Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-10-31
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form


one of the oldest mills in northern
Wisconsin was destroyed by fire. The
less is $4,000.
Charles Weber, a settler near
Goodnow, killed three wolves in one
day. The beasts had carried of sew
eral sheep from the Weber farm.
The erection of city comfort sta
lions in the heart of the downtown
business district of GAINESVILLE was
urged by Aid. j. j. Dulin at the city
council meeting.
Superintendent of Poor Frank Ira
has received 600 bushels of excellent
Michigan potatoes. He will distribute
200 bushels among the poor and has
placed the remainder on sale at $1.50
per bushel.
In the 6,601 rural schools in Wis
consin about 80 per cent of the chill
dren are eating cold lunch at noon.
In only 1898 schools in the state is
there hot dish prepared at the
school, and Wood count alone has 6
per cent of this number OF the nine
ty Wood county rural schools "a serve
hot dish at noon.
The first public sale held by the
shorthorn breeders of Rock county,
brought in $2C,195 Forty-nine head of
cattle were sold. The success of the
sale has enthused the breeders to
make it an annual affair. The secre-
tary is j. J. Mccain. The highest
price for single animal was $1,025.
The lowest was $3.50.
The Marinette and Menominee Pa
per Co. granted raise of cents an
hour to all its 500 employees. The low
est wages now paid in the local mills
is 48 cents an hour. The latest in
crease came without any demand on
the part of the men, although meet
ing of the employees had been held to
consider the wage situation.
Woe to the rabbits and squirrels
that do not remain in seclusion in
jefferson county this winter, since
400 licenses to hunt, the largest
number ever issued in one season,
have been taken out. Delay by the
state conservation commission in dis
tributing pamphlets of the hunting
law has resulted in confusion.
The Manitowoc traction company
will not extend it's lines, as was ex-
pected, nor will the city compel the
company to do so. The state railway
commission considers it i'll advised
for the city to demand that the com
pany extend, because of the soaring
prices of material and labor. Com
pany officials declared they can not
spend the money for Improvements at
this time.
A hearing of the shortage of cars
for potato shipping purposes was held
at Waupaca before the railroad com
complaining bitterly that cars have
not been supplied rapidly enough and
as a result potatoes have been ex-
posed to all kinds of weather while
waiting to be loaded The state mar
keting commission is responsible for
the hearing.
At the request of the city of Eau
Claire the hearing of the application of
the Wisconsin, Minnesota Light &
Power CO. for revision of rates. for
gas was adjourned to come up in De-
cember at Madison. The company
asked an increase in rates before J.
S. Allen, state railway commissioner.
Similar requests for revision of rates
have been made by the company in
Chippewa Falls and at La Crosse.
Henry Quinn, Whitewater, went to
Chicago to put in a claim for the $19,-
100000 estate of Thomas Quinn,
County Clare, Ireland The White
water man asserts that he is entitled
to the entire estate because his
grandfather was the rightful heir
Attorney Francis M. King, Chicago,
representing Chicago claimants, has
been overwhelmed by the large num-
Der of Quinns who have made claim to
,heirship.
Mrs. Laura Harte is the first woman
member of the Watertown board of
education. Her appointment resulted
from an agreement by aldermen when
they were faced with naming sue
cessor to Edwin Reichardt, who re-
signed. Her election is receiving
praise by women as the first official
recognition Of the sex shown by the
aldermen. Mrs. Harte is graduate
of the local schools and has been ac-
tive in educational circles.
Judge E. v. Werner announced that
he will not sit when the case of John
Deml VS.. Stephen Ballot ct al, is
tried at the present term of the cir
cult court at Appleton. The case re
lates to alleged night raids on the part,
of certain members of the county
council III efense during a Liberty
loan drive. The judge states that he
knows too much about the case to be
impartial Indications are that. it will
/. be difficult to get jury, as practl-
cally everyone in the county has form
ed an opinion in the matter.
Building operations at GAINESVILLE are
threatened with delay because of an
order by the railroad administration
which threatens the use of freight cars
for hauling sand and gravel. The
Chamber of Commerce has asked Wis
consin representatives in congress to
assist in relieving the situation.
The first thirty-five head of Hol-
stein cattle sold at the Chippewa Val
lev Holstein association brought
total of $10,570. Ed. G. Davey of Chip
Il