Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-09-19
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

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Sparta-State Humane Officer A.
E. Frederick has issued an appeal to
hunters not to shoot game at unrea-
sonable distances. In the excitement
of the hunt, he says, many persons
shoot at too long a range, which gen.
orally results in merely wounding the
game, which escapes the hunter and
/ suffers painful agony Mr.. Frederick
also suggests that wounded and Grip
| pied game be shot again instead of
being killed with knife or by other
means. This will cause death more
speedily, he states, and will save the
animal or bird the agony of fear.
Madison-The danger of forest fires
| in northern wooded Wisconsin coun-
ties is at a minimum this year due
| to heavy rains the state conservation
| commission reports. Despite the re-
duced hazard, the fire fighting organ
ization is better prepared during the
| present season for possible trouble,
than at any time in the past, accord
ing to the commission. Under provi-
sions of a new law, fire districts have
been organized in northern counties,
while town officers are given au
thority to direct the activity of the
fire fighters.
pirohwoOd potor COolnocc n mann
Der of the Barron county tobacco pool,
has harvested 40 loads of tobacco
from three acres. The crop has been
large this year and Mr.. SICKNESS
| found it impossible to store it in his
drying shed. The three acres devoted
to tobacco produced enough of the
crop to fill the shed and 10 additional
loads. While in some years the to-
bacco crop has been failure in parts
of northern Wisconsin, Mr.. SICKNESS
one year realized $1,543 from tobacco
raised on only three and one-half
acres.
Birchwood-David Cook and Fred
pfc, two Washburn county boys, had
an exciting experience while walking
Through a forest near their homes.
The boys encountered a big black
mother bear with her three cubs. The
bear was in fury and the "uns the
lads carried were not capable of kill
inS the animal. The bear charged
the boys and soon was reinforced by
the male. The youthful hunters fled
when the bear family became too
strong, but the next day they were
able to bag a 20O-pound prize.
Fond du Lac-While preparing his
hunting equipment for the opening Of
the season, Ralph Hawig, 81 years
old, we'll known resident of Mayville,
was accidentally shot just above the
heart. He died shortly afterward.
Hawig's body was found by his
mother, Mrs. Anton Hawig, when she
returned to her home. The fact his
hunting equipment was scattered
about the room indicated that the shot
had been fired accidentally.
Monroe-Five escaped injury near
Monroe when touring car noSe-dlved
from small bridge into a creek after
colliding with another car. The first
car was prevented from turning over
on it's occupants by a willow tree and
a stump which braced fender. Mrs.
John A. johnson, rs; Miss Helen
Johnson, Miss Helen Zilmer and Mrs.
water. They were rescued by pass
ing motorists.
Peshtigo-Mrs. Frank Marschutte
of Milwaukee was injured at Peshtlgo
when the auto in which she and her
husband were riding crashed into
telephone pole, as the driver turned
out for an oncoming car. HIS car
struck loose earth and shdded into
the pole, breaking the pole and dam,
aging the car badly Mrs. Marschutte
was thrown against the windshield.
suffering a deep cut between the eyes.
Manitowoc-A checkup of enroll
ment in the Manitowoc public schools
at the end of the first week shows
there were 1923 pupils in attendance
exclusive of 500 in the vocational
school Although the registration in
high school was expected to reach the
1000 mark, the number there was 927.
Attendance at pGrochial schools
amounts to about 1000.
Oconto-Michael Stein, repairman
on the county truck line, suffered
fractured jaw and several broken ribs
when the truck on which he was rid
ing was struck by local switch en-
CINE on the east end of Madison
street, Oconto. Harry Bartz and
Henry Brumlie, the other occupants