Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-08-02

commission cannot order trains restOr-
ed when the roads have no coal with
which 10 run them. lie said that con-
t.nuance OF the coal strike could not
fail 10 result in most serious interfer-
ence with travel in Wisconsin. as
there is scarcely any coal on Wiscon-
sin docks and but a short supply re-
naming for use of the railroads.
Madison-An eleventh hour dash of
candidates TO file their papers under
the STATE primary law made the office
Of the secretary Of state look like the
objective of a bargain counter rush up
10 midnight of July %, the closing day
for fling OF papers a. c. McHenry,
Oshkosh mayor. found il necessary TO
speed By auto from Oshkosh 10 Madi-
son TO file his papers as a candidate
for governor.
Tomah-The worlds record weight
cali is said TO have been born recently
on the farm of Ole Sherry Vernon
county. II tipped the scales at IT'S
pounds. The heifer is a purebred Hol-
stein and has steadily gained two
pounds in weight each day since its
birth Mr.. Sherry has refused many
tempting offers for the calf
Oshkosh George O'Connor, motor
cycle officer of the Oshkosh police de-
partment. died as a result of injuries
received when he was run over and
dragged by an automobile in a col
lision az a street corner. George Tiff
fanny. driver of the automobile which
he had purchased the previous day
was arrested.
Neenah-Mrs. ". 2. Stuart of Nee
nah has been elected president of the
Wisconsin League of Women Voters
10 mn the unexpired term of Mrs. Ben
Hooper. Oshkosh. Mrs. Hooper re-
signed from the presidency of the lea
que when she was nominated for the
United States senate on the Demo
cratic ticket
Stevens Criminal action was
begun AGAINST three striking railroad
employees in Stevens Point following
an attack on two men filling strikers
jobs i'm the 500 Line shops. The men
were kidnapped. taken to the outskirts
OF town and brutally beaten. One OF
them was given a coat of tar and
feathers.
Fond du Lac-Highway No. Is, from
Fond du Lac TO Oshkosh is now solid
stretch of concrete and stretches near
Lomira and Theresa are soon TO be
completed. This will finish the great
ribbon Of concrete from the southern
state line at Kenosha TO Green Bay
which is 10 be dedicated this fall.
Neenah-More than 40 farmers and |
business men of Brookfield, Mo. will
come TO Wisconsin during the week OF
Aug. 10 10 study dairy conditions and
methods. A fund Of $500 was raised
by subscriptions 10 finance the cost Of /
the trip from Missouri 10 Wisconsin. I
Shell Iake-Angered because she
would not return home with him. Bar
low futile Of Spooner. shot and
instantly killed his wife and then sent
a bullet through his brain. dying
instantly.
Oshkosh-Automobil traffic has be
come so heavy in Oshkosh that the
commission council is planning 10 put
In force the arterial stop system on
some OF the principal streets.
New Richmond-More than 500 per-
sons took part in a dramatization OF
the history of the St Croix valley at
a pageant presented in New Richmond.
Hurley-Six candidates are seeking
the republican nomination for sheriff
OF Iron county.
Stevens Point-The new three-story
building OF the wisconsin Retail Hard
ware association in Stevens Point has
been formally dedicated. Ii is said TO
be the most magnificent structure of
its kind in the state outside of Milwau-
kee
Iron River-While assisting her
husband in putting up hay in the barn
loft, Mrs Frank Nordstrom, living
west OF Iron River. fell from the loft
into the haymow before and sustained
Injuries believed TO be fatal.