Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-19

WueI6 the lOOhOuISJ turing seven
months of the year, will be on constant
watch for fires. One tower is near the
Pine river power plant in Florence
county, the others being at the highest
points in the northern part of Mari
nette county.
Madison-To aid worthy students,
the income from $26S, 362. 20 most of
which has been given by public-spirited
citizens, was distributed in scholar
ships, fellowships and loan funds at
the University Of Wisconsin during the
year 1924-25, according to NJ. E. Nc
Caffrey, secretary to the regents. This
represents an increase of $34, 399.17 in
the trust funds sinc@ June 80, 1924.
Last year the trust FUNDS amounted
to $233, 963.09. The increase came
primarily by new gifts and endow,
ments.
Antigo-At a meeting of the Lang
lade county highway committee with
Division Engineer +. NJ. Sergeant it
was decided to put the state aid in
come of 1927 into the construction Of
concrete highway between the Amigo
city limits and Mattek's Corners, five
miles north of the city on state High
way No. 26. This will be the first
piece Of concrete highway in Langlade
county.
Monroe-Despite dissatisfaction with
the present state system Of Swiss
cheese grading, as expressed by AS
semblyman James Goodman, Lafayette
county, in a public hearing at Monroe
before Marketing Commissioner Ed
were present declared they we're sat
listed with the present classification
of fancy, No. 1 and No. 2 and saw
no need for a change.
New London-Following a recent
hearing, the state railroad commission
has ordered that the Hortonville dam
be lowered one foot. Farmers along
Black Otter creek claim that water
frequently Overfiows their land, caus-
ing heavy crop losses. The first degal
action in the case dates back to 1887.
Fred Buchanan, owner Of the dam, has
contested several of the actions
Superior-FollOwing an order to
patrolmen to take into custody all
iuUpnilaS on tha c+raatc Of C,,ror;or n g
ter 8 p. ~. unless accompanied by their
parents or other adults, Chief of Po-
lice Arthur Z. Buchanan requested
that parents and children be warned
that the police are through fooling
with this problem"
Observation-Disclosures perfect health
record for the last several weeks was
broken with the placarding of house
for scarlet fever. Lorraine Klaus, 4,
Is the first victim of a contagious dis
ease in the city of Ashland since June
IA. This is the longest period on
record in which the city was free from
contagious disease.
Wisconsin Rapids-Wood county,
which hopes to become the center of
a cantaloupe industry in Wisconsin,
is preparing to move its first shipment
of melons about Aug 20. The Wood
County Fruit Growers association, a
cooperative organization, is the first
in Wisconsin to undertake commercial
raising of cantaloupes on an extern
sivc scale.
M a d S n-FOreign motor trucks
carrying goods for hire on the high
ways of Wisconsin are required to
have a Wisconsin motor truck license,
according to a ruling by Atty. Gen.
Herman L. Ekern.
South Germantown-The Rev John
J. Herriges has been appointed to the
pastorate of the st. Boniface Catholic
church at Goldendale, Washington
county, succeeding the Rev. F. ]. Steh-
ling, who has been transferred to New
Butler.
Mayville-Mrs. John Dahm, wife of
farmer living near Mayville, gath
cred a ton of cucumbers from a two
acre patch on the farm on the first
picking and delivered them to the
pickle factory at Campbellsport.
Superior-A carload of beer, con-
tanning approximately 1000 cases, was
confscated by the Superior police, fol
lowing the receipt at the police sta
ton of an anonymous Tip"
Ladysmith-The Flambeau Cow
Testing association. its membership in
southern Rusk county, has been or
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