Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-27


anyone. according TO Mr.. Cousins. The
bank was taken over because $19S.592
in loans are not cOllectible at this
time.
Madison-A general improvement in
state finances is reflected in the bien-
NAL report of Henry Johnson. state
treasurer. Balances in the larger
state funds are heavier. The total
balance on hand at the close OF the
present fiscal year was S14,5SS.56o
compared to S11 .OS6,5O1 last year. To
tai receipts for the year We're $51.S57.-
421 and disbursements SfS.455.S61.
This compares with receipts of S44.-
23S, 100 during the previous year and
disbursements of $44,746.S13.
Columbus-Chicken thieves raided
the coop of William SchOenbeck near
Columbus. taking every fowl. On the
floor of the empty chicken house the
next day Mrs. SchOenbeck found
pOcketbook which contained more
money than the entire flock was
worth. A few days later. when a
stranger came asking to see the COOP
he was told there was no desire TO
trade back.
Superior city OF Superior and
Mayor Fred A. Baxter are named as
defendants in a suit filed in the fed.
,eral district court at Superior for the
recovery Of SS.OSS12 by a detective
agency. The bill is for the services
OF a cleanup sleuth" in a campaign
against vice after the city council had
adopted an ordinance prohibiting the
employment of out Of town detectives
in city police work.
OcOnto-August Zippel. who owns
farm near OcOntO Falls. was awarded
$4,000 damages against the Union
Manufacturing Co. in circuit court at
OcOntO This action was brought as
a condemnation proceeding 10 grant
the COMPANY a right 10 flood about
40 acres OF the Zippel farm, by the
erection of a power dam.
Superior-Within fifty feet of the
doorstep of his home. where his wife
and three little children awaited his
return. the body of Ernest G.. Gran
strom, 40 years old. Superior. was
found. He was a victim OF the cold
est night in Superior this winter. The
a. n M.-Hs.
zero. Marks in the snow indicated
his attempt TO reach his home.
TOmah-ThOmas Berry, living on a
farm south of Wilton. went into she
barn 10 tie a bull in its stall when the
animal turned on him. knocked him
down and trampled on him. Berry
rolled out OF the barn door and
neighbor. James Morton. came TO IFS
aid. Mr.. Berrys left arm and three
ribs were broken and he was injured
internally.
Eau Claire-At a meeting Of the
stockholders and officers of the
Northern Wisconsin State fair al
Chippewa Falls. il was determined 10
petition the state legislature and also
the supervisors of Chippewa county
for greater financial backing. The
total indebtedness of the fair is S5I,
SO4.26.
Madison-A faculty-regent commit /
g. 81 a So
larger problems of university admin
istration was created and its members /
named at a meeting of the regents .
Of the University of Wisconsin
SuperiOr-Clafence f. Kinney. son
of o. G. Kinney. Superior. state sen
ator-elect. has received word from 4
Washington of his appointment as 4
assistant vice consul TO Venezuela
Jefferson-The fax rate for the city T.
of Jefferson this year is S20.5O a thou I
sand or $2.05 a hundred. Last year 4
rate was $26 a thousand. The amount 4
TO be raised TO meet the county and .
state budget this year is S4f2S19.03 as F.
against s57S.4s456 raised last year
DISQUALIFICATION has been started 4
in the Rock county circuit court to 4
restrain Frank ID. Kimball. former fur
niture store proprietor and undeTta-
ker. from conducting a mOrgue in TIE
residence district.