Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-21
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home for the feeble-minded at Chippewa
Falls is considerably less than the per
capita cost of the other State institu-
tons, because, as explained by the board
OF control to the committee on claims,
eplleptics eat no meat and also because
they do a great deal of work which tho
deaf or blind or insane cannot do and
which the authorities would not allow
the inmates at the State prison to do.
The board insisted that investment in
farm lands adjoining the State institu-
lions at which produce could be raised
for the institutions would be a wise BUSH
ness policy. "The great factor in farm
work is the engaging of labor" said Mr..
Kuesterman, "and when the State has
all the labor it wants for nothing, it is
foolish to pay big prices for farm pro-
duee when a little expenditure would
bring it to them for nothing"
They are telling a story on Henry
Hagemeister, the jovial Senator from
Green Bay, who is as big around as he
is tall and then some. On his way
home last week he rode part of the way
in the fish car in which the fish and
game committee was making their an
nual tour of inspection. The train came
to bridge over a stream which had
been swollen by the sudden thaw and
stopped before crossing and then slowly
pulled over the trestle. A moment later
Mr.. Hagemeister went into q forward
coach and the other members united in
declaring that the conductor had made
the Senator get out of the car and walk
across the bridge to prevent a wreck.
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A local photographer has framed UP
group of individual photographs Of
members of the Assembly and is canvass
ing for orders. 1t is generally agreed
that Mr.. Carpenter is the handsomest
man in the bunch and Mr.. Ledvina the
most intellectual looking. Mr.. Aldridge,
they say, looks like an actor and Rev.
Mr.. Thayer-surprisng as it may SEEM
resembles a prize fighter. Messrs. Sau-
gen and Curtis have the most natural
expressions and Mr.. Hartung has an
expression as if some one said freight
rate bill'' to him just before the camera
was snapped. He has supercilious,
Disguised expression.
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In view of the fact that this State has
been asked to return one Of the battle
flags to Alabama, where it was original
ly owned, some of the G. A. r. have
been trying to find out whether any Wis
consin flags have ever been returned
from the South since the war. They
discover that the colors captured from
the Nineteenth Wisconsin at Cold Har-
Dor, which were later taken to Rich
mond and given by Jefferson Davis to
young officer who later became a judge
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consin through Mr.. Bloodgood of Mil
waukee some years ago.
The committee on claims to which all
appropriation bills must be referred has
between $S,O00,O00 and $9,0O0,000 of as
sets in sight, exclusive of the three-quar
tiers of a million secured from the war
claims against the federal government,
and appropriation bills have been intro
duced, not counting duplicates, amount
ing to 81, 100000 more than the total
assets, exclusive of the fund for the new
capitol or repairs for the old capitol.
This means that there will be a pairing
down of the appropriations 10 or II per
cent or that State tax will be levied
to make up deficit.
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Assemblyman Evans, who introduced
the anti-cigarette bill, says that he did
so at the request of the tobacco" mer-
chants and cigar storekeepers of his dis
trict. ''They don't want little yellow
fingered, dirty faced kids hanging about
their places of business" he said, las
they keep away adult trade who would
spend more money. But if they keep
cigarettes, they have to allow the boys
to lounge around their stores. 1t is the
tobacco men themselves who wanted the
bill passed"
The resolution introduced some weeks
ago by Senator johnson, challenging ths
Governors figures in regard to compare
tive railroad rates in Wisconsin and
Iowa, which was amended SO that
committee consisting of Senators Hatten,
Frear and Johnson, should make an in
yestigation of the figures, has died aborn-
ing. The resolution caused quite stir
at the time, but has petered completely
out sit is still in statu quo," said SEN
ator Frear, smiling placidly.
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"This is certainly one of the quickest
talking body of men l ever knew" OBJ
served Pliny NorcrOss in the course OF
speech recently. In my experience Win
Legislatures on two former occasions, l
never knew m IN who knew their minds
so we'll as the members of this Assem-
bly,. If they lave anything to say they
say it straight to the point and sit down.
We all know what we want and what
we are doing. There are many of uz
who don't talk at ALL
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The hoary old mental anguish bill'
has been favorably reported into the AS
sembly. 1t provides that person can
recover from a telegraph company for
the mental anguish suffered in not hav-
ing a message promptly delivered. 1t
has been before every Legislature for
the past generation or so.
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Some of the old soldiers who do no.