Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-13
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HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
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Arranged in Condensed Form II
Madison-An attack on the con-
nationality of the womens hours of
Dor law and the minimum wage law
rought by Worzella Brothers of Stew
rs Point, may go TO the United States
upreme court for final determination.
n action has been brought by the
tate industrial commission against
ne Stevens Point firm charging in
en- separate counts violations of the
yomen's labor laws. The action will
3e tried in Dane county circuit court.
demurrer to the complaint, Wor-
ella Brothers charge that the wom-
ms work hour law is unconstitutional
md that the minimum wage law must
be considered with it in determining
egality.
Appleton - Wisconsin snow has
made one friend in the person of
David Hanselman, merchant of Dale,
northeast of Appleton, who emerged
from a gasoline explosion with only
one hand burned, whereas he might
have been confined with numerous
wounds to heal Hanselman was fill
+ ing a blow torch with gasoline pre-
paratory to using it for soldering.
The flame had been eXtinguished, but
the heat caused the gasoline to eX-
plode, igniting his clothing. He ran
outside and threw himself into the
snow, extinguishing the fire. He then
rushed back into the building and put
out the flames with a hand extin-
guisher.
d Tomah-Adolph Butterfuss, at To
nah, had an exciting experience with
bull, which might have resulted ia
tally, had not help been at hand. The
animal turned on him when he enter
ed the barn, but Mr. Butterfuss grab
bed a pitchfork and prodded him
fiercely, when the maddened animal
ran from the barn and got away. Next
day, Mr. Butterfuss, with couple of
neighbors, attempted to get the ami
NAL back into the barn, and the beast
again charged him. Jesse Schultz
fired one shot at the oncoming animal
and it dropped dead at their feet.
Jefferson-Vital statistics compiled
/, for Jefferson county by G. T. Fargo,
register OF deeds, shows that f1fty-five
births were reported during January
of which thirty-three were boys and
twentyfour girls. Thirty-nine deaths
and fifteen marriages were also re
ported during the month, and 21S
documents were recorded, OF which
thirty-five were deeds, forty-seveT
mortgages, and thirty-eight satisfac
lions of mortgages. OF the thirty-five
real estate transfers, seven Were
farms.
Richland Center-James Sobeck, Il
year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Sobeck of the town of Redwood
Richland county, came onto large fe
male wolf caught in one of his traps
making frantic efforts to escape. The
boy, with a big club killed the vol
which turned out to be an exceptional
ly large animal The bounty on re
male wolf in Richland county il
S4250, Of which the county pays $3'
and the state $3.50. The pelt is val
ued at $40.
Merrill-Word has been received a
Merrill that Thomas j. Matthews,
former resident and son of Merrill
first mayor, is suffering from an affic
ton which physicians and medica
books say is incurable. Mr.. Matthews
who is at Peoria, H.. has given u
practice at law Els illness is Gale
progressive bulbular paralysis and a.
tacks the lips, tongue and vocal cord
first and then gradually extends owe
the body, usually ending in pnel
monia.
Milton-Three times across the Al
lantic IT, get to Milton is the uniqu
history of a German police dog, RI
Gently received by the Rev. Herbe1
Schumacher from Berlin. The do
was shipped across the first time i
the middle of the summer, but tn
young man in whose charge it wa
sent on reaching Ellis island was ser
back to Germany and the dog, {
course, had to be sent with him. TIL
next trip was successful for the do|
Fond du Lac-Fifty-five descendant
survive Mrs Catherine Feldner, Z
widow of the late Peter Feldner, {
Fond du Lac, for many years supe
intendent of the county workhous
who died recently after long Hines
In addition to three daughters and fly