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

employed by the National Board of
Insurance Underwriters, New York,
and the Salvage Association of Cleve-
land. The Lakeland, carrying a cargo
of automobiles to Milwaukee, sank
during calm weather. The insurance
on the vessel was for $350,000, it is
understood.
Fond du Lac-Surgeons at st. Agnes
hospital, Fond du Lac, amputated DIR.
A. e. Genter's left arm just above the
elbow, bringing to an end the Sheboy-
gan mans career as a surgeon. DR..
Center suffered a compound fracture
of both bones of the left forearm when
his heavy car tipped over near Fond
du Lac. His arm was ground into the
earth, crushed between the body of
the car and the road surface. Infec-
ton developed within a few hours.
Madison-Announcem has been
made at the University of Wisconsin
of the appointment of Charles ]. Sis
son, reader in English literature of the
University of London, as acting pro-
fessor of English for the year 1926.
Prof. Sisson is characterized as one
of the new" Shakespeare scholars
and is an European authority on Eliza
bethan drama.
MISUNDERSTANDING voters have de-
cided in favor of a proposal to issue
$4,000 in bonds to build water works
for fire protection The system may
be in operation before snow flies.
Manawa, a village of 1000 population,
has had nothing but the bucket bri-
gade" since the first building, a saw
mill, was constructed in 1S49.
MISUNDERSTANDING from life insur-
ance companies in the financing of
farmers and a reduction in the price
of cut-over lands suitable for agricul-
tural purposes have been suggested to
real estate brokers of Wisconsin. The
proposals were made public at the Of
flee of the Real Estate Brokers' board,
Madison.
Eau Claire-Dr. Bernard Domogalla,
bi-chemist of the Wisconsin State La
boratory of Hygiene at Madison, will
be engaged by Eau Claire to make an
inspection of conditions at Half Moon
lake, situated in that city, with view
Of determining the best methods Of
eliminating algae and offensive odors
during the summer months.
Manitowoc-Explosi of 4 gasoline
Anton Holly, Kewaunee county as
semblyman, near the village of Tisch
Mills, destroying the barn and smaller
buildings, threshing machine and
other farming equipment. The loss
will amount to about $4,000, Mr..
Holly estimates.
Racine-Howard Schmidt, 13, son of
Otto Schmidt, section foreman for the
Milwaukee road at Sturtevant, adj
mitted to Sheriff Martin Herzog of Ra.
cine county that he had shot and
killed John Gliessner, 10, son of John
NJ GliesSner, merchant at Sturtevant
The boy did not know that the shotgun
was loaded, he said.
MadiSOn-Prof. M. V. O'Shea of the
University of Wisconsin will go to
Mississippi in September to inaugurate
a revision of the school system of that
state on invitation of Gov. F.. l.. Whit
field. Gov. Whitfield termed the Uni
versity of Wisconsin model in educa-
tional practices.
Rhinelander-Vila county sports
men are incensed over the crueky of
a party of fishermen in two boats who
forced a doe deer to swim across Lac
Vieux Desert lake near Eagle river, q
distance of two miles. The animal
died from exhaustion just as she
reached shore.
Iron River-In an effort to provide
suitable feeding grounds for ducks the
Iron River Rod and Gun club will plant
wild rice in the lakes and marshes in
this part of Bayfield, county Many
years ago wild rice was planted in
some of the lakes in this vicinity but
with little success.
Milwaukee-Four widely known Mil
waukee county roadhouses, including
the Golden Pheasant and the place
formerly known as Sam Picks, were
raided by federal prohibition agents,
who launched strenuous drive on
places throughout the country and on
the edge of Waukesha county.
Madison-The state has leased the
new Buick garage building at Madison