Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-07-23

20 : peen located eight miles east 2<
Chetek. The area covered is ~
10 acres and the depth is on,
SIX inches to six feet Prof n
Musbach, head Of the soils densrt,,
OF the University Of Wisconsin
that, in his opinion, these 8an,
were among the best in tho ~.
The mari will be used bv the forn.
Wlthln radius of 10 miles or
construction of road to the baas !
begin at once.
Oconto-A lire Of tourist cars -
known as the Gray bus line 90
carrying IS passengers, will leave q
cage daily and pass through Oco1
to Oconto Falls and Gillett sbort1
From Gillett the tour will inc,n
stops at famous northern and cant,%
lakes and return by way of Vans.
hllbourn and Madison. MANY Chica j.
Vacationists are expected to AVA
themselves of this new plan of seein
the beauty spots of Wisconsin
Antigo-A tract of 20 acres has haax
plated at Lily, an unincorporated n
lage and one of the Oldest settlement
in Langlade county, by the Morse
Tradewell Co. Lily is situated at nh
junction of the Lily and Wolf riyers
and is a station on the 500 line BID.
tween Shawano and Argonne. A stat
bank and cheese factory are anon
the plans for development. The vii
lage is near an excellent waterpower
site on the Wolf river.
Fond du Lac-Nearly Is bows. ransa
ing in age from s to 16 years. wera
arrested by police recently in conneo4
ton with series of petty robberies
in Fond du Lac since school vacatiouN
started early in June Several lid
cycles, boxes of candy, sling shots
boats, fishing tackle and many Other
articles were taken from the boys bH
the police in their drive on juvenile
crime.
Wittenberg-Tom Brown, a Winnex
bago Indian, caught a rainbow trout
that weighed a trife over eighN
pounds and measured q inches ID
length. The catch was made July S
in the Jacksonville dam pond. This ia
the largest trout of the variety ever
caught in the vicinity Of Wittenbergl
Brown presented the fish to SuptA
jacobson of Bethany mission, Wittena
berg.
Green Bay-Kenneth Champeau, "A
of Bay Settlement, sought to make the
acquaintance of a calf a few mile
from Green Bay. The COW resented
the child's advances to her offsprin4
and when he came within reach o.
her tether, kicked him, breaking hi
right leg and his collar bone He
in hospital and his condition is said
TO be serious.
Wisconsin Rapids-James Nohelty
oU, VI W1SCOASIu 1eelpluS, Wdo hliC
when he was caught by a belt which
he was shifting on a paper machine
at the Port Edwards mill of the Me-
koosa-Edwards Paper Co. Nohelt1
was an experienced machine tender
and had worked in Wisconsin Rapids
for the last five and one-half years.
Cumberland-Jose Donateiie, the
third victim of an auto accident at
Hudson, Wis, last week, died in ST
Paul hospital. A brother, Edmond#
Donatelle, and Henry Kappa were
killed instantly in the wreck, which,
occurred at a railway crossing. All
were young farmers living near CUM
berland.
Monroe-One of the earliest settlers
in the village of Albany has just cele1
brated her ninety-seventh birthday an
niversary. She is Mrs. Maria (Pond)
Warren Tibbitts, who still resides In
the original family home. Born IN
Newark, N. j., in 1927, Mrs. TibbittsN
came to Wisconsin with her parenLS
in 1916.
Brentwood - The Milwaukee road
has moved the Draper depot to Lor-
eta, a new village established by incl
Edward Hines Lumber Co. a mile west
of Draper The company was given
permission to move the station by the
railroad commissions despite the oppo-
sition of Draper business men.
Prairie du Chien-Edward Hubbard
farmer, living east of Prairie Gu
Chen, was seriously injured when a
grinder broke while under high speeu
and a piece of the emory wheel struck
him in the side Parts Of the machine
were thrown 200 feet.
New Bloodhounds put Oh
the trail of robbers that entered IH7
New Charms Mercantile Co. store, St.