Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-31

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES o. =,
mile stretch of concrete biahr une tel
ginning at Eden, Wis. and sway be-
southeast on Highway s. 1 to
Camppellsport, has been comr, 'I"srds
the Lampert Construction cor pr9seo By
Oshkosh and except for .p@uy q
interval near Eden, where the ~" s, nils
ers are still in course of constr 1n0ald
the road is open to the mbEo OV1on
gives an all concrete road fro. Ing
kosh to Milwaukee bv wa, 'O vi osa
du Lac, Eden, CampbeIIsnoa,. POAd
West Bend. and
Sturgeon Bay Extensive 49,,
holdings on st. Martins island lOV
Sturgeon Bay, have been nnro, 1ea
from the government by WiII;on, Lose a.
| prominent resident of Wasbina+. O9sS
land and former postmaster At Do4.
Harbor. st. Martins lies east of ~
turesque Washington island ana "
| unsettled, except for govern.
light and keepers. 1t is reportad ~
new purchaser will take off the lrn
Der during the winter
Stevens Point-The George w -
len family, Stevens Point. has an ba;I
loom that has been in the family I'D
years. 1t is a grandfatber,s o,oo,T
made almost entirely of wood avorN
to the wheels. The clock was mad1N
by Jerome, Darrow & Co., Rristo,N
Conn, and its ownership has hoo1T
traced back to Mr.. Aliens great.groot n
grandfather. 1t was taken from vor
mont to New York in 1926 and brouobs
to Wisconsin in 1S49.
Chippewa Falls-Electric power will
be transmitted to Omaha, Neb FROM
the Wissota and Jim Falls hydro.elacA
trio plants, near Chippewa Falls I'D
soon as a 70-mile gap in a 7OO.mHa
transmission line is completed. Tbs
Northern States Power Co., receni
| purchaser of the wisconsin, Minnesota
Light and Power Co. system, is largeA
ly interested in the completion of tbas
line through Minnesota.
Chippewa Fails-Work has been
| started by the Chippewa Sugar Re-
| filming Co. to refine, according to presl
ent estimates, 100000 pounds ot2
sugar during the fall season. More
than 600 cars, containing 10000 tons
of beets, will be shipped to Chippewa
Falls from Wisconsin and Minnesota
fields. Some 230 men are employed
on the day and night shifts at tho
plant.
Tomahawk-A child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Bootz, of near Tomahawk OlN
Trunkline 10, was severely bitten by a
rat. The child had been put to bed
and after about an hour awakened
| screaming. The parents ran into the
room and discovered large rat just
making its escape. A physician was
called and it was found that one Of
the child's fingers had the end bittenH
off.
Oconto Falls-A skunk attempted
to make his home in the cellar Of
the home of Avery Crane, 0cont0
Falls. The case was reported IA
| Game Warden Fred Fisher, as the law
protects skunks. Mr.. Crane was ADJ
vised that he would be acting withins
the limits of the law if he could kill
the usurper. The killing was finally
effected with ether.
Manitowoc-When Mrs. Weronlkaz
Taborska was searched in TIE countY
Jail in Manitowoc, following her arres'
for drunkenness, $3.50 was found NJ
a pocket of her dress. The woman
several months ago applied for imam
cial assistance under the mothers
pension law and, 1t is said, receives
some ard from the county THIS ad
will be withdrawn.
West Bend-Fire of mysterious ofsN
in caused $4,000 damage when y
ruined the interior of the new $6O'OVy
Masonic temple, West Bend, dedlcaTed
last July. Firemen subdued the name3
after a hard two hours battle. ny
structure will be rebuilt as soon y
the insurance adjustment IS cou
pleted, it was stated.
Chippewa Falls - Clayton PeISNg
young son of Mr.. and Mrs hrheS
Petska of Bloomer, had a mlracuiou1
escape from death when the Id
wagon with Is bushels Of potatoes e
over his head. Not bone was OIV1
en-, though both sides of the boy ) i"'
were bruised and skinned.
Chippewa Falls-E. K. Haels
Chippewa Falls collected bounty
SIS for a bobcat he killed IN the ~"
of Howard, Chippewa county al'eI
| thrilling battle. Believing the dim