Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-04-23
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Madison-A million dollars a year
is eaten up in damage to farm ma
chinery left out in the weather thru
the winter by farmers of Wisconsin,
according to bulletin of the College
of Agriculture of the university. At
least 10 per cent of the states $780,
100000 worth of machinery is exposed
to snow and rain, the bulletin says,
whereas a $500 implement shed would
pay interest at the rate of % per cent
on $1,000 worth of machinery invest
ment.
Fort Atkinson-The Boys and Girls
club movemsnt is making great
strides for Jefferson county under j.
M. Coyner, county club leader. Fiji
teen boys of the Fort Atkinson Boys
Corn club gave a demonstration be-
fore farmers institute. They spoke
bred seed corn. A Palmyra boy told
of the processes by which he hoped to
raise hundred bushels on his one
acre the coming season.
La Crosse - John Jones, % years
old, doesn't know that the war is over
yet. In a letter to the clerk of the
city exemption board with which he
is registered Jones directs that in
case he is called in the next draft his
address will be at farm about twen-
ty miles from this city. Judge Hunt,
clerk of the draft board, informed him
by letter of the existing conditions
with regard to the draft.
Plainfield - Thirteen has proven a
"jinx'' in the extreme for Judge John
Murat of Portage county. For twelve
consecutive terms he has served IS
county judge, but in his thirteenth
campaign, the one of this spring, he
was defeated for that Office by w. F.
Owen. Judge Murat has been an Of
fetal in this county for over forty
years, having served in many capac.
tiles during that time.
Juneau - The Agricultural Expert
ment association tested cow belong
ing to w. E. Bussewitz. In seven days
she provided 625 pounds of milk, max
ing 30.2 pounds of butter. Her aver
age amount of milk per day was 80
pounds and her highest day was SO
pounds. Last year Mr.. Bussewitz had
cow tested that produced 644 pounds
of milk and 80 pounds of butter in
seven days.
Neenah-Mrs. B. L. Smith received
message from the government ask
ing what disposition should be made
of the personal effects of Capt. B. L.
Smith, who died fighting in France.
The captain himself, who has been at
his home here for month now, wired
back that he hoped the department
would forward him his belongings.
Green Bay = A scarcity of women
for domestic employment is shown by
the report of the U. S. employment
bureau for the month ending April a.
Requests were filed for 286 women
workers and only 191 were available.
Men are more plentiful than jobs;
ASP male workers sought positions, but
there were openings for only 261.
Sheboygan-An annual auction sale
of cattle was held in Sheboygan coun
ty when the aggregate OF three sales
amounted to more than $4,000, EVIL
dencing the popularity of Sheboygan'
livestock and the dairy industry OF
this county. Ninety-three head sold
for S25,34750. Ten cows sold for an
average of 1928 per head.
Fond du Lac-The sight of flock
of 500 wild swans, who evidently have
set up housekeeping in the marshes
along the west shores of Lake Winnie
bago. is attracting many motorists
and sportsmen, who express the hope
that the colony will find the surround
ings pleasant and attractive enough
to remain for the summer.
Casco-There has been a serious
outbreak of influenza in Casco ano
help has been asked from Green Bay
Several doctors have been sent tc
render medical assistance. Out of
population OF 500 people, it is esti
mated that more than 100 OF them
have been sick with the flu during
the last three weeks.
La Crosse-Raymond Bauer, u
charged with shooting George Smith
railroad engineer, when caught bur
glarizing the latter's home, was sen
fenced to eighteen years at Waupu1
by Judge Higbee. Smith is recover
ing.
Sheboygan-Work has been started
on the construction of the new $4,000
warehouse of the Wisconsin Cheese
Producers federation in the city OF
Plymouth. The old warehouse was
destroyed recently by fire.