Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-01-12


seph 4. Becker Of the Wisconsin CO
operating crop reporting service.
Twenty-seyen representative crops in
1919 were valued at S399 100000, IA
1918 at $3.50. $50. 900. and in 1909 At
S130.S9l 900.
Brentwood the annual meeting
of the Wisconsin Certified Seed POta-
10 Growers association held at Pem-
bine, Carl Hazelberg OF Mikana, seven
miles from here, was reelected state
secretary. II was also decided az TIE
convention TO encourage the growing
OF better potatoes and meetings OF
this nature will be held at Rice Lake,
Ladysmith. Phillips. RhinelandeC,
Pembine and oconto. commencing this
month
odanah-Two infant children Of
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Charette were
burned TO death here when FIRE de-
stroyed their home. The babies, to
gether with three other children. who
were saved. had been locked up in the
house By their mother while she was
attending a moving picture theater.
Clara ROundwinde. a 13-year-old neigh
Dor girl, rescued three OF the children.
Fond du Lac-The city OF Fond du
Lac will take no chances on hoidups
during the collection OF taxes that be
gins Jan. 10. An armed guard viii be
on duty every day the tax collection
is in progress. The affair which al
most cost the life OF Detective vii.
liam Fischer. who was fred at by a
crook. has served TO induce authorities
to be precautions to prevent any tTOJ-
BILE az the Office of the treasurer.
Green Bay-This city will be mayor
Jess for three months. The council de-
cided not 10 appoint a successor 20
Mayor Elmer S. Hall, whose resigna-
ton went in effect Dec. 80. due TO the
fact that there were no applicants. All
administrative business will be
handled by the two commissioners. A
new mayor will be elected at the cleo
ton April 5.
Automatically ia foreign stu
dents. including 10 women and repre-
senting 80 countries. are among the
1904 students enrolled at the Uniyer-
sity OF Wisconsin this year. according
TO figures just prepared. Last year
The total number of foreign students
was SO. and only 10 countries were
represented. China leads with So stu
dents.
Tomah-Merchants of Monroe cOun-
" have checked up on their holiday
business. and after comparing IL with
that OF 1919. the biggest trade ever
known. announce that their books
show an equal business in 1920. This
fact is a great surprise because two
big concerns which employ many
women are closed for an indefinite
period of time.
Fond du Lac-Petitions asking for
the abandonment of the commission
form OF government in the city OF
Fond du Lac and the return of the old
aldermanic form are being circulated
in this city by an organization OF work
ers, which has been perfected in the
last month. The petition is an exact
copy OF the one used in Oshkosh.
La CrOsse-CompletiOn of a $4,000
consolidated school is announced in
Caledonia. the smallest township in
Trempealeau county. The school board
has arranged to provide Transports
ton between home and school for the
twenty-five pupils attending the instr
tuition.
Tomah - Tomah's tax rate has
jumped TO Ga per cent for the year
1920. an increase of u per cent over
all former rates. To balance this in
crease city property is selling for fully
one-third more than before. There Is
not a piece OF residence property or a
business place for rent in the city
Green Bay-The army recruiting OF
flee here leads all substatiOns in the
state in the number Of enlistments.
%. for December. according to a re-
port received by Corp. w. J. Brewer.
Green Bay-Convicted Of criminal
assault upon Elsie Tanck. a IS year
old girl. hin b. Caver. negro. p
years old. was sentenced 70 fifteen
years in the Waupun state prison
Oshk0sh-Mai. Walter a Marden.
long a member of the national guard
and in active service in France dur
ing the war. has agreed 70 make the
race against Mayor A. c. McHenry IN
the recall election to be held her Feb.
1. Ii is expected ne viii be IL only
opposition candidate. hence no pTi-
mary election viii be necessary.