Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-01-04

rights law by the 1921 legislature e1-
tending full legal and political equal
ity to women. is given as the reason
for the changed situation.
Green Bay-The Rev. William J..
Peil of st. Boniface church. Mantle
voc. and the Rev. Walter j. F1tZ-
maurice of St. Mary's church, Apple
ton. have had the mOnsignOrship con-
ferred on them by Pope Benedict, II
has been announced by Bishop Paul
=. Rhode. Father Peil is ~ years Of
age. Gustave Keller, postmaster OF
Appleton. was made a Knight OF the
Order of ST. Gregory.
Madison-A total of 147 foreign
students from "A other countries or
American territories are enrolled IN
the University of Wisconsin, accord
ing to the new directory. This num-
Der includes 131 men and 10 women
Sixty-one Chinese students, including
four women, constitute the largest
representation from any one country.
Others from the Far East include five
men from Japan. two from Australia,
fouI from India, one from New Yea
land and one from Siam.
Milwaukee-Dr. ]. F. Norris, staff
physician at the Resthayen hospital
for World war veterans at Waukesha
and president of the Disabled War
Veterans Oil Co. and Roy Jackson,
patient at the hospital and director of
the oil company. were arrested on the
charge of having violated the state
blue-sky laws by selling subscriptions
for stock in the company to disabled
soldiers at the hospital.
Madison-Under a ruling just re-
ceived by Adjt. Gen. HOlway from the
war department, all state guardsmen
who qualify on a 6O0-yard range, will
receive IS a month additional camp
pay if expert rifiemen, SO a month
If sharpshoOters. and So a month if
marksmen. In addition silver medals
will be given TO all who qualify on
the 6OO-yard range, and bronze medals
to those who qualify on the shorter
ranges of 100 to 200 yards.
Washburn-The tubercular test for
cattle in Bayfield, county has been
completed, and out of a total of O.1c0
head tested only 70 were returned as
reactors. or less than Z OF l per
cent. When the law was enacted Civ
ing the counties the privilege OF free
tests upon petition, Bayfield, was the
second county to file application, Bar
ron county being first and Lincoln
third.
Neillsville-Two carloads of Hol-
stems. consisting of about sixty ami
mails. We're shipped to Idaho from the
Owen and Curtiss territory. Clark
county. The animals will 20 into
Gooding county. Idaho. as foundation
animals for the dairy business. Buy
ers liked the class of cattle around
Owen and Curtiss. and will be back
after more in few months.
Chippewa Falls-A. ]. Danielson is
completing one OF the best equipped
barns in Chippewa county on the site
Of barn destroyed by fire last win
ter at his farm. three miles southeast
OF Chippewa Falls. II will be 36x1OO
feet and have all modern equipment.
The electric lights with which the
farm buildings are provided will be
lighted by small private plant.
Green Bay-The Jollies of 1922 will
be undertaken by the Green Bay Flks'
minstrels. The annual show will be
staged late in January. The JoIlies
VIII make three-night stand at home
and then the company expects to
make the neighboring cities on a two
weeks tour.
Waupaca-Willis Nourse. who on
Oct. l, 1921. celebrated his one hum
dredth birthday, died at the home of
a daughter in Waupaca. He was born
In Vermont. He was the father of
IL children, IL of whom are living.
also 81 grandchildren and IA great
grandchildren.
Madison-The Wisconsin railroad
commission has a greater percentage
OF university graduates in its employ
than any other department in the
state capitol, according to Commits
sioner Trunlhowar