Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-09
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS

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Madison Balance in the state
treasury on Dec. 81 was $7,497 ,388.72,
showing a healthy balance to begin
1924, according to information obtain
ed from state officials The balance
is reduction of 1851, 141.08 over that
of DEC. 81 last year, which was 81
758.529.80. Expenditures from the
state treasury during 1928 also show
eo a decrease over 1922, officials re-
port. The decrease totaled $185,71717.
Expenditures this year were $5,149,-
EOS. IS, and last year $5,334, 1862. Re-
ceirts by the state decreased during
the asst twelve months over the pre-
vious year by $447058.25. The total
receipts for 1923 were $12,646,59S.37,
com Dared with $13,013,456 in 1922.
Msdison-Life insurance written by
lega- reserve insurance companies in
Wisconsin will exceed the 5000, 100000
marx for the year 1923, according to
estimates prepared by w. Stanley
Smith, state commissioner of insur-
anCe. The total first year and renewal
premiums for life insurance of all
forms paid by citizens of the state will
BIZ twice the amount expended for fire
protection - about $36,000,000, the
commissioner declared. Lower NOR
tality will be recorded for the year
and increased dividends for 1924, it
was said.
Wisconsin Rapids-Icy pavements
have caused numerous automobile ac-
cidents at Wisconsin Rapids. Joseph
Joseph was injured when struck by
car on Grand avenue. The driver was
proceeding at a reasonable rate but
the brakes failed to hold the car on
the city street. One large touring car
lost a wheel when it skidded on busy
corner and several light cars have
crashed into the curb with broken
wheels as the result. Arterial traffic
rules have helped to keep down the
number of accidents.
Acknowledgement OFT, 8, who, for
month, has been in a semi-consciou
condition at hospital in Monroe with
a bullet in his brain, has been taken
to Madison by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard c. OFT, Jefferson town
ship, The hospital authorities will
attempt to administer nouriShment
sufficient to give him strength to with
stand an operation The lad was shot
by % caliber rifle as he attempted
to crawl through fence while on
hunting trip.
New London-Eight business houses
were burned and six other buildings
in New London were partially destroy
ed in one of the most disastrous fires
in the city's history on New Years
day Ten families are homeless and
fourteen firms are unable to open
their doors. The loss is estimated at
100000. The New London and Gin
tonville fire departments fought the
flames in a temperature of eight de-
SIOGS DGlOW zero.
Eayward-Leon Roberts and George
Madelin of HAYWARD were hauling a
load of ties to Seeley when their sled
tipped over, the load OF twenty-five
ties falling on them and crushing
them to death. The horses broke loose
from the sled and went to the Roberts
home. A brother of Leon discovered
the fatal accident. Each of the boys
was II years old.
Richland Center-A raid was made
on the sheriff's ghost room in the
county jail of Richland county, and
nine gallons of evidence was stolen.
In this room is kept all anti-Volstead
spirits, hence the title ghost room"
Much of the liquor was held as evi-
dence against bootleggers and it's alb
sence makes prosecution difficult, if
not impossible.
Eagle River-John Jaud, owner of
the Edgewater resort at Eagle River,
was drowned while fishing through the
Ice on Vaudesare lake. 1t is believed
that in the dense fog he became lost
and wandered into an open stretch of
water. His body was found 80 feet
from where he fell in. Jaud was a
former resident of Milwaukee.
Beloit-Mrs. Harlan Cox, II, will
spend her first wedding anniversary
in hospital in Beloit as a result of
taking half teaspoonful of poison.
No motive for the young woman's act
has been discovered. 1t is expected
she will recover. The pair were mar
rled last New Years day.
Union Grove The Daidis Lumber