Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-08-06


600 silos were built, and the total
number increased from 64,668 to about
10000. That this was done in the face
OF greatly increased cost of labor and
material shows how well the value of
silage as a feed has impressed itself
upon Wisconsin farmers 1t is estima-
ted that there is one or more silos on
every third farm in Wisconsin. Esti-
mates for other leading States are:
New York, $4,000; Illinois, $4,000;
Iowa, $4,000; Indiana, $4,000; Ohio,
$4,000.
Benton-Jacob Babenco and Joe
Schmileviski pleaded guilty to a series
of robberies in the Wisconsin mining
district and each will be sent to Wau-
pun. The men were arrested at the
Kennedy mine by Deputy Sheriff
Kanticheff, who had been on their
trail for two weeks. The men con-
fessed to having robbed box car at
Hazel Green and of robbing Dr. Kit
toes cottage of household furniture
and also confessed to having robbed
various mining properties Of rubber
boots, slickers, miners lamps and
tools. Both men are married and
have several children.
Madison-That Wisconsins soil and
climate are well adapted to the grow
ing of fiber flax on a commercial basis
is the belief growers now have after
a years experience. Approximately
$50 acres and many small fields for
trial tests are making an excellent
showing. The crop is particularly
promising in the northern part. The
trials in the different sections on vari
Gus soil types indicate that fiber flax
of a good yield and quality can be pro-
duced in Wisconsin.
Kenosha - The barn of John Orth,
north of Kenosha, was burned to the
ground, and while the family and
neighbors fought the flames, robbers
entered the home, ransacked all of the
rooms and secured small amount OF
booty. 1t is believed that the barn was
purposely set on fire by the robbers in
order to open the way for their theft.
In the burning farn were twelve tons
of new hay, al automobile, and many
farm implemGdts. The loss will ex-
coed $4,000.
Appleton - Fire of unknown origin
resulted in the destruction of four
buildings on the main street of the vii
lage of Freedom, the loss being estl-
mated at from 100000 to $4,000 The
fire started in the general store owned
by William Vandenburg, spreading to
the Peter Vandenburg saloon building
next door, Peter Conrad's blacksmith
shop, meat market and several other
smaller buildings.
Portage-Police here are seeking
the whereabouts of Ellen, 10 year old
daughter of Foreman Arthur Hamil-
ton, of the DeForest Canning COM
pany, who disappeared and was seen
riding alongside of Ray Jack Nc
Mahon, "a years old, and Emil Ole
Schueler, 81 years old, cowboys, on
their way to Texas. The girl is still
missing.
Stevens Point-Guy Love, travelling
salesman, a veteran of the world war,
was never lost while chasing the Ger
mans in France, but while picking
raspberries in Marathon county, he
was completely "stumped." After
securing the woods for hours, friends
found him in a dense part of the for
est
Green Bay - A long drought of six
weeks duration has been broken in
Brown, Manitowoc, Kewaunee and
Door counties by heavy rains which
thoroughly drenched the baked soils
and extinguished hundreds OF forest
fires that have been raging in the cut
over tracts.
Racine-By vote of 936 to 669 the
question of bond issue of 100000 to
build lake shore protection south OF
the harbor carried at the special cleo
ton. Voters of the north side OF the
river strongly opposed the issue and
nearly succeeded in defeating the
question.
Fand du Lac = Sheriff Zamzaw
ordered twenty-five gypsies out OF
town. They had settled in the south
suburbs with signs of spending the
rest of the summer in the fashionable
district. They travelled in high-priced
automobiles.
Rhinelander = La Notes resort on
Lake Shishebogama, one of the largest
summer lodges in northern Wlscon-
sin. has been sold to John W. Nc
I,oughlin and B. o. Larson, Chicago.
Madison-Five Chinese Y. M. c. A.
secretaries spent two days in Madison