Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1923-08-15


ization, Mr.. Rieser explains.
Beloit-Thirteen Of the 20 cows, ad-
mitted by the Brown Swiss Breeders
association to the honor roll for 10
months milk production Of milk and
butterfat, were owned by Wisconsin
men. This is the report officially
made by Ira Inman, Beloit, secretary
of that organization. These record
producing representatives of the great
Swiss breed are owned in the states
Of Montana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan
Minnesota and Wisconsin. These rec
ords are based on 10 months produc-
ton records. The highest record on
10 months production was made by a
Montana cow producing 18,0766
pounds of milk and 633.58 pounds of
butterfat.
Oconto-Wenzel Feifarek, farmer
living just north of Oconto, has found
1t more profitable to raise turkeys
than to raise potatoes. Last year, he
turkey hens. This year, out of 80
eggs, laid by the two hens, he has
eighty young turkeys about half
grown. He gave one of his neighbors
10 eggs and all Matched. Forty eggs
laid later were set under hens and all
are now Matching. The money real
lied from the sale of the first eighty
turkeys will more than pay for the
auto he bought last spring.
Racine-The death rate from tuber-
culosis has been cut 66 per cent in
Racine in the last fifteen years, DR..
W. Johnson, local health officer, an
nounced. In 1898, with population
of $4,000, there were forty-eight deaths
from the white plague. In 1920, with
a population of $4,000, there were
only thirty-two deaths Free chest
clinics and open air schools are given
as the cause for the decrease.
Barron-An area retest for bovine
tuberculosis the first in the world, has
been started in Barron county, which
had the honor of being the first coun.
ty in the world to be clear of all boz
vine tuberculosis. This is done under
state and federal auspices. In the
first test, nearly $4,000 cattle were
tested, and less than 1 per cent of
infected animals were found The
present retest work is being done un-
der the appropriation of 100000 made
by the legislature.
Oshkosh-As an outgrowth of an
idea originating with Ex-Governor E. L.
Philip, Milwaukee, regarding getting
business men and the farmers together
to discuss their mutual problems,
Winnebago county will soon arrange
a series Of conferences to continue
through the summer and into next
winter, which will seek to aid both
the farmer and the business interests.
Notwithstanding of the Wiscon-
sin highway system has not been
pushed to any great extent during the
present season, the highway commits
sion announces. This is due to the
fact that with $500 miles added to-
the state trunk highway system q gen
eral remarking will be needed in the
spring of 1924.
Oshkosh-The city Of Oshkosh has
purchased two 1000 gallons a minute
triple combination bumpers at a cost
of $4,000, and one seventy-Ave aerial
ladder truck, with extras at q cost of
$4,000 for the Oshkosh fire depart
ment.
Fremont - The Waupaca-A Appleton
bus which makes trips daily, while on
a detour road few miles east of
Fremont, was robbed by two masked
gypsies. Twenty dollars in money and
valuables, including a gold watch,
were taken from the passengers.
Marinette-A bronze life-size statue
of Abraham Lincoln will be presented
to the Marinette High school as a
memorial by the class Of '23, class
officers decided at a recent meeting.
Racfne-The American Legion Drum
Corps of Racine will represent the
whole state at the American Legion
convention in San Francisco in Octo-
Der, it was announced by Villas Wha-
ley at joint meeting of the Rotary,
Lions and Kiwanis clubs.
Iron River-The bayfield, county
fair will be held on Sept. Is to 81,
instead of Sept II to IA as previously
announced. A conflict with the Ash
land county fair Is responsible for the
change.