Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-05

both his arms, one of them being torn
out at the shoulder and the other just
below the shoulder, and possible inter
nal injuries, when he became caught
on revolving shaft in the mill. No
one saw how the accident occurred
The first intimation fellow workmen
had that anything was wrong was
when they saw the body of the boy
being threshed around the shaft.
Plainfeld-The village of Dexter
vile, northwest of Plainfield, is rails
ing money to build a church. Dex-
terville was founded in 1848. Last
year, when the village school was sup
planted by a modern structure, the
old building was turned over to the
Union Sunday school, Now it has
been decided to tear it down and use
the lumber for church. Financial
assistance from nearby towns will be
sought.
Burlington-H. E. Zimmerman has
rendered his resignation as postmas-
ter at Burlington, effective March !,
poor health being given as the cause.
He has served eight years and his
term would have expired June 5, next.
The Burlington Commercial club has
asked the civil service commission
and the postmaster general to pro-
mote Assistant Postmaster Henry R.
Pruemers.
Neenah-Neenah is contributing to
the S1,700,000 expense of taking care
of misdirected mail to the extent of
1900 a year, according to Postmaster
j. B. Schneider, who has issued plea
to the public to avoid carelessness
in addressing packages and letters.
On the average of five letters day
go to the dead letter office from that
city, according to the postmaster
Prentice-The Prentice Co-opera-
tive Creamery Co.'S business in 1928
totaled $244,359, of which sum SILL
1876 was paid to farmers for butter
fat. The company manufactured $751;
OTIS pounds of butter There are 4O3
stockholders. 1t is predicted that
within a few years Prentice will have
one of the largest cooperative cream
cries in the world.
Monroe-Monroe is experiencing its
most serious scarlet fever epidemic IN
% years, according to DR.. 6. A. Seller
city health physician. Ten homes are
under quarantine and IA cases, all
children, are on record. Fortunately,
most cases to date are mild, in some
instances the rash lasting only half
day.
Juneau-All last summer Walter
Neis, town of Lowell, Dodge county,
missed nails from his work bench
about as fast as he could bring them
from town. Recently he inspected a
dove cote on the roof of farm build
ing and was surprised to find the
nails, several pounds of them, stored
away in the nests.
Juneau--Dan Reen, former chair
man of the town of Clyman, Dodge
county, has patented sanitary perch
for fowls. BY piping insecticide fluid
from an elevated tank to absorbent
pads covering the roost it is said Mr..
Reen will revolutionize the methods
of disinfecting poultry houses to ban
ish mites and lice.
West Klondike-Maple sugar max
ers of West Kolndike are preparing
for big run this spring. 1t is be-
lieved that there will be a good run
of sap when the weather warns up,
owing to the large amount of snow.
Sugar makers intend to get on the
Job early. 1t is claimed that the first
runs are sweeter.
Madison-A total of 575 columns of
news, totaling 11,497 inches without
headlines, were written for and pub
lished in Madison newspapers during
the last five months by student re-
porters in the sophomore class in
newspaper reporting in the University
of Wisconsin course in journalism.
New London-Tramps touring Wis
consin seem to have decided that the
Jail at New London does not offer
satisfactory quarters. Only IL regis
tered during January, according to
Andrew LIeck, chief of police A few
years ago as many as IL used to seek
shelter each night.
Ladysmith - During January the
Ladysmith paper mill established a
record. On thirty-two pound basis
for news print the mill mada on ova,