Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-06-21
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Planting was interrupted frequently
By rain and was made difficult BY
poor soil conditions. the report says.
Pail grains total 45I. 900 acres as CONF
pared 90 $4,000 in 1921 and a five
year average OF $4,000 acres. Spring
grains total 3.036.C00 acres compared
90 3.1310DJ last year and a i've year
AVERAGE OF 3.174090 acres. In al.
Wisconsin farmers have S.5i1.g0
acres I'm grain as against 3.6fs.0Q0 in
1871 and an average OF 2.6l5.000 for
the Eve years. 1916 TO 1879.
Navigation on the Fox
river between Appleton and Green
BAY has been ended FOR the season as
q result Of the washing away Of the
locks and canal banks az Little Rapids
o. the most destructive food in the
history of the Fox river valley. caused
By the heavy rains and wiadstorm
LASTING three days. Loss 20 crops.
farm property and other buildings In
this district viii total nearly $1,000
Go. according 10 estimates. The rag
Ing waters az the Fox carried away
the canal bank az Lock No. az Little
Rapids. The upper gates OF the lock
we're twisted from their hinges ana
carried down the river BY the torrent
SheboyEan-July Z will be ushered
o. az Sheboysan with . salute Of IS
guns from United States vessels lying
IN the Sheboygan harb0r. according TO
plans laid by the American Fourth OF
july committee. one gun for every
state iu the nation. fred al 10-second
intervals. the official salute 10 the
nation. wiIl be heard perhaps for the
frst time In Sheboygan on this Oc-
Czssuu-
BarrUn-The Barron Cooperative
Creamery. the largest creamery in the
world. received almost 100000 pounds
q cream during May. according 10 the
report for that month made public.
For this amount 81 cream. approx
matsIy $4,000 pounds Of buuerfat
were obtained During May the cream
cry paid - cents a pound Tor butter
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AT-Elsnn-Thc Montf0rt State Bank
a. NUntf0rt. Grant county. was TEN
porarily closed by the state banking
commissioner department pending in
vesuEatlon Cf the banks financial
condition. The probe was ordered fol-
low.ns the disappearance Of Clyde
stephens. cashier. who left a note
sayiu-: This is my last day on
earth. may have betrayed others.
but others have betrayed me-"
Tomah-A minister % the Quaker
faith. s. Donald Rogers. was a visitor
a. Tomah looking up q tract Of land
and doing preliminary work with the
object 81 locating a colony OF Quakers
near that city. Several large farms
we're inspected. The intention is 10
divide them UP into smaller tracts. To-
catins q family on each tract
Keuosha-Jaoob Keul. deputy sher-
81 OF Kenosha. was killed and Miss
Mary Robbins and Mrs. Nell Curry. Of
ChIcaE0. were seriously injured az
liberty Corners. IL miles west Of
Kenrsha when an automobile IN
which Deputy Ecul was hurryinE 10
Trevor 90 make an arrest. turned
turtle.
Beaver Dam-At a special meeting
a. the Beaver Dam board Of education
q contract was awarded for the gen
eraI construction work on the first
unit az a new hish school The entire
cost % this unit Is approximately
$4,000 and Is 10 be completed with
a. 10 months.
AIadison-AppeaI 10 the Wisconsin
supreme court NJ freedom. on basis
q errors in his trial. was made BY
Prank IanE. serving 20 years in the
state prison after conviction for the
murder. aug. i. 1890. Of Charles
Pac-ui. wealthy Kcnosha theater
owuer.
Bacine-Thirty years az hard labor
AZ Waupun was the sentence imposed
On Elmer Peterson. Racine. when he
plszdcd guilty 60 a statutory ofense
Ga the Municipal court. lie was con-
vlctsd 81 having lived with his Is year
old steusistCr.
Fond du I.ac-Thomas Gale. q, first
territorial deicEatc from Alaska 20
couErcss In 1895. has announced his
candidacy for sheriff 81 Fond du Lac.
Sc hcld that Office in ISIS. He is the
father ~ Tom Gale. s.. captain % po-
lice.