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


tons year a ., the commission found
that the number of factory workers
is 81 per cent more
Monroe-In view of fear that be-
fore long the larger consumption CEN
tiers may bar all dairy products, in
Guiding cheese, from areas where all
cattle have not been tested for tuber-
culosis, the Green county farm bureau
is opening new campaign for sigma
lures of cattle owners on a petition
requesting an area tuberculosis test
in the county, under the state-federal
area test plan. There are approx
mately 1920 cattle owners in the coun-
ty.
Marinette-Injured when she fell in
getting out of the automobile of a
woman who had given her a ride
home, Mrs. May Murray, Marinette.
sued the woman, Mrs. Irene Hubert
OF Menominee, Mich, and was award
ed verdict of $4,000 by jury in Cir
cult court at Marinette. Mrs. Muir
ray brought suit for $4,000 declaring
she was injured permanently when
Mrs. Hubert's car started suddenly as
she was alighting from it.
Chippewa Falls-Pleading guilty to
the charge of failing to stop and give
aid after an accident, George Cardinal
was sentenced to pay a fine of $500
or serve six months in Jail, in Judge
James Wickham's court at Chippewa
Falls. Cardinal ran down and killed
Evelyn Murphy, s, on Dec 10, 1922,
and until recently the police had no
clew to the driver who caused the
fatal accident.
Rhinelander-A carload of fish fry
from the Winneshiek bottoms of the
Mississippi river was planted in lakes
and streams adjacent to Rhinelander
by members of the Oneida County Fish
and Game Protective association. The
shipment comprised croppies. blue
gills, perch and bass. The bass meas
ured up to ten inches In length, while
the other fish were from two to four
inches.
Oshkosh-Victor H. Baker, "a,
Berlin chiropractor was found not
guilty by jury at Oshkosh of having
murdered his wife, Gertrude, in tour
list camp near Fremont, June 81.
The case had been on trial two weeks.
Baker killed his bride of nine months
with shotgun. He claimed the shell
exploded accidentally while he was
handling the gun.
MISUNDERSTANDING his confession
to having set six fires in the HammeI-
Molitor district, near Medford. Berlin
Garrison, Taylor county boy, was
taken into custody by Charles Good.
deputy state fire marshal. Some time
ago the boy was kicked in the head by
horse and 1t is believed that the in
jury left him mentally afflicted.
Sparta-With police now armed with
gas bombs, authorities Of Sparta be-
lieve their law enforcement agency as
1lly equipped, relatively, as those of
metropolitan centers. The bombs will
be used, it is explained, to drive out
offenders who barricade themselves in
houses or box cars, and also to quell
vicious dogs.
Oshkosh-Mrs Anna Melland, who
lives on farm north of Oshkosh.
celebrated her hundredth birthday
Sunday, Oct. %, and says she is las
healthy as a fish," She has % great
grandchildren, all living In Winnebags
county.
Clintonville-Forty chickens were so
severely mutilated by a badger that
entered the poultry house of Gustaye
Winkel, Clintonville, that It was neces-
sary to kill them.
Fond du Lac-The Rev. Peter Gers
bach, Belgium, has been appointed by
Archbishop S. G. Messmer to succeed
the late Rev. Charles Stehling at Fond
du Lac.
Prairie du Chien-An unusual wed.
ding took place in Seneca, Crawford
county, when two cousins married
brother and sister in double cere-
mony. Harold Ingham, a merchant,
took for his bride Margaret Kane, and
Donald Kane married Agnes Leary.
Jefferson-The fall term of circuit
court began at Jefferson with the
largest calendar in several years.
There are AZ criminal and ~ civil
cases. OF the ~ criminal cases, 80 In
volve liquor law violations.