Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-01-14

4V-dcfe farm near wheaton, raised a
hog that weighed 625 pounds. Dressed
at a market in Chippewa Falls it
weighed 535 pounds and brought its
owner $685. The huge porker could
not be scalded in a barrel after the
usual fashion, but was wrapped in
blankets and hot water poured over
them for twenty minutes. A farmer
near Tilden brought to the same mar
ket porker weighing $40 pounds.
La Crosse-P. r. Emmert of Madi-
son, United States deputy revenue col
lector, has opened Offices in the federal
building here as headquarters for this
revenue district which comprises the
counties of La Crosse, Buffalo, Trem-
pealeau, Jackson, Monroe and Vernon.
The division will have five or six
deputies working in it. The personnel
of the field force has not been an
nounced.
La Crosse-The La Crosse Housing
corporation has closed deal involving
$4,000 when it purchased the Seller
farm of lis acres, located just outside
the city limits. The land, valued at
$500 an acre, will be sold in acre tracts
seeking houses, where they may erect
homes and conduct small truck farms
during their declining years.
Darlington-John Boom, engaged in
the machinery business at Belmont for
the past twenty years, disposed of his
business last spring and planned to
move to California and retire. But he
missed business activity SO much that
when one of his competitors an
nounced that he was going out of
business, John bought the business and
warehouse.
Ashland-Constructi work on the
pea canning factory at Marengo has
already begun, according to County
Agricultural Agent Wright The fac
tory will undoubtedly be the beginning
of the establishment of many more
factories in Ashland county and will
other vegetables which the community
will raise.
Racine-Julius j. Goetz, Milwaukee,
will continue as trustee of the Prefex
Radiator company of Racine. Judge
Belden of the Circuit court denied an
order ousting Goetz from the Office to
which has was appointed by cred
itors' committee, after the company
had been taken from the bankruptcy
courts last July.
Chippewa Falls-Farmers in this
section are now making their 1920
acreage contracts with the Chippewa
Falls Beet Sugar company and in near
Iy every instance will give more land
to beets this spring. The sugar plant
will probably be used to refine Cuban
cane sugar before it's own grinding
season opens.
Beloit-Lack of proper precautions
for the use( of soft coal in hot air
furnaces is regarded by Chief Nygren
of the fire department as responsible
for fourteen fires in four days in this
city. Total losses are estimated at
about $4,000. The biggest loss was
$4,000 damage to the residence of Rob
ert Letter.
Rhielander The Rhinelander
Creamery & Produce company has
been incorporated with capital stock
of $4,000 F. w, Meen of Rhine
lander, A. D. Whitney of Medford
and Abe Munck of Plymouth are the
ineorporators. Mr.. Munck will be resi-
dent manager of the company.
Stevens Point-G T.. Giddings, man
ager of the local plant of the Consol-
idated Water Power & Paper Co., has
resigned and with Mrs. Giddings has
returned to Appleton, where he will
engage in the printing business, estab-
fishing new plant devoted to printing
labels in carload lots.
Madison-The case of M. Leach, Be
lott grocer, indicted at La Crosse by
federal grand jury on charge of
boarding $4,000 pounds of sugar, was
dropped when Leach turned the sugar
over to Federal Fair Price Commits
sioner c. H. Tenney for distribution in
Wisconsin.
Madison-B. NJ Jostad Madison,
state probation officer, has announced
his candidacy for nomination as state
treasurer on the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Jostad has held the Office of proba-
ton officer for ten years. He is
graduate of the University of Wis
consin.
PIoyer-Few Portage county farm
ers are bringing their potatoes to this
market. Buyers are offering as high
as SO a hundred pounds, but growers
are evidently holding for a higher
price.