Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-08-06

sons and four daughters in the home
The last five children are under
years, twins having been born to them
10 months ago and another child born
less than three years ago.
Eau Claire-Excavations for abut.
ments of the new Shawtown bridge,
which will span the Chippewa river
to carry state highways 81 and So into
Eau Claire from the south, will start
this week. Detours will not be nee
essary, since the new span viii be
erected at a place different from that
where the present wooden bridge, said
to be the longest wooden span high
way bridge in the state, now crosses
the river.
Antigo-State trunk highway .55,
| also known as the Old Military road,
which has been closed to traffic for
struction work, is now passable, ac-
| cording to Division Engineer o. c.
Rollman. The section closed is be-
tween highways At and ga. 1t follows
the Wolf river north from Keshena
and gives access to the Dells of the
| Wolf, Big Eddy and Big Smoky Falls.
Rhinelander-Seventy cans of brook
| trout fry from the st. CroiX hatchery
were received by the Oneida County
Fish and Game Protective association
and planted in streams near Rhine.
lander. Thirty cans were placed in
| the Prairie river, % cans in the Little
Pine and Is cans in the Big Pine.
This is one of the largest trout plant
ings in several years.
Frederic-Five persons were slight
| ly injured when the automobile in
which they were riding was driven in.
to ditch four miles south of Frederic.
Those hurt are Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Anderson, their two daughters, Ber'
nice and Mildred, and Mrs. Smith.
All are of Superior, where Mr. Aader.
son is captain of the fire department.
| eboygan--Extending his left hand
to flick the ashes off his cigaret as he
was riding on truck, Ray Renselman,
20, Sheboygan, was bitten by an Aire
dale dog leaning out of a passing auto
mobile. The middle finger of his left
hand was torn open. A sample Of the
Cog's blood has been sent to the state
board of health for evidence of rabies
Birchwood-The state has complet
ed a good detour around the stretch
of highway 40, which recently disap
peared from sight near Island lake.
Rusk county. The bottom apparently
sank away and the highway for SO
feet became nothing but black mud
and water. Soundings were taken but
firm bottom could not be located.
Green Bay-Approximately 125 back
shop employees of the Milwaukee road
Green Bay, are taking a Today layoff
as a result of orders from the Chicago
headquarters. Unless there is another
change in plans, the men will go back
on the job Aug 4. The other en-
ployes in the shops are now working
on a five-day week basis.
Stevens Point-Awakened by the
cries of her baby, Mrs. Chris Hasler
living near Peru, found the house
lighted from the flames Of the burn
ing barn, and when her husband
rushed out in response to his wife's
cries, the roof of the barn fell in
The house then took fire. Both build
ings were destroyed.
Oshkosh-Records at the tourist
camp site at Merominee park, Osh
kosl., show that in the last two months
/ 2,731 tourists stopped there over night
They came in S39 automobiles AS
August and September are the periods
for heaviest travel it is expected the
persons registering will be more than
| double that number.
Antigua modern chlorinating ma
chine has been installed at the water
works at Amigo The installation is
more in the nature of preventative
than remedy, as tests of the city
water show it unusually pure. The
plan is to watch the tests and intro
duce chlorine whenever conditions
warrant
Chippewa Falls-A heavy CT p OF
peas is being harvested in Chippewa
county. r. E. Rooney, a farmer liv.
ing three miles from Chippewa Falls
was paid $241 for the peas cut from
| the first acre and one-nIlarter of his