Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-30
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around che Badger State

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The cattle, which are to be shipped 10
Mexico this week accompanied Py MI.
Creashaw and cost $4,000, consisted
of IS heifers and "a COWS. One Guern-
sew COW was included in the lot anc
all were purchased of Edward Yohn,
a farmer residing east of Watertown.
This is one of - number of cars
bought in this vicinity for MexlcanS
in the last few months.
Racine-After % years service as
deputy clerk of the circuit court for
Racine county, Miss Helen L. Blythe
has rendered her resignation to take
effect May 1, when she will become
assistant manager of the Racine Citl-
zens Loan and Investment Co. Miss
Blythe's work has been highly COM
mended by jurists having work in this
court. She served one term as presi-
dent of the Wisconsin State Associa-
ton of Circuit Court Clerks.
Peshtigo-Harvey BucholtZ, Pesh-
tigo High school student had a mar
row escape from drowning when a
canoe in which he was going up river
upset in an effort to turn about. He
was alone and was nearly persisted
from cold before his plight was dis
covered by persons on shore. A
crowd gathered at the bridge and a
cable was thrown to the young man
who was thus drawn up, nearly dead
from cold and exhaustion.
Parrish-Mrs. Eleanor A. Hur1butt,
of Parrish, has invented a fastener
to replace hooks and eyes, and which
has neither catches or springs. 1t
works on the key and slot plan. By
a slight twist of the garment, the top
of the fastener is inserted in the lower
part and when the garment is in it's
natural position, the fastener is firm
ly locked. Mrs. Hurlbutt has receiv-
ed several offers to have it manufac-
tured on royalty basis
Reedsburg Joseph McKenna, Chi
cago, suffered a fracture of his right
leg just below the hip when his tour
LIS Cctl 0Cl uCh d C0INOII, lCuI ul1CS
east of Reedsburg. The car was de-
molished. Just before the crash he
threw his 7-year-old son, who was
sitting on his lap clear of the car.
The boy escaped with only a slight
cut on the forehead. The driver of
the car also escaped without Injury.
Sturgeon Bay-The first drowning
of the season at Sturgeon Bay occur
red April %, when Gerald, 10-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Franklin,
fell from a wharf and drowned. A
younger companion helplessIy looked
on. The lad was fishing The body
was found 45 minutes after the acct
dent by members of the coast guard
crew, who worked vainly 40 minutes
to restore life.
Monroe-With the throb of engines
driving limestone crushers coming
from many fields, Green county farm
ers are hard at work lining their soil
IN the hope of increasing the alfalfa
acreage, which would mean better cat
tie, better milk, and better Swiss
cheese. Seeding is well under way.
County roads are reported in unusu-
ally good condition for this time of
year.
Beaver Dam-The marking of every
tree along Memorial drive with tho
name OF some Dodge county man who
lost his life in the service of his coun-
try IN the last war; will be done this
summer. A few of the trees. planted
last summer, will be replaced. Thew
me both sides of the Horizon Beaver
Dam road
Cuba City-Cuba City is the only
one IN the state giving the nnhlic
Tree chautauqua each summer. Con.
tracts have just been closed for q four
Jay course which the merchants have
PAID Tor, the sum, $685. being raised
by donations. The Cuba CITY hand
VIII give public concerts at the same
time
Tomah-The Wilton village hoard
authorlzed an appropriation of $4,000.
winch, augmented by an equal amount
from the county of Monroe. will he
spent on the highways inside the vii
lage limits. The roads of Wilton are
PAD IN wet weather. The $4,000 will
De used to make permanent improve
ments.
Ashiand-Emil Sitko, 7-year-old son
OF Frank Sitko, Drummond farmer
iost TWO myers of his right hand as
the result of the explosion of a dyna.
mite ml cap with which he was playing.
me lad picked up the dynamite CAP
IL one OF his fathers fields where