Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-12-17

only eight wards, and the city's repre-
sentation on the county board is
eight while there are twenty-seyen
towns and villages, and the city OF
Depere represented on the board.
Madison - According to figures
given by t. A. Polleys, tax commits
sioner of the Northwestern road, Wis
consin farm land values have risen
| fully SO per cent in the last ten years.
The average value was $41.25 an acre
in 1909 and is now $64. Dane county
/ farm lana rose from $3.50 to $136.75.
Land in Milwaukee county, highest in
! the state, is worth $604.25 an acre.
Racine county land is second at
$173.75.
! Madison-The use Of United States
army aeroplanes to expedite the work
of graduating the menace of white
| pine blister rust from the forests OF
northern Wisconsin is suggested by
State Entomologist S. B. Packer, who
for some time past has been working
on various methods of stamping out
the bark disease, which is threatening
the Badger white pine output.
Manitowoc-Jerome Dick, 40, presi-
dent Dick Brothers Baking Co., this
city, drowned when he drove his auto
mobile off the north abutment of
Tenth street bridge into the river. He
was driving to the Northwestern sta
ton, escorting travelling salesman
to the train When the travelling man
saw the danger, he jumped and saved
himself.
Stoughton- Nicholas Anderson, in
1899 member of the assembly and,
until recently, an alderman from the
First ward, died suddenly Mr.. An
derson was an early settler of the
East Koshkonong district, his father
having owned much land in that
vicinity. He actively represented
Stoughton in the Spanish American
war.
Manitowoc - Roy Kacerovski, in
charge when the steamer Virginia was
converted into the troop transport
Blue Ridge here, has been appointed
fleet engineer of this district and will
have charge of all ships owned by the
navy department including the, Ger i
man submarine. Mr., Kacerovski has |
gone to Chicago to begin his new
work
Green Bay-Mayor Elmer S. Hall, |
Secretary Frank H Smith Of the AS
sociation of Commerce, and Herman
Greiling are in Washington to attend
the rivers and harbors convention.
They will endeawor to interest Wis
consin senator's and congressman i'm
project to deepen the outer harborI
at this port.
La Crosse-Grandma Sjolander, 95, |
acted as bridesmaid at the wedding !
of her granddaughter, Miss Laura |
Marie Sjolander and John Stewart /
Reid, manager of Hotel Medford, Mil /
waukee. The ceremony took place in /
the home of the brides parents, Mr. /
and Mrs. c. A. Sjolander, Onolaska |
Beaver Dam-Edwin L. Huebner. /
city letter carrier, has way of beat. I
ing the high cost of living. He plant
ed a city lot to popcorn and has just
harvested and sold it for $48.45, net
At this rate an acre planted to pop
corn would net s193.S0.
Antigo-After pleading guilty to
statutory charges, Willard Bailey and |
Mrs. Eta Tackett were sentenced by
Judge A. B. Goodrich to prison terms
of a year and nine months and two
years, respectively.
Appleton. w. Sherwood is new
chairman of movement to work for |
ing the department of the interior into
one called department of public
works.
Eau Claire-Byron Mcdonald, fore
man at the plant of the Dells Paper
and Pulp company here, is minus one
foot as the result of getting the mem
Der caught in the spokes~ of a wheel |
La Crosse-Dealers have starred
their ice harvest, the earliest for many
years. Ice attained a thickness of :
inches after five days of zero weather.
Madison-Bound copies of the 1919
session laws are now ready for distri-
button, according to NJ F. Blumen.
field, superintendent of public prop
erty. One copy of the laws is given
to each member of the legislature on
written application
Oshkosh-Two alien born yourig
men who fought for the United States
in the world war, were admitted to