Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-12-19
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Eau Clalre-A photograph OF Ed
ward J. Sailstad, former Eau Claire
manufacturer, arrested in California,
has convinced Mrs. Leona Sailstad-
Richardson that the fugitive is her
husband. Sailstad has announced that
he will not fight extradition to Wis
conSin to answer to charge of arson
in connection with the burning of a
cottage at Lake Backgammon, in the
ruins of which eharred body believ-
ed to be his was found. Mrs. Sailstad
and Ross T. Richardson of Eau Claire,
whom she married in the belief that
Sailstad was dead, are now living
will seek divorce from her first
spouse and remarry Richardson as
soon as the laws of Wisconsin permit.
Madison-A budget financial system
has been worked out and adopted by
the Madison board of education which
is the first of it's kind in the state and
promises to be highly successful in
the handling of school finances, ac-
cording to Madison school officials.
The budget plan provides for annual
board appropriations for each school,
under three accounting divisions en-
ployed by tbs state in appropriating
its funds for educational purposes
capital, maintenance and operation.
The plan resulted from an extensive
study of various school administration
plans in number of cities in Wiscon-
sin and other states.
Madison-The Wisconsin industrial
commission has requested the attor-
ney general to commence prosecution
of the Milwaukee road on 100 counts,
involving a forfeiture of $4,000 be-
cause of alleged violation of the child
laoQr law. 1t is alleged that the COM
paDy has employed children under Is
years of age at track repairing, which
is specifically prohibited by statute.
1t is also alleged that the company
has employed children under II years
OF age without child labor permit.
1t is further alleged that children I'M
der 16 years of age have been employ
co after p. M, which is also prohibit
ed by statute.
M lw k e-Lord Thomas G.
Shaughnessy, president OF the Cana
dian Pacific railroad, who di9 ed recent
l1 Of ort foi Of
ada, was born in the old Third ward
OF Milwaukee, where he lived until %
years of age. Since rising to high po-
sitions in railroad circles, Lord
Shaughnessy paid numerous visits to
his home city, the last one in Novem-
Der, 1921. He is survived by one sis
ter, Mrs. Frances Shaughnessy, who
still lives in Milwaukee. District At
torney Shaughnessy of Milwaukee
county is his second cousin.
Misunderstanding to cheese max
erS against violations Of branding
regulations have been issued by the
state marketing department. The de-
partment announced that two cheese
makers have just been fined 500 for
violations OF the regulations. 1t was
stated by Commissioner Edward Nord-
man that the cheese regulations have
been in force for two years and that
operators are presumed to be fully IA
miliar with the provisions. Criminal
prosecution will be brought against
violators in the future.
Lancaster-The case against L. A.
Clark, charged with the embezzlement
of $4,000 and the wrecking of the
Peoples State Bank of Lancaster, of
which he was vice president, will
not be heard until January. When the
case was called Clark, by his attorney,
Levi Bancroft, filed an affidavit of
prejudice against Judge S. E. Smalley,
who will call another judge to Lam
caster to try Clark.
Campbellsport4-B blew the
safe of the Campbellsport post office
in stamps and SO in cash. They used
four charges of nitro to blow the safe
and the blasts were SO loud that the
whole village was awakened. The
safe blowers seemed to relish the no
ton of frightening the residents and
took no precautions to muffie the
sound of the blasts
Sheboygan- bodies of Walter
Johne, %, and his wire, Lydia, "a,
were returned to Sheboygan from Fort
Myers, Fla, for burial Johne killed
his wife in the Florida city, seriously
wounded his sister-in-law and then
turned the gun on himself.
Barometer clinging to the ice
for nearly an hour, Raymond Schran-
keel, aged II, of Turtle Lake, was
drowned in lake north Of that vii
lage. The lad was skating when he
broke through the ice