Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-09-19

LABOR DAY, on the site of the Battle
of Wisconsin Heights, which took
place ninety-one years ago, on July 81.
1882 This battle occurred between
the Sank Indian Chief Black Hawk
and his band, and the white troops of
Wisconsin and Illinois who were pur.
suing the Indians in an attempt to
prevent them from crossing the Wis
consin river. At the top of the mark.
er are the words, Wisconsin Heights
Battlefield" and below is the follow.
ing inscription: Near this site, the
Sank Chieftain Black Hawk and his
Dand We're overtaken by Wisconsin
and Illinois troops. on July 81, 1882.
Erected by the John Bell chapter.
Madison, D. A. R., Sept. 8, 1928"
B1rchwood-The Barron Co-Opera-
tive Creamery, Barron, the largest CO.
operative creamery in the world, paid
its l,O54 patrons $105,807.83 for but.
terfat during the month of July, &C.
cordlng to announcements just made
public by officials of the plant. The
money has just been paid the patrons
OF the creamery. The total amount of
cream received at the creamery dur
ing that month was 1885 pounds.
making 235,512.5 pounds of butter
rat Patrons were paid As cents
pound for butterfat
Mad1son-The state board of health
Is without authority to close buildings
"even if careful inspection reveals
them to be unfit for school purposes
and an actual menace to the health
and lives of school children and
teachers" the attorney general ruled
IN an opinion to DR.. C. A. Harper.
state health officer. The board can
inspect the buildings and recommend
changes, but cannot order buildings
condemned and closed, the ruling held.
Watertown Watertown's white
way, which now extends from the
eastern to the western limits of Main
street, is to be further extended by
completion of the new soldiers
memorial bridge on highway 10 over
ROCK river, on the eastern limits of
the city. Twelve massive ornamental
lights, corresponding in design with
those on the white way, will decorate
the bridge, which will be finished In
the early fall.
Mondovi-Paul Barton and Ed
Black, of the town of Maxville, six
miles south of Du~and, were arrested
by Andrew Nansead, special prohibit
ton officer, and Sheriff John Miller.
One hundred gallons of mash, two
gallons of whiskey and two 1O-gallon
stills were found in operation. Both
men were bound over to circuit court
and will be tried in October. Bail
was fixed at $1,000 each at a prelimi-
nary hearing.
Wausau-Patrolman Henry Empey,
a veteran of the World war, did a
daring thing the other night when he
on burning and moving auto
mobile, which had been deserted by
it's owner, F. A. Kolter, on Third
street, Wausau, in the heart of the
business district, and stopped it. A
few minutes later the fire department
arrived and extinguished the fire,
which started from cigarette.
Merrill-New hay caused spontane-
GUS combustion and destroyed a large
barn at the William Braun street
north of Merrill, also the roof of an
other barn, an Overland automobile,
and other property. The farm house
was saved by the energetic work of
firemen who were called to the scene.
The damage, including fifty tons of
hay, was $4,000. No insurance was
carried
Menasha-When it comes to hiking,
Matt Lacount of Menasha, despite his
rs years, can keep up with the young
est and best of them. The other day
Matt got the bunch to visit old friends
at Manitowoc and set out on foot for
the lake shore city, distance of forty
five miles from Menasha. He covered
the distance in approximately twelve
hours, maintaining a speed of three
and one-half miles an hour.
Janesville-William Conway, a.
prominent Rock county farmer, was
instantly killed when milk truck he
was driving was struck by a Milwau-
kee road train at the Beloit avenue
crossing, GAINESVILLE. 1t is believed
Conway failed to hear the train be-
cause of the rafting of the empty
milk cans. His skull was fractured.
Strongs Prairie-James Tumpach,
Is, was killed by the accidental dis
charge of a shotgun while hunting
crows with his brother. The boya
were some distance apart when the
tragedy occurred. The boy was found
dead with a wound in his right side.
1t is the supposition that he was