Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-02-06
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Vile. 48 years old, father of large
family. met horrible death when his
sweater Jacket caught in belt ana
pulley attached to wood cutting cir
cular saw driven by gasoline power.
No one was present at the moment
the accident occurred, although others
engaged in the job were near by, but
the machine had done its deadly work
so quickly that when they arrived at
the side of the unfortunate man his
clothing was torn from his body and
grewsome wounds appeared across his
back and abdomen. He died IN a few
moments.
De Pere-Fred Hoffman, an employee
of a paper mill at De Pere, plunged
over a dam on the Fox river on an
ice cake and was rescued in the pool
at the bottom of the dam without in
Jury from the experience. Hoffman
and another worker was breaking ice
around the sluiceways when the ice
gave away His companion made his
way to safety and he clambered onto
q floating cake which was carried over
the edge of the dam.
Merrill - The Anson-Gilkey and
Hurd company Merrill, have announc-
ed that the bonus paid it's employees
on profits realized in 1923 will amount
to 3484 as compared to % per cent
of each employees wage during 1922.
The bonus will be paid in two Install
ments, on March / and Sept. J. This
is the fourth year the bonus has been
paid and for 1923 the percentage has
been the largest awarded.
Superior-Availabl funds for new
work and maintenance of the Super
ior-Duluth harbor, amounting to $134,-
5000, will be expended by the gov
eminent during the coming navigation
season, according to Maj. E. H. Marks,
post engineer. The new harbor i'm
provements include dredging and en-
larging the Superior harbor basin at
cost of $4,000.
Fort Atkinson-Herman Loga, 40,
who was cutting wood on farm 4 II
miles from Ft Atkinson, was instantly
killed when tree fell on him, break
ing his neck and crushing his head.
| Logas brother, Otto, was hauling
away the timber, and returned later
for another load to find Herman's
body under the fallen tree.
Nadison-Lawrence " Dougherty,
Eau Claire, who gave the first "tip"
that resulted in conviction of Edward
/ J. Sailstad, insurance hoax perpetra-
| tor, was married at Madison to Miss
Betty NJ Heindel, Madison Mr..
Dougherty expects to receive $4,000
reward due him within short time.
Madison Nearly 100000 motor We
hicle licenses for 1924 have been is
sued by the secretary of state, and the
plates and cards are going forth at
the rate of 5000 day. The work of
the department and the convenience
of automobile owners are served when
applicants used the card blanks.
Poynette - George Lylr and Pat
Thompson escaped with bruises when
the sled in which they were riding
was struck by a Milwaukee road snow
pillow at a crossing near Poynette. One
of their horses was killed The in
jured men were taken to a Portage
! hospital.
Brentwood Despite the fact that
| hic riff 1oIa 4@,J
| to fire the weapon, Francis H. Mayou,
Rusk county, was not seriously in
jured. Portions of the rifle were scat
| tered in all directions, one piece TAX
ing Mayou's cap from his head
Janesville-Judge George Grimm re-
| fused divorce to Mrs. Verne Carr,
Beloit, who charged that she was pur-
chased by her husband from her ia
Their when is for $500 The court said
the allegations set up did not provide
sufficient grounds for a decree.
Glen Haven-The 8 year old daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Kamm, Glen Ha-
ven, was so badly scalded that the
child died twelve hours later A pan
Of hot water was left on the floor.
The baby fell into it backwards and
was fatally scalded.
Marinette- Marinette residents will
be asked to vote on a proposed bond
issue for 100000 for street improve
ment, it was announced. Approx
mately $4,000 will be spent in extern
sion and improvement of Carney
boulevard it is said.
F1orence-Alhert r. F,haI sI1narin-