Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-11-26

Park Falls-Since the mink and
muskrat season opened the country in
the vicinity of Park Falls has been
invaded by small army of trappers.
1t is said that nearly every slough,
lake and creek, as well as the entire
length Of the Flambeau river, is lined
with traps. According to reliable re-
ports, fur-bearing animals are not as
plentiful as in former years in this
section of Wisconsin. Many old trap
pers in this locality are in favor of
several years closed season on mink
and muskrats. With continued yearly
trapping there is danger that these
animals will virtually disappear
Jefferson-An ordinance requiring
all public dances in the county to
close at l a. m. and at midnight Satur-
days was passed at Jefferson by the
Jefferson county board of supervisors.
The vote was 80 to 4. The ordinance
dances and bars all children under IS
from dance halls unless accompanied
by parents or legal guardian. No pass
out checks are to be issued. Heavy
fines are to be the penalty for viola
ton.
Superior-Damages of $500 for
horse which was killed in Superior
during electrical storm are asked by
the Duluth-Superior Transfer Co. in
suit against the Duluth Street Rail-
way Co., now pending in the Superior
court The transfer company claims
the horse was killed when the trolley
wires running over bridge shortcir-
cuited with the car tracks, causing the
death of the animal when it stepped
upon the tracks.
Fond du Lac-The total assessed
value of real and personal property in
Fond du Lac county decreased nearly
100000 over 1923, and $1,312,925 in
the city, according to the report of
which has just been completed.
There were 8,968 homestead exemp-
lions claimed in the county and 1861
in the city, having value of $4,353,775
in the county and $1,S3O,500 in the
city.
Madison-Jorge Larson, father of
Deputy Sheriff Lars o. Larson of Madi-
son, has read the Bible through from
cover to cover So times, nearing the
record of Dwight L. Moody, evangel-
list, and w. p. Habberton, Carmi, Ill.
Mr.. Larson is 80 and is now reading
the Bible for the thirty-seventh time.
Although he reads current literature,
magazines and newspapers, Mr. Lar
son declares he gets his chief enjoy.
ment from rereading the Scriptures.
nelander-Several lumber com.
panies will log extensively in northern
Wisconsin the coming winter and
many large camps are already in oper.
alton. Woodsmen in large numbers
are leaving for the timber country
daily. The wage scale in the woods
will be on par with that of the last
few winters, it is said. With favor.
able weather conditions lumbermen
anticipate heavy timber cut.
Shullsburg-Th James Zinc mine
of Shullsburg, idle since last spring,
will resume operation Immediately, il
is said on reliable authority This
mine yields low grade zinc ore and
while zinc ore prices were low, it was
deemed inadvisable to mine. Now
that prices are about $50 a ton for
top grade ore, the price on the in.
ferior grades has moved up to a point
at which it will pay to operate.
Wisconsin Rapids-That the Wood
county asylum is a paying proposition
was revealed to the Wood county
board of supervisors when Supt L. E,
ellison made his annual report The
report showed that the asylum had
not only been self-supporting but had
enlarged it's holding without aid from
the county, which has profited to the
extent of $216,64S.85 since the insti-
tuition was founded in 1912
Merrill-Charles F. Borchardt, vet
eran carpenter, OF Merrill, met with in
slant death when he fell from an
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addition to the Albert F. Peterman
home to a cement driveway. Dor.
chardt, who had been fastening casing
to the window, suffered a fracture of
the skull The cause Of the accident
could not be learned.