Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-10-24

be loaded, the piano being on the back
of the truck. A sudden lurch threw
him back of the car, the piano falling
on top of him.
Rice Lake-Farmers of Barron
county received nearly $4,000 in Sep
TENDER for" seven carloads of dairy
cattle. Robert J. Plenty, secretary of
the Barron County Holstein Breeders
association, assisted in picking the
cattle. Purchasers came here from
Springfield, Mass; Sioux Falls, S. D.;
Grand Forks, N. D., and Fullerton,
Neb.
Madison-Forty-six Wisconsin mu-
sicians have registered and passed
tryouts for membership in the First
Regimental band, the concert band
of the University of Wisconsin. The
band consists of So men, including
Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
North Dakota and New York
Washburn-Harold Peterson, an en-
mill, Washburn, had his les; crushed
while hualing splints from the mill
to a dump. The wheels of the cart
went into a pile of soft sawdust and
upset the load In attempting to save
the horses Peterson fell and one of
the horses fell on him.
Madison = A cooperative cheese
marketing association to handle all but
American cheese made in Wisconsin
will be formed in Madison within two
weeks. The Wisconsin Cheese Pro
dueers' association, with headquarters
at Plymouth, Wis, handles American
cheese only with an annual supply Of
20,000,000 pounds.
Tomah-M. H. Moore, Tomah, who
gave 40 years of faithful service to-
the Milwaukee road on the Valley di-
vision, running from New Lisbon
north, has just been awarded a gold
medal in recognition of his service
e. J. Tierney, New Lisbon, was also
the recipient of one of these emblems.
Antigo-Diana, 3-year-old Guernsey
COW owned by R. P. Cuptil, proprietor
of Elcho Bay farm, Elcho, has just
completed years American Registry
test with record of 1921 pounds of
nd dc Of hut of
During the twelfth month of the
period she gave 1904 pounds of milk.
Brantwood-Henry Weisinger, 20,
was killed when the motor truck he
was driving was struck by train at
a crossing in the Prentice railroad
yards. The truck was dragged two
hundred feet by the train. The dead
youth was a son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Weisinger of Brentwood
Platteville-At public sale held on
the farm of Mrs. Atkinson and son,
near Platteville, Holstein dairy cows
brought as high as SITS per head,
clearly indicating the dairy cattle in
dustry has fully recovered from the
slump of a few months ago. Buyers
to have the ready cash.
Oshkosh-George Epprecht is in a
serious condition at st. Mary's hospi-
tai in Oshkosh owing to injuries suf
ferred in an accident that occurred
while he was working at the Oshkosh
Bottle Wrapper Co. plant His skull
was fractured when he was caught in
a belt on an excelsior machine
Sturgeon Bay-Major James G.
Martin, Sturgeon May, has invented
a new apple grader. The machine,
working at the large Martin orchard,
is proving satisfactory. 1t grades
apples into nine sizes. The machine,
it is said, can handle 600 bushels of
apples a day.
Superior Mystery surrounds the
of boy at Superior,
who left his bicycle stand, saying he
was going hunting. He never was
seen since.
Algoma-Andrew Nicholson moved |
his threshing outfit to the John Seller
farm, Carnot, near Algoma, and began
threshing at 80 p. m. At $3.50 p. m.
work stopped and John Sellers 1852 |
bushels of grain was in his granary
Neenah-Gerald Jensen, years old,
is believed to be Wisconsin's young
est aviator. Gerald recently accom-
panied his father, William Jensen of
Neenah, on ride through the clouds
and seemed to enjoy the flying i'm