Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-23

StShio anu muSI De separated from the
rest of the plant by mechanical means.
In Wisconsin, separation of the fiber
is done in mills especially equipped for
the purpose.
Turtle Lake-Frank Kuntz and
Lawrence Kelly received injuries
which nearly cost the men their lives
when a tlywheel broke on corn shred
der in operation on the formers farm
near Turtle Lake. Kelly had his right
arm so seriously shattered by a piece
of the fiywheel that it was found nee
essary to amputate 1t. His chest also
was badly cut. Kuntz' left leg was
shattered and the flesh and bones so
seriously crushed that amputation NAV
be necessary.
Fond du Lac-MotiOn picture ma
chine operators of Fond du Lac were
restrained from all demonstrations in
connection with the methods now in
progress other than the methods Of
peaceful persuasion provided for in the
statutes, in an order issued by Judge
G. A. Fowler. The temporary iniunc-
ton was issued upon the complaint of
the Fond du Lac Theater Co, and af-
fidavits subscribed to by the motion
picture machine operators. who have
replaced the men on strike.
Fond du Lac-AlthOugh the Junior
High school has not yet opened because
work On a new addition is not com
pleted, more than 1900 students were
registered in the public schools of
Fond du Lac on the first day of the
school year. The total registration is
expected to be more than 5000 when
the Junior building is opened. This
will be a new record figure for the
city.
Oshkosh ~ Mrs Margaret Tyron,
Eureka, wife Of George TyrOn, while
clam fishing with her husband between
the Eureka lock and Omro on the
Fox river, found large pearl of beau
tiful luster and perfect shape which
an expert pearl buyer declared to be
one of the finest ever taken out of
these waters and worth not less than
$1,000.
Waupaca-Speed Cop Meisel, who
does rushing business at both Wey-
auwega and lola, being Jointly en-
plOyed by the towns for part-time work
In each, was ''pinched' by Speed Cop
Art Hewitt of Waupaca, who charged
him with going % miles an hour.
Meisel was in hurry to get to Wey-
auwega, after half day of holding
down the speeders at lola
BaraboO-More than $500 in cash
and stamps was the loot obtained by
robbers who entered the post office at
Baraboo. After forcing a window in
the basement, the robbers made their
way to the postal vault by bursting
in door. They cut their way through
q heavy steel door of the safe by
means of an OxO-hydrOgen torch
Oconto-W. A. Holt, lumber mag
nate of Oconto, who closed down his
mill, throwing 300 persons out of EN-
ployment, at the climax of a fight with
the city administration over what he
termed unbusinesslike handling of city
funds. has apparently won a victory
and the city anticipates the reOpening
Of the mill soon.
Madison-A. f. Carey, Madison,
secretary of the state civil service
commission, has been appointed
member of a national committee to
work out various problems in civil
service work, following the national
conference of political science and per-
sonnet problems held at Columbia uni
versity
Marblehead-After terrorizing his
family and inhabitants of the village,
and driving Sheriff A A. Briggs from
his home with loaded rifle, J. Thorn
ton, Marblehead wild man." was
tanned and taken to the county jail at
Fond du Lac by Sheriff Briggs and Dep
uties Elmer Becker and Otto Kobs.
Milwaukee = Archbishop Sebastian
G. Messmer has returned to Milwaukee
after a summer spent in Rome and his
native Switzerland. where he recuper-
ated from a serious illness last winter
The archbishop said on his return that
his health was excellent and that he
was anxious to resume his duties.
Cumberland-A double golden we'd
ding anniversary was celebrated at the
Norwegian Lutheran church in Cum
berland when Lars Benson and wife
and F. G. Haugness and wife renew
H. A. Il