Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-06-18
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around die Badger State

Misunderstanding to music of an
automatic piano in roadhouse or
soda fountain parlor constitutes pub
lie dance within the meaning of the
Outagamie county dance ordinance,
John A. Lonsdorf, district attorney OF
Appleton, was informed recently by
Asst Atty Gen Bump. The legal
department declined to revoke its pre-
vious opinion on the dancing question,
although it has bee reversed by a rul-
ing of the Dane county superior court
Mr.. Bump referred to the ruling on
the Dane county dance ordinance and
asserted that the legal department is
still of the same opinion.
Stevens Point-Plunging 70 feet to
the bottom of gravel pit at the side
of highway Is near Amherst Junction
when their car was backed too close
Frymark and his son and daughter
are alive to tell of their hair-raising
experience. They were not injured
seriously. The car ended its mad
plunge by turning turtle into six feet
of water at the bottom of the pit The
spot where the accident occurred haG
long been regarded as dangerous as
the edge of the pit is very close to the
road.
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struck the chemical recovery plant of
the Stevens Point Pulp and Paper Co.
at McDill, a mile south of Stevens
Point, caused a fire which destroyed
the building, resulting in a loss of $780,
600. Firemen used seven lines of
hose to battle the flames for four
hours. Twelve huge chemical tanks
were unchanged. The loss was con-
fined to the building, shafting and pip
ing. The company announced it will
rebuild Immediately. The paper mill
proper will be forced to close two
months.
Monroe - An army of cutworms,
wireworms and grubworms is play
ing havoc with Green countys corn
crop as cool, damp weather continues.
Planting is not yet completed and
many farmers are finding replanting
necessary. Flint, corn, a quick crop,
OF soy beans and millet may have to
be restored to if the combination of
bad weather and low grade seed con-
tinues to prove a menace to the corn.
The hay crop, although better than
last year, will not be as good as at
first anticipated.
Madison-The state treasury has on
hand at the present time probably the
largest amount ever in it at a single
time, it was announced recently in
the monthly state financial report.
All state funds now total in excess
of $20,000,000. The report says the
state funds appear sufficient to make
a remission of taxes in the near fu-
ture 1t is estimated by the treasurer
that probably more than $1,000000 can
be RENTED.
Port Washington Bros, com
mercial fishermen of Port Washington,
caught an 80-pound sturgeon in one of
their pond nets, recently. The fish is
a fine specimen five feet long and is
now on exhibition, alive, in the aquari-
UNI at Smith Bros fish house. The
local fishermen have made application
to the state conservation commission
to keep the fish alive, and it will prob
ably be held for exhibition purposes
for the State fair.
Appleton = Fire of undetermined
origin destroyed the huge lime kiln
and stone crusher at High Cliff, owned
by the Western Lime and Cement Co.
The loss is estimated at 100000. A
wood pile outside the plant caught fire,
and the flames spread quickly to the
main buildings. The Menasha and
Sherwood fire departments fought the
blaze. Two watchmen were in the
plant when the fire was discovered.
Rain-soaked roads hold no
terrors for Arnold Albright, a farm
boy, who walked nine miles to Mon
roe to try his luck at entering clown
contest in a circus. Professors of the
clown college were so pleased with
Arnold's demonstration that he was
chosen one of the nine of so appli-
cants who appeared with the regular
clowns.
Two Riyers-August Gloe, 80, organ
izer of the Gloe Naidl orchestra, died
at Two Rivers, after a prolonged ill
ness due to cancer. Mr. Gloe was Of
fee manager at plant No. 1 of the
Aluminium Goods Manufacturing Co.