Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-20

prepared for shipment and concealed
in boxes beneath layer of carp. The
pike were caught during the closed
season.
Madison-The 100000 mark in regis
tration for correspondence courses in
the University of Wisconsin extension
division has just been passed, accord
ing to Dean L. f. Reber, of the extern
sion division. The University extern
sion division began its correspondence
study work in 1906 and is now piling
registrations upon the 100000 record.
OF these, approximately 10000 are in
business courses, 1900 in mechanical
engineering subjects, 1000 are in
mathematics, and bout 1900 in Eng
fish.
Fond du Zachary Miner of
Friendship heard carbon monoXide gas
would kill skunks under buildings He
backed his car up to building on
his farm, connected the exhaust pipe
to a hole in the foundation and let
the engine run an hour. When he
turned off the engine it back fired.
A terrific explosion followed, destroy
ing the building Two dead skunks
were found in the wreckage.
Eau Claire-The Eau Claire county
fair, held annually at Augusta, was
assured at least one more year of
existence when the county board voted,
Is to II. to appropriate $1,000 for
maintenance of the 1925 fair. The
action of the board was taken primar-
lily to protect Augusta business men
who hau guaranteed notes aggregat-
ing nearly $4,000 covering last years
deficit.
Compensation for injuries
received in an automobile race has
been denied driver, who brought Il
claim against the promoter of the race,
the industrial commission has an
nounced. The commission found that
the man had paid an entry fee to com
pete in the race and that there was
no relation Of master anG servant.
Janesville-A ruling obtained by
Dist Atty. George GETS, Rock county,
from Atty. Gen. Herman l.. Ekern,
holds that the county highway com
missioner cannot appoint a member
Of the county board to be a clerk in
the highway department. The rigid
rule laid down is that no supervisor
can hold paid county position.
Madison-Charges against Patrol
man Lyman Mason arising from the
police raids on Little Italy, Madison,
Feb. Z, when Vincent Costagna, p,
was shot, were dismissed following an
Investigation. Costagna was shot by
the patrolman when he reached for
his hip pocket, the officer believing the
man was reaching for a gun.
Waupun-Friends of Mrs. Caroline
Raebel, S4-year-old Columbus woman,
think she's the boss hiker of this re-
gion Lured on by spring, she hiked
to Reesevillc, II miles from Columbus.
Upon arriving there she insisted she
wasn't tired, and walked the IL miles
home again.
Lancaster-Circuit Judge S. Il. Small
ley, in court at Rchland Center, gave
one bOotlegger Il fine of $1,000 or six
months in Jail, another a fine of $3.50
or six months in Jail, a third 5000 fine
or four months in Jail and Il fourth
four months in Jail without option of
a fine.
Accommodating his forty
fourth year as supervisor from Wau-
pun, Attorney c. f. Hooker was unani-
mously elected chairman of the Dodge
county board of supervisors at its May
session in Juneau.
Brule-More thon 100000 feet of
standing timber was destroyed near
Brule, it mas estimated, after big
crew of forest rangers and volunteers
had placed under control fire which
swept over 1000 acre tract.
Fond du Observation-Disclosures. of a
game reserve in Fond du Lac county
in the near future will be sought by
the Fond du Lac chapter of the Izaac
Walton League, as the result of a
recent meeting,
Appleton-Alfred Tellock, Horton
vile farmer, was fined $50 when he
was found guilty in municipal court
on a charge Of stealing feed from the
E. Leither Grain Co. warehouse at
/ Appleton.
Rhinelander-At a meeting of the
Rhinelander city council il was voted
to pave several streets in the business
district of Rhinelander The work will
/ be completed this summer at cost