Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-28

Kenosha- Receipts of the Kenosna
postoffice have jumped from $S,781S7
in 1890 to $214,37852 in 1892, accord
Ing to the report filed by Postmaster
James German with Congressman
Cooper to show the need of a new
postoffice building in that city. Siace
1910 the number of employees has
jumped from twenty-eight to fifty-five
with a possibility of the need of not
less than eighty-five in ten more years.
Misunderstanding dinners wis
be provided deserving poor families
in the twin cities through a pro.
vision in the will of the late S. A.
Cook, former representative in con,
gress. Mayors of the two towns have
received checks from the administra,
tors of the estate to be used in pro,
viding Thanksgiving cheer for needy
poor of Neenah and Menasha
Superior-After pouring a quantity
of denatured alcohol into the radiator
of his automobile, Arthur Hultner of
Superior, lit match and held it over
the opening, peering down to see how
full it was. With a warning rumble
the alcohol exploded, shooting a blue
flame four feet in height, striking
Hultner in the left eye and badly
scorching his face.
Grandchildren S. Hall, state con-
servation commissioner, and F. ].
Rogers, Forest county highway COM
missioner, have picked a site for the
new state fish hatchery, which Mr.
Hall has practically assured, will be
established in Forest county The
proposed location is on the Peshtigo
river between Crandon and Argonne
on highway 80.
Watertown = Industriousness Of
farmer-trappers in central Wisconsin
is gagged by quotations on skunk,
muskrat and other small animal skins.
Last year, when prices were fairly
high, the farmer-trappers enjoyed
great year. This year jobbers' prices
are so per cent lower for skunk hides
and 20 per cent lower for muskrat
skins.
Chippewa Falls-After serving %
years on the Chippewa Falls fire de-
partment, Charles Brecke was named
chief of the department by the police
and fire commission to succeed Joseph
Meuli, ST., who resigned Chief Meuli
will be retired on a pension Dec. /,
after serving more than a score of
years in the Chippewa Falls depart
ment.
Rice Lake-A bronze medal, bearing
the date of 1889, was discovered by
workmen excavating for a sewer at
Rice Lake. 1t is believed that it was
lost by French fur traders who were
travelling through that region more
than century ago. The medal is
now in the possession of Louis Rindle-
snatcher, who has refused $50 for it.
Birchwood-Just after Harry Soren.
son had gone duck hunting on Birch
lake near Brentwood, a large eagle
swonped down and attacked one OF
his decoys. The eagle started to fly
away with one decoy but Mr. Soren-
son, who did not wish to lose any. of
his property, shot it. The eagle meas
urad g feet from fin RI lin
Birchwood--W William Lindstrom, ST.
Paul, was wounded seriously in the
foot while deer hunting in Sawyer
county. The man was Immediately
removed to Rice Lake hospital
where it was discovered that the bull.
let of the mans rifle caused wound
as large as a half dollar. He will re-
cover, physicians state.
notwithstanding have been is
sued for the Chevrolet Motor Co., op.
Grating the G. M. C. plants, James
vile, to build four additional units.
The plant is now turning out more
than two hundred cars day and the
closed body cars are assembled by the
Fisher Body Co. plant.
Antigo-The Menasha Woodenware
company has donated to Langdale
county a tract of five acres of timber
land for park purposes. 1t is situated
in the Town of Evergreen on what IL
commonly known as the Second Ever
green river, a widely known trout
stream.
Madison-More than forty million
lake trout eggs have been collected
in state hatcheries for restocking
Wisconsin lakes next spring, accord