Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-03-25

Madison-The Wisconsin supreme
court reversed the decision OF Judge
w. B. Quinlan, Brown county, and or
dered Peter Van Straten, former mem
Der Of the De Pere school board, to
pay back $3.50 to the board treasury,
the cost Of transporting parochial
school children in the De Pere district
in 1920 and 1921. Justice Rosenberg,
in his decision, declared state school
boards have no authority to disburse
money for Transporting school children
to other than public schools of the
district.
Appleton-Friends of Thomas B.
Reid, former editor and one time re-
publican power In Wisconsin politics,
from all parts In the state attended
public funeral services at Appleton for
Mr.. Reid, who died at Phoenix, Ariz.,
on New Years night The former edi-
tor was buried in Riverside cemetery
The public memorial service was held
in Lawrence college memorial chapel
after private services at the residence,
at which the Rev. Faville OBLIGATED
Madison-Thes Madison Street Rail-
ways Co. has been steadily losing
money since Jan. 1, when the cash fare
was increased from to s cents, ac-
cording to the February report filed
with the city council The report
points out that in February, 1924, the
company carried 645,476 passengers.
During the last month the cars were
used by SOB, 091 persons. Revenue dur
ing the last month was 81 900 less than
a year ago.
Madison-POssessi of green wild
animal hides during closed season
In Wisconsin Is unlawful, even If the
hides were purchased in another state,
Atty. Gen. II. L. Ekern ruled. The
opinion was requested by Otto L. Glen,
district attorney at Clintonville, in the
case of a man arrested for possession
Of three green raccoon hides after the
beginning of the closed season.
Wauzeka-R. w. Lathrop, superyis
ing teacher for Crawford county, me-
at Gays Mills with the Crawford COun
ty Fair association and the Bankers
association for the purpose of starting
a campaign to organize boys and girb
of the county into one big Boys an'
Girls club. Every township in tn
county will be organized The confer
ence voted $500 to begin the work.
Madison-The names of more thai
appear in the mid-year honors list a
Yale university. Several Of thos'
standing high enthusiastically at the emf
Of the first term are from Wisconsin
including one scholar of the first ranl
general average of 90 or more), Stuar
n. Scott, Madison
Rhinelander = The largest sleigh
slelghs loaded with nearly 113,0W
train of logs ever hauled over an ice
road in northern Wisconsin was pulled
nine miles by a tractor to the Jones
Lumber company's sawmill at Wabeno
The train consisted of thirty-tw6
board feet of timber.
Rhinelander-At a cost Of nearly
$4,000 a new central lodge is being
erected at the Y NJ G. A. boys sum
mer camp on Boulder lake In Villas
county. The structure is the gift of
Mr. and Mrs. Nash, Kenosha, and will
replace the present lodge and dining
hall.
Beloit-F. A. Burroughs, 81, boy
hood friend and playmate of Grover
Cleveland, died at Beloit Of pneumonia.
He had lived In Wisconsin since 1852
and was known to hundreds of farm
ers Of this vicinity through his duties
for % years as city CHER at the
Beloit hay market square.
Wausau-Trinity Lutheran church of
Wausau has approved plans for new
parochial school building to cost APP
proximately $S5,000 The building will
have five classrooms, a clubroom, gym.
nasium and bowling alley. 1t will be
erected this spring.
Monroe A two-story limburger
cheese factory is now under cOnstruc-
ton at Monroe for the Badger Cheese
Co. Equipment to make possible the
handling of 10000 to 10000 pounds Of
milk daily will be installed.
Spring Valley-Eilert Erickson Of
Spring Valley, 20 years old, went into