Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-10-07

Racine-Property of the Sisters of
st. Dominic, Racine, situated at Sturte-
want, has been taken over by the Order
of Franciscan Brothers, Gren Bay, at
price of $114,000 The Franciscan
Brothers will conduct a college for the
education of Catholic boys to the
priesthood and faculty of the Sturte-
want college will be entirely of the
members IF the Green Bay college.
The property consists of 80 acres of
improved land with modern college
buildings.
Merrill-The Wisconsin industrial
commission has notified the Merrill
city council that 1t will conduct an in
vestigation of the fire protection and
domestic service furnished by the city
water works. A public hearing will
be held after the investigation. In
adequate fire protection for the sixth
ward and refusal of the water COM
pany to extend mains for domestic
service except at the entire expense
of the city are the city'S objections to
the service now offered.
Madison-The National Academy of
Science, whose membership is limited
to $50 of the leading scientists of the
country and which is organized under
the auspices of the federal govern
ment, will meet at the University Of
Wisconsin Nov 9 to IL. Two meetings
of the academy are held each year.
one in the spring at the academy's
new headquarters building at Wash
ington and a second in the autumn at
q leading center of science taken in
rotation.
Lancaster-Grant county farmers In
the district south of WOodman are
pleading against the proposed aban-
Comment of the short branch of the
North Western road operating In the
vicinity, pending before the state rail-
road commission. Railroad officials
say the earnings of the short line are
only one-sixth of the operating eX-
pense.
Wabeno-A fire district to comprise
all but two of the northwest townships
of Forest county, half of Florence
county, two townships of Oconto and
four Of Langlade county Is to be or
ganized by the state conservation COM
mission. The work will require about
two years for completion. Crandon
will be headquarters of the new dis
trict.
Wisconsin Rapids-Earl E. Adams
Louisville KY, and Leonard Raymond.
Helgeme, Ironwood, Mich, under SEN
tence to the state reformatory at
Green Bay, escaped from the Wood
county Jail at Wisconsin Rapids by
saving two steel bars of the cell room
and dropping twenty feet to the
ground.
Rhinelander-The demand for hunt
ing licenses in the northern Wisconsin
counties will not be as heavy as in
former years, In the opinion of Rhine
lander sportsmen. The fact that 1t
will be unlawful to kill deer this year
will cause a decided decrease in the
issuance of licenses, it is expected.
Sturgeon Bay-Responsbility for
loss of life, injuries and property dam
age as a result of a wind storm wreck
ing a portion of the toll bridge at
Sturgeon Bay during July cannot be
placed upon the city. II. M. Ferguson,
city attorney, received this legal opin-
ion from counsel representing the in
surance company carrying the liability
protection on the structure.
Parrish-Walter Payne and Louis
Driver. while hunting bear near Par
IRISH, Langlade county, had an excit-
ing experience when a 300 pound bruin
attacked Payne from the rear. AS the
bear raised its paw to crush Payne's
skull, Driver shot. piercing the anil
mails neck and killing him.
New I1OUuOl--AAdIlN ANCH A(CiuOiA
residents are now engaged in clam fish
ing along the Wolf river. The present
low stage Of water makes the work
easter and more productive than usual.
The clans are taken for their shells
which are sold to button factories at
Fremont.
Sparta-Robert Coles, 2, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer Coles Of Kendall, died
from burns suffered when he tipped
over a pot of hot tea at the table.
ette-Improvement is noted In
the sale of farm lands in Marinette
county. One dealer reported Is sales
within the month.
Wausaukee - Elmer Duquaine of