Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-07-12

necessary to produce the product have
not gone down.
Manitowoc-For the second tins
within a year. the Rev. Francis ?.
Keicher. rector OF St. James church,
Msnitowoc. proved himself a hero by
rescuing a boy from drowning. The
pastor. attending a parish picnic. saved
Kenneth Plantico. who was bathing in
the river. near Lincoln park. Plantico
had gone out beyond his depth. A
year ago the pastor performed a
similar act while on q vacation in the
northern part of the state.
Antigo-The convention at Amigo
OF the northern Wisconsin district OF
the Missouri Lutheran synod refused
10 accept the resignation OF the Rev.
II. Daib. Merrill. as president Of the
district. A committee was appointed
TO devise means of tightening his bur-
den as local pastor. The Rev. p.
Schedler. Fall Creek. who celebrates
his twenty-ffth anniversary as pastor.
was formally presented with certin-
cate of recognition.
Green Bay-Proper supervision OF
roadhouses and county dance halls was
asked OF Brown county oy the Coun-
Gil OF Socialist Agencies in executive
session Green Bay. II was pointed out
that the saloons and dance halls in the
country districts were running wide
and open with no restraint on closing
hours and that the youth OF the cities
were not benehting by the wide open
dance halls.
Eau Claire-Bakers representing
eleven cities OF northern Wisconsin
organized the Northwestern Bakers
association at Eau Claire. Standard
izstion OF the baking business. stan
dardization of weights In Wisconsin
loaves. and encouragements TO use
pure and wholesome ingredients are
main points az issue. The organization
Will be affiliated with the National
Bakers association.
Stevens Point-Fayette Skinner. a
railway mail clerk who formerly lived
az Plover and in Stevens Point, was
sentenced 10 six months in the Milwau-
kee house OF correction for tampering
with the mails. Skinner made a frank
admission OF his guilt. his excuse be-
ing that he was in debt and was not
earning enough money 10 meet his
obligations and support his family at
Marshheld.
Rhinelander-while searching for
prohibition violators near Cavour,
Sheriff Robert Miller of Forest county
came to a house where two children
were pounding on the window in an
effort 10 get out. The interior OF the
house was in fiiames. The children
had set fire TO their bed while their
parents were at work in the field.
Both were rescued.
Sheboygan-Oscar weeden, farmer
and milk dealer, died in a hospital at
Sheboygan OF a broken neck received
when blowing in his fields. His horses
SHE'D and stampeded as he had the
reins about his shoulders. and he was
dragged more than 100 feet before the
reins snapped and freed him.
son-Cheesemakers OF Wiscon.
sin must comply with the state
grading law as well as with the state
law establishing standards of moist
ure, the attorney general has decided.
His opinion has been accepted by the
marketing department through A. c.
Refs. its attorney.
Green Bay-Frost was reported from
towns a few miles north OF Green Bay.
Al Klondike there was a fairly heavy
frost last week which resulted I'm
damage TO tomatoes. beans. corn and
cucumbers. Never before in the mem
DRY OF the oldest inhabitant has there
been a frost in this part of the state
this late in the year.
Jefferson-The cherry crop in Jeffer-
son county is the best ever seen in
that county. Raspberries also promise
a heavy yield II a little more rain falls
soon. This section is very dry. but
cool weather has helped save fruit and
grain crops from serious damage.
Chilton-Increases Of 75 cents a
quarter In the water rates az Chiffon
were granted by the railroad commits
sion. This viii increase revenue OF the
municipal plant about 81 500 a year.
Oconto-Louis NJ. Soyer, e5. a pio-
neer Oconto resident, had a narrow es-