Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-08-21

EAGLE KINEH. WIS.
Eau Claire-J. J. Auer publisher OF
Der Herold, local German weekly
published here, was sentenced by
Judge Evans in federal court to eight
cen months in Leavenworth. Kas.. on
MS plea of guilty, made to a charge of
violating the espionage act by print
ing seditious articles in his paper and
also failing to file with the postmaster
translations of articles printed in Ger
man in his paper.
| Appleton-Mayor J. Austin Halves
OF this city was the first man in Outa-
gamie county to return his question
nalre to the farm labor committee of
the Outagamie council of defense,
pledging ten days service. He will
do any kind of general farm work
when called upon and will give his
services free.
Oshkosh-Residents of the village of
| Winneconne on the Fox river, say the
war has had serious effect upon the
summer resort business which -four
ished there in the past. Although the
number of resorters enjoying rest and
recreation at the up river village is
fair it is way below the records of
other years.
Rhinelander-P J. Cain, county
treasurer, is the owner of a deck of
German cards, taken from a German
prisoner by his son Reuben. Lieut.
Herbert Frogner brought them to
America at the request of young Cain,
and gave them to Mr.. Cain while in
Rhinelander recently.
| Antigo-Peter W. Krier of this city
has been appointed senior examiner Of
the United States employment service
and will have charge of Langlade and
Oneida counties. All laborers in his
| territory will be registered at his
Office and the requirements of each
employer will be tabulated.
Hull is already laying plans for collect
ing the soldier vote at the primary
election in September. Representa-
tives of the state secretary will be
sent to each of the environments in
this country where Wisconsin voters
are now in training
| Beaver Dam-The small grain crop
in Dodge county this year is breaking
all records Oats are yielding as high
as ninety-f1ve bushels to the acre;
wheat forty and barley forty-ive
bushels. There has been more wheat
raised this year than for number Of
years.
Menomonee FaIls-Joseph Fellenz
found an egg in his chicken yard that,
the long way, the oval measured 81a
inches around and the circumference
at the middle, 61a inches. The hen
was a Plymouth Rock and a steady
layer.
Shawano-No county fair will be
held in this county this year, as the
grounds need considerable improve
ments and officials believe they can
use the labor to better advantage in
helping take care of the crops.
Green Bay-A meeting of the Wis
consin Live Stock Breeders associa-
ton will be held in Green Bay the sec
ond week in October, according to an
announcement by County Agricultural
Agent E. A. Carncross.
Neenah-Neenah's honor roll, a huge
framed affair bearing the names OF all
Neenah boys in service, has been hung
on the side of building, on one OF
the main thoroughfares. 1t contains
over 400 names.
Harold Hart, manager of
the truck department of Nash Motors
company, and one of the best known
men in the automobile game in the
middle west was commissioned cap
tain in the United States army.
Oshkosh-An exhibit of the crops
grown by the boys and girls of the
Oshkosh schools will be held at the
high school early in September under
the direction of T. G. Brown, super
visor of agriculture in the schools
Sheboygan-Oyerc by heat at
the Charles S. Weisse & Co. tannery,
August Splittgerber fell into vat OF
| ho;1;ror 1in1,or and sustained a severe