Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-03-05
News of the
Badger State
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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Brentwood - Leland Soper has re-
ceived word that his son, Clyde, is
stationed in Coblenz, Germany. This
is the first word Mr. Soper has heard
from the young man in five months,
and is the first intimation the family
had that he had gone overseas. The
name of Earl Soper, which appeared
in the casualty lists caused the family
much anxiety until they learned he
was from Blanchardville, as they did
not know where Clyde was located.
Stevens Point - Holstein, Guernsey
and Jersey breeders of Portage coun-
ty have organized county livestock
board. E. P. Tobie of Amherst juno
ton has been elected president, Ar
thur H. Peterson of Jacksonville, sec
rotary, and S. Earl Carley of Plover,
treasurer. The Portage Waupaca
Counties Guernsey Breeders associa-
ton has been split, and two organiza-
tons formed
Manitowoc-M M Guhin, former
Reedsyille man, who served as a X.
OF c. secretary st the Paris club, was
b ere for visit on his way to his nor
Iaal school duties at Aberdeen, S. D.
A part Of Guhin's time was spent in
driving car between Paris and ST.
Nazaire, a distance of 225 miles, on
which route he said they kept seven
teen such machines busy all the time.
Madison-Maj. John S. Woods has
just ben appointed commandment of
the military department at the Uni
versity. He is a graduate of West
Point, has seen overseas service, and
comes to Madison from Camp Travis,
Tex. The university has had no
commandant since the rehabilitation
Of the S. A. T. c. and the departure
of Maj ]. D. Holloway about Jan. 1.
Sheboygan - The sum of $685.
for highway construction in Sheboy-
gan county has been appropriated
from various sources, including the
federal, state, county, town and vii
lage taxes. Last year $116,154 was
used in improving 200 of 1921 miles
of roads in this county, seventy miles
of which are on trunk lines.
Racine-The first of many suits
growing out of the taking over of
land by the Du Pont Engineering
company, Of New Jersey, for the pro-
posed powder plant at Caledonia, was
filed by August Krenzke. His farm
Of fifty acres was a part of the more
than 5000 acres taken over as the
site of the proposed plant.
Manitowoc The milk agitation
here took another turn, the farmers
having reduced the price to dealers
25y cents per hundred pounds. The
new price is $685. per hundred-weight
with no test specified, while the price
at the condensery is $500 per hun
dredweight based on 4 per cent test
La Crosse-At meeting of the La
Crosse common council the aldermen
refused to increase the salary of the
mayor from $1,000 to $4,000, as pro
posed in an ordinance drafted by
Mayor A. A. Bentley, recent candidate
for congress. He was allowed $30U
for clerk hire.
Marinette - Peshtigo is to have &
new canning factory financed by Mil
waukee men. A site has been dona
ted and two buildings will be erected,
one SO by 200 feet and the other SO
by 60 feet, two stories. Peshtigo is
the center of large farming region.
La Crosse-Fifty war babies have
been born in La Crosse, according to
- record completed by the exemption
board. Fathers of all the babies were
in environments in this country or in
France when the babes were born.
Cumberland = Burglars broke into
the Cumberland Auto eompany's gar
age and stole about 81 700 worth OF
tires, castings and auto accessories
City Marshal Gilbert found most Of
the stolen goods in an old barn.
Manitowoc = Twenty-seven former
residents of Manitowoe county were
present at the annual Wisconsin Folks
picnic held at Los Angeles on Feb. IL.
Thirteen were former residents OF
the city of Manitowoc.
La Crosse-William Barney, La
Crosse, member Of the Fifty-second
Ammunition train went from France
to Los Angeles, via New York, and
back to Camp Grant, for discharge
in twenty-eight days.
La Crosse = Former Senator Otto
Bosshard and Mayor Arthur A. Bent
ley have started circulation of papers
Of