Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-09-26

o,l HoriQ 20 schart Of =,
CLAIMS TO have seen a white ,o nof
TO substantiate his claim a rom
road workers who happen ns,lsa
nearby to see the unusual hir5
was discovered near the W ~ T. v
store in that village. A wb H. u
IS an unusual bird in this ssat r1
last one having been seen ' o~
near here being at Fox lat a4G "
middle OF the summer. The 1o+a u
merlng OF this bird in this sec ,g
also unusual, nearly all If o
mer song birds having started ~,
southern journey. VI
Madison-To date abor. p,
pounds of sodatol, the new WAY op'
Vaged agricultural explosive b VOL
ordered, according to John swan '
VINO is in charge Of the land oIo .'
section of the Wisconsin coils s'
agriculture at Madison ~
agents all over the state aro s wv
IN requests every day and bos
freezing time it is expected tbot
proximately 100000 pounds will ILL, =
found its way into the hands of II,
consin farmers.
Kenosha-A plan of interest - M
cities of Wisconsin has been LAM,
In Kenosha to guide tourists tbron
out the city. The Kenosha .
Estate board has mapped ont . ~.
twelve miles long, which will +
tourists to the chief places of intarl
in the city, including all of the Ia H.
industries which have made Kanos
famous, the parks and the bouIevars f
SO interesting is the trail that KoI
shans are learning Kenosha bettar E.
following it.
Couderay-The champion numnll
grower Of Sawyer county is 10 4
Smith, in the Ojibwa district na
Couderay. At the Ojibwa communi Is
fair Mr.. Smith had on exhibition NJ
largest pumpkin, which weighed lid
pounds, measured nearly three ia,
high and was more than seven ~
in circumference. How many nj III
this pumpkin would make has MI
been estimated. Mr.. Smith raised A.
pumpkin with only ordinary care
Wausau - The Marathon conn
park commission has purchased nj
$500, sixty acres of land in the tow
of Plover, centering around the Eaa
Claire dells, and this grand work Il
nature will be preserved unspoiled
and uncommercialized for all tint
the whole preserve 10 form a COUNT
park, which will be developed as Cd
portunity and money permits.
= Fort Atkinson-Quantity produce
ton, an American achievement, lad
taken hold of the poultry industry II
Fort Atkinson. A Rhode Island Red.
owned by Lew Schuyler, set a marll
for the other biddies by laying an esd
eight inches in circumference. Tha
monster egg was found to be ID
reality, two eggs, with natural sized
egg within the outer shell.
Wisconsin Rapids harvesting
Of cranberries from cultivated bOgs
of Wood county has begun and will
continue for two weeks. A crop a
little above average in both quality
and quantity is anticipated, little dam
age having been done by early frOsts
Shortage of water early in the season
has cut down the crop in some
marshes.
Montfort-At a special election tt
bond the village of Montfort for $7,O0l
to extend the water works system,
large majority was registered in ap
prevail of the plan. Livingston, fVf
miles south, has installed an up-to-datt
fire engine and chemical truck
Rewey has organized a fire depart
ment and has ordered the necessar!
apparatus.
Marinette-The contract for new
bridge spanning the PeshtigO river a
Peshtigo, Marinette county, was lie
to G. F. Stein Of Milwaukee, his Oi'
of $51, 300 being accepted. The nev
bridge will be started this fall, 1t VII
replace the present Main stree
bridge, which was rendered unfit 70
service by the spring floods.
Manitowoc-When the new Mason
temple at Manitowoc is complete
there Will be installed a $4,000 pip
organ, the gift CT the local Order G
Eastern Star to the Masonic lodge
The temple, it is expected VIII 0
completed in time for dedication !
Dec. rs, st. Johns day