Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-09-02


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Neenah-State aid for construction
of new bridge across the Fox river
at Neenah will be forthcoming next
year providing the city council acts to
provide for the reconstruction of two
shorter spans over the race and canal,
according to assurances given by mem
bers of the state highway commission
in conference with city and county
officials. The new bridge, it is esti-
mated, will cost about $4,000. The
city originally asked state aid in build
Ing all three spans, but the attorney
general has held that the state can
only extend aid on the main span.
Madison-A. +. Frederick of Sparta.
state humane officer, was advised by
Atty Gen. Ekern, to start an action
in supreme court to collect his salary,
for which the last legislature failed to
provide. An appropriation of $1,000
year was provided for the humane
officers work prior to this year. The
1925 legislature failed to make an APP
preparation for the office although
Mr. Frederick's term does not expire
until the first Monday in February,
1927.
Williams Bay-With a registration
of $50 girls and 10 instructors from
colleges in fifteen middle western
states, the Central student conference
of the Y. w. G. A. opened its summer
camp at Williams Bay on Lake Ge-
neva. Several nationally known church
women, including Mile. Suzanne de
Dietrich of the French student move
ment, and Miss Margaret Wells of the
National League of Women Voters, are
present.
Milwaukee-Thirteen of the re-
ported 100 persons arrested in raids
on Milwaukee county roadhOuses by
prohibition agents appeared for ar
raignment before a federal court COM
missioner. Warrants were issued for
the remaining 81 and they will be
brought in as fast as United States
marshals can find them, John b. Mad
den, chief enforcement officer, said.
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MadisOn-That the establishment of
state standards for farm crops and the
selling of the states various crops on
the basis of these quality standards
has added more than $1,000,000 year
to the income Of the state is the state
ment of Il. B. Jones, Madison, in
charge of Standardization and inspec-
titn of the department of markets.
Kenosha-The new 81 100000 court
house and Jail at Kenosha were form
ally dedicated Tuesday, Aug 90, with
elaborate ceremonies during which r.,
200 persons were clicked as guests of
the KenOsha county board on inspec-
tion tours of the two buildings during
the first day that they have been
opened for public.
Green Bay-Insanity may become
as popular an alibi in Wisconsin as it
is in Chicago providing the state sta
tutes continue to be interpreted verba-
tim. Under the law, a person paroled
from an insane asylum is considered
insane for two years after his release
and is not subject to criminal prosecu-
ton.
Manawa-B r o { h r will succeed
brother as head of the Manawa state
graded school When Thomas G.. Rob
erts of Ridgeway, principal of the
school last year. resigned to go to
Florida the board of education secured
his younger brother, Joseph Roberts,
also Of Ridgeway, to fill the vacancy.
Rhinelander Conrad Gloeckner of
Minocqua was bound over to Circux
court in Rhinelander on two charges,
larceny of state timber and arson
Gloeckner is alleged to have cut tim
Der from state land and then burned
1t after it had been attached and sold
by the state.
Tigerton-Elmer Westgor, Witten-
berg. has been appointed cashier of
the First National bank of Tigerton.
Mr.. Westgor was formerly cashier of
banks in Big Falls and Larson.
Waupaca-But for the help of his
shepherd dog, Henry Meyers, Ere
f.r ftrlt no
as the result Of an attack by an in
furiated bull. The dog drove the bull
away after it had knocked Meyers
down, inflicting severe bruises.
Manawa-A whitefsh weighing two
and one-half pounds was caught in
Bear lake. near Manawa, by William
LeMay, Oshh osh. The fish was the
first of it's kind ever taken from wa