Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-20

/ Oshkosh-A warning has been is.
sued to the residents Of Oshkosh and
TW1nnebago county to take extraordi-
nary precautions against q species OF
army worm that has appeared in this
section. Attention to the situation
was called when huge numbers of the
worms were observed on willow trees
in Riverside park at the foot of Main
street, where they stripped the trees
of foliage County Agent Sell pre-
scribed arsenate of lead, which was
sprayed on the trees. Efforts are to
be made to check the worms before
/ serious damage to crops results.
| Neenah-Edward Frakes, 13, is lay
! ing claim to being Neenahs champion
! fisherman. Edward doesn't use ex-
! pensive tackle. A short length of rope
/ is all that he asks Young Frakes
was walking near the fumes of
| paper company here carrying a piece
of rope. CHANGING into the water he
saw a big pike lazily nozing about
! Quickly knotting the rope to form
a moose, he crept up on the fish,
slipped the loop over it's tail and
gave a quick jerk Edward swears
he never heard about either Izaak
! Walton or Ananias.
Green Bay-The stork brought fifty
girls and fifty-nine boys to Green Bay
during July, according to the report
of the city statistician. During the
seven, eleven of which were non-resi-
dents. The large number of hospitals
in Green Bay, with a good percentage
of the deaths being non residents, is
| given by the city health officer as the
reason for the high death rate OF
Green Bay, as recently announced
from Madison. The fatalities of the
past month are a striking example
Of this.
Superior-Struck down by an auto
mobile while chasing rubber ball
into the street near his home in
/ Superior, Charles Ward, 8, died an
hour later as the result of skull frac-
lures and internal injuries. The car
was driven by Grover G. West. West
| told police that the lad darted into
the path of the car. Instant applica-
ton of the brakes failed to prevent
| hitting the boy, West said.
Madison-The balance in the state
treasury dropped to Sl6,949,877 Aug. /.
the financial report of State Treasurer
Solomon Levitan, issued Monday,
shows. The balance on July 1 was
| $19,48S, 697 The drop was occasioned
principally by the increase in disburse-
ments. Receipts during the month
amounted to $2,234,33S, and disburse-
ments $3,1O1,29
Chippewa Falls-The explosion of
dynamite cap blew away the first fin
ger and thumb on the left hand of
| Douglas Hairless, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Hairless, who live near Policy.
A part of the boys thumb on his right
hand was also shot away by the explo-
sion. The dynamite cap had been left
lying by a crew of men engaged in
blowing stumps.
Glenwood City-Howard Dickey, Is,
suffered broken jaw and cuts and
bruises when he was buried beneath
the timbers of barn blown down by
a heavy wind on the Herman Stevens
farm, a mile south of Glenwood City.
An inch and half of hail did con-
siderable damage to the crops. Heavy
rain was general throughout this ter
ritory.
Green Bay-Robert and Elmer Nc
Allister, II and 20, were returned to
the Brown county workhouse, where
they were serving 30-day sentences
for larceny after few hours of liber-
ty, gained through sudden dash into
the woods from the spot where they
were working. They were captured
in De Tere.
Marshficld-Lawrence Xix. 12-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Xix,
Pittsville merchant, had his thumb
and several fingers on his right hand
shot off ana both legs mutilated when
a dynamite cap which youthful play
mate gave him exploded in his hand.
His 6-year-old brother, who stood at
his side, was uninjured.
Brentwood Although heavy rains
havo hirndnred all kinda of fa rr1n 1unrl L