Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-05-18


jects. Marathon county has already
held one, Florence county and La
Crosse will each have one soon, and
several other counties are planning TO
hold similar courses.
Highland-The annual picnic Of the
Catholic societies of the counties OF
Grant. Iowa and Lafayette will be
held in Highland on June Sth. The
picnic will be held in the lily park.
Rev. A. b. c. Dunno of Eau Claire will
deliver the address of the day. The
amusement attractions consist of a
baseball game between the Platteyille
and Highland teams of the Wisconsin
Hliaois league, a boxing match be
tween two lightweights and numerous
specially acts.
Stevens Point Portage county
farmers are appealing TO the Stevens
Point Chamber of Commerce for farm
labor, but the call is going unheeded
because of what seems to be a general
revulsion against farm work. Many
applications for men have been re-
ceived Offering wages of $40 to $45 a
month with room and board. Unless
the help is found the chamber will so
outside the city 10 get men.
Couderay-The towns of Winter and
Ojibwa in Sawyer county are making
a great Roadway in securing new set
tiers for this year. Winter has re-
ceived twenty-four new settlers since
Jan. / and Ojibway eighteen. Last
year Winter had the honor of having
seventy-nine new settlers locate in
their territory and Ojibway sixty-three.
Winter led any other town in northern
Wisconsin for the year in the arrival
of new settlers.
Sheboygan - In the three months
ended Mar 81, 1921, the births here
were within seven of being twice as
many as the deaths, according to the
report submitted 10 the common cOun-
Gil by Hugo c. Reich. city health COM
missioner. There were 191 births and
80 deaths. Thirty-seven marriages
were performed.
Green Commencement day ex-
ercises in both of the high schools has
been set for June Il. The plan to have
a joint graduation has been abolished
by the school board. West high will
give diplomas to 81 seniors while "a
fourth-year students will get their
shecpskins at East high. The number
Of graduates here this year is much
larger than usual.
Milton-Farm lands and buildings in
Rock county increased in value $50
per cent from 1910 to 1920. according
to a report compiled by the depart
ment of commerce OF the federal cen
sus bureau. This agricultural census
shows that Dane county leads the state
in the total value of farm property.
with Rock county second.
Milton - Seventy-three cows regis
tered by the Rock Prairie Cow Testing
association produced 40 or more
pounds of butter fat during the month
of April. according 10 figures just made
public by W. J. Mckee, official tester.
De Pere - Local milkmen reduced
the price Of milk 10 consumers, cut
ting the price cents a quart. Milk
is now retailed at cents. Farmers
are now receiving less than 81 hun
dred for their product
Green Bay-The bottom has fallen
out of the building trades strike here.
The masons resumed work. accepting
a wage cut and the union plumbers
and steam filters have accepted the
lower pay scale.
Green Bay-Lewis Knuth, chairman
OF the board OF supervisors, and Robert
vickery. county clerk. signed 100000
worth OF good road improvement
bonds. the proceeds of the sale. made
to the Second Ward Savings bank, Nil
waukee, 20 be used in the county's
1921 highway building program. About
80 miles Of concrete routes will be laid.
Racine - Walter Christianson. 20
years old. was burned 10 death, and
John Meadows and Steve Kesowich
were seriously burned when flames
swept a rooming house here.