Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-02
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Dodgeyille-Henry Adams, living at
Union Mills, nine miles north of
Dodgeville in the famous Otter Creek
country, sold sixty-five muskrat and
twenty skunk hides, receiving $3.50 for
the months catch. Two years ago
Adams says he received $3.50 for
months catch of an equal number OF
hides, the price this year for raw pelts
being considered low. Otter Greek is
famous haunt for fur bearing ami
mails, but it is being cleared for farms
and in a few years more the trappers
will be out of a job.
! Neenah-Income taxpayers of Nee
nah will pay total of $64,253.84 on
their 1922 incomes, according to the
tax roll Individual income taxes will
total $30,513.69. Corporations will
pay 1872 ,84085. One thousand, one
hundred seventy-eight individuals will
pay income taxes, twenty-four local
corporations and three foreign corpo-
rations. The individual income taxes
|
the corporation taxes from "a cents
to $13,981.90.
Grantsburg-T Crex Carpet COM
pany has shipped the cut of 1000 tons
of Irvine grass harvested in the vicin-
ity of Grantsburg the last season This
firm owns 10000 acres of meadow
| To-
crew at work clearing off the brush,
and with the opening of spring will
put in several power pumps to flood
the Irvine grass meadows in an en-
deavor to get the annual cut up to
5000 tons.
Eau Claire-The inheritance tax on
/ the estate of the late N C. Foster, ]
Fairchild, Wis, known as the Fair
child millionaire lumberman, was fixed
in county court at $14,253. The es-
tate's value was appraised at $425,000.
However the Foster fortune included
trust funds and holdings not subject to
inheritance tax, and with these the es-
tate is understood to total nearly ST.
100000
! Phillips-Paul Jablonsky, II, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Jahlonsky who
live near Phillips, is dead in the Park
Falls hospital from injuries which re-
suited when he exploded shotgun
shell by striking it with stone. He
discovered the shell while roaming in
the woods near his home When found
by his parents, the boy was suffering
from wounds on his face, chest and
hands.
Barron-Forty cars of cattle, repre-
sentingsg Ri :, alue of 100000, have been
handel! comparatively through the
Holstein association of Barron county,
according to W. A. Duffy, county
agent. Three consignment sales of
pure bred cattle were conducted.
Twenty shipments of Guernsey cattle
were made, representing a value of
$4,000, the agent reports.
Superior-Emil Tollers died as the
result of an automobile accident when
his car went over an embankment
near the Amnicon river, about twenty
five miles south of Superior Two min
listers, the Rev. G. G. Langley, Port
Wing, and the Rev. F. w. Haverlin of
Madison, witnessed the accident. The
cause of death is thought to be frac-
| tured skull
Green Bay-Work on the new steel
| span OF the Green Bay & Western road
bridge over Fox river has been started
and the contractors hope to have the
job finished up before the opening of
navigation next spring. The work of
making over the bridge, however, will
not halt rail traffic across the struc-
ture, according to the railway officials.
Stevens Point-The warmest wealth
er and the least amount of snow in
a five year period is the record of the
present winter so far at Stevens Point.
Nine above zero has been the coolest
and the total snowfall only four
inches. For the corresponding period
in 1921 the snowfall totaled thirty
three and a half inches.
Menasha-The installation of radio
receiving sets at Menasha may be
brought under municipal regulation.
The common council is considering an
ordinance which provides for licens-
| Ing and inspection of radio installa-
tons. fee of 81 would be charged
for each inspection. The ordinance
will probably be passed.
Madison-The pea canning industry
IN Wisconsin, in which the state ranks
hrst among states, has more than