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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
EARLY USE OF ICE SKATES
Holland Conceded to Be Birthplace
of Skating and Undoubtedly First
Practiced There.

To "necessity's sharp pluck" not to
desire for amusement, says the
New York Evening Post, we owe the
invention of skates and their early
use. Holland is conceded to be the
home and birthplace of skating, and
it was undoubtedly first practiced
there and in the far north.
In a country of lakes and canals the
necessity Of walking and running on
the ice must have been felt from the
earliest days, and, indeed, they were
found in one of the mounds or which
a Friesland village was built The
skates were fastened to the feet by
straps passed through holes made in
the bones. A Danish historian men.
tions the sport in 1884
The bone skates were also the kind
first used in England Fitzstephen.
in his account of the amusements of
the young people on the ice in Lon
don during the latter part of the
twelfth century notes that it was usu-
al for them to fasten the leg bones of
animals under the soles of their
feet, by tying them around their
ankles, and then taking a pole, they
pushed themselves forward by strik.
ing against the ice, and moved with
great rapidity.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
WOULD DUST WIRE COMPANY
Madison Attorney Asks Revocation of
Western Union Franchise-Says
Charter Is Forfeited.

Madison. r. w. Jack
man of this city has requested Secre-
tary of State Frear to forfeit the
charter of the Western Union Tele-
graph company for reason that the
company has removed state cases
started against it from the state
court to the federal court. Secretary
Frear has submitted the matter to
Attorney General Bancroft for an
opinion as to what action he shall
take.
Mr.. Jackman said that if Secretary
Frear fails to comply with his re-
quest he will start mandamus pro-
ceedings against him. According to
the statutes, all corporations licensed
to do business in this state shall for
felt their charters when they remove
state cases from state courts to fed
eral courts
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
BEES PARTICIPATE IN WAR
Terrifying and Demoraliznq Method
of RepeIing Besiegers Employed
by Themiseyraeans.

In these days of scientific warfare
there are more ways of killing
man than of going to church, but you
would have to loQk far and wide be-
fore you would find more terrifying
and demoralizing method of repelliing
.besiegers than that employed by the
people of Themiseyra, an ancient city
of Asia Minor A Roman historian
tells that when the city was besieged
there were great buildings put up to
be pushed toward the walls so that
the attackers might advance uninjur-
ed. But the Themiseyraens were a
capable people, and they chopped
holes In the tips of the buildings and
cast down on the heads of the advanc-
ing army whole swarms of bees anG
all the wild and ferocious animals
that their municipal menagerie had
contained
Likewise in England, a few hum
dred years later, the Danes and Nor
wegians were attacking the ancient
Roman city of Chester, then held by
the Saxons After all the ordinary
methods of warfare had failed to
drive away the Norsemen the bee
hives of Chester were brought to the
city walls and overturned on the
heads OF the enemy. who retired in
haste.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
SILVER COIN MADE TO JUMP
Clever Little Trick May Be Per-
formed With Port Wine Glass. but
ConicaI Form Is Easier.

Choose wineglass OF the conical
form, shown In the illustration, whose
greatest diameter, is little larger
of the glass place silver quarter.
and above it the dollar, which will
fall only little way into the glass;
1T will rest horizontally, like lid
upon it. Nov tell your friends that
without touching either glass or coin
you have it in your power to make
the quarter of dollar jump from it's
position. All you have to do is to
breathe strongly on the silver dollar.
1t will rotate and so assume a YER
teal position. At the same instant
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
RAISES LARGE POTATO CROP
Wisconsin Retains Third Place in
Both Acreage and Production of
Tubers, Says Census Bulletin.

Washington.-Wis is shown
as standing third among the states
in potato production by a federal CEN
sus report for the year 1909. Dur
ing that year the acreage in the state
was 290, 185, and 31,968,195 bushels
valued at $7,917,754 were produced.
The increase over 1899 was 1919 per
cent in acreage, 29.7 in production
and 35.9 in value. New York and
Michigan were the states leading
Wisconsin, the former producing as
597,701 and the latter 38,243,8
bushels. These three states, with the
addition of Pennsylvania, which
stood fourth, had a combined potato
acreage of more than one-third of
the total land planted to that crop
in the United States in 1909.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
MADISON is RICHEST CITY
Tax Commission Expert Places Capt.
tai as First in State on Basis
Of Assessment.

Madison.-Tables on taxation in
Wisconsin prepared by A. E. James,
statistician for the state tax commits
sion, show that, per capita, Madison
is the richest city in the state, on the
basis of tax assessment, with Apple
ton second and Milwaukee third;
that Madison is the richest in the
amount of assessable property, Mil
waukee alone excepted; and that, in
the ratio of assessed to true value,
Madison stands fourth. While Madi-
son eXpends more tax money than
any other city in the state except
Milwaukee, Superior, Racine and La
Crosse, it's valuation is not only
higher than any other city except
Milwaukee, but is more than SIS, O00,-
600 higher than it's nearest competi-
tor, Racine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
STILL AFTER DEADLY CUP"
state Health Board Bars 1t From All
Public 8uidings-Change in Scar
let Fever Quarantine Period.

Madison.-The Wisconsin state
board of health has issued orders
prohibiting the use of public drink
ing cups in any public building in
the state. Through controversy
as to whether lodge halls and similar
places are to be classed as public
buildings, the question has been sub
mitted to the attorney general for a
decision.
The board also changed it's regu-
lations on quarantine in scarlet fever
cases, setting a definite period of
tWenty-one days IN all cases, and in
the case of children another twenty
one days must elapse before the child
may re-enter school.
The annual meeting of the board
will probably be held in Madison on
Jan. %, according to Secretary Har-
per
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
TO CUT SCHOOL BOOK COST
Arguments on Ways of Saving Money
Are Heard by Special LegisIa-
tive Committee at Madison.

MadIson.-At the first session Of
the special legislative committee an
pointed to investigate the school text
book situation, which was held in the
parlors of the assembly chamber in
the capitol, HI. H. Hilton, represent
ing CHM & Co., Chicago. told the
committee that he believed Wiscon-
sin should have a law similar to that
OF Ohio, which provided for the pur-
chase of text books by the state.
which turned them over to school
boards and local dealers at cost.
He said that about 100000 was
annually spent in Wisconsin for
school textbooks and that he believed
from $4,000 to 100000 could be
annually saved to the people of the
state on these books if proper legis-
lation were enacted.
1t was brought out at the hearing
that certain textbooks are being sold
IN Wisconsin for rs per cent more
than in some of the other middle
west states. 1t was also shown that
some school districts use textbooks
published thirty years ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
DOG WINS A FOOTBALL GAME
Members Of Columbia Squad Are In
spired by Sight of Canine Attack
ing Red Hot Poker.

remarkable turning Of a game
between the halves occurred at Ithaca
in 1905. Cornell led Columbia by six
to the dressing rooms. Columbia had
not recovered from a wearing game
with Princeton the week before
Many OF the men were overturned
There was a distinct feeling of the
hopelessness of it all when the play
benches. Only Bill, white bull ter
rier mascot, showed signs of livelin-
ess. 1t was cold in the dressing
room and trainer shook the ashes
in the stove. He used a poker, the
end of which became red hot When
finally he laid down the metal rod the
red whitened, but the heat remained
Bill, deciding that the poker was to
be played with like a stick, caught the
heated end in his mouth. Instantly
his lips scared and turned black Bill
only shook the poker harder. Two
men grabbed him and tried to force
him to open his mouth But Bill
1ougnt back and finally they had to
choke him before he would loosen his
grip. 1t was then that Coach Morley
nudged Captain Fisher and pointed to
the dog. Catching the idea, Fisher
sprang to his feet and built up
speech around Bill He compared
Bills nerve to the teams and asked
the men If they were not ashamed
of themselves. His closing sentence
was; Just play for Bill, Bill, Bill"
When Columbia returned to the
field, Bill, yelping furiously, led the
way. All through the half the team
heard him barking from the side-lines.
Said Won Saltza. the big tackle. after
the game:
We heard every yelp, and it sim
ply drove us
Also, Bills yelping was so good that
Columbia won out, twelve to six
American Magazine.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
PLAN A BIG POLISH COLONY
10000 Acres of Land in Marathon
County Purchased for Settlement
by 500 Families from East.

Stevens Point. land deal which
Ultimately will result in increasing
the population of Wisconsin many
thousands, was COnsummated here a
Few days ago when a tract of 10000
lIeS in Marathon county was sold
o colony of Poles. About 500
antilles will settle there early in the
spring and soon 1000 more families
will come
This big sale of northern Wiscon-
yin land is merely the beginning of a
biz plan by Polish farmers in Ohio,
Pennsylvania and New York, who
aHe realized that northern Wiscon-
S1 IS rich in agricultural possibili-
teS
The purchase of that tract of land
IN northern Wisconsin is scheme
evolved by Polish farmers in the east
Who are looking for better lands"
said John P, Hume of the Wisconsin
Advancement association. There are
ABOUT 100000 acres of undevel-
oPpa land in the immediate neigh
orAood and as | understand it, most
" mat land will be settled by a de-
'faOIe class OF people. One thing
1aica is most noteworthy is their
aFj,ness and therefore they will be
al acquisition 10 the state"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
THE
CHILDREN
npAQ
-S<S ltI3 lE%C"A \
BRAIN EXERCISED AT HOME
Something Entertaining as Well as In
structive for Boys and Girls on
Cold Winter Evening.

Often of cold winter evening boys
and girls like to spend the time in do
ing something entertaining and instruc-
tive as well A good pastime that will
prove instructive is that of solving
problems. Distribute pieces of paper
among those present and tell them to
solve the following problems, the an
swers to which are given below:
l. What two numbers multiplied to-
gether will produce seven?
q How may four fives be placed so
as to make six and a half?
3. If five times four are thirtythree
what will the fourth of twenty be?
a. What is the difference between
twice twenty-five and twice five and
twenty?
s. Divide the number fifty into two
such parts that If the greater part
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
TEACHERS MEET MARCH SO
Prominent Educators Will Address
Southern Wisconsin Convention
to Be Held in Madison.

Madison.-The Southern Wiscon-
sin Teachers association will meet
in Madison March and g. Among
those who will speak are the follow
ing from out of the state: George
e. Vincent, president of Minnesota
university; w. C. Bagley, head of
the department of education, Uni
versity of Illinois; H. w. Shyrock,
Normal university, Carbonate, H.;
Joseph Turck Baker, editor of Cor
rect English; Elizabeth Gregg, Nor
NAL university, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
Besides these, many prominent
Wisconsin educators have been en-
gagged, including l.. d. Harvey and
G.. p. Cary
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
COLO WAVE CAUSES DEATHS
'"O Persons SuCcumb in Columbia
UoootY-RaiI Traffic Paralyzed
by The FrIgid Weather.

"""aUkee. - Continued cold
Weather, with the temperature rang
us 'om 10 to Is degrees below zero.
o' '"enty-tour hours, has paralyzed
'~sDeSS and freight traffic and
,."'eo intense suffering throughout
~e state, Several deaths from freez-
as are reported.
@FS. l.. CoIlerhan of Doylestown.
s"al'o'a county, was found in her
''oe frozen to death.
LEWIS Stebbins dropped dead on
S. paOhc highway in the town of
,r ."~I0 near Portage, while return
~ ITO" a visit with his son. He
q, overcome by the cold.
very low temperature was report-
VIII . a the state. At James
.. " w. % below zero; at Appleton rs;
c.,, o',"se 10; at La Crosse %: at
>'" 0ay 20; at Madison 10.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
lIVNS' RESOURCES
I}H]N BIG INCREASE
.,.,o commissioner Reports a
' e.;, If S13.951 .289 in Year.
Twenty-Five RAISE CAPITAL
r,,o Of Wisconsin Financial In
'", '',,.ons Declared to Be Good
n.s.ters Issued to FiftY-Six Banks
o,o,nized During 1911.

,,.,;son - The aggregate re-
l o. If the 573 state banks and
"'''( aomnanies of Wisconsin on De-
'u's < 1911, w~fe $186,003, $40
''o cain of $l3,951,2S9.97 for the
- y, according to the annual report
'," Commissioner of Banking Kuolt.
" rbo aggregate capital is SIG 91,-
..a NET gain of $1,499,00O for the
r ~a Twenty-Five state banks have
!..,,o,sed their capital, the total in
'., ,,so being from $613,500 to ST.
ll20OO.
The report says the banking insti-
.,,ons npder the departments SUI
,,,rision are. on the whole, in excel
Int condition.
Tho commissioner says the num-
Ia, of new banks, fifty-siX, organized
5nring the past year, is of proportion
"a the present needs of the state.
He recommends that the authority
IA dis9DDrove certificates of author
fly TO commence the banking bust
moss be ampliaed so that harmful
onpetition may be prevented.
More taxes or an annual fee in lieu
noreof for foreign trust companies
are proposed by the commissioner.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Divorce Decree AnnuIIed.

Waukesha.-Jud Agnew has va
Gated the divorce of John ]. and
Jane MCGOWAN of New Berlin, who
Dec. a, 1911, upon charges of cruel
treatment, preferred by Mrs. Nc
Cowan This is believed to be the
first case in the state in which di-
vorce has been vacated under the
law of 1911 which requires that di-
vorced couples wishing their decree
vacated must apply before the close
of twelve months or they must be
remarked.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
M A R rs
Milwaukee, Jan. 10, 1912.


Butter-Extra creamery, sec;
prints, SIC; firsts, 32@34c; seconds,
20 q soc; process, 1902 dairy.
fancy, soc.
Cheese-American, full cream,
Twins, Is nc; daisies, new, Is II q
Ice; Young Americas. 151a @17c;
longhorns, Ice; Swiss, IA q Ice.
Eggs-Current receipts fresh, as
to quality, 25@29c; recandled, ex-
tras, 34@35c; seconds, 13@15c.
Live Poultry-Fowls, lie; roost-
ers, SC; springers, IL 1ac.
Potatoes-Wiscons sacked, on
track, $4,000.
Hay-No. l timothy, 1880; clio
yer, 1900; No. l prairie, 1900.
Wheat-No / northern, 1890
Ill; No. northern, LOT a 1.09;'
No. durum, ,o2@1.04; No. 2
durum, 9Sc@10O.
Corn-No. yellow, &c.
Oats-No. white, Acc; standard,
491ac.
Barley-Wisconsin, 1.2S; No. 2,
1.24; medium, 1.2S.
Cattle-Butchers steers, 4.50 %
6.S5; heifers, 3.1O@5.60; cows.
3.6O0525; feeders, 5000 400;
calves, 6.75@SO0.
Hogs-Good heavy butchers, 6.15
06.40; fair to best light, $50 a
6.15; pigs, 5.0O@5.S0.
Sheep-Lambs, A. so q 600; ewes,
325m375.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Big State Poultry Show.

Madison.-About 1000 birds are
entered in the eighth annual show
of the Wisconsin Poultry association,
which opened in the big livestock pa
Wilton of the state university. Lead
ing poultry breeders of the middle
west are represented. The judges
are James A. Tucker, Concord, Mich,
George w. Hackett, North Freedom,
and George Wells, Osh kosh.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
NetUs Notes of Wisconsin

Madison.-The western district OF
Wisconsin produced 2,94S,51O cigars
in November, according to figures OF
f. l.. Gilbert, internal revenue col
lector. This represents an increase
of 6430 cigars over the same month
in 1910. For the five months ending
November 80, 1911, the district pro-
duced Is, 537, $40 cigars, a decrease
of 1925 over the same period the
year before. OF manufactured to-
bacco the district produced 16,403
pounds in November, an increase of
2877 pounds over the same month
in 1910, and 79,147 pounds in the
five months ending November 80, an
increase of $500 over the same
period in 1910.
Chicago, Ill.-Dreams of stage
career in Chicago had faded before
a few weeks actual work, when Anna
Laperriere, Marinette, Wis, took her
life in West Adams street room
ing house. She was 81 years old.
She rented room as her death
chamber, calmly wrote a letter to
her parents and then swallowed car
bolic acid. On dressing table was
this letter from Miss Laperriere to
her parents: Dear ones at home
l will say good bye to all until we
meet in another world. | have work
ed until l can work no longer and
| am disguised with life. Good bye
H., n
sister ANNA
Representative of the
Milwaukee commission merchants
came to Madison to confer with Gov.
McGovern and Dairy and Food Com
missioner Emery upon points in the
new weights and measures law that
operates to the disadvantage of the
Milwaukee dealers, particularly as
the law has been interpreted by the
attorney general and the dairy and
food commissioners. Uncertain and
conflicting provisions Of the law
place Wisconsin commission men at
a disadvantage, it is said, and 1t is
desired that the matter be taken up
in the light of the situation as pre-
sented at the conference to secure a
new Interpretation of the law.
Madison.-The record of new rail-
way mileage added during 1911 in
the United States includes 209.13
miles built in Wisconsin. These ex-
tensions were made by four roads, as
follows: Chicago & North Western,
g161.71 miles, from West Allis to
SPARTA: Minneapolis, st. Paul &
Sault Ste. Marie, between Frederic
and Superior, 33.42 miles; Superior
e. Southeastern, Wisco to Nameka-
gon Lake, miles; Wisconsin-North-
western, logging branches, miles.
This mileage is exceeded only by
Texas and Oregon and equals that of
North Dakota.
Oshkosh.-Rev. e. T. Farrill of
Kenosha, president of the state or
ganization of Christian Endeavorers,
is said to have stated to local En-
deayorers that the state convention
of the organization next spring will
be held in Oshkosh.
Milwaukee.-Mrs Victor L. Ber-
ger has been appointed member Of
the committee of seven to present
the suffrage movement before con-
gress, in behalf of the National
Woman Suffrage association. Other
members of the committee are Mes
danes William Kent, Robert NJ. La
Toilette, H. w. Wooley, Robert l..
owen, Miss Mabel Foster and Miss
Emma H. Gillette.
Ripon. Michael Zweiger has been
missing from his home since the eve
ming of Dec. 81. zweiger is about
GO years of age and it is feared that
he has died from exposure.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Attacks Rate Risk Books.

Madison. Commission
or Ekern has asked foreign liability
insurance companies operating in
wisconsin to withdraw their books
of rates and instructions to agents.
He sent a copy of a letter from c..
n. Crownhart, chairman OF the state
industrial commission, stating that
the companies have misrepresented
+ba law and that employers possess
wrong ideas as to its intent.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Woman Brutally Assaulted.

Wauwatosa.-Mr Mary Brew, 20
years old, was brutally assaulted in
her home here by an unidentified
man who asked to be allowed to en-
ter the house to warm his feet. After
being terribly cut and scratched, she
escaped by jumping through the
glass of a second story window to a
porch below. Her assailant made his
get away. 1t is thought the man is
insane and may have been an escaped
inmate of the county asylum here.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Will Let Book Contract.

Madison.-The state department
of education will soon let contract
for years supply of school library
books, involving over 100000 vol
umes year, to cost $50, 900 The
department has compiled a revised
list from which superintendent must
select books. The new list contains
between 1900 and 1900 titles of
books suitable for use in libraries
and elementary schools.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Butchers Fight Living Cost.

La Crosse.-Retail meat dealers
have plan to reduce the cost of
living. Their supply of meats is put
in three lots of equal quality, but
priced in three grades. One is for
the buyer who pays cash and takes
his purchases with him, another for
the cash customer who wants his
meat delivered and the third for the
customer who wants his purchases
charged and delivered.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
loan Agent Jailed for usury.

Milwaukee Murphy. a
loan agent. was sentenced to ninety
days in the house of correction for
attempting to collect $406 on loan
of s63.5o made to Michael Litscher,
n railroad engineer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Company PAYS Big Fee.

Madison-State Treasurer Dahl
has received $4,000 as fee for fill
ing an amendment to their capital
stock from the J. l. Case Threshing
Machine company of Racine. The
company recently increase the capital
stock from $5,000,000 to 100000
900. The rate is l per cent per
81 n0n
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12

the compressed breath at the bottom
of the glass will cause the quarter to
skip from it's position quite a dis
lance on the table, after which the
dollar will slowly go back to it's for
mer position. Sometimes this trick
may be performed with little port
wine glass, but with the conical form
it is still easier.-Magical expert
mentS
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
vi Inspection Progresses

Ea e, CSScS,
ls r1'So0.-Ihe annual report of
nr ~;@.e supervisor of inspectors of
clara. 4 ID Oils, Louis r. Meyer, de-
fse,, n> the department. to be more eff
n,, IMAM ever before. The re-
asra SHOWS .~. mat 164 barrels of oil
and q, '- leu "95,751 barrels of oil
hsoo ns1'''9 barrels of gasoline were
Fear ' os, The total receipts for the
"a, "A AZ ending Sept. 80. 1911, $40
ss,,s - exceeded the total disburse-
'-'s by $23.&63.91.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
Asnla,d Trainmen Go Free.

Ashland.-Judge McCully dis
charged Conductor Wilcox and
Rrakemen Hanson and McDougal
TODAY. holding that insufficient evil
dence had been produced to holo
them responsible for the death OF
Carrie Dillon of Glidden.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
R.aaks Mack on Icy Walk.

Wauwatosa. Working his nrst
night as operator for the Milwaukee
road here. j. H. Stillane of Bangor
was Instantly killed when he fell on
an icy sidewalk and broke ms NECK
while transporting mail from the ue-
not to the postoffice.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
. Aged Woman Dies of Cold.

Menominee.- With the thermom-
eter registering 3S degrees below
zero, Mrs. Clara Stalt, aged 70, was
frozen to death in her home here,
where she lived alone.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-01-12
SKATE BODIES OF ALUMINIUM
Lightness Is Added Without Any Loss
of Strength by Use of New Metal
Arrangement Is Shown.

Additional lightness without loss of
strength has given aluminium a place
in the manufacture Of skates, con-
Germ in Cleveland making skate bodies
of this metal, says the Popular Maya