Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-03-05
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

Around the Badger State
Fond du Lac-John Stettbacher,
farmer residing four miles north OF
Lomira, received three fractured rigs,
numerous bruises and narrowly es-
capped hSing killed when attacked by
an enraged bull. The farmer had gone
into the yard adjoining the barn when
the bull knocked him down and tram
pied upon him. The pet dog of Mr..
Stettbacher came to the rescue of his
master and drove the bull into a cor
ner of the barnyard while Mr.. Stett-
bacher was lifted from the ground and
carried into the barn by his son.
Lancaster - Reuben Ochsman, a
farmer living near Lancaster, is in
the Doolittle hospital as result of an
accident which occurred while saving
wood with gasoline outfit for Elmer
Trucker, neighbor Ochsman at
tempted to kick block of wood from
one end of the saw when he was
caught in the wheel, his clothing torn
and he was cut across the knee The
wound bled so profusely that when he
was brought to the hospital the physi-
clans regarded his case as critical.
Stevens Point-The car repair de
partment of the 500 line shops at
Stevens Point has returned to a full
time, six-day a week working SEIZED
ule, and more than so additional men
have been given jobs, making $50 en-
ployed in all. There is every pros
pect that there will be steady work
on a full time basis for many weeks.
The shops had been working five days
week.
Fond du Lac-While undergoing
treatment for the cleansing of facial
cavity, Herman Schroeder suddenly
collapsed in the office of a Fond du
Lac clinic and despite the use of a
pulmotor could not be revived. Death
was caused by acute dilation of the
heart, an examination revealed.
Schroeder was % and the father Of
three children.
La Crosse-L. M. Norby and Milton
Munson, Holmen, Wis, employees of
the Observation-Disclosures Light and
Power Co., were killed when their
automobile was struck by a south
bound Burlington train at grade
crossing, La Crosse. The automobile
was demolished and the wreckage
was strewn for $50 Sect along the right
of way.
Loganville-Firep proof buildings will
replace the wooden structures de-
stroyed in the recent fire at Logan
Vile The village board has placed
an order for the largest size fire truck
made by the Wisconsin Fire Appara-
tus company, a local concern, one Of
whose demonstrating trucks saved the
village from complete destruction.
Beaver Dam-Tentative plans of the
Wisconsin Telephone company call for
the expenditure of $4,000 for improve
ment of service in Beaver Dam this
summer. The lines in the main part
of town will be placed in cables. This
work will do away with a large part
of the annual tree trimming expense
Chippewa Fahs-Struck in the fore
head by a stray bullet as she was leav-
hn
11-year-old daughter of Lee Briggs
Donald, was seriously injured but is
expected to recover. A snowmobile
was used to carry DR.. r. c. Rodecker
from Holcombe to the wounded girl
Sparta-The city council of Sparta
is wrestling with the electric light
rates problem and whether or not it
would be advisable for the city to
drop the municipality owned electric
light plant and accept a schedule of
rates for lights from the Wisconsin
Minnesota Light and Power company
Rib Lake-The creamery at Chelsea,
Wis, six miles southwest of Rib Lake,
burned to the ground The fire was
due to an overheated chimney. The
loss is estimated at $1,000. Al Lin
dow, the proprietor, has the reputa-
ton Of being one of the best butter
makers in the state.
Clintonville-The Clintonville city
council diSaIIOwad tho oJa inc Of +uzo
banks for refund on taxes. The
Clintonville State bank claimed a re-
fund of $1,771 on taxes of 1922 and
$1,312 on taxes of 1923. The Dairy
mans State bank claimed refunds of
$943 and 1915.
Madison-The financial condition of