Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-11-03


at a booster meeting and smoker at
tended by more than eco. The Elks'
club is q new building. having been
occupied by the lodge less than two
years. IL consists Of two stories and
a me=zanine floor. The semi-annual
report of the secretary showed a paid
up membership Of 465.
Merrill-A. J. Cramer. dairy hus-
bandman for the state. urges farmers
to buy their feed rations at this time
and save from SIS TO $50 per ton over
last winter. He predicted higher
prices in feed stuffs and urged farm
ers who have no silo TO buy beet pulp
before January. Rough hs.- sprayed
with a solution of four parts Of water
and one part OF mo!asses was advO-
Gated as a palatable feed IN the ab-
sence OF clover or alfalfa.
Manitowoc-That there is a general
trend of reduction in prices was shown
when bids on sewer work for the city,
submitted by three contracting firms,
were considerably lower than they
have been for similar work In several
years. The bids were for seven blocks
OF domestic and four blocks or storm
sewers. A noticeable cut was in the
bids for catch basins, which figures
dropped from SAC to S36 apiece.
Merrlll-A double tragedy vas en-
acted when Carl Scheller. q farmer,
hunting in the woods near here, fired
two shots at an object IN the under
brush and killed his friend. Patrick
Connolly, 65 years old. Upon being
confronted with the body OF his friend,
Scheller. in a frenzy Of remorse,
turned the gun upon himself and COM
mitted suicide,
.dauston-C Company 2 OF Mauston.
which had among its number thirty
FIVE members OF the most prominent
family of the Winnebago Indians, the
Decorahs, has a world war record
which is of interest. Six officers and
forty-two men were killed, four men
died of wounds. sixty-two we're gassed
and 176 were wounded.
Merrill-Army life prepares a man
for farming, says Mai. A. II. Smith.
who is moving his household goods
from this city TO his $50 acre ranch"
on the Vernon Monroe county line.
nine miles from Wilton. The major
this year grew twenty acres Of tobac-
CO, which yielded 25. 900 pounds. This
is one of the largest acreages Of to-
baeco in the state.
Milwaukee-Th dates Of the 1921
Wisconsin State Fair will be August
% to September 3. inclusive. six days
and six nights. The state fair ad-
visory board unanimously selected he
dates at a meeting on the state fair
grounds on October Is. The Board
also voted to increase premiums in the
basic department s29.62O.00 beginning
in 1921.
Madison-With an expected con-
sumption of nearly $50 tons Of food.
park zoo will be S3.3S6.75 greater next
year than the amount spent this year.
according TO estimates N the ZOO
budget. A sum OF Sl2,S4925 is asked
to feed the animals next year. as
against s9.462.59 allowed this year.
Milton-Iiigh school pupils Of Mil
ton and Milton Junction. who have
been on a continuous vacation since
the close OF their respective schools
last June. resumed their studies
with the opening Of the new union
high school building r. A Beull. for
merly principal OF the Milton Junction
school. will have charge OF the new
institution.
Brentwood ~ Comm encing this au-
tumn and continuing throughout the
winter. between fifty and sixty fam
lilies will arrive 70 settle the wild
country several miles southwest OF
here. Because OF the expensive land
In other states. settlers are commenc.
ing TO arrive here 10 occupy the cut
over land.
Wausau - The different Guernsey
breeders clubs OF Marathon county
have formed a federation and officers
are to be elected by the executive com
mittee which is composed Of the resi-
dents and secretaries of the clubs A
constitution was adopted for two meet.
ings each year.
Tomah-To date ole Jackson. coun-
~ clerk. has issued more than 700
hunting licenses since the opening Of
the season. This number Is far
greater than the total licenses ever is
sued in Monroe county.
Green Bay-St Mary's hospital OF
this city is officially ranked with the
best in the country. Notice was re-
ceiyed from the American Hospital as
sociation. notifying the Green Bay n
sfffuflOn that III had baon nfaorT in