Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-12-06

who held the same office during the
last two years. The defeat of the
sheriff amendment to the constitution
in the recent election will probably
prevent these elected men from taking
office. Under the law the present
sherifls will serve until their success
sors have been elected or appointed
by the governor.
Madison-The state board Of con-
troll representing seventeen charitable
and penal institutions in Wisconsin,
submitted its biennial financial budget
10 the state board of public affairs
calling for estimated total expendi-
lures of $S.9O5.932 for the two year
period 1924 and 1924-5. This repre-
sents approximately an increase OF
several hundred thousand dollars over
expenditures for the past two years.
April of this year the number of per-
sons seeking work exceeded the num-
Der OF requests for help when the IL
state free employment bureaus report
ed that the labor supply last week ex-
ceeded the demand. Placements for
the week totaled 2,92S. as compared
with 1922 the previous week and 1882
the same week a year ago.
Rice Lake-Some 300 pupils of the
Rice Lake high school have just been
questioned as to what occupation they
desire TO follow. Twenty-seven per
cent want to teach, but only IL Of
the boys chose teaching. Fourteen per
cent want to do office work. Only 3
per cent wanted to farm. and one
boy desires to become a chimney
sweep.
Monroe-A precedent,is said to have
been established in the state when the
Green county board, in session at
Monroe. voted unanimously the sum
of $1,000 for the Salvation Army. This
is the organizations quota in the coun-
~. No campaign will be made, there
fore The sum will be put on the
county tax levy and raised by general
assessment.
Madison-The deer hunting season
just closed added four victims to the
yearly toll of hunting accidents in
Wisconsin. bringing the total for the
year to near 80. an unofficial checkup
reveals. Duck hunting proved TO be
particularly perilous this year. More
than a score of duck hunters died by
accidental shooting or drowning.
Racine-Municipa Judge Burgess
of Racine has adopted a policy of af-
fixing a sentence of three DAYS on
bread and water as a prefix to the
punishment melted out to drunkards
who find themselves unable to indi-
cate the place where they obtained
the first drink of their resultant
spree.
Birchwood-About 1900 hunting IL
censes have been issued this fall in
Washburn county by A. F. Cameron,
county clerk. Most of the hunters OBJ
tanned licenses TO avail themselves of
deer hunting pleasures. Very few
deer have been killed this season. old
hunters report The deer are practic-
ally extinct, they say.
Ashland-Joseph Stevens, Civil war
veteran and a resident of Ashland for
many years, died at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Abe Lord, Washburn.
Mr.. Stevens was among the pioneers
Of northern Wisconsin who followed
the fortunes of the pine woods. He
was commander of the local GAR
post for two years.
Madison-Lucile Ashbrook. 19-year-
old blind girl. was found dead in a
gas-filled room OF her home in Madi-
son. The girl is said TO have been
Respondent over the loss OF her sight.
She became blind a year ago. Just
after her graduation from high school.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of 2 cents a
gallon on gasoline is favored by the
Manitowoc county board of supervi-
sors, this measure being one of four
proposals OF the eight sent out by the
state highway commission which were
not rejected.
Superior-Superior's tar rate for
1921. was the lowest for any city OF
comparatively the same size in the
state, according TO figures compiled