Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Misunderstanding of a $2,00O 900
power plant at Green Bay, half way
point in a 100000 electrical develop
ment project of the North American
company, was announced at Milwau-
kee by company officials. The power
line will have Milwaukee and Iron
Mountain, Mich, as terminals. In adj
dition to the power plant at Green
Bay, the program comprises the con-
struction of two additional units to
the Lakeside Electric plant in Mil
waukee and the completion of a $50
mile power transmission from Milwau
kee through Green Bay to the Twin
Falls power plant, just outside the
city of Iron Mountain.
Madison-Mrs. Belle Case La Fol
lette, widow of Fighting Bob" in a
recent statement definitely refused to
enter the field as a candidate for the
United States senate, announcing her
intention to devote herself to complet-
ing the second volume of La Follette'S
autobiography, and to carrying on La
Follette's magazine. Mrs. La Fol
lette's decision is generally regarded
as withdrawal in favor of her son,
Robert, Jr., the private secretary and
trusted lieutenant of the late senator,
as theological successor of his father
In leadership of the progressive move
ment.
Milwaukee-Gov. Blaine has an
nounced from Madison that an election
to fill the uneXpired term of Senator
La Toilette twill be called at a time
as will best accommodate the largest
number of voters" which probably
means the election will be held this
fall when the farmers will have time
to turn out The governor said he
made his announcement to give the
issues and candidates. The statement
was made public as Gov. Blaine left
the capital for vacation in north
ern Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Rapids Disregarding the
recommendation of a coroner's jury
that Jay T. Holland well to do farmer
of the town of Arpin, northwest of
Wisconsin Rapids, be exonerated of
the killing of Andrew Smith, Dist.
Atty. Marvin S. King ordered the ar
rest of Holland on a charge of first
degree murder. Holland killed Smith
with shotgun, July II, when, it is
alleged, the latter was caught attempt
ing to steal can of oil from Hol-
lands garage.
Madison-License to operate in Wis
consin was refused the Western Catho-
lie union, an insurance society, by w.
Stanley Smith, insurance commits
sioner, on the grounds that the society
was violating the Wisconsin statute
providing that no more than 20 per
cent of the total assets of the COM
pany may be invested in a home office
building.
Milwaukee-Marti Schubert fore
man in the sewage department, is the
third Milwaukee city employee to be
arrested in connection with pay roll
padding in that department. He adj
mitted that while working as time
keeper he had forged Endorsements on
four checks. Seymour Bonnet Is
charged with having embezzled more
than $4,000.
Madison-Dr Glenn Frank will re-
linquish his New York position as edi
tor of The Century Magazine and come
to Madison to assume the presidency
of the University of Wisconsin about
Sept. 1, John Callahan, superintendent
of public instruction and member of
the university board of regents, has
announced
Madison-The Rev. Holden M. Oh
son, former pastor of Our Saviour's
Lutheran church, Madison, has ac-
cepted the presidency of Bethany col
lege at Mankato MINI. Bethany col
lege is Lutheran college for young
women, has a capacity for 300 stu
dents and has buildings valued at
$450,000.
Luxembourg bank deposits in Ke-
waunee county were prorated each per-
son in the county taken into considera-
ton by the 1920 government census
would have a checking account of
$46O.28, according to statement pub
Ished at Luxembourg. There is a total
of $7,4O6,359.77 In the banks and the
population is 1901.