Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-28

Reports OF bond issues authorized by
the counties show that the amount
available for expenditure will be ap
proximately S1O.000.0OO. or slightly
more than was expended the last
year.
Marshfield - Wood county has
placed an order with the state high
way commission for 10000 barrels
of cement for the 1922 concrete paw
ing work in the county. The cement
will be sufficient FOR the paving OF
forty miles of concrete roadway. BY
purchasing through the state, the
counties saved considerable money
and when the contractors get the jobs
the cement is delivered through local
dealers 10 the contractors and the
contractor pays for the cement
Shullsburg - William Fields. New
Diggings farmer. Ia Fayette county
exhibited an ear of corn, grown on
his farm. in which Is red kernels
form a perfect cross on the back
ground OF yellow. The ear Is well
formed aud measures : inches in
length. a., red cross being about IL
inches in length and l inch across the
arms. Mr.. Fields said that the cross
was the only red corn that he had
noticed in the crop A similar ear Of
corn was found in Indiana early in
the fan and attracted wide attention
Janesyille-SuperiOrity of southern
Wisconsin cattle is shown in the sale
BY Traynor brothers of KoshkOnong,
Walworth county, of Queenstone
Belle. 5-year-old milking shorthorn
and winner Of the grand champion
ship IN the sweepstakes at the inter
national live stock exposition. TO a
buyer in Pittsburgh. Traynor broth
ers bought the COW a year ago for a
few hundred dollars. She sold for
$4,000.
WATERFOWL - After purchasing a
carload Of Dodge county pure-bred
Holstein cattle through agencies in
Watertown. c. L. Funk. rancher of
Richmond. Utah. predicted that in a
few years Wisconsin dairymen would
be given keen competition by Utah
cattlemen. According TO Funk, his
state is building condenseries and
building up pure-bred herds with the
object of becoming the first dairy
state in the country.
Neillsville-NeXt spring viii mark
the completion Of Clark coRnty's new
81 900. 900 insane asylum, an institu-
ton which will serve as a model for
the entire country. The new building
viii be the NEST modern and costly
OF any county asylum in the United
States. II is claimed. II Incorporates
the best points of similar institutions
In all parts Of the country and is the
result OF an extensive study of asy-
lum buildings and equipment.
-0mah-Floyd Purdy. a poultryman
OF Tomah. had % entries out OF 213
In the bun leghorn class at the re-
cent Coliseum show of Chicago. The
Tomahite pulled down four first
prizes in the regular classes besides
several in special classes. Ribbons
I'm regulars included first prize on old
pen. first and second on old pen, first
and third on pullets. fifth on cock,
fourth and seventh on cockerels.
GAINESVILLE - After helping them
selves TO cigars. candy and tobacco.
thieves carried of a 400-pound iron
safe containing SIS from the James
vile Smokers club. rather than at
tempt 10 open IL. Three men partici.
mated in the robbery. il is believed.
Northumberland in 1920 report
ed TO the census bureau 5S.697 births.
An increase Of 3.906 over 1919, the
wears total representing a birth rate
Of 22.2 per thousand population. as
compared with rate OF eos for 1919
and ss.5 for 1918. according TO the
state board OF health.