Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-05-17

from streets upon whlch street CARS
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i Birchwood-Six northern counties
will be added 10 the tubercular free
area in 1922. Work is now in progress
in Oneida, Washburn, Ashland and
Douglas counties and testing will soon
commence in Chippewa and Rusk
counties. Barron was the FIRST tuber-
cular free county in the United States
and now Lincoln and Bayfield, counties
have also completed the test. Al
though other states have adopted the
area test plan. Wisconsin still leads
both as to tubercular free areas and
/ the number Of accredited herds
Kenosha-Forty eight head OF pedi-
greed shorthOrn cattle valued al more
than $4,000 were burned 10 death
in fire on the William VOss farm at
Bassett's station. Kenosha county.
The total loss. including the barn ana
contents. is estimated at $4,000.
Persons on the farm were awakened
by the neighing OF horses shortly after
midnight and found the barn in flames.
The horses and six head OF cattle
were rescued
Juneau-Albert Loesch. the veteran
cabinet maker of Reeseville, has I'm
ished a library table, the top of which
contains nearly 200 pieces Of wood.
and for which he recently refused an
offer of $500. Mr.. LOesch mas been
was agreed to work for plans
btsin federal aid for settlers
lily instead of aiding them
ugh land owners and holding
)anies. A bill providing for
aid is proposed under the
S of which settlers will be
need SIS for each acre brush
nd cleared of rubbish not to
ed so per cent of the area
ID, and $50 an acre for land
which stumps and stones
removed, not to exceed one
of the acreage owned.
is aid is to be limited to
ers who have located on not
than 40 nor more than so
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mecca for scores of men who are seek
ing the recently created position OF
city manager. Every mail brings
many applications, due TO the fact
that the American Association of En-
4 gineers has notified its members Of
the vacancy. The list Of applicants
reaches well above The 100 mark and
is growing by leaps and bounds.
I Neenah-T. c. Larson. president Of
the Neenah assembly OF the Equitable
Fraternal union, was elected president
of the state organization in the 1922
convention of the order held in Nee
nah. Joseph Kitz, Oshkosh, was elect
ed vice-president. and Mrs. Anna d.
Nelson. Waupaca, state secretary.
/ Stevens Point was selected as the city
for the 1928 state convention.
Monroe-The Green county semi
annual pure bred HOlstein-Friesian
sale at Monroe was a record breaker.
both in attendance and the prices re-
ceived for some of the choicest offer
ings. Ninety animals were sold. The
top price was $500 for bull, from the
Holstein farm of o. W. Wolfe, Wins
low. III. The total was S15.O75. an
average OF S16T.5O per animal. calves
included.
Eau Claire-The Eau Claire board
of education at its last meeting en-
gagged the services Of q local dentist
to take care OF the dental needs of
school children whose parents could
not afford 10 pay for such work. as an
experiment 10 guide their course as
to the institution of a dental clinic
\ for school children next fall.
! Eau Claire-MOre than a thousand
dollars was clipped from the county
pay roll by the Eau Claire county
board az its May session at Eau Claire.
when il cut the salaries of all county
\ officers approximately 800 a year.
I the sheriff. county judge and some OF
the deputy county officers being ex-
cepted.
ShebOygan-JOseph Berrens OF Chill
ton is being held pending investiga-
tion into the death Of Lawrence Leinse
Of Sheboygan. II is alleged that
/ Leinse died from the effects of a drink
/ of mOonshine. according to a cOroner's
/ Investigation. The stomach was sent
TO Madison for an examination.
Stevens Point-The recent rapid
growth of Stevens Point may result
in the addition Of one or two new
wards. Congested conditions at the
spring election caused the common
council 10 discuss the proposal 10 ex-
pand. There are now six wards.