Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-02-23

choice OF e1tner city TOT lneH tSSe.
The Milwaukee examination viii be
held at the School of Trades 331 Vir-
ginia street. and the Eau Claire ex-
animation at the city hall. Licenses
for plumbers are required in all mu-
inequalities above 5000 population.
Eau Claire-Petition asking for
referendum of voters on the question
of abandoning the present commission
plan of city government which mas
been in force here since 1910, for
mayor and ten councilmen, one from
each ward were filed with the city
clerk. Seventy-one more names were
signed TO the petitions than required
by lawn all 1924 petitioned for the
change.
RhineIander - Owing to the low
price Of potatoes many Oneida county
farmers are reported TO be feeding
their potatoes to the hogs. There are
thousands of bushels of excellent
tubers now in storage in the county,
growers having refused TO sell last fall
when the market was much more salts
factory. Potato. dealers express the
opinion that there will be no notable
advance in the market this spring.
Merrill-H. II. Kuehling, county
highway commissioner, announces
that the price of cement now Is $3.50,
as compared with $3.50 and $40 last
fall. and that Lincoln county will pur-
chase three or four carloads for cul-
vert and small bridge use. Steel for
reinforcing is also being offered at $40
less ton than last summer. Lumber
for forms. which sold for 800 10 S1l0
last summer, has dropped 10 $40.
Wausau-Chief of Police Thomas
Malone and Dist. Atty. G.. j. -Leicht
have begun a campaign against the
sale of intoxicating liquors and gam
bling. Five gambling machines have
been confiscated and operators fined.
Mike wojtosik, Bevent, paid $50 fine
for operating a gambling device, and
William Hoppe, William Kamrath and
X. II. Simpler each paid $500 fines for
selling liquor.
Antigo-Feund guilty on the second
count. that of receiving stolen prop
erty. Ida King. May Rogers and Evelyn
Turner were sentenced to five years
at Waupun by Judge Alfred. The jury
was out three and one half hours. The
I II. a., he he xuiN n
three Oshkosh bank robbers who were
recently sentenced for 20 years. They
were also charged with robbing the
Goldberg store here.
Eighteen days after her
celebrating her one hundredth birth
day, Mrs. Mary Rodenschmit of Cross
Plains. Dane county. died at her home.
She was born in Luxembourg. Germany,
Jan. %, 1921, and came to the United
States with her husband in 1852. Her
husband was a veteran of the civil war
and died at the age of so.
Racine-Because of inability to OBJ
tain the service of a competent per-
son as county superintendent OF
schools at salary of $500 year
the Racine county board increased the
salary TO $4,000 and will provide office
rent and travel expenses. There has
been vacancy of two months. since
the resignation of Miss Isabelle Swantz
OF Union Grove.
Fond du Lac-The second cut in the
working schedule of the 500 line
shops, North Fond du Lac. since Jan.
\ /. has been made. The new schedule
calls for a four-day week. The loco
motive and coach departments will be
affected, but the freight car depart
ment will continue the five-day SEIZED
ule. Between 400 and 500 employees
are affected by the new arrangement.
Ashland-This city has taken hand
in the movement for cleaner moving
pictures. A committee OF three alder
men has been appointed 10 act with
societies leading the campaign. The
city council decided not TO attempt the
7 passage of a censorship ordinance,
prefering TO have the state legislature
act
La Crosse-Samuel McKown, la
Crosses Oldest resident. celebrated his
ninety-fifth birthday with family din
ner. Mr. McKown enjoys good health
and frequently walks from his home to
the business district and back. He has
resided in la Crosse county sixty-six
years.
Kenosha-Jerome Healy. Jr.. the 8
year old son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome
Healy of Kenosha. choked to death.
The child was eating some food and
II got caught in his throat.
Clintonville-The Clintonville city