Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-10-26
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Lewis Wix of Ross, King County,
Wash, the other day sent Sc of con-
science money all the way from the Paci-
fc slope to State Treasurer Davidson. A
few days before he had sent 1928 to the
State Treasurer at Pierre, S. d. In his
letter to Treasurer Davidson he says: Il
send Sc of conscience money, which l
have been owing for several years to the
State treasury" The conscience-stricken
man neglects to explain the manner In
which he became indebted to the States
of Wisconsin and South Dakota, whether
he was overpaid the amount Of Sc for
work performed, took So box of cigars
for influencing the vote of some member
of the Legislature or accidentally alb
stracted the amount from some fund or
Office while in the employ of the common
wealth, but, whatever may have been the
avenue through which the money reached
him, Mr. Wix's conscience seems to have
goaded him into returning it to the right
full owner. This was the second restitu-
ton of ill-gotten gains to Wisconsin with
in the memory of the present force Of
clerks Bookkeeper George V. Borch-
senius found two $40 bills in the mail one
morning about two years ago. The en-
velope was postmarked Winona, Mimi,
but contained in addition to the bills only
thick sheet of blank paper, within
which the money was folded. The sender
has never been identified and it is the be-
lief of the clerks that he refrained from
giving his name because of the fear that
criminal prosecution might follow the
revelation Of his old-time theft.
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The care of the chronic insane in the
county asylums Of Wisconsin cost, for
the year ending September 30 last, 1854
1929 OF the total the State pays
$265, O65.99, the balance, $89, 413.3O, be-
ing paid by counties not maintaining
county asylums, whose patients are kept
in asylums maintained by other coun-
ties. OF the amount paid by the State,
$34, 437.4 Al is for State-at-large patients
those not having legal residence in any
particular county. The counties main
tanning asylums receive the following
amounts: Brown, $9,515.46; Chippewa,
$14, 1912; Columbia, $10,762.21; Dane,
$11, 910.64; Dodge, $11 1925; Dunn,
$15, O86.72; Fond du Lac, $13,252.52
Grant, $1O,8O7S7; Green, 12,79777;
Iowa, $14,148.25; jefferson, $12,974.O1;
La Crosse, SIS, 354.37; Manitowoc, $21,-
653. II; Marathon, $23, 40; Milwau-
kee, $11, 1870; Outagamie, $50, 1887;
Racine, $40, 163O1; Richland, SIS, 1885.
Rock, $14,OS5.S Sank, $1O,2O1.13; st.
Croix, $16,O24.29; Sheboygan, $S,624.96;
Vernon, SIT, 167 10; Walworth, 1884,. ~;
Washington, $5,85621; Winnebago, $22,-
2S2. 76; total, 1854, 479.29. Bills have
also been audited by the State board Of
control for the care of patients at the
two State asylums, and boys at the in
dustrial school, and charged to counties,
as follows: Northern hospital, SOL, 1850;
State hospital, Mendoza, $33, 961.49 in
dustrial school, SIS, 726.O3.
The contract. for furnishing meat for
all the charitable and penal institutions
of the State has been awarded by the
board of control to Swift & Co. Of Chi
cago, they being the lowest Of the four
Chicago packers who bid on the entire
contract. The contract was let on the
lowest price for all the institutions in
stead of figuring each separately, the
board being satisfied that it could in this
manner get lower figures for the total
supplies. It takes about 10000 pounds,
Of which 10000 pounds is beef, to feed
the inmates at these institutions for
month, the time for which the contract is
let. The totals Of the bids were: Swift
Il Co., So, 794.39; Armour & Co., 3d.
S25.67; Nelson Morris & Co., $3,S73.34;
Libby, Mcneil & Libby, $3,957O4. The
only bid from Wisconsin packers was by
r. Gunz & Co. of Milwaukee, who bid
on less than half the items.
George w. Smith, janitor Of the AS
sembly Chamber in the Capitol, fell over
the railing Of the gallery the other after
noon and fractured his skull. He died
several hours afterward. He was deco
rating the room for the veterans reun-
ion at the time of the accident He was
90 years of age and had been in charge
of the room for several years.
David n. Grignon Of Green Bay has
presented to the State Historical Soci-
ETY. the leather saddle bags in which h;'
father, Pierre Bernard Grignon, used to
carry the mails on horseback from Green
Bay to Milwaukee and Chicago, as far
back as 1882.
H. p. Clute, State veterinarian, says
that there has been an almost unprece-
denied run of diseases Of cattle in the
State. The western part of the State
was especially afflicted, anthrax having
become almost epidemic there.
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Joseph Dux of Chicago has been
awarded the contract for stone carving
on the State library building. His bid
was $11 ,495.
Wisconsin has cleared nearly $4,000
from interest on deposits in banks during
the first nine months Of this year. The
exact amount is $19,S88.01.
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The State board Of control has decided
to extend its system Of purchasing sup
plies for State institutions by bids and
contracts.
Short State Items
The Kenosha Choral Society has dis
banded.
William Wepfer was killed by an Oma-
ha train near Augusta.