Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-05-13

farmers Of the county at picnic at
Oshkosh. The three breeders associa-
tions of the county, the Holstein,
Guernsey and Jersey, have named rep
.resentatives to a general committee,
with William Nelson as chairman, to
make arrangements for the day.
Chippewa Falls-Albert Paul, Eau
Claire barber, was ordered .forcibly
elected from the Chippewa county jail
by Judge James Wickham in circuit
court at Chippewa Falls Paul, who
was found guilty of violation. of the
prohibition law, was ordered to pay a
fine Of $500, the money to be taken
from his bond. Paul refused to ac-
Cept the decision and insisted on serv-
ing an alternative four months sen
tence.
Observation-Disclosures residents of Mer-
nIl and nearby communities were
brought to Wausau by United States
Marshal w. r. Chellis and Deputy
William TOudOnt. and arraigned be-
fore Court Commissioner Brayton E.
Smith on charges of violating the fed
eral prohibition act. In each instance
the warrant included a public nuisance
clause
Madison-Mrs. Elsie R. Dreger,
widow of Patrolman Herbert c. Dreg-
err, who was shot and killed while on
duty in Madison's italian ward last
December, was awarded $5799 compen-
sation by the state Industrial commits
sion, which ruled that Patrolman
Dreger was an employe of the city of
Madison.
Madison-Gov. Blaine celebrated his
fiftieth birthday May / with strenu-
Gus day at his desk in the executive
office. Flowers and messages from all
parts of the state were showered on
the governor on the occasion 1t was
his first week at the capitol since his
recovery from an attack of influenza
last month.
Brentwood Members of the Rusk
county board have adopted a resolu-
tion authorizing the sale of the Rusk
county poor farm at Glen Flora. The
farm consists Of 327 acres, 1O4 acres
Of which are improved The county
board plans a new farm nearer Lady
smith, the county seat
NIadison-A trust fund of $1,000
from the estate of the late Mrs. Cora
Rodermond Evans, Madison, has been
given the University of Wisconsin by
her will, to he known as the Cora
Rodermond Evans loan fund for medi-
cal students" The fund is to be held
in trust by the regents and the income
loaned to the needy students.
Racine-James Pritchard, owner of
the Yellow Taxi line in Racine, has
purchased the interests of Frank Mel
son in the Yellow Cab company of
Kenosha. The price is said to have
been more than 100000 Nelson
started his transportation line thirty
years ago with a one horse cab.
Rice Lake-Eunice, 8, daughter of
Harvel Poreth, Rice Lake farmer, was
instantly killed when she was run over
by tractor which was pulling a disc
on her fathers farm. The father, who
was operating the tractor, did not see
the child until after she had been run
over
MadiSon-A grand total of 1883
students enrolled for resident study
in the University of Wisconsin during
the college year 1924-25. according to
the tables Just prepared for the new
university catalog.
Lake MillS-C. T. Greenwood, IS,
former assemblyman and one of the
founders and president of Greenwood's
State bank of Lake Mills, died in a
hospital at Battle Creek, Mich.
Rice Lake-Sherman McBrayer, Pos.
kin constable and speed cop, was fined
$500 in municipal court at Barron,
for taking his automobile license. Me
Brayer had taken 1923 Illinois license
and repainted it so we'll that he had
an almost perfect deception.
Ashland-Fire originating in the
tiIashing room of the Ashland Paper
Co. from short circuited wire on an
electric motor ignited the naper in
the room and caused approximately
$7,50c damage.