Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Madison-A shortage of milk neces-
states its purchase outside the state
and thereby increases expense of pro
duction The milk division, Wisconsin
an exact knowledge of conditions in
different parts of the state, has writ
ten food administrators in important
milk centerS for reports on what deal
ers and distributors are charging con-
sumers, the price the dealers are
paying producers, whether the deal
ers pasteurize their milk, the num-
Der of dealers in cities and population
they supply.
Fond du Lac The United States
department Of agriculture has estab-
lished, in Fond du Lac, a bureau of
markets to centralize statistics in pro-
duction, prices and storage for the
cheese industry, with J. B. McCrealy
of Chicago in charge. The bureau will
serve the middle west and the north
west, having direct communication
with Philadelphia, Boston, New York
and San Francisco. Daily and weekly
cheese bulletins will be fvTped to deal
ers in the territory prescribed.
Madison-Boy Scouts of Wisconsin
are to enter into the united war work
campaign Nov. 11-18 as victory
Boys" and dispatch bearers for pub
Lefty and executives wherever de-
sired. This will be as part of the
local Victory Boys" campaign organi-
cation. In the Victory Boys" cam
paign each boy will strive to learn
and give SIS, although any amount
will make them eligible to take part
In the campaign.
La Crosse-Vfgorous opposition to
curtailment of street car service by
the Wisconsin Railway Light and
Power Co., during the winter, was
voiced before the state railroad com
mission at hearing h ere by city Off
Gals The utility was recently grant
ed a Scent fare, and service was re-
stricted in an order issued by the
state board last spring.
Madison-The reports received here
of the Acre-of-Corn club boys are
proof that neither high price nor
scarcity of seed corn last spring kept
the club members from getting good
yields from their Wisconsin purebred
strains Yields CT more than 100 bush
els to the acre have already been re-
ported and the record is, thus far
10 bushels.
Eau Claire-On recommendation of
federal agents who have been investi
eating his connection and movements
in this country, Mic Pap, German
army lieutenant, who deserted from
the Austrian army during the invasion
of Serbia and made his way to this
country, as a stowaway, has been re-
leased from Jail here on his own rec
ognizance,
La Crosse-Sullen and morose, Les
lie Kruger, %, sits in cell at the
Jail here awaiting trial in United
States court as an army service
evader, and ignorant of the fact that
the United States District Attorney
A. c. Wolfe, is considering turning
him over to the military authorities to
be tried and sentenced as an army de
serter.
Ripon-A robin was rescued from
the cold and snow last winter and
housed at a local greenhouse. 1t was
released in the spring. With the first
sign of chilly weather the robin re
turned, built nest and seems settled
for the winter The greenhouse sup
plies plenty of worms.
Marinette = Henry Richards of
Walsh was found dead in the woods
quite distance from his home, which
he left while delirious. He was lying
in a pool of water when found by
searchers who waded thru water knee
deep. He leaves widow and baby
girl tS'l days OLD.
Hurley-Iron county tops all coun-
ties in Wisconsin for subscriptions to
the fourth Liberty loan Her quota
was 100000, and the amount sub
scribed was S244700, a percentage of
244.7. Every town in the county ex-
ceeded its quota. The total number of
subscribers in the county was 2,497.
Madison State examinations for
BARRIERS liceases will be held at 600
Wells street, Milwaukee, Nov. IL, u
and IS. The dates originally scheduled
were Nov 4, and g. The state board
of barber examiners will be in CHARGE
pbipolondor - Frank Hnclxav Til