Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-10-09
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HAPPENING S
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

Madison-The total valuation of all
property in this state, real and per-
soral, for assessment purposes for the
year 1918, was announced by the state
tax commission at $3,846,263, 744.
Upon the figures credited for the va
rious counties will be based the
amount of state taxes to be levied next
year upon each. Real estate is valued
at $3,045, 6S3,229, and personal proper
ty at $SO0,5S0,515. The 1918 assess
ment shows comparatively small
rise over the figures for 1917, the in
crease being $23S, 1885, 1902. Milwaukee
county's new assessment is placed at
S693,S42 ,403, an increase of $43,18S,-
155 for the year.
Madison-Twelve firms have been
penaliZed by the food administration
for failure to obtain license for OPP
Grafton of creameries or cheese facto-
ries. Among those invited to contrib
ute $25 to the Red Gloss are the
Brookly2 Creamery Co., Green Lake;
Kingston Cooperative Creamery asso-
citation, Kingston; Oxford Creamery,
Oxford; Steiner Brothers Creamery,
Mansion; Mt Horeb Cooperative
creamery; Lindina Cheese Factory,
Mauston; Wauwatosa creamery, and
for fragrant violation, the lola Coop
erative Mercantile Co. was requested
to pay 500.
Appleton-Miss Esther Ashman of
this city has joined in the ranks of
Appleton's women who are taking the
place of men called into service. She
accepted a position with the local gas
company as meter reader 1t is eX-
pected soon that all the positions in
meter reading will be filled by women.
Miss Ashman is the second meter
reader to accept position in Apple
ton.
Oshkosh-The little village of Omro,
eight miles from Oshkosh, made a
great record in the fourth Liberty
Loan drive Allotted the raising Of
$36,498, in the first day of the drive,
the village oVersubscribed with total
of $37 900. The population is only
about 1900, mostly retired farmers,
and there are no industries.
Manitowoc = The Herald and The
News, daily newspapers, have been
consolidated as The Herald-News and
will be issued from the office of The
Herald. George McFarlane, formerly
with The News, becomes city editor.
The combined circulation is 5000. The
paper will occupy a new office build
ing and will add new equipment.
Madison-A falling off in the num-
Der of purebred stations used for pub
lie service in Wisconsin is shown by
figures presented in the report of the
department of agriculture, division of
horse breeding, for 1918. In 1917 these
desirable sires numbered 1928; in
1918, 1861.
Madison - Two new state guard
companies have been mustered into
service, the Thirty-siXth at Middle
ton, under command of Capt. H. c.
Ruenzel and the Thirty-seventh at
Waupaca, under command of Capt.
Roy Holly.
Madison - While any mature deer
may be killed in Wisconsin this year
the conservation commission will pro-
tect all fawn Notice to this effect
was mailed to game wardens and
county clerks.
Green Bay-A meeting of the dairy
farmers of northeastern Wisconsin,
will take place here on October 10. B.
H. Rawl, chief of the United States
dairy division, will attend and discuss
dairy and livestock situation.
Observation-Disclosures No. 322 in the
draft lottery is Ambrose j. James,
who for months has been doing his
bit" He is one of the leading Gin
crease food production" experts of the
University of Wisconsin.
Rhinelander-A picture of the kai-
ser and his six sons, taken from the
home of a local resident, was sprin-
killed. with kerosene and burned before
A 1000 people at the close of Liberty
Loan meeting.
Wausau-A. G. Burg, agent for
Marathon county, is urging all potato
growers in the county to exhibi. sam
pies of their potato stock at the pota-
to show to be held in Milwaukee, Nov.
70 to "a.
Madison The sum of 100000 has
been withdrawn from state banks by
State Treasurer Henry Johnson. The
amount is needed for road work and
other state activities.
Madison-The Grand Rapids Street
Railway company is permitted by the
railroad commission to discontinue
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