Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-07

anu NdAtci NOOus Ocuhoohs III NoaA
and grain Judging. In livestock judg-
ing the leading teams finished as fol-
lows Mondovi. Chippewa Falls. Osh-
kosh. Aigoma. Greenwood. Eighteen
teams. representing all sections of the
state. competed.
ClintonYille A misplaced comma
will cause a special meeting OF the
Waupaca county board. Last fan. at
the annual meeting OF the board, a
resolution was passed which was de-
signed TO bond the county for the sum
Of yIS5,00O. Recently when looking
over the resolution preparatory TO the
bord issue IL was discovered that the
comma had been put in the wrong
place and that the board had really
voted 10 bond for $1S.500.
Appleton-The rag rooms of paper
mills here are proving to be veritable
gold mines Three months ago an Ap-
pleton workman discovered $500 Lib
erty bond. which no one has claimed.
More recently another worker found a
diamond ring. Now, Miss Georgine
De Leest, Kimberly. found $50 in a
bale OF clippings in a pile of rags. The
money was all in currency in what
was probably a pay envelope.
Ashland - Fifty thousand western
sheep will be summered on the pine
barrens between Ashland and Iron
River. according 10 present prospects.
TIE barrens are covered with buffalo
grass. Another drought is predicted
in Montana and sheep men are nego'
tiating to send herds here. Expert
menis for several years shows that
cstle and sheep from the west fatten
quickly on these lands.
Appleton-Gordon Bushey will go TO
Pittsville, near Grand Rapids. 10 en-
gage in raising Flemish Giant rabbits
on a large scale. He has purchased
100 acres of wild lands which will be
divided and fenced into yards of sew
cral acres each and equipped with
buildings Mr.. Bushey will start with
100 rabbits and expects to have 1000
by fan. The rabbits will be raised
both for meat and fur.
Madison - That there is just cause
for complaint against the street car
service in Madison and that this serv'
ice can only be improved by double
tracking and additional cars, were
~ome of the conclusions announced BY
&. M. Larson, engineer for the railroad
commission, who has been conducting
IN Investigation of the street car serv'
ice in Madison.
L. Crosse-Capt. A. l.. Wilcox. pilot
IN the excursion steamer G. w. Hill,
received definite word that the govern
nent towboats and barges will be
placed in operation on the upper Mis-.
sissippi this summer. The new fleet
will carry coal up river and iron from
St. Paul and Minneapolis to down riv'
81 points.
AaNAAONON Ann AAN0A NAA AtAAN
No. 4, with twenty-five freight cars,
unk in the harbor here. when the
oCat became lost in the heavy fog
The Goodrich tug. Arctic. rescued the
rev of twenty-five and six passen'
GERS. in an attempt TO reach its dock,
lie ferry ran on the rocks and huge
hole was torn in the side.
Wausau-The maple sugar season Is
on, but the weather so far has been
too warm for a big run of sap. Cold
nights are wanted. with warm, sun
snlney days. A large number OF new
orchards have been opened this year
and should the weather conditions
turn better there will be a record
breaking production.
GAINESVILLE - Bowling alleys and bill.
lard halls are now on a par with the
theaters. City ordinances requiring
that they remain closed on Sundays
were discarded by the city council
after a fight lasting several months.
Inc UNDERSTANDINGS IL tudl tneg VIII
not open until noon on Sundays.
Birchwood-To celebrate his sixty.
second birthday. T.. G. Bemis. proprie.
tor OF a general store. recently enter
tanned the entire population Of Birch
FOOD at a party in his store. During
the day his entire stock was placed on
sale at cost to help consumers com.
bat the high cost of living.
Racine - Charles Nelson. in charge
OF an elevator at a local factory. was
fatally crushed when a tractor which
was being driven on one of the upper
floors ran wild and crashed down the
elevator shaft to the floor below. strik-
ing Nelson. who was standing on the
lift.
Nation A snchise has been
granted TO T. L. Kratz to build and
operate an electric light. heat and
power plant in Nation.