Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-12-10
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Madison Wisconsin's $10,000,000
state capitol is to be preserved as far
as possible from designation by
smoke. This is the announcement of
the attorney generals department,
containing a statement that the anti
smoke law passed by the state legis-
lature shortly after the capitol build
ing was completed will be removed
from the lost law hear and will be
enforced. Under terms of the law, all
plants are prohibited using soft coal
within two blocks of the capitol build
ing unless furnaces are equipped with
smoke consumers. Already the capitol
is becoming blackened by smoke from
nearby plants, it is claimed The law
was not enforced during the war
period because of fuel conditions.
public utility transfers in history of
northern Wisconsin was closed in
Rhinelander recently when the Wis
consin Valley Electric Co., Wausau,
acquired the extensive holdings of the
Rhinelander Light and Power Co. Of
which E. A. Forbes, was president and
principal stakeholder. The transfer
includes the company's electric serv-
ice in Rhinelander, Crandon, Monico,
Pelican Lake and Elcho. 1t is in
timated that in the near future the
new owners will construct a high
power line connecting their transmits
sion system in Tomahawk with Rhine
lander.
Madison Mysterious assailants
shot Herbert Dreger, %, second young
est patrolman on the Madison police
force, just before midnight Tuesday,
Dec. 2, and lefS him dying In the
street at the corner of Milton and
Murray streets, in the Italian district,
only about six blocks from the uni
versity section. The scene of the STAY
ing Is a half block from what is
known as Death corner" Desmond
court and Murray street, so named
from the number of shootings there in
recent years.
Tomah-OwiHg to the removal of
the railroad shops from Wyeville to
Adams and the consequent reduction
in families from rs to around 20,
the Civic league of that village has
decided to discontinue it's activities
and dispose of it's property. Some $50
remaining in the treasury was donated
to the school fund, which has bene-
flied about 1924 since the organiza-
ton of the league few years ago.
Manitowoc-Miss Agness Paulson of
Manitowoc has been appointed super
intendent of the county tuberculosis
sanatorium at Whitelaw, succeeding
Miss Jenny Jennings, resigned. The
change ends hostilities between the
former superintendent and the board
of trustees Of the institution, who
were charged By Miss Jennings with
mismanagement.
Shell Lake-Attorney A. G. Barrett,
Antigo-Melba, 1S-months-old daugh-
ter of Harry Barrick, Elmhurst, near
Amigo, suffered burns that proved
fatal as a result of an explosion. The
child was playing with her 3-year-old
brother. The children got possession
of can Of gasoline in their mothers
absence. The mother was badly
burned trying to put out the flames.
Only slight burns were suffered by the
boy.
Platteville-William Murray, driv-
ing touring car, Ccllided with a
team of horses driven by Ben Sedg-
wick, farmer, on highway 80 at
night, about six miles south of Platte
vile. One horse was killed outright
and the other died later. The wagon
pole was driven through the wind
shield. Neither driver was seriously
injured.
Elmwood-The general merchandise
store of e. M. Weiser, Elmwood,
was robbed of all the silks in stock
by thieves with a car. The robbers
also laid out a lot of Women's coats
but for some reason did not take them.
The value of the lot is estimated at
$4,000. Clews seem to indicate St.
Paul gang as the thieves.
Park Falls-At a special election in
Park Falls a $4,000 bond issue for
improvement Of the water supply sys-
tenn was almost unanimously carried,
only eight votes being cast against it..
Contracts for construction of the sys-
tenn were Immediately awarded.