Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-11-04


Reduced operations are caused by an
oversupplied lumber market, timber
men state. Some companies may not
log at all this winter, while some will
reduce numbering operations by sub
hitting their demands for timber to
Jobbing concerns. Others may pur-
chase their timber direct from logging
companies, so that the expense of
operating lumber camps will be elimi-
mated
Stevens Point-Three sons of Mr..
and Mrs. f. StancZyk of Stevens Point,
at whose home truck loads of loot stol-
en- from Stevens Point stores was dis
covered, were sentenced in juvenile
court to the Wisconsin Industrial
School for Boys at Waukesha. The
boys, 10, II and 10 years old, con-
fessed to numerous recent burglaries
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanczyk face charges
OF having received and concealed stol-
en- goods and have been bound over to
circuit court for trial.
AppletOn-A stray shot from a hunt
er's gun is believed to have caused the
death of Ernest Uecker, %. Uecker
was found dead between the barn and
the house on his fathers farm, about
10 miles north of Appleton. The only
explanation of the death apparently
Is that he was struck by a bullet fired
by some hunter in a woods about half
mile from the house, but no one saw
the accident nor any hunter in that
vicinity so far as is known.
Wausau - Building activities for
1926 promise to be large in Wausau.
Work has already been commenced on
the 100000 addition to the Central
school building. This will constitute
the last unit in the citys six-year
school building campaign. The Wau-
sau Theater Co. announces that work
will be commenced soon on a new fire
proof building to replace the Grand
theater
residence championship of Waupaca
county continues. Recently Thomas
Goodell, Ogdensburg, announced he
had lived on--his farm SO years and
dared any one to beat that record.
Some one did. P. X. Hayward, Royal
ton, has lived on his farm "A years.
He will be 81 Christmas day.
Rhinelander-D. e. Grandstaf, Tom
ahawk, who while intoxicated drove
his car into team of horses, injur-
ing one of the animals so severely that
it had to be killed. was sentenced at
Rhinelander to 60 days in the Oneida
county Jail, fined $50, ordered to pay
for the horse and prohibited from driv-
ing an automobile for one year.
MadisOn-Fathers Of all University
of Wisconsin students will receive
personal invitations from President
Glenn Frank to attend the universities
second annual Fathers day, Nov. IA.
Last year more than 1000 fathers re-
those in charge of the event expect
more than 1000 to come to Madison.
Baraboo-George Coburn, 81, staff
aid Of the national commander of the
G. A. R., died at Baraboo. He was a
musician in a New York volunteer in
fantry band and was born in Con-
stable, N Y Mr. Coburn knew Presi-
dent Lincoln personally and retained
a mourner's badge from the funeral Of
the rail-splitting executive.
Madison-William G, Dunn, 70, died
at Madison. He claimed the distinc-
ton of being the youngest civil war
veteran in Wisconsin. He was former
ly bailiff of the United States District
court, and was a fisherman of note
Madison-Gov. Blaine announced
that he has selected the terrace at the
north approach to the state capitol as
the site for the new statue of Col Hans
Heg, famous Norwegian Civil war Of
ficer from Wisconsin.
Merrill-Judge A. III. Reid confirmed
| the decision of the municipal court at
| Rhinelander, when he heard an appeal
at Merrill in the case of the state VS..
William Scott and Arvid Johnson.