Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1910-02-16

! H. J. Johannes of Brillion has bee
at Shawano with a view of establish
ing a picking factory.
!, Johnson, Hill & Co. are contem
plating the erection of large de
partment store at Grand Rapids.
The Stevens Manufacturing CON
pany of Marinette has made its frs
big shipment of potato planters. TIL
consignment was for the Kingmal
Wagon company of Peoria, Ill.
/ The Wisconsin Auto Top compan
commenced operations in one of tn
factory buildings of the Gold Media
Camp Furniture company at Racine
Machinery especially designed TO
| this class of work has been installed
S. NJ. Reinardy, M. May and W. T
! Cook, prominent business men o
Burlington. We're up in court at Ra
cine charged with employing boys n
der 16 years of age and who did no
have permit. They pleaded guilty
and paid fines of $25 each.
The new cold storage plant of the
Blodgett-McCready Cheese company
at MarshfieId has been completed II
has cost in the neighborhood Of
100000. The cold storage proper
consists of two floors, one general
floor and basement, 50x60 feet.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed at Madison for the incorporation
of the Kenosha Hospital association
to have charge of the new public hos
pital The association is organized
with a capital of 100000 and already
100000 of the stock has been sub
scribed for.
About 125 men employed by the c.
Reiss Coal company of Green Bay will
share in the increase in wages which
that corporation has announced. The
increase is from IS to 25 cents a day,
depending upon the class of labor.
The increase was voluntary on the
part of the company.
Neenah plans extensive improve
ments next summer A concrete pave
ment to cost $4,000 will be built ON
Main and Racine streets. Nothing
but concrete pavements will here
after be laid in Menasha or NeenaIh,
for the reason that they give much
satisfaction.
The Lloyd Manufacturing company
of Menominee. Mich, is the first in
duStIial pOncprn i'm tho twin citioc
to Introduce the conveniences of a
dining room for employees. A cook
and staff has been engaged. Dinners
are served at cost and tea and coffee
to those who bring their dinners to
the works.
II. j. Pagef, superintendent of the
railway department of the Sheboygan
Light, Power and Railway company.
has resigned his position to take eff
feet March 1. Mr. Pagel has been with
the company for nearly twenty years
and is by far the oldest employee. His
resignation is due to ill health. The
company has not yet accepted his res
ignation and it is understood will Of
will enable him to stay.
The Japanese government has
sent Issa Tannimura as commissioner
to study American methods of sheep
breeding at the University of Wiscon-
sin college of agriculture, where he is
attending classes in the short course
IN agriculture, and will enroll in the
farmers course. Travelling through
the western part of the United States
and through Canada to see methods of
sheep breeding there he heard such
praise of the instruction in the ami
NAL husbandry department at the
University of Wisconsin that he de.
termined to come here and study. He
Will also go to Europe when he has
completed his study at the university