Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-11
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State |
Arranged in Condensed Form

Green Bay-Green Bay coal dock
operators predict that there will be no
coal shortage this winter provided the
consumers take advantage of the op-
portunity to buy coal now. There is
a large supply of all grades of soft
coal available now and cars are plen-
tiful, operators say. Green Bay docks
are receiving large quantities daily.
The supply of hard coal is not so
plentiful and dealers are not making
predictions as to the price. Some look
for shortage because the present
agreement with the anthracite miners
expires Dec. 1. Others look for an
thracite matters to be ironed out be-
fore that time.
Madison-Hog cholera, the swine
breeders greatest handicap, has again
appeared in several localities in Wis
consin, according to the state depart
ment of agriculture. Farmers in the
following localities are warned to
watch their herds closely for evidence
of disease: Dane county, near Pine
Bluff; Walworth county, near White
water; Fond du Lac county, near Oak
field; Rusk county, near Tony. All
infected herds have been vaccinated,
and efforts have been made to pre-
vent a spread of the disease to other
farms.
Monroe-Plans for the revival of
Cheese day, that unique Green coun-
ty celebration well known before the
war, are being actively pushed at Mon
roe now and financial drive is meet
ing with enthusiastic response. Get.
2 has been selected as the date aid
5000 buttons to advertise the attrac~
ton will be placed on sale in few
days. A parade, free milk and cheese
and an exhibition of quality cattle will
be among the days features.
Green Bay-Truck travel on high
way Is is cut off at De Pere, where
city authorities have ruled that no
load of more than over five tons can
cross the long bridge over the Fox
river at that point. Heavy loads are
being run through to Green Bay on
the concrete highway on the west side
of the river. Engineers are now at
work inspecting the bridge to fit it
for heavy hualing.
40 lot 70
the Winnebago county strawberry
crop. The drought has seriously cur
tailed the berry crop but growers are
now concentrating on raspberries in
hopes of favorable weather and a
bumper crop. Orchard owners, how
ever, say this is going to be a banner
year for apples. Trees are loaded
with fruit. The cherry crop this year
will not be as large as usual.
Darlington-A selling station for all
kinds of cheese made in the Darling
ton district is being built in that city
The structure is Of vitrifed tile, will
be 48x60 feet and two stories high
1t is designed for storage as well as
exchange quarters. The new building
is only one of many being encouraged
throughout the entire Monroe district.
Watertown - WATERFOWL may be
chosen as the site for an assembly
plant of large automobile concern.
Waterfowl is one of four cities which
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mobile representatives.. Shipping IA
cilities and locations in that city, the
representatives acknowledged, were
good.
Superior-T. H. Golding, 48, Spoon
or, veteran locomotive engineer on
the Omaha railway, dropped dead in
the cab of his engine at Hines, a short
distance from Superior. Golding was
bringing a freight train from Spooner
to Superior. The fireman took the
throttle and brought in the train, with
his dead chief by his side.
Marshfeld- line employees are
setting up a huge steam drill at
Marshfeld which in a few days will
be put into operation drilling large
well to supply water for the COM
pany's engines. The acute water
shortage in Marshfield has made it |
necessary to cut off supplies to the
railroads passing through Marshfeld.
Racine-Stella Miskinnis, years
old, died at a Racine hospital as the
result Of burns received when her
flmsy dress was set on fire by ex-
ploding firecrackers. Her father was
seriously burned in his efforts to ex-
tinguish the flames.
Merril1-John Miller of Spirit Falls,
in driving to Merrill on the Rib Lake
road, found wolves so thick that he
one with his automobile. He
secured box, loaded the half grown
wolf into it and brought the animal