Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-11-14


the state board of control to supply
| consin institutions under the jurisdic.
ton of the board. This is said to be
the first time that the entire potato
| requirements of the state institutions
have been brought to the attention of
growers and shippers and all given
equal opportunities in supplying the
potatoes needed.
Hazel Green-Alfred c. Lasse, re-
porting as field man for October, gives
the total number of COWS under test
at Hazel Green at sol, top herd honors
going to Leo Kuhl and son, with ten
registered Holsteins, whose average
1863 pounds of butter fat The top
COW, also owned by the Kuhls, made
1850 pounds of milk and 629 pounds
of butter fat.
Hayward fire which destroyed
teen miles from Hayward, Charles
Hosken, age 8, was burned to death
The family, pioneer farmers, lived in
a small tar papered house, which
proved ready fuel for the flames that
gained Roadway while the father was
en- route to town and the mother and
other children were doing the daily
chores.
Observation-Disclosures farmers are re-
ceiving nearly twice as much for their
potatoes now than they were paid
year ago at this time, according to
statement issued by the state depart
ment of markets. Wisconsin's potato
raisers are optimistic and are holding
up their crop in storage for a later
market. There has been little specu-
lative buying on the part of dealers.
North Thirty-nine head of
cattle were burned to death in fire
which destroyed the barn on the farm
of K. G. Hansen near North Lake.
Only three COWS were saved. The fire,
which was of undetermined origin,
also destroyed the stored crops and
much farm machinery. The fire had
a good start before it was discovered.
The loss has not been estimated.
Chippewa Falls-One of the largest
mortgages ever recorded in Chippewa
county was filed by the Dells Paper
and Pulp company of Eau Claire, to
secure an issue Of $1,5OO,0OO in per
cent gold bonds. The mortgage covers
flowage land in Chippewa county along
the Chippewa river and also property
owned by the company in Eau Claire
and Iron counties.
Jonathan away from the farm"
movement seems to have struck east
ern Monroe county, and as a result
an unusual number of farmers are sell
ing their possessions at auction and
moving their families to Tomah and
other towns. Residence property in
these cities has taken on new values,
due to the unusual demand for the
same.
Superior-Allan Peck, while hunt
ing at Superior lake, killed a hooded
merganser, species of duck that is
very rare. 1t is of multi-colored
plumage, with a white hood and long,
narrow BILL The duck will be mount
ed and preserved as one of the few
birds of that species which have been
shot in this part of the United States.
Reedsburg- Spohnholtz, SO,
a farmer, was buried beneath an ava
lanche of rock and shale when the
ledge of a gravel pit caved in on him
near Loganville. With eight others
he was employed in eXcavating gravel
for road surfacing. His left hip was
broken in three places and serious
internal injuries are feared.
Chippewa Falls-Crushed under an
automobile which overturned near
Barron, Miss Clara Swan of Barron
sustained a fractured skull and was
taken to hospital in a serious condi-
ton. The driver of the automobile
was said to have attempted to bring
the car back into the road after il
swerved toward the ditch.
Washburn = Records of County
Clerk ludwig Tranmal of Bayfield,
county show that during the last year
cupid has been asleep at the switch.
During the year only forty-fve mar
riage licenses have been issued, poor
showing compared with 1922, when
the county clerk issued seyenty-two
marriage licenses.
Park Falls-Preliminar work has
been done on new road from Park
Falls to the Iron county line, and the
project will be completed next sum-
mer. The new road will pass over the
trail leading to the famous Newman
trout springs, and will open up large