Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-17
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HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
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Z Important News OF the Badger stare |
Arranged in Condensed Form
Madison = Gambling devices and
games of chance are gradually being
eliminated from carnivals travelling
with Wisconsin fairs, and from timer
ant shows reaching large number
of cities in tkse state, according to an
nouncement made by G. B. Ballard,
state treasury agent. He declared
that his department is enforcing the
statute forbidding the use of all de
vices intended to attract patronage
by appealing to peoples gaming"
tendencies.
Bloomington-At a special meeting
of the district a big majority was
given in favor of issuing $4,000 in
bonds for the purpose of building a
new high school at Bloomington An
even larger majority was voted in
favor of borrowing $4,000 from the
state trust fund. A special tax of
$4,000 was voted in July. This with
the salvage from the old school will
make the new structure available at
a cost of $75,G00.
Brentwood approximately thou
sand hunting licenses have been is
sued this year to Barron county
hunters F. s. Woodland, county clerk,
&c ino r.1o
he inauguratcd last year of author
izing bank cashiers throughout the
county to issue licenses. Five hun
dred deer tags have been issued and
the number of trapping licenses to
date is about one hundred with LOO
tags.
Birchwood--Walter A. Duffy, a,gri-
cultural agent in Barron county, has
commenced the selection of choice po-
tatoes grown on the farms in his
county for the purpose of exhibiting
them at the state potato show, to be
held at Stevens Point, Nov. 6 to g..
The county agricultural committee
has appointed Mr.. Duffy and James
Hanson to gather and arrange the
Barron county potato exhibit.
KenoSha-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the large barn of James
Fossland on the Sheridan road near
Kenosha, causing a loss estimated at
more than $4,000. In the barn were
seventy tons of hay and a large
amount of farm machinery, which.
was stored there by Fossland, dealer
in farm implements. 1t is thought
that tramps entered the barn and &C.
cidentally started the blaze.
Merrill-John and Anton w. Kor
dick caught q live wolf at Dunfield,
stopping their automobile and follow
ing the animal about ten rods into
the woods. The wolf sought refuge
under a log as John Kordick kicked
at it. Wher the animal stuck out it's
head, Kordick stepped down on it's
neck. 1t was bound and placed in a
sack and taken to town.
Chippewa Falls-When two robbers
had taken So from Mrs Sophia Ander-
son, 81, living near Chetek, at the
same time threatening her life with a
revolver, the aged woman made an
effort to conceal a $40 gold piece after
the men stepped from the room The
pair returned, however, and took her
remaining money.
Chippewa Falls-While playing in
the yard of his home with hammer
Herbert Curvao, 4-year-old Chetek
boy, struck piece of gravel which
flew up and punctured one of his eye
balls. The lad was brought to local
hospital where it was determined that
the injury was so serious the eye had
to be removed.
Brantwood-Fred Leuthge, jr., 10
year-old son of Fred Leuthge, druggist
at Prentice, was shot through the leg
above the knee with a 80 caliber re-
volVer which was accidentally dis
charged by boy chum while they
were playing together. The wound is
not serious.
Manitowoc-While sitting in the
store at Alverno station commenting
on the weather, Knute Wigen, 70, a
resident of Manitowoc county for 70
years, fell backward and died BE
had gone into the store apparently in
the best of health. He was born in
Norway.
Rib Lake-Julius Colder, farmer,