Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-12-16
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form
MadisOn-Vigorous prosecution Of
persons IL Milwaukee who are alleged
TO have made false statements of
building cost In connection with bond
Issues will be sought In an effort to
break up the practice, Adolph Kanne-
berg, member of the Wisconsin rail
road commission, declared. Evidence
In cases uncovered by Commissioner
Kanneberg in recent investigation
conducted in Milwaukee will be sub
mitted to Atty Gen. Ekern. Five
causes were found in which building
corporations had made false state
ments Of costs In order to obtain per-
mits for larger bond issues than the
actual costs warranted
Wisconsin Rapids-William Bauer,
farmer who was shot by two masked
men who entered the roadhouse Of
Frank Flatoff, near Wisconsin Rapids,
and killed Amos Davis, died in a hos
pital at Wisconsin Rapids. A revolver
bullet In the abdomen was the cause
Of death. Bauer died without throw
ing any light on the identity of the
murderers, for whom the local author
tiles are still searching, and it is now
believed that he was the innocent vic
tim Of a quarrel between Davis and
the unknown slayers.
misunderstanding all previous
records with a score of 294 out Of
possible 800, the Viroqua high school
won the championship in the corn
judging contest at the state grain
show held at MenomOnie. There were
sixteen schools in the competition with
total of one hundred twenty-five
contestants The winning team,
coached by r. A. Power, consisted Of
Rudolph Nelson, Gerald Bishop and
Maynard Opsahl Second place was
awarded to the Omro high school team.
Monroe-Fred Marty, Monroe, was
reelected president of the Southern
Wisconsin Cheesemakers and Dairy
mems association at the closing SEES
sion of the twenty-siXth annual con-
vention at Monroe. Other reelected
officers are John Deininger vice presi-
dent; Henry Elmer, secretary, and
Joseph Trumpy, treasurer. Speakers
urged a greater production of fancy
Swiss cheese for what they called an
unlimited market.
Madison-Pa Participation in the world
court by the United States is favored
by a majority of the 10 per cent stu
dent body vote just tabulated at the
University of Wisconsin. Final tabula-
lions showed that of the students in
terested enough to vote, 49G favored
the United States participating In the
court and 2G7 opposed such action.
The Wisconsin vote is part Of a
nationwide movement among colleges
and universities.
misunderstanding rabbits with
a ferret proved costly to Mike Vassar
and Robert Empke, Milwaukee, ar
rested by Robert Grey, Milton, and
w. T. Elliott Whitewater, on the Will
liam Klitzllie farm near Whitewater
Vassar was fined 500 and Empke $50
by Judge William Fry, who also or
dered that the automobile two shot
guns, three hounds and the ferret of
the defendants be confscated.
La Crosse-Sheriff w. H. Ristow,
La Crosse, charged with collecting ex-
cessive fees and padding expense ac-
counts In a petition filed with Gov.
Blaine asking his removal from office,
admitted in a recent hearing that he
had made charges for transportation
ana assistance in liquor raids varying
from $40 to $50 in different cases
which he had not paid out. He win be
tried Dec. %.
Rhinelander-Mr Rose Cegielslzi,
73, of Three Lakes. arrested for viola
tion Of the prohibition laws, In munich
pal court at Rhinelander, pleaded
guilty to a charge of selling moon
shine and was fined $780, or four
months in Jail Owing to the woman's
age, Judge II. L. Reeves suspended
sentence. NeigEbors made the COM
plant.
Sheboygan-The sum of S279699.14
was appropriated for the 1926 high
way construction and maintenance
program and $4,000 for bridge main
tenance by the Sheboygan county
board. A committee was appointed to
investigate the ACCESSIBILITY of bonding
the county for paving IS miles of high
N-na.. Lr..lt.-. :. 49,, $3.50. 1921 L