Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-29

Jcske was occupied, one of the women
members of the band put her hand
into the open cash drawer. Mrs.
Jeske, entering the store, called out
and the woman fed.
Chippewa Falls-That gold may be
had for the digging in Sawyer coun-
ty is the firm belief of Sam K liver
son and K A. Kristanson, Colfax,
who have left for that region to be-
gin prospecting. They have pinned
their faith in making a strike on an
old legend told many years ago of a
grizzly pioneer of the northwood who
paid nuggets of gold for the necessi-
ties of life in some of the old time
trading posts in Sawyer county.
Racine-George Ferguson, Milwau-
kee, at public auction recently pur-
chased the farm of Mrs. Lydia Wallis
Petit, daughter of Harry M. Wallis,
former head of the Case Plow Works
Co., for $23,880. The f. m of 120 acres
is one of the most improved in the
eastern section of Racine county and
is about two miles from the lake front,
where Chicago capitalists are buying
farm property and are planning to
erect modern country homes.
Watertown-The Watertown Milk
Producers Cooperative association an
nounces the purchase of a site on
which will be erected soon modern
plant for the manufacture of milk
products. An official of the associa-
ton states that the proposed plant
will be what is known as combina-
ton plant, that is, will manufacture
butter, cheese, sweet cream or fluid
milk, depending on the market.
Iron River-While blasting stumps
at his farm near Iron River, Valentine
Depta, 35, was horribly mangled when
"a box of dynamite exploded in his
arms. Depta had lighted the fuse
under a stump. He was walking away
from the stump with the box of dyna-
mite under his arm when it exploded.
He was hurled against the stump,
which also blew up. He died On the
way to the Ashland hospital.
Reedsburg-M and Mrs. Ralph
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j. Howard and
Mrs c. j. Goude, all of Baraboo, had
the fright of their lives when a spent
bullet crashed through the glass door
of their sedan as they were driving
through the country near Reedsburg.
Glass flew in every direction but none
of the occupants was injured.
Green Bay-Joseph Nick, SO, Civil
war veteran, died at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. John Kapp, in Green
Bay. He was born in Germany, Nov.
29, 1886, and came to the United States
when he was IT. He came to Green
Bay in 1859 and enlisted in the Fifth
Wisconsin infantry, Co. c, Apr. 81,
1861.
Madison-Dean H. L. Russell and
Prof. Theodore Macklin, of the college
of agriculture at the University of
Wisconsin, have left for New Zealand
where they will study the condition
of the dairy industry. 1t is expected
that the two men will be absent three
months.
Sturgeon Bay-Capt. Thomas Greene,
veteran lightship commander, with up
ward of 80 years of government SER
vice to his credit, has retired, having
reached the age limit. At the time
Of his retirement he was in charge of
Peshtigo Reef Ightship n, near Pesh-
tigo bay
Chippewa Falls-Falling backward
into a circular saw revolving 200 times
minute, Edward Ralowucz, a Lublin
mill hand, suffered cut nearly a foot
long. The saw severed the large
muscles of the shoulder blade and
joints as well as cutting into several
ribs.
Green Bay-During the week 225
hunting licenses were issued from the
office of County Clerk Robert B. Wick
cry, bringing the total number of Ii
censes in Brown county this year to
4,075. The number is still short of
the high mark of 4,400 set last year.
Kempster-While seated in his auto.
mobile at his farm near Kempster, a
calf made a dash for his car and.
jumping over the radiator, struck Earl
Mishler with such force as to dislocate
his shoulder and break his collarbone.
Eagle MISREPRESENTATION of the
new power line from Eagle River to
Minocqua, Wis, is under way. The
line is being built by the Eagle River
Light and Power Co., and will serve
many villages, summer resorts and
private homes.