Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-10-22
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around die Badger State

SOHuiLiOH OI the Wisconsin TOBACCO
crop occurred during September and
increased production estimates, ac-
cording to the Northern Wisconsin
Tobacco pool, based on estimates of
the department of agriculture Latest
reports place the seasons crop at SO
per cent of normal compared to SO
per cent on Sept. l. The estimated
production for this season is 34,377,-
600 pounds. The 1923 crop amounted
to 48,092,000 pounds. Practically all
OF the tobacco has now been harvest
ed, the pool reported.
Waukesha-Joseph Cawley, 80, Ian
non, was instantly killed when an
automobile he was driving went off the
highway just east of Lannon, near
Menomonee Falls, Oct. II. With Mr.
Cawley in the automobile was Claude
COppersmith, who was seriously in
jured. The automobile swerved, went
into ditch and struck a telephone
pole, pinning Cawley underneath. A
passing motorist, Louis Rosel Wauke-
sha, found the men. Coppersmith was
still unconscious when found and
Cawley was dead.
Palmya-No inquest will be held
into the death of Mrs. Ira Adsit, 81,
who died at her home Oct IL, after
drinking carbolic acid, Coroner L. J.
Auerbach said it being apparent from
her own statement that she committed
suicide. The woman, mother of four
children, left a barn dance and went
home, and, when her husband fol
lowed, told him she was going to
commit suicide. He left for his broth
er and wife to demonstrate with her,
and, upon returning, found she had
drunk the acid
Chippewa Falls-Partridge and rab-
bits are scarce, but tracks indicate
deer are numerous, Charles Littl-,
conservation game warden of Chip
pewa Falls, reported after five-day
trip through the woods north of Jump
river and through the hunting terri
tory around Donald, Arnold and Hol-
combe. Hunters were swarming
through the area. The wet, cold
spring is believed to be responsible
for the scarcity of birds.
Green Bay-Between Is and 100
women's coats of fur, plush and cloth,
valued at from $4,000 to $4,000, were
stolen from the North Side depart
ment store, Green Bay, by burglars
who entered through a rear window.
At the same time report was made
of the theft of two automobiles from
the garage of the Dubois Motor Co.
1t is believed these cars were used
by the store burglars in making their
escape with the coats.
Clarence Sell, his wife
and 9-year-old son are in the hospital
badly burned and bruised as a result
of the explosion of can of gasoline
in their home at Manitowoc Racov-
cry of the father is doubtful The
gasoline exploded soon after Mr.. Sell
had placed the can on the kitchen
stove in which he thought there was
no fire. The entire family was blown
through the open doorway and into
the street.
Fond du Lac-Residents of the ter
ritory surrounding Duck Creek, Apple
ton and Shiocton, are in favor of
cutoff from the upper Wolf river to
Green Bay, distance of approximate
ly "a miles, to relieve flood conditions
on the river and also on Lake Winnie
bago, according to Mayor r. D.
Haentze, secretary of the Association
for Relief from High Water
Sheboygan-Paw Paw, Mich, au-
thorities have notified Sheboygan po-
lice that man arrested there on
burglary charge has confessed two
Sheboygan thefts-an Essex coach
valued at $1,000 from the North Side
Auto Co. and $1,000 worth of mer-
chandise from the CRUDE Clothing
store Both thefts occurred last May.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. than $500, repre-
S6uIluS JuS Savings VI several 3,
was lost in a fire which destroyed the
shack of Gust Hensen, an aged woods
man who lived alone near Round lake.
Hensen did not believe in banks, and
kept his money, all in bills, concealed
in a tool chest. He was not home
when the fire occurred.
Iron River-Bayfield county resi-
dents are up in arms over headlight
hunting in the county. During the
past few days many farm animals have
been shot. Horses and COWS have
fallen before the bullets of hunters.
Conservation wardeEs are attempting
to run down the violators.
Eau Claire-The body of Allan
Wright, Durand. Wis, was found
floating in the Chippewa river by two
workmen. Wright had been missing
three days.
Whitewater-The fire department at