Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-29


forty-three cases still pending in the
court. Barron county had no arrests.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. which cause
some damage to vegetation are fewer
in number this year than in past sea.
| sons, report by DR.. S. B. Fracker.
state entomologist, states. The most
popular camping ground for the pest
this season is on Washington island.
off the head of Door county peninsula,
and on sandy lands of Waushara.
Jackson and Burnett counties, he re-
ports. The central sandy soil area is
the only section of the state in which
grasshoppers have been increasing in
recent years.
WauSau-The labor situation In
Marathon county has greatly improved
during the last few weeks, according
to statement just issued by James
H. De Wayne, superintendent Of the
Wausau employment office. The de-
mand for laborers of late has been
much greater than the supply and
because of this wages have increased.
Several factories have increased their
forces and there is a better tone In all
circles of employment.
Madison-It is the duty of town
treaSurers to collect delinquent real
estate taxes from personal property
wherever found, first from personal
property in the immediate vicinity Of
the real estate, or If none there, then
elsewhere, an opinion by Atty. Gen
Herman L. Ekern, to Elmer S. Hall,
conservation commissioner, states
County treasurers, however, have NO
authority, the opinion holds.
Fond du Lac-"Keep Wisconsin
beautiful" is the slogan adopted by
Fond du Lac County Highway Commits
sioner George Trevelen and his corps
of road patrolmen. They have started
drive against all pla-cards, bill
boards and posters along main high
men have been ordered to remove all
advertisements not within the fence
boundary.
Black River Falls-A district county
agriculture and forest conservation
conference was held at Black River
Falls recently with the following coun-
ties represented: Jackson, Clark
Monroe, Marathon, Portage, Vernon.
Eau Claire, Adams Wood and Juneau
A tour of eastern Jackson county was
made, with inspections of five and To-
year-old white pine paintings.
Waupaca-A large registration is ex-
pected for the 1925 Camp Cleghorn
assembly to be held at Columbia lake,
near Waupaca, Aug. to II. AS in the
past, the meeting this year will be-
religious in character, with opportun-
ity for recreation and entertainment.
Methodists from all sections Of the
state will attend.
Eau Believing providers were
causing his dogs to bark loudly during
the night, Bert Cummings, a farmer
living near Eau Claire fred a charge
of buckShot in the direction Of the dis
turbance, mortally wounding his ne
phew, Roy Peterson, %, who had gone
to the pump for a drink.
Milwaukee = Archbishop Sebastian
G. Messmer of Milwaukee was granted
a private interview with the pope at
Rome, according to cablegrams. The
Milwaukee diocesan head was escorted
to the private library Of the pOntitt
where he talked with the pope more
than half an hour.
Stevens Point-Lengthening of the
days work in the public school system
of Stevens Point has been recommend
ed to the board of education by Supt.
p. NJ Vincent. This is aimed to offset
many legitimate but increasing inter
ruptions. A forty-fve minute longer
days is proposed for the high school
Antigo-New bids have been asked
for construction of a rural normal
school building for Langlade county,
the first received being declared too
high. The lowest bid was $39.455, and
the highest $4,000. These bids were
for general construction only.
Antigo-Milk oil, used principally in
the chocolate manufacturing industry.
is to be new product of the Kraft
Brothers plant In Amigo. Machinery
is being installed and will be placed
in operation in about week.
Camp Douglas-Corp Bernard G.
Herrick, Co. G, 128th infantry, Marsh
field, was announced as the high man
of the regiment in the recently com
pleted rifle range shooting He made
score of 2S5 out of possible 300. =