Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-06-13
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the BADGER State
Arranged In Condensed Form

Arranged In Condensed Form
Madison-The number of auto
mobiles in Wisconsin has increased
nearly 10000 over 1922, bringing the
total number licensed in 1923 to an
estimated 100000, according to Alex j..
Cobban, in charge of the automobile
division of the secretary of states Of
fee. Revenue from application of the
state license fee is expected this year
to amount to approximately $5.000,000,
which is several hundred thousands of
dollars more than last year. This H.
the state trunk highway system, for
maintenance of the highway depart
ment and for state aid to counties. 1t
is estimated by the automobile divi-
sion that there is approximately one
automobile to every six persons in
Wisconsin.
anesville-Willetta Higgins, the
wonder blind girl of the State Insti-
tute at GAINESVILLE, who startled scien-
fists last year when she was able to
differentiate between colors by the
sense of smell, and who heard voices
by means of her fingers, will face an
other test. She will appear before the
tenth biennial convention of the
American Association of Workers for
the Blind when they convene at James
vile June 21-26. George Crane of
Northwestern university, who already
conducted thorough test of Miss
Higgins powers, will be the chairman
OF the meeting.
Superior secretary of agricul-
ture of the United States has officially
announced that federal grain 1nspec-
tors office will be located at Superior.
The new office will be independent of
the Duluth offices according to E. w.
Fielder, head of the Wisconsin grain
commission at Superior. The mes
sage was received by him from Con-
gresham H. H. Peavy, Washburn
The announcement is a recognition Of
Superior's Importance as one of the
great grain centers of the nation.
Black River Falls-The Wisconsin
Jersey breeders are shipping two rep
resentative animals on the dairy spe-
cial that is to start for Minnesota,
North Dakota, Montana and Idaho on
June 16 from West Bend. Bern's
Beauty of Spring Brook, the record
cow of Wisconsin's 127 COW testing
associations, may be sent along. Her
record of 844 pounds of butterfat
leads the 10000 Wisconsin association
cows.
Mondovi-The annual sale at Mon
dow Of the Buffalo county Jersey
breeders was topped by Astilla's Vel
low Lass, purchased by Harry Pierce,
River Falls, at $2375O. The Rockwell
dispersal averaged $3.50 head The
average on 80 head sold was little
below. Walter Blazer was one Of
several Minnesota men that purchased
purebreds and remained after the
sale to buy grade Jerseys.
Madison-The Industrial commits
sion has announced that the II Wis
consin employment offices placed 81
339 persons in jobs during the week
ending May rs, as compared with 2,949
the previous week and 2,608 the same
week year ago. 1t says, however,
that the shortage of labor, as meas
ured by excess of calls for help over
applications for work is growing less"
Appleton-Prof o. P. Fairfield, head
of the department of art at Lawrence
college, will make his fourteenth trip
to Europe this summer, as director
of the Schilling tour party. A num-
Der of Appleton people will be in
cluded in the party. Prof. Fairfield,
with the exception of the war years.
has spent every summer in Europe
since 1905.
Raclne-Tag day at Racine netted
the Florence Nightingale and st.
Mary's hospital Aid societies more
than $1,000. The money will be used
for free beds in st. Luke's and st.
Mary's hospital, Mrs. W. M. Rice and
Mrs. W. S. Dooley were in charge of
the drive.
Madison-The Capital Realty Co.,
Madison building concern, will erect
modern store building costing $780,
600 on the vacant lot adjacent to the
new Kessenick building, now being
built on State ST. The building will