Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-05-14

has caused an uproar among dog fan
ciers of the city, who believe a whole
sale poisoning plot is on foot. DR..
r. B. Clark has offered a reward OF
$25 for information that will lead to
the arrest and conviction Of those re-
sponsible for the poison. Sudden ILL
ness has seized numerous dogs about
the city and they have dropped dead
or had to be shot by policemen to re
lieve their misery.
Park Falls-The Layne-Bowler CO.,
Chicago, is drilling on the Wardeast
farm southwest of Park Falls. This
is the last of many attempts to Sc
cure adequate supply of pure water.
Mr.. Wardensh demanded $4,000 for
his 40-acre tract last fall and refused
permission of the city to dig wells.
Condemnation proceedings were start
ed. An agreement was reached where
by the city acquires an option on the
property for $3.50 and if water is struck
an additional $4,000 must be paid.
Platteville-The committee on his
torical sites and landmarks of the
Wisconsin Federation of Women's
Clubs will place a bronze tablet on the
Oddfellows' hall, Platteville, in COM
memoration of the first church built
in Wisconsin, and in fact west of
Lake Michigan. 1t was part of the
Galena mission and was built in 1882
The women are raising the necessary
funds through a series of moving pic
ture shows.
Antigo-Bernard Paulsrud, %, re
leased from the state reformatory at
Green Bay Apr. 10, after serving IL
months of one-year sentence, en-
joyed less than fortnight of liberty
He was sentenced to three years in
states prison at Waupun after plead.
ing guilty to passing a worthless
check at a hotel barber shop. Pauls.
rud's only excuse for the crime was
that he had run out of funds.
Birchwood-M. Nichols, Ladysmith;
M. j. Wolcott, EXeland; Norman
Dietz, Chicago, are organizing the Sta
title Handle Manufacturing Co., al
EXeland Is miles east of Brentwood.
The company will manufacture han
dies for tools. 1t is believed that the
business will meet with great success
due to the abundance of hardwood
handle timber and because of excel.
lent shipping facilities.
Madison-Thomas Evans Drifting.
ham, GA years old, millionaire philan-
thropist and former member of the
University of Wisconsin board of re-
gents, died abroad a ship bound for
South America, it was learned at his
home in Madison recently Mr.. Brit
tingham was senior partner of the
e Nixon Lumber COM
pany. The body will be brought to
Madison for burial
Watertown-Oneh hundred and fifty
flags will be erected under the direc-
ton of the American Legion in Water
town, along Main street, to be used
on all holidays and festive occasions.
The equipment is such that all flags
will be uniform and will include side
walk sockets with caps, so that they
can be placed within a short time.
1t is planned later to continue the
work on other streets in the business
section of the city.
Merrill = Bow-wow conventions in
Merrill during May have been called
off by Chief of Police Thomas Calder,
who announces that this is stay at
home month for all dogdom in the
city of Merrill, and that the citys or
dinance prohibiting CANNES from run
ming at large will be strictly enforced.
Complaints from garden owners
brought the announcement.
Chilton-A posse found the body of
Robert Foos, 3year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs Otto Zoos, Stockbridge in a
swamp near Chiffon The boy disap-
peared Saturday morning May 3. The
body was found by Robert OIL, grand
father of the boy. 1t is believed the
boy drowned following his two dogs.
Rice Lake-Seventy-n school chill.
dren entered a bird house contest
held at Rice Lake. Prizes were given
by business men. Prize winners and
training instructor were en-.
tertained at luncheon by the Rotary
club. The bird houses will be in
stalled in the city park.
Evansville-Annette B. Wilder, aged
81, wife of the late Charles H. Wilder,
a former lumberman of Evansville,
died at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Louisa Clark. She was the Oldest resi-.
dent in this city coming to this coun.
ty from New York in 1862.