Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-01
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Co., capitalized at $250,000, has locat-
ed in Neenah and will commence man
ufacturing differentials and auto parts
Hunting ducks without license
proved costly sport for Henry Waller,
of Portage county, who the game war
den arrested on duck pond near
Stevens Point. In county court Waller
pleaded guilty to a violation of state
game laws and paid a fine of $50 and
costs of So.
An effort is being made by Chair
man r. B. Hart of the Barron county
board of supervisors to keep County
Agent r. L. Cuff in that county. Mr..
Cuff has been real live wire for the
county, and his services are sought by
one of the counties of Illinois, and he
is promised salary of $4,000 a year
to go, with an increase of $500 per
year for the next two years.
Reports to the Wisconsin highway
commission show that of $4,000
available under state aid for road con-
year one-half was expended in build
ing the Observation-Disclosures road in
the towns of Larrabee and Du Pont.
The remainder was spent in eight
towns in grading and graveling
stretches of sand.
Charles Comiskey, Chicago baseball
magnet, is making extensive improve
ments on his farm and resort property
on Dam lake in Villas county. The
main lodge is being remodeled and a
lighting system installed. Several
hundred feet of shore will be con-
structed. Mr.. Comiskey purchased
the tract last spring and it is one of
the finest estates in the, entire upper
Wisconsin lake region.
The Neenah Civic associations good
roads committee has gone on record
as opposed to the Townsend bill, pend
ing in congress, which would remove
federal aid for state highways and
place the building of improved roads
in the hands of federal commission.
A good roads campaign is being con-
Quoted in, Neenah in cooperation with
the state association.
Green Bay paid tribute to one of its
World war heroes when Paul A.
PoQuette was buried with full military
honors in Alleouz cemetery. PoQuette
died from wounds received in action at
Anglers, France, while serving with
Battery B of the One Hundred Twenty
first heavy field artillery. His was
the first body Of Green Bay man to
be brought back from France.
The attorney general officially
turned down the plea by the city of
Superior to State Treasurer Henry
Johnson to advance the municipality
balance of the funds due the city Nov.
/. Superior, hard pressed for funds to
meet municipal obligations, presented
the proposal of loaning it money at
per cent which it expected to receive
from the state as its share of the rail
road terminal tax
During a severe electrical storm
James Harrison, Middle Inlet, Mari
nette county, sought refuge under a
tree. The tree fell and he was struck.
He was four miles from his own home
and three-Quarters of mile from any
house. Regaining consciousness he
walked to the nearest home. No one
was at home, but he entered and
crawled onto bed He was found by
q farm hand, who summoned aid. His
scalp was severely lacerated.
There has been decrease during
the past year in the insane population
of the state, according to report is
sued by the state board of control
One year ago there was population
of 1886 in state institutions and 1894
in the county hospitals. The report
today shows that there are 1,407 in
state institutions and 6,805 in the
county institutions. While there has
been an increase in state institutions
there has been a corresponding de-
crease in county institutions.
Upon his return from Madison,
where he attended a preliminary hear
ing of the Manitowoc street car fare
increase case, before the state railway
commission, City Atty. Kelley recon-
mended to the city council that an ex-
pert be engaged to go over the books
of the traction company before the
public hearing takes place in Mani
towoc on Oct. H. At the hearing next
month the city, through it's citizens,
will present evidence purporting to
show why the company should not be
granted an increased fare.
Declaring that he feared that senti-
ment in Madison is too strong against
Matthew B. >Lynaugh, Madison police
man, charged with first degree murder
in connection with the shooting of
Carl E. Jandorf, university sophomore,
Dane county, Judge Hoppmann, of the
superior court, granted change of
venue. The case will be tried in the
circuit court at Jefferson before Judge
George Grimm. The date for the trial
was not set, but tentative arrange
ments were made for holding it in No
vember.
Finley w. Goodrich, mayor of
Durand died at a hospital in Eau
Claire of abscess of the brain. He
was AZ years old and had been mayor
for three years He was a Mason and
prominent in activities of the Congre-
gational church. He was associated
with his father, Philo Goodrich, in the
furniture and undertaking business.
Convicted of having stolen house
hold goods valued at 5000 in Neehah,
Mrs. Verona Target was sentenced to