Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-16

/ Merrill-A directory OF the Merrill
telephone exchange, issued on Feb. /
1888, has just been unearthed. 1t dis.
closes that at that time there were
just thirty telephones in Merrill. as
compared to 1,164 now. The city OF
Merrill at that time did not have a
telephone, either at its police station
It's hre stations or city hail. News
papers of that day also got along
without telephones. Three of the sub
scr1bers at that day had telephones
both at their places of business and at
their homes.
Sturgeon Bay-The arrival of 1907
600 brook trout fry from New York
state is awaited by Supt. Frank
! Suthers of the state hatchery, who
made an exceptional bargain when he
| exchanged 100000 commercial lake
trout eggs for the brook trout, which
are hard to obtain. The shipment of
/ lOO,OO0 eggs to the eastern state is
hardly noticeable in the $4,000 900
eggs now being Matched at Sturgeon
Bay.
| Watertown-Total bank clearings
for Watertown during 1923 were s49,-
| $4,000, it was announced by Max
Rohr, vice president of the Merchants
National Bank, from records kept by
| the clearing house here During De-
! cember, 1928, the clearings were 1854
f4OO, and in the same month of 1922
they were s731,3OO The increase in
the last half year of 1928 was ST.
152,600.
Edgerton-A hospital where no pa
t1ents die, is the pride of Edgerton.
for although more than 125 patients
have been treated at the Memorial
hospital in that village since it opened
four months ago, the first death has
yet to be recorded. The hospital was
erected by Edgerton as a memorial
to its world war veterans.
Stevens Point-Potato prices on the
Stevens Point market have jumped to
so and 95 cents a 100 pounds, with
few loads bringing top price of SO
cents. The cold weather, which has
made loading practically impossible
for buyers, has brought the sudden
jump, of which many farmers have
taken advantage.
Waukesha-John Ross, SO years old,
and for seventeen years income tax
assessor for Waukesha county was
guest of honor at a dinner at Wauke-
sha recently. Mr. Ross has held a
public office in Waukesha county con-
tinuously since 1869, giving him a
total of fifty-four years of public
service.
Sturgeon Bay-During 1923 County
Clerk Herlache of Door county, issued
123 marriage licenses, a substantial
gain over 1922, when ia were issued.
June still retains the lead as the
month of brides. Two of the 1923
brides last year were only Is years
old. The oldest bridegroom was SIS.
Neenah-Completed at cost slight
ly in excess of $4,000, the new Roose-
welt school building at Neenah was
thrown open to public inspection. The
new structure is strictly fireproof 1t
is the first of a number of new school
buildings which will be erected dur
ing the next few years by the city.
Clintonville-John Zinns, an auto
mobile mechanic, died of asphyxiation
at Clintonville, while working on the
Clintonville-New London motor bus in
a closed garage. Gas from the motor
overcame him and death ensued in
spite OF the efforts of several physi-
clans and the use of pulmotor.
Beaver DANA total of thirty-six
calls were answered during 1923 by
the Beaver Dam fire department.
Most of the fires were extinguished
before much loss occurred The larg-
est loss occurred when the hemp mill
burned on May 4, the loss, being
placed at 100000
Birchwood-It is believed by experts
that 100000 pounds of sodatol, war
explosive, will be needed |
next spring to supply the demands of |
farmers in the cutover districts of
About 100000 pounds of |
sodatol were used during the autumn
and winter.
Tomahawk-R. L. Walthers, florist, |
of Tomahawk, had a close call when |
he started his automobile in his gar
age, the door of which was closed. A
puff of gas from the rear of the car
filed the garage and Mr.. Walthers
was nearly overcome. 1t required sew
eral hours to revive him.