Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-01-30

Park Falls-The Rod and Gun club
OF Park Falls has taken active meas.
ures to prevent the winter killing OF
large numbers Of grouse and part.
ridges which live in the cutover lands
east OF that city. These game birds
are Increasing rapidly, but due to the
deep snow many are unable to obtain
food in winter and fall an easy prev
to prowling foxes. The club has
bought cracked corn which is being
distributed near the thickets which
the birds inhabit.
Appleton-Christ Fetting, farmer
on the Mackville road, outside of AID.
pleton, has trained his dog to bring
in the mail each day from the mail
box in front of the farm and so has
K. E. Gardner of the town of Free.
dom, Outagamie county. The dogs
make their daily trip to meet the car.
rier, have learned the appointed time,
and when the mail consists of a pack
age too bulky for them to carry. tell
their masters in approved dog Ian
guage.
Observation-Disclosures of motorcycles
in Brentwood and locality are taking
advantage OF drifted highways and
showed in roads by having their ma
chimes equipped with runners. The
motorcycles operate successfully with
runners despite poor roads and more
machines are being placed in opera
ton each day. The plan is a new one
and it prevents the necessity of hav-
ing to abandon the machines during
the winter.
Mondovi-With temperatures rang
ing from 80 to 35 degrees below zero
three days last week, Mondovi claims
to be the coolest point in Wisconsin.
The readings were on the government
thermometer, which is in charge of
Henry Bond. Mr.. Bond, a resident in
that city for sixty years, has kept
diary, which shows that temperatures
as low as so below zero have been
recorded.
Kenosha-Cutting the office of the
district attorney of Kenosha county
from a full time job at a salary of
$4,000 to part time office at salary
of $4,000 has brought torrent of pro
test down on members of the county
board, who passed the measure. A
movement is under way to seek to
have the change rescinded, it being
claimed that it is a distinct step back
ward.
Marinette-Two silver fox farms.
one to be in the city of Marinette, are
being started in Marinette county.
One managed by Phillip Koeneke,
farmer-preacher, will be located near
Dunbar. Another, to be started soon
at the Bay Shore park, will be man
aged by William Hassenfus. There
are now a. half dozen silver fox farms
in Marinette county.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. submitted to
the county clerk from rural assessors
show. more than, $500 acres were
cleared and brushed in Marinette
county during 1928. Land clearing
will proceed with renewed vigor in
1924, County Agent NJ. E. Sibole says.
thousands of pounds of sodotol, gov
explosive, are being ordered
for spring delivery.
Marinette-The Reliance PAPER Co.
which plans to deal in paper bags
wrapping paper and paper novelties
has been organized at Marinette by
Harry E. Munson, formerly an en-
ploye of the Victory Bag and Paper
Co. Mr.. Munson will be president of
the company. Active manufacture will
be begun shortly.
Tomah = The Middle Wisconsin
Light and Power Co., which has Off
ces in Tomah acquired the power
plant of the Necedah Milling and Elec.
trio Co., and will furnish light and
power to that town. This purchase
IS the tenth by the Middle Wisconsin
Power Co. within a year.
Sparta-The Guernsey club of Spar
"a has a total membership of forty
eight. During 1923 it received $5,O24
for the cattle sold and paid out for
cattle, $81.40 At a recent meeting
plans for a Guernsey sale in the
spring and for active interest in club
work, were discussed
Stevens Point-One of the front
legs of silver black fox, valued at
81 800 at fox ranch at Stevens Point,
was amputated near the shoulder to
save the animals life after the leg
had been gnawed nearly off by an
other fox. 1t is said the animal will
recover.
Superior - Fifty-one stills were
seized during 1909 NV Shar;ff VIZ