Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-02-04

IWS. EAGLE RIVER, WIS.
Madison-Higher class of conces-
sions viii be brought for the Wiscon-
sin state fair in the future, says A. b.
Alexander, business manager, in the
biennial report of the state depart
ment of agriculture. Only those
which are satisfactory in appear
ance." will be permitted to operate,
he states. Revision of the premium
list for 1925 to improve classification
on the basis of the showings and ex-
perience of 1928 and 1924 is expected,
according to the report. A class for
grade. cattle will be added to interest
the general farmer unable at this
time to keep pure BREEDS" A COM
petitive fine arts exhibition will again
be shown in 1925, having been elimi-
mated several years ago.
Madison-There were more than a.
400 dairy COWS sold out of the state
during December, 1924, according to
the report just made by A. o. Col
lentine, of the extension staff of the
Wisconsin College of Agriculture.
The Mid-Western states, Montana, Ne
braska, South Dakota and Minnesota,
took by far the greater portion of the
shipment. New York, New Jersey and
Indiana were also heavy buyers. Col
lentine reports that the central and
eastern states that are buying heavily
have been in the dairy business much
longer than Wisconsin.
Eau Claire-Beginning Feb /, the
city of Eau Claire will receive $1,000
monthly from the Dells Paper and
Pulp Co. in return for permission to
raise the head of water in the Dells
dam at Eau Claire two and oAe-half
feet Last summer the dam, which
crosses the Chippewa river, was
placed in operation with 26-foot
head. The paper and pulp company
found need for greater power and
sought permission from the city to
raise the head of water.
Monroe-A farm failure of the larg-
est proportions ever known in Green
county has just been revealed at Mon
roe. Indebtedness of Jim Doherty,
farmer near the city, so far reported
is $134,000. The secured claims
amount to $4,000 and unsecured
claims reach $4,000. The property,
now in the hands of trustees, consists
of the farm of SAB acres and $1,000 in
personal property.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and develop
ment under state and county direction
of one of Wisconsin's leading crops
will be shown at the annual potato
show in the rotunda of the capitol at
Madison Feb. 3 to 6. The show will
be held under the auspices of the
Wisconsin Potato Growers associa-
ton, and will include exhibits from
fourteen counties.
Hayward Reconstruction Of Moose
lake dam is being planned by the
Northern States Power Co. Franchise
have been arranged for the various
towns through which the transmission
line will be built. The line will run
into Hayward, through Bass Lake to
Stone Lake and connect with the COM
pany's main line at Brentwood.
Wausau-Strict enforcement of the
law giving counties authority to pro-
hibit placing of billboards along high
ways has been ordered by the Mara
thon county board. The county high
way commission has been instructed
to enforce the law and patrolmen on
the state and county trunk lines or
dered to report all violations in their
districts.
Beloit-So jealous were neighbors
in rescuing valuables when the All
Powers home, six miles north of Re-
lott, burned down, that all household
effects were saved, even two tons of
coal being shoveled out of the cellar
acknowledgements fire loss in
1924 was the lowest it has been since
1919, according to the report of Fire
Chief John Schwartz. The total loss
by fire in 1924 was $4,000, compared
with $65,OOO loss in 1923. Chief
Schwartz says that fire prevention
campaigns have done much to de-
crease fires.
Waupaca-The Waupaca council at
special meeting appropriated 81 500
to purchase a site for a new industry
which proposes to manufacture pota-
to products. The land will be turned
over to the concern as soon as it
completes erection of a plant valued