Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-14


sold This year the number was
5000.
Eau Claire - Stanley and Joseph
PopolOwski. Racine. received sen
fences OF four and one years. respee-
lively. in circuit court at Eau Claire.
when they admitted a burglary in the
railroad ticket Office az Augusta. and
taking So and a mail sack. They
are believed to have been connected
with a robbery az the Fairchild Office
OF $40. and OF possibly $50 at Wis
eonsin Rapids and $50 at River Falls
They were arrested Oct IS. They had
guns and purses. stamped with Au-
gusta and MenOmOnie bank labels.
MadIscn-A quarantine order pro
hghlting shipment OF corn and num-
Der Of vegetables into Wisconsin from
corn borer infested districts Of Ohio.
MichIgan and several eastern states.
vas issued by the state department OF
agriculture. The areas affected by
the order include one county in the
southeastern corner OF Michigan;
practically the entire northern Dor
der OF Ohio. Erie county. Pa; about
one-half OF New York. and part OF
Massachusetts. These areas are In
Tested b. the European corn borer.
Wisconsin Rapids - Canadian buy
ers recently purchased two carloads
Of cattle in Wood county for shipment
20 Canada The animals were chief
Is grade Guernseys and Holsteins OF
high quality. There were also several
pure bred sires in the shipment a
satisfactory average price was re
eelved. some grade COWS selling as
high as s1O0
GAINESVILLE - drinking milk has
brought about the results" states
Miss Anna Luetscher. Rock county
visiting nurse. commenting on her re-
port for November. a year ago there
was a large percentage OF children In
the rural schools underweight. Great
er use 81 milk and cream was urged
during the school year and the results
are declared to be pronounced
Couderay - County Agent Hin OF
Sawyer county announces that he
soon will stapt on an extensive stump
blasting campaign over all parts OF
the county. He plans on holding
meetings in every school house in the
county. having ali parties interested
in the land clearing meet and sign up
for the dynamite for spring delivery.
BIrchwoOd-The Mikana cheese fac
tory. MTkana. six miles from Birch
wood. has suspended operations until
spring. Patrons Of the Mikana cheese
factory are delivering their milk 10
the Central and Angus cheese fac
tories. The BirchwOod cooperative
creamery has also suspended opera
tons until spring.
Birrhwood - Ten thousand bushels
OF certified seed potatoes have been
marketed this year in Barron county
As a result of the county exhibit al
the Duluth potato show held some
time arc. Six times as much money
vas offered FOR certified seed than
was offered FOR ordinary potatoes.
Rhinelanders- The Oneida county
board elected II. L. Horr highway
commissioner 10 succeed the late
Prank +. Parker. The new commits
siouer Is an old resident Of Rhine
lander. The board made a cut Of 20
Per cent IN salaries Of all county Of
hciAfs.
Autiro - The city % Amigo will
have a tax rate this year Of 1915 for
$1,000 Of valuation. 3 cents less than
last years rate and s. cents less. than
that o. the preceding year. The &C
sual amount o. tax 10 be raised. s522.-
fssTs. IL s5.lSs.s5 less than il was
last year.
Elkhorn-walworth county Is max
ing rapid progress with county de-
velopment % blocded livestock. cs-
pecially with Holsteins and Guern-
seys. There are crack herds Of both
q these breeds In both neighbOring
counties 20 the east OF Rock. Wal
worth and jefferson
Madison - a shortage Of nearly
bo0.co0 tons Of hay IN Wisconsin this
year Is indicated By the November re-
port o. the crop service. Total pro
ductioa Is estimated AZ 4.1lS.0oo tons
compared with 5.253.oe0 produced in
1890 and 3 Eve year average Of 4.S75.-
GO tons
Monroe John Loertscher. who
lives a few miles vest Of Monticello.
found a rinEtailed wildcat caught In