Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-28

taxation Valuation of rail
increased by $8,945,000 over
The r&il assessment this
'61,710,000 The railroads in
.dte last year paid $7,335, 525. SO
xes while for this year they are
sed for $7,471, 89411.
ge-Three autos laden with
invaded Portage last week,
IN they reached the downtown
they were assembled by
sheriff E. L. Alderman and load
ok into their cars and sent on
vay before they could ply their
telling craft Towns west of
report losses in recent gypsy
S, and farmers along the route
0rt some thefts.
du Lac-After an illness of
GLOWING a stroke of paralysis,
McGown, 68 years old, one
ost prominent photographers
Ok river valley and dealer
ofession IN the state, died at
in Fond du Lac. Mr.. Nc
ID lived in this city for almost
sars, with the exception of a
4rs spent in California.
iette-Three dams to raise the
[ lakes and streams in Mari
county for fish propagation will
uilt by the conservation club and
Walton league. The dams will
uilt at the outlets to the Goodman
Miscauno ponds and next year
ional dams will be built in lakes
streams throughout northern Mar
te county.
Fanesville-Six hundred forty thou
I'd pike fry were planted in Rock
.nty streams last week by the
lesville Izaak Walton league chap
a. A. r. Hoard, editor of Hoard's
iryman, and J. F. Schreiner, Fort
dnson, planted $4,000 in lake Kosh-
Nong, in addition to those planted
y the GAINESVILLE chapter.
Monroe-Voegel brothers, Month
clio, are the proud owners of Mabel
Weiss, the new worlds champion 2
'ear-old Brown Swiss. Her record Of
65 days is 1884 pounds of milk con-
aiming 1927 pounds of butterfat.
The record was formerly held by Col
ege Bravura w, owned by Michigan
Agricultural college.
Madison = Banking Commissioner
dwight Parker has announced that
he had taken charge of the Peoples
'ank of Clear Lake, Wis. Frozen as
cts, depleted cash reserve and i'm
,aired capital were given as reasons
or the closure The bank was CAPT
allied at $4,000 and had deposits
# $16S,O0O.
Madison-Thomas Powers, as years
I'D, of La Crosse, a patient at the
Mendoza hospital for insane, was
in Lake Mendoza, Madison.
covers was walking along the lake
shore, according to officials, and
yaded into the water and lay down.
Before help could be summoned he
vas dead.
Prairie du Sac-Children playing by
he roadside near the Springfield hill,
eight miles east of Prairie du Sac,
'ound a bundle in culvert which
proved to be deeds, bank certificates,
stocks and valuable records taken
rom the or-Schoepoerster Co.'S
store which was burglarized Dec. "a.
Baraboo-A difficult task was ac-
in the moving of a plea
sure boat owned by Mrs. Al Ringing,
Of Baraboo, from Crystal Lake, H.,
% Mirror Lake, Sank county, dis
.arce of 100 miles. The boat is forty
feet long, and weighs five tons. 1t
was loaded on truck and trailer.
Monroe-August Milbrandt, 90, of
was fatally injured when his
left foot was ground off beneath a
road freight train. He
lied at local hospital Mr.. Mil
brandt. who lived near the tracks, has
poor eyesight and failed to see the
train.
Observation-Disclosures Hageland, So,
Ladysmith, and single, committed sui
eide by placing stick of dynamite
On large rock in the outskirts of the
city and lying across it while it ex-
pioded. sas-.------~ --s -- -
Lake Mills-Mayor L. F. Heitz. Lake
Mills. is recovering from injuries 70.
ceived when his sedan collided with
a car driven by Edwin West, Jefferson,
two and half miles from Lake Mills
on highway 107 Mayor Heitz was
seriously cut about the face