Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-09-05
Sent to State Fair.

The exhibit Of farm produce gath
cred from the territory adjacent to
this shipping point, was sent by ex-
press, to the State Fair Park, Thurs
day morning. The shipment consist
ed of l740 pounds of samples of farm
or garden crops that have been grown
in Villas county, during the season of
1913. The towns of Eagle River, Con-
over, Phelps, State Line, Pennington,
and Plum Lake, contributed to the
shipment made from here. PresQue
Isle, Arbor Vitae and Flambean, col
lections being shipped from stations
on the Milwaukee road. The aggre-
gate was surprise to many. proving
beyond a doubt that Villas county can
and does produce the goods, in the
matter of such crops as: Clover, Tim
othy, Alfalfa, Oats, Wheat, Barley,
Rye, Corn Buckwheat, Potatoes and
vegetables of every description. We
are unable to get complete list OF
those who contributed to the exhibit,
few of these being: JAS. Morgan,
VIM. Saltenberger, John Mishack, t.
B. butcher, N. L. Kinney, Radcliffe
Bros. VIM. Persohn, Chas Draeger,
f. G. Mcintyre, Jos. Burke Finn
Lawler and JAS. Oberholtzer, from
and near town. In a trip through the
south of the township, collections
Of tomatoes, carrots, parsnips, etc..
were made at the John Kingman
farm, a place that ten months ago
had never seen a pillow. all the inn
prevents, and buildings have been es-
tablished since that time. At Her
man Korths's place, Mrs. Korth, in
the absence Of her husband, freely
gave of cabbage, beets, carrots etc.
Kingman Bros. donated the largest
assortment OF any of the farmers of
that neighborhood, the collect
ors getting LIST and End cuttings of
clover, sweet corn, pie-plant, pump
kin, Rural, Triumph and King pota-
toes. Mrs. I'll. G. Kranz, field corn.
N. A. Colman, from his Clearwater
Lake farm, flint corn, potatoes and
cucumbers. NJ d. Henise, Golden
Glow Dent corn, Early Ohio and Sir
Walter Raleigh potatoes, carrots and
parsnips. Oberholtzer and Cline, End
cutting Of clover and rutabagas.
These farmers of Eagle River township
lust across the line from Oneida coun-
ty, at Clearwater, were found enthus-
iastic in their readiness to assist the
county exhibit in every way possible,
and in each case said that if they had
known in time, could have saved bet
ter samples of all crops, which were
in most cases. still in the growing
stage. AS near as we could judge,
they are more wildly impressed with
the dangerous reforestry doctrine than
some If our farmers. A Villas coun-
ty fair, was feature they all wished
| for. Weare glad to inform them with
/ this issue of the Review, that our
county fathers, at the meeting yester-
day. started the wheels rolling in
that very direction. By the way,
the village of Eagle River wouldn't
lose any money, by taking steps to
have this end of that road improved
SO that those farmers could make this
their market town. Eagle River mon
ey seemed to be counterfeit with ey-
cry one, especially at the Clearwater
Farm resort, where dinner ordered
long after the regular hour, was free
ily partaken of by two hungry men.
who later discoved upon reaching the
cashiers desk, that their indebted
/ ness to the hotel management, had
been wholly adjusted by the owner,
1 Mr.. Niles a. Colman. j II. Nema-
check left Thursday night to take
care of the exhibit on its arrival at
the state fair grounds. He will have
as assistants through fair week, VIM.
Saltenber, Of Eagle River. and Tfu-
man Aldrich, OF Arbor Vita, by in
struction Of the county board of vi
las county.