Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-06-22

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Madison-A number OF cadets of the
state university reserve officers train
ing corps will take examinations foI
first lieutenant or second lieutenant
in the United States army on Aug. %.
There are 5000 vscancies in the com
missioned personnel of the infantry,
cavalry. field artillery. coast artillery,
engineers. air service, chemical war.
fare service. and Philippine scouts.
National guardsmen. men who have
had two years service in the regular
army. and graduates of accredited
technical schools are also eligible TO
take the examinations.
Fond du Lac-Jone Ackley, the old
est resident m the village of Brandon
and one OF the Oldest in the state.
celebrated his one hundredth and sec
ond birthday Jure 5. He is physically
in good health. Mr.. Ackley was born
in 1919 in New York state, where he
resided until 1850. when he came west
settling in Fairwater. Fond du Lac
county. He has been a resident of the
village of BRANDON and o. Fond du Lac
county Twenty-Five years, having been
engaged as a farmer. His wife died
in 1904 at the age of rs.
Eau Claire-Records OF Eagle post,
g.. A. r. of Eau Claire, showing the
total membership list and the present
membership, give a graphic illustra-
ton OF the rapidity with which the
boys of Is61-65 are answering the last
call OF taps" The maximum mem
bership OF Eagle post, named after the
famous war eagle, "Old Abe" carried
BY the old Eagle company of Eau
Claire. according to the records was
436: while the present membership is
So, showing a loss of 3S3.
Appleton-A meeting of school dis
trict clerks will be held in Appleton
In the near future 10 discuss a revision
OF salaries paid to teachers in Outa-
gamie county rural schools. The pres
ent minimum salary is $50 month,
with no maximum. and II is proposed
10 reduce the minimum TO $40 and NIX
500 as the maximum pay per month.
Several teachers now are receiving as
much as $3.50 a month.
Green Bay-Settlement Of the strike
at the John Hoberg Co. paper mill was
affected when President Frank IL.
Hoberg signed an agreement with
strikers committee putting into enect
the 16 2/3 per cent wage reduction or
dered by the mill May /. The agree.
ment settles a strike in progress at the
mill since May 1, when more than 800
employees walked out.
Madison-The Wisconsin hay crop
prospect declined over 200 900 tons
during May. Joseph A. Becker, of the
Wisconsin cooperative crop reportn
service says in his June crop repOr i
Total production is forecast at 4,7s3.-
600 tons. compared 10 the 5,O36.OO0
forecast on May /. the 5.273,0OO pro
duced in 1920. and the ive-year aver
age of 4.S54.000 tons.
arshfeld-Members of the Marsh
Geld Rotary club and the William J.
Lesselyong American Legion post have
Joined forces TO raise a fund or Sf,5OO
through popular subscription TO erect
n monument in the local cemetery to
heroes of the late war. An intensive
house TO house canvass will be con-
Quoted.
Green Bay-Dr. Thomas Burke, 65'
brother OF Timothy Burke, Green Bay
state senator. died at his home at
Wayside Brown county, after an III
ness of nearly two months. Dr. Burke
was well known in state medical cir
cles.
Hulsboro-Mrs. Adeline s. Tongue
who has been a resident Of Hillsboro
for more than sixty years, celebrated
her one hundredth anniversary at the
home of her daughterin-law, Miss
Annie Tongue, here. with a large mum
Der OF relatives present.
Hayward-It was not bank rob
berv this time, nor a regular holdup.
bandits stole $500 pounds of dynamite
when they entered the powder maga-
zine OF the Hayward Hardware Co,
near here. The dynamite was hauled
away in a truck or a heavy wagon.
Sheboygan A great grey eagle
measuring seven feet from wing tip
10 tip. VS. brought down by Arthur
wunsch. a farmer living near Haven,
Sheboygan county, when he LAID IN
wait for the marauder that was carry
ing OF his plump geese.
Fond du Lac-R. NJ. Smith, Pesh-
tigo. was reelected president Of the