Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-19
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

of truck en- route from Chicago to
La Crosse were found to contain SO
per cent alcohol with quantity Of
iodoform. These facts were disclosed
by H. M. Lambert, chemist at the
state prohibition laboratory, Madison,
who made an analysis of the samples.
The hearing of the truck driver,
which was to have been held Nov. 10,
was then postponed one week. The
driver, who spent day in Jail before
being released on bond, gave his
name as Elmer A. Johnson.
Watertown-Deputy Sheriff Hugo
Liske, Dodge county motor official,
narrowly escaped death when he was
thrown to the pavement as three pass
ing cars crowded him off the road.
The accident occurred on highway 10
west of WATERFOWL, and the impact
of Liske's fall was so great that his
gloves were torn from his hands and
his clothes torn to shreds. He suf-
fered a sprained ankle and several
bruises and cuts. One car passed
over him as he lay in the roadway,
but the wheels did not strike him.
Marshfield-Frank Hendricksen, a
town of Wood farmer, committed sui
eide on his farm, nine miles south
of Marshfield. He used a shotgun,
blowing off the back of his head. Mari
tai troubles are said to have been
the reason for the act. He was about
so and is survived by wife and
several children. District Attorney
r. r. Williams has ordered the justice
Of peace at Dexter to appoint coro-
ner's jury to investigate the circum-
stances surrounding Hendricksen's
death.
Madison - Although approximately
one-third of the counties of the state
have reported official returns of the
general election, compilation of the
returns by the secretary of states Of
fee will not get under way until the
latter part of the week, it is an
have until Nov. 81 to report the Off
cial returns to the state department.
It probably will be two weeks before
the final official results of the state
election are available.
n-Sheboygan's tax rate
for city purpose only will be $26.95
per $1,000 of valuation this year, &C
cording to the proposed budget given
its first reading by the city council.
The revenue to be raised in the next
levy totals $1,049 067.58, compared to
1891, 129.4S last year. The rate this
year is 81 cents per $1,000 higher than
last year. A big share of the whole,
$459,00O, goes to the schools.
Green Bay-Henry Roskom, who
gave his home as Milwaukee, and
Glen Lawrence, town of Preble, were
arrested in Green Bay and charged
with driving automobiles while intoxi-
Gated Both pleaded guilty and were
fined 500 and costs, which were paid
in both cases. In addition to the fine
Roskom paid SIS to damages to two
cars with which he collided before
being arrested.
Green Bay-Heroic efforts on the
part of the bucket brigade formed by
employees of the Green Bay branch of
the Menominee River Sugar Co. saved
that company about 100000 worth of
sugar stored in nearby warehouse,
when fire broke out on. the roof of
the building. The fire destroyed most
of the roof, the damage being esti-
mated at $4,000. The fire was of I'M
known origin.
Rhinelander-That the members of
the Oneida county board may not be
deprived of their annual deer hunt,
the annual meeting of the board,
which was to have convened Nov. IL,
was postponed until Nov. "a. On the
board are many veteran hunters who
take pride in the fact that they never
have missed a deer hunt since they
were old enough to carry rlne.
Monroe-The body entrusted with
the maintenance Of Green county E
new $4,000 stock pavilion, at the
Monroe fair grounds, will be the
Green County Livestock Breeders as
sociation, it was decided at a meeting
of subscribers to the pavilion fund
Leland G. White, Monroe, was en-
trusted with the duty of Incorporating
such a nonstock corporation.
| Tomah-William j. Bremen, cash
| Ter Of the Farmers and Merchants
bank of Tomah, was chosen president
of the Monroe Bankers association
for the coming year at recent meet
ing held at Sparta Representatives
! Of IL of the county's Is banks attend