Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-23


of Dunn county, which Topped $67, 900
off its road budget. County and city
school nurses have been dispensed
with in quite a number of places.
POrtage-George Staudenmayer, a
member of the state highway commits
sion, has tentatively announced his in
tentiOn to become a candidate for
reelection as state senator from the
twenty-seventh district. The an
nOuncement was made to few politi-
cal friends at the recent convention
of the Wisconsin Union, American So
ciety Of Equity, at ShawanO. Senator
Staudenmayer's district is composed
of the counties of Sank, Columbia and
Richland.
Racine-Greater tribute was never
paid a resident of Racine than to
Peter ID. Thomas, born in slavery and
a veteran of the Civil war, when flu
neral services were held. Veterans
of the Civil Spanish-American and
World wars gathered with business
and professional men and other resi-
dents to pay a last tribute of respect
to the negro, who for many years was
a resident of Racine and who was
asphyxiated at his home in that city.
La CrOsse-Five additional charges
were filed with Gov. Blaine against
Sheriff W. H. Ristow, La Crosse, by
Dist Atty. L. J. Brody. In the new
complaint the sheriff is charged with
retaining money taken from confis
Gated slot machines, with failing to
pay out money claimed to have been
paid for expenses, with converting to
his own use property taken in liquor
raids and with false arrest and assault
of Fred Bachman, taxi driver.
Madison-Gov. John ]. Blaine has
announced that Wisconsin played
Santa Claus to President Coolidge and
the governors of all states As a
Christmas present to them from the
people of Wisconsin the governor had
the Wisconsin Cheese Producers
federation send to each five pound
carton of MellO-Crome cheese, pro-
duced by the farmers of Wisconsin
who belong to the Wisconsin Cheese
Producers federation.
Observation-Disclosures his wife was
able to elude her nurses and jump
from a window to her death, Leopold
Henzel Of Milwaukee won a $500 YER
diet against Summit hospital of Ocon
onowoc The case was heard in Cir
cult court at Waulesha. Henzel
charged that he had repeatedly
warned the hospital authorities that
his wife would be likely to seize the
first opportunity to take her life.
Reduction in the amount
of federal aid allotted to the states for
road building and Il limitation of the
use of federal aid funds to primary
federal aid roads as recommended by
President Coolidge in his message to
congress is opposed by road men and
county officials throughout the state,
according to Frank A. Cannon, eXecu-
tive secretary of the Good Roads as
ISOLATION Of Wisconsin.
Madison-Steps should be taken to
induce investments in Wisconsin TO
further develop the state, Il. w. Sar-
gent. president of the North Western
road declared I'm a talk before the
Madison Kiwanis club. He declared
the railroads are willing to cooperate
with Wisconsin If they are treated as
friends instead of as foes.
Ashland Three thousand acres Of
mineral land of the Penolee iron
range near Ashland were sold by the
LaPointe Iron company to the Peno-
kee Mining company for $4,000. The
land is adjacent to the Bernishire
mine ard further development on
Penolee range next summer Is OK
pected.
Milwaukee county will
receive $1.039,0O0 i'm federal and state
highway aid in 1926 OF this amount,
the city will receive approximately
S125000 The total highway aid to
the county is S250,0O0 greater than
ever before received in one year.
Stevens POint-More than GO per
cent of the cattle owners in Portage
county, or over 1000. have signed petit
lions for testing their herds for tuber-
culoSiS
Fond du Lac-When thirty-four
cases of insanity came before the Fond
du Lac County court for the semi-an-
nual investigation, it was disclosed
that seven, or slightly more than 20
per cent. of the cases were ascribed
10 alcoholism.
Sheboysan-A warning to business
men to 20 slow. despite optimistic
evidences of returning prosperity. was
sounded by Solomon Levitan. state
treasurer, In an address before the
Hans cluh at ShahavUap