Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-19


the plan of Martin TO ship cattle here
for a three months period before the
final trip 10 the Chicago stockyards.
Negotiations for grazing pastures have
been completed and about 5000 head
of cattle will faten up in Brown county
during the coming year.
Madison-AmOng The most impor-
tant work TO come before the present
Wisconsin legislature will be the
changing Of districts for congressman,
state senators and assemblymen. The
increase in population shown by the
1920 census win undoubtedly give the
state twelve congressman instead OF
eleven. II is believed that the extra
congressional district will go to the
northern part OF the state.
BirchwOod-During November the
Barron cooperative creamery, the
largest in the world. received S34,21S
pounds OF cream from which 97,167.7
pounds of butter-fat were obtained.
The price paid for butterfat was 81
cents a pound. Nearly 1000 farmers
were patrons OF the plant. Three
farmers received checks totaling more
than 81 900 for the month. Sixty-four
received more than $3.50 each.
Madison-Those having business at
the state capital during the session OF
the legislature will find considerable
improvement in hotel accommodations
and housing conditions in Madison.
One large hotel has been opened since
the last legislature adjourned. The
majority OF state senators and assem-
blymen live in Madison hotels while
the legislature is in session and re-
turn TO their homes for each week end.
Green Bay-An order that will COM
pei the Green Bay Fish Co. to dispose
OF a great quantity of FISH that has
been stored in the company's ware
houses was issued by George j. Weigle,
state dairy and food commissioner.
Several thousand pounds of FISH We're
ordered destroyed. the commissioner
ruling that il had been stored so long
that il Is unfit for use. Several thou
sand more pounds were ordered sold
Immediately and a large quantity was
ordered shipped TO Chicago.
Eau Claire-Judge James Wickham
ruled that stock dividend is not income
and therefore not assessable under the
Wisconsin income tax law in the test
case of ID. NJ. Dulany against County
Clerk John II. Nygaard. The amount
involved was S425. the assessment
made against a stock dividend of
$4,000 declared by a corporation Of
Kansas City in which Mr.. Dulany is
stockholder.
Madison-Fishing Is an industry OF
commercial Importance in Wisconsin
with an investment Of over 81 500 600,
and employing over 1900 men. accord
ing to figures of James Nevin. head of
the division OF fisheries of the con-
servation commission. This state was
shown TO lead Illinois. Michigan and
Idniana. other lake states, in the vol
ume of its fishing business.
Madison-Pure bred sires are replac-
ing the scrubs in Wisconsin herds. ac-
cording to state leaders of the cow
testing associations. Scrubs have been
eliminated from 1855 associations in the
state. A survey of 6s of the CONTEST
ing organizations shows that II per
cent of the 2,05i members use pure
pred bulls, leaving only 147 sires to be
replaced by pure breds, A. ]. Cramer
of the College Of Agriculture said.
Appleton-There will be no reduc-
ton in wages Of carpenters. bricklay-
ers and masons in the Fox River Val
ley unless there is a decided drop in
the cost OF living, il was decided at a
meeting OF contractors from nearly all
the valley cities. II was held that a
wage reduction would not materially
lower the cost Of building because ma.
terials are still high.
Madison-A $4,000 armory and gun
shed viii be erected by the state at
Stevens Point for use OF an artillery
battery of the Wisconsin National
Guard.
Green Bay-Pctatoes. onions. carrots
and cabbages are flooding the local
markets, both wholesale and retail.
Farmers who have been holding back
their stuff in hopes OF price increase
are letting loose. Spuds are bringing
less than a dollar a bushel and pur-
chasers can just about set their owe
prices on the other vegetables.
Sparta - Miss Georgia Fiske or
Sparta has beea appointed as deputy
register Of deeds in Juneau county
Miss Fiske is the first woman to be
appointed 10 this Office.