Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-01-21

one. A branch from a tree which had
fallen on an uninsulated electric light
wire was found to be responsible for
the trouble.
Observation-Disclosures serving 80 years
as surveyor of Oneida county, David
H. Vaughan has been succeeded by his
son, Clayton. Mr.. Vaughan, who has
been continuously reelected to the
office without opposition, declined to
be candidate last fall and his son
entered the race. The elder Vaughan
is one of the pioneers of Rhinelander,
having come here in the early sawmill
days.
Crandon-One mile of SLOW fence is
being installed along Forest county
roads by the county highway commits
sion. One-half mile is being placed
near Sugar Bush hill and half mile
on the Mole lake road This fence
is being installed merely as an expert
ment and should it prove effectual in
keeping the road open to traffic more
fence will be laid next winter
Sturgeon Bay-Sturgeon Bay suf-
fered the smallest fire loss of any city
of its size in this part of the state
during 1924. The annual report of F.
]. Stroh, fire chief, shows that the
loss for the year was $3,722.95 This
is by far the smallest loss here in
rs years. During the year the depart
ment responded to only 29 calls.
Iron Conservation Warden
Max Happle, of Iron River, has issued
a notice to trappers in the county
stating that persons who trap wolves
must have a trapper's license in order
to be within the law Many are under
the impression that in trapping wolves
only, upon which the state pays a
bounty, license is not necessary.
Madison-Some IS University of
Wisconsin women are enjoying horse
back riding this year as part of
their required physical education
work. The local riding academies
have co-operated with the women's
physical education department in
order that the women may receive
gymnasium credit TO their riding.
Watertown-George w. Webb, sta
ton agent for the Milwaukee road,
rounded out SO years of continuous
service for that concern Jan. II. It
was Jan. IL, 1875, when he started as
telegraph agent at Reeseville, wis. He
was later transferred to several differ
ent stations and came to Watertown
in July, 1888. He will be 73 next May.
Barron-Barron county lost approx
mately $1,000 through the killing of
sheep last year by dogs. In addition
to the amount, assessors were paid
S533.40 for listing dogs. The amounts
paid out by the county this way to
farmers, who lost sheep by dogs,
would have been sufficient to engage
county nurse for year.
Waukesha-John L. Martin, Wau.
kesha, district manager of the New
York Life Insurance Co., and widely
known in southern Wisconsin, escaped
with scalp wounds, when the motor
car he was driving was struck by
train at the 500 line crossing on
Broadway.
Iola-George Johnson, clerk of the
village of lola, is minus one of his
fingers as the result of an injury
which was not regarded as serious at
the time. The finger was crushed when
a stick of wood dropped upon it.
Amputation was found necessary.
Oshkosh-Charles Voigt, aged SO,
died at hospital in Oshkosh as the
result of being hit by an auto driven
by Emil Kramer, son OF one of his
neighbors. The accident occurred on
the Jackson road. voigt was riding
bicycle.
Crandon-L. A. Voell, Fond du Lac,
was fined SIS in the Forest county
municipal court on charge of hunt
ing deer with searchlights.
Sturgeon Bay-Martin Peterson, So,
boat builder, died at a hospital in
Sturgeon Bay following an operation
for gallstones. For number of years
he was manager of the Sturgeon Bay
Boat works, later building his own
plant.
Chippewa F&ls-Sam Curtis and
John Lewis, cooks, victims of the Soa
line wreck which occurred at Chippe