Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-07-18

stand, the university and normals
must depend on continuing appropria-
lions.
Monroe-Wm. Olson, secretary of
the Green County Farm Bureau is
seeking to organize the cheese makers
of the Monroe district, comprising
Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa and Lafay-
cite counties, into a cheese federation
for the purpose of building large cold
storage warehouses at convenient CEN
tiers from which cheese shall be dis
tributed into trade channels as ordered
by the federation Seventy-five per
cent of the foreign type of cheese
made in the state of Wisconsin is
made in this district, and siXty-four
per cent of the foreign type of cheese
made in the United States is also
made in the Monroe district
Madison-Badger farm women are
just as interested In better farming
as their husbands, judging by the
large numbers Of them who attended
the recent Station Day. picnic at the
College of Agriculture at Madison.
Over two hundred fifty women repre-
senting southern Wisconsin counties
as well as more distant parts such as
Rock and Door counties were present
at this one-day meeting. In the gen
eral farming exhibits the poultry and
Toll Y,
interesting to the women. A showing
of labor saving household machinery
was also made.
Rice Lake-Col. Paul B. Clemens,
Superior, made an inspection of the
Rice Lake unit of the national guard
and while he found the company in
fine shape, he warned the officers that
unless something is done very soon
to get in new members, Rice Lake
stands very good show to lose the
company. Capt James Scolman re-
ported to the inspecting officer that
he had only SIS men on his roll, as
against an absolute minimum of So,
when there should actually be 72.
Sheboygan-County Agent Mathie-
son reports that 1881 Sheboygan coun-
ty Holsteins were sold out of the state
last. year. OF this number 606 were
purchased by Illinois dairymen, 381
went to Mexico, 161 to California, A
to Georgia, to Indiana, A to Kansas,
to Minnesota, SO to New York, to
Oklahoma, 35 to Connecticut, to
Iowa, 81 to Louisiana, to Michigan
to Missouri, 6 to Ohio and sc to
Utah.
Shell Lake - Charles A. Shaver,
president of the Bank of Shell Lake,
suffered a broken arm when the sedan
which he was driving left the road
and went over bank into the Yellow
river about five miles north of Shell
Lake. The car was found in about
IA feet of water Mr.. Shaver narrowly
escaped drowning by breaking glass
from the door of the car and swim
ming ashore.
Appleton-Frank A. Graf, 38, mem
Der of the Helen, Wis, baseball team,
fell dead as he walked to the bench
after scoring run in the game with
Bear Creek on the latter's diamond.
He stopped to take a drink of water
and collapsed. Over-exertion caused
his death, physicians said.
Madison = Strengthening of the
states powers in various directions
for the better control of disease and
the furtherance of popular education
on health and welfare measures was
an outcome of the legislative session
just closed. Many bills however
failed of passage
Eau Claire-George B. Orlady, city
treasurer of Mondovi, was bound over
to the next term of circuit court in
Buffalo county at the request of his
attorney to answer the charge of COM
plicity in the robbery of the Mondovi
bank of which he was vice-president.
on Dec. %, 1922.
LancasteT-Mrs. Richard Meyer, Jr.,
o., died at her home in Lancaster after
e. long illness. In an attempt to save
her life blood transfusions were taken
from each Of her children, Martha
Meyer, Frank Meyer and Mrs. Cath
crime Nathan.
Benton-Jas. w. Metcalf, Benton,
has been appointed clerk of the cir
cult court of Lafayette county, by Cir
cult Judge Sherman E. Smalley. The
appointment is made to fill the unex-
pired term of Bennett E. Everson, de-
ceased.
Maiden Rockville playing with
other children Irene. wear old dauph-