Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-01-28
ROUND ABOUT WABENO

It is estimated that the population
of Green Bay is now $4,000. In 1910 it
was 25, 1885,
The school house at Eland has been
condemned for use as a school house
after Nov. 1, 1916.
ST. Johns Lutheran congregation at
GilletG voted to build new $4,000
church in the spring.
1t is reported that 1000 acres of land
will be planted in sugar beets in
Brown county the coming year.
! A certificate to commence business
has been issued to the Farmers and
Merchants State Bank of Eagle River,
capital $4,000
The Langlade Abstract Company has
completed over 600 abstracts for the
transfer of the Paine Lumber Com
pany lands to the recently organized
I4anglade Lumber Co,
A. G.. Laabs of Peshtigo. owner OF
the Peshtigo creamery for the past 81
years, has sold the plant to Edward
johnson of Strum, Wis, possession to
De given on April 1st.
We note bv the Gillett Times that
/ Henry Scheller of Cecil was in that
village last week contracting pea
acreage with the farmers for the COM
ing year, securing about 600 acres.
A civil service examination Will be
held at Oconto on Feb 18th for the
position of deputy oil Inspector for this
district Persons interested should
write the Civil Service Commission,
Madison, Wis.
Nels Nelson of Surfing was examined
as to his sanity in county court at
Oconto last week and adiudged insane.
He was committed to She state hospital
at Winnebago. About six years ago,
it will be remembered, two of Nelson's
children were poisoned by eating
poisoned candy and it is thought that
worry and brooding over the matter
unsettled his mind.
Marinette and Menominee people
claim that ten focks of wild geese
passed over those towns one day last
week going nortn. Old inhabitants
saw that it is the first time in their
knowledge that wild geese have been
known to fly north at this time of the
year, and express the opinion that the
flight presages an extremely mild win
ter for the rest of the season.
The Oneida Fibre Box Co., has been
Incorporated at Rhinelander with a
capital stock of $4,000 The new
company win build and operate a
plant for the manufacture of paper
display boxes for berries and small
fruit. The new boxes are said to be
much cheaper, stror ger, lighter and
better adapted for advertising than
the ordinary veneer berry boxes. The
boxes are made of paper and are ship
ped to the buyer knocked down ready
to put together in q second.
Wisconsin banks have received a cir
cular from the office of the Wisconsin
Bankers association yat Milwaukee,
asking that they exert their energies
to caution hotel proprietors, merchants
and saloon keepers against cashing
checks of strangers or of those who
are unable to supply proper ideutifica-
ton. Dozens of defalcations are re-
ported monthly to the headquarters of
the association. The circular says if
merchants exercise as great precau-
tion as do bankers there would be
comparatively few losses through
worthless checks.
Rapid increase in business has forced
the Four Wheel Drive Auto Company
of Cliutonville Wis, to enlarge it's
plant and add to its equipment. A
new stock room, 46xl20 feet, has just
been completed and number of new
heavy duty turret lathes, milling
machines. boring bars and drill presses
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machine section in the building 54x12O
feet, and a new heat treating and
tempering room, 2ox4o feet. These
ARE equipped with large furnaces and
electric promoters. A new, large,
brick, modern office building has also
been added to the plant.
:
Henry Ward of Iron River, Wis.
who returned last week from Manitoba
where he visited with his son and
family for couple of months, came
back by way of Winnipeg and said
that hesaw many evidences of excite
ment over the war while there. Re
cruiting of new forces is going on con
stantly and the war is the chief topi'
= of conversation in all quarters. HI,
said that Brigade made up entirely
of United States subjects and forme'
subjects is being formed. and tha
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