Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-06-11

WoneWoc-At special s,.ectjoz
held to determine whether Wonaw
will have public park, the nronas
! ton was carried by a vote of 201
l44. The question submitted n -,
voters provided for purchase of
seven acre tract on the edge of ri
| city which will be cleared of unda,
brush, fenced, and thrown open to N
use of the public. In the trac+ -.
over 500 trees, a natural trout streo,,<
and many advantages not usuaII
found in location of this kind Nh
public camp grounds viii be located
here.
Tomah-The blue berry cron "A
the Tomah vicinity has been threat.A
| ened with destruction several tines
the last few days, frost warnings6
throwing a scare into the many wboi
delight in "blueberry picnics." How.
ever, except in the marshes and lowI
lands. which sustained some freezing.
frost has not appeared in sufficient
strength to wipe out the crop and AM
prospects are that there will be mora
berries than for some years, as tbal
woods and valleys are wei filled with
the poisoning plants
Eagle-The body of Joseph PETIT. So.
son of William PETIT, well-to-do resi-.
dent of Eagle, was found in a field
near his home Saturday night. Near
the body lay a 32-caliber revolver
PETIT had been shot through the head
back OF one ear. Coroner L. f. Lee
Waukesha, was summoned Sunday to
conduct an investigation. No reason
was offered why PETIT should take his
life. He is survived by his parents,
two sisters and a brother.
Merrill-Val Heinrich, jr., vice chair.
man of the Lincoln county board, died
at Merrill He had erected come of
the city's largest buildings and held
a score of public and quasi-public
offices. He was a director of the
American State bank and was to have
supervised the erection of the new
bank edifice. AS member of the board
OF education he rendered the city
much service during the erection Of
the new school buildings.
Marshfield-Th Central Wisconsin
Fair association has announced plans
for construction of a $4,000 new brick
and tile auditorium at the Marshfeld
fair grounds to be used during the
fair as combined exhibition building
for merchants and for dairy products
and, during the the remainder of the
year, to be used for auditorium pur-
poses. 1t is possible that the build
ing will be completed in time for the
fair in September.
Park Falls-Max Fielder has pur-
chased>the old Blockhouse lake resort
near Park Falls, and is making extern
siYe improvements. A large house has
been constructed and several log
cabins are being built. When com
pleted the resort will be one OF the
best equipped in this section Not the
least of its attractions is it's location
on a lake which still furnishes excel
lent fishing.
La Crosse-For the first time in the
history of La Crosse, an airplane has
been attached and will be sold at pub.
lie auctioa by the sheriff to satisfy
claim against the owner of the air.
craft. The airship, belonging to Scott
Lake, Viroqua, was attached on local
airfield when Lake flew to La Crosse,
to satisfy the claim of $3.50 held by
his uncle, S. w. Lake.
Baraboo-A steel coal car with
consignment of coal TO the Smith Fuel
4 Warehouse Co., BaTaboo, went on q
rampage and almost killed two en-
ployes of the warehouse as it was be-
ing, backed into the sheds to be I'M
loaded. The switching crew of the
North Western road lost control of the
car. The car plunged through the side
of the shed.
Green Ddy-C. E. Warwick, safety
director for the Wisconsin Public Ser
vice corporation Green Bay, is arrang.
ing to market a grease gun patented
for lubricating street railway tracks
on curves. 1t will replace the familiar
broom and bucket used by greasin8
crews.
Beaver Dam-Following discovery
of 80 cases of tuberculosis in a two
day free chest clinic of the Wisconsin
association, Beaver
Dam, agitation for a milk ordinance
requiring all milk sold to be from
tuberculin tested herds has been re-
viyed.
Brentwood Eggers, Birch.
wood, has obtained shipment of more