Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-02
Drummond-Ths shipment of ground


seasons, and where formerly small ex-
press shipments were made the con-
signment this year will go out in car
load lots. Several Indians from Win
ter have been gathering this beautiful
evergreen, and it is being prepared
for shipment to La Porte, Ind, car
load leaving soon. The pine is pre-
pared for wreaths and other holiday
decorations and is in great demand.
Sayner-The fishing season was
opened in Sayner with a prize catch
of 32pound muskellunge by E. NJ
Cramer, contractor, Winnetka, ILL.,, on
Lost Lake. Forest Primeval resort is
on this lake. Plum lake was also
visited by score of fishermen. Two
lads staying at o. w. Sayner's Plum
lake resort landed their limit of black
bass in short time. With the ap-
pearance of warm weather, tourists
and fishermen are pouring in daily
Phillips-Attacked by an angry bull
Louis Vokurka, Phillips butcher,
had a narrow escape from serious in
jury. Vokurka was tying the animal
in stall when it suddenly knocked
him down and began bunting him The
man managed to force his fingers in
the bulls eyes, dimming the sight suf-
ficiently to allow him to get up and
make his way out of the STALL Vokur-
ka was badly cut and bruised.
Tomah--Strawberrie are just begin
ming to ripen at Tomah, fully two
every prospect of large crop and they
should bring a good price, as the
southern berries are now off the mar
ket. Blueberries are also a promis
ing prospect and, in fact, all kinds
of fruit should give an unusually fine
yield this season if the weather con-
tinues favorable
Merrill-Buster, the mascot of the
Merrill fire department is dead. For
Is years he answered all calls by his
encouraging bark The visitors to
the department have missed Buster
and have inquired whether he too had
retired on pension, but Buster
served like a hero to his death He
died at his post after dragging himself
three blocks to his place of duty.
Park Falls-E J. Aschenbrenner has
been elected president of the Price
Taylor County Bankers association,
recently organized. Lyman Russell,
president of the First National bank
of Medford, is vice president, and E.
D. Heden, cashier of the State bank
Of Ogema, is secretary and treasurer.
The association will hold six meetings
a year.
Neillsville-Jesse Richmond, %, and
Helen Gray, IA, who eloped week ago
in an automobile from their homes
at Greenwood, near Neillsville, are in
custody at Aberdeen, S. D., according
to dispatches from that city. They
were found at the home of relative.
The arrest it is said, was the result
of action taken by relatives of the girl.
Gratiot-John Dorneider, farmer
living near Gratiot, found a dynamite
blasting cap in his barn. Walter
Korn, hired man, watched Dorm
elder pick the shell with match and
suggested a staple be used. The cap
exploded in Dorneider's hand mutilat-
ing it so seriously that two fingers
ho 6od 10 no Itot n6
Sheboygan-Fo Following Horace Gree
Ieys advice, Carl Block and Frank
Nytes, Sheboygan young men, left
for the west, where they expect to re-
main, if they strike anything that
suits them. They are making the trip
on foot and will continue to the coast
unless they see special opportunity on
the way.
Milton Robbers broke in
to the garage run by Clarence Alter,
Milton Junction, and obtained $500
worth of tires and accessories and a
radio set. Thieves smashed the plate
glass window in the front door of
store at Koshkonong, five miles away,
the night before and took $125 in cash.
MISUNDERSTANDING years of we'd
ded life is the record of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. Tillma, of Randolph, who are among
the first residents of Wisconsin Mr..
Tillma is sc and his wife four years
his junior. Members of the family
gathered at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. ]. Smeda at Randolph.
Madison-Fred Bernhagen, 35, as
sistant deputy warden at the Waupun
penitentiary, will succeed Charles
Brostrom as assistant superintendent