police
women under consideration. Madison
and Chippewa Falls have women serv-
ing on police commissions.
Green Bay-Black rust is making
its appearance in the wheat and bar
ley acreage in Brown county. accord
ing to a report of County Agent Kava-
naugh. The fields are said to be badly
spotted and il is feared that great
damage TO crops will result. Potato
beetles are causing much trouble
while grub worms and cut worms are
heavier than usual in the corn. Crops
are said to be better than usual, de-
spite bugs, BEETLES and rust.
Sheboygan-Two men suffered Sc
we're burns and three others escaped
fatal injuries when an explosion dam
aged the fishing tug, Goldie w. at its
mooring in the harbor. The super
structure of the tug was destroyed.
The explosion was attributed TO static
discharges generated when the hose
used in filling the gasoline tank OF the
tug was withdrawn, the sparks ignit-
ing the fumes. Damages are estimat-
ed at about $4,000.
La Crosse - Sister Celicitas, 81
years old. Franciscan sister, died
here following being struck by an au-
tomobile. The accident occurred while
she was crossing the street in the
business district. She was born at
Delphos. O.. and had been stationed IN
La Crosse for more than fifty years as
a teacher in the parochial schools.
Fond du Lac-Richard Reed, Rhine
lander. was elected president of the
Fourteenth Wisconsin Volunteer in
fantry at its annual reunion here.
John d. Coon OF this city was elected
vice president. and r. A. Sphinx, Osh-
kosh, secretary-treasurer.
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