Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12

Green county to help stamp out bovine
tuberculosis. A special booth will be
prepared at the next fair where farm
ers may put their names on the petit
ton and see exhibits of tuberculous
cattle. Sixty per cent of the county's
cattle owners must be enrolled to as
sure the test
Madison-Complete lobbying expen-
ditures filed with the secretary of
state show that $67, 293 was spent on
lobbying at the recent session of the
legislature. This is about $1,000 more
than the salaries of the 1873 lawmakers
in the two houses. Approximately one
fourth of the total lobbying expendi-
lures was made by insurance com
panies, the amount being $15,919 The
Anti-Saloon league reported the ex-
penditure of $3.50.
Madison-Maj Frank w. Oakley, 81,
former United States marshal for the
western district of Wisconsin, died at
his home in Madison after a short ill
ness. Maj. Oakley had served as clerk
of the United States district court and
was at one time postmaster of Beloit.
He lost an arm in an engagement near
RappahannOck station during the Civil
war Maj. and Mrs. Oakley were pre-
pairing to celebrate their sixty-fourth
wedding anniversary.
Green Bay-Joseph Truckey, whose
automobile ran down and injured Miss
Irma Londo, 10, of Green Bay, few
days ago, must not drive his machine
for a year, Judge MOnahan ruled in
municipal court. Truckey was also
sentenced to pay a fine of 500 and
serve 30 days in the county Jail. 1t
was charged Truckey attempted to get
away after striking Miss Londo, who
was riding bicycle on the Benderville
road.
Lancaster-FOllowing call from
County Agent keenan, for exhibits for
the Grant county booth at the state
fair came advices that it had been
decided to remain out of the competi-
ton this year. Farm leaders in Grant
county recommended that farmers ex-
hibit their grains at Milwaukee in the
open classes this year and take cash
prizes instead of banners and trophies.
Eagle River-In order to remedy the
water shortage, which for more than
two weeks has caused curtailment of
operations at the Eagle River light
and power plant, the state cOnserva-
ton commission granted permission
for the blowing out of a number of
beaver dams along streams feeding
into the Wisconsin river
Appleton-Oney Johnson post of the
American legion of Appleton is plan
ming to send its saxophone band, one
of the few of such organizations in
the world, to head the Outagamie
county delegation of legionnaires to
the state convention at Stevens Point
on Aug. 20, 81 and %.
ShebOygan-For the first time in the
history of Sheboygan a school building
project costing $111,O00 is to be com
pleted without the necessity of float
ing bond issue. Although the city
council has authorized 100000 issue
for the erection or an addition to the
Washington school, Mayor L. e. Lar
son has devised the 2O-year bonds,
Hurley-Her fieetness of foot indi-
rectly caused the death of Joyce, g.
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Lund, Hurley When her
clothing caught fire from matches she
ran from the scene and persons who
sought to assist her could not reach
her until it was too late. She died
few hours later.
Watertown-Mrs. Elizabeth Kading,
former president of the state board
Of control and widely known woman
attorney, was buried at Waterfowl ,
from her home, the Rev. Earl Ware
Foster officiating. Mrs. Kading was
killed in an automobile accident while
on vacation trip with her son in
Colorado last week
Wausau = Eddie Powers, Chicago
passenger news agent, taken from a
Milwaukee road train at Wausau by
railway detectives after the officers
had found % bottles of alleged gin
in his train box, was given fine of
$500 when he pleaded guilty in circuit
court before Judge A H. Reid.
Beloit-A summer month without any
infant mortalities is Beloit's unusual
record for July, according to DIR. L. M.
Field, city health officer.
Sparta-Delegations from Kendall