Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-12-31

on Jan. /. He will engage in private
business. He has been chief there for
thirteen years.
Fifteen picnic grounds on main trav-
eled roads in La Crosse county will
be equipped with benches, tables and
other conveniences for automobilists
and others, before the next outing sea-
son starts.
Oshkosh will retail tie commission
form of government. 1t was SO decid-
ed when vote on the question, Shall
commission form of government be
abandoned resulted in a majority OF
1,340 in favor of retaining the commits
sion form.
In an address before the Catholic
synod, diocese of Green Bay, Bishop
Paul p. Rhode issued a warning to all
priests iii that district not to mingle
in any kind of politics. He cited the
laws of the church which forbid any
such action.
The Glidden Electric Light and Pow
er company was authorized by the
OlcIG 1d1lIOdu CO1AUl1S01O1l W I'LL CctoO
its electric rates from IL to Is cents
per kilowatt hour and the street light
ing rate from $50 to $72 per lamp per
year.
The Woman's club of Green Bay re;
newed its demand for a woman police
officer in resolution to the council.
Together with the petition was a
lengthy statement citing instances in
which woman police officer could
have served with benefit to the public
in the last six weeks.
The Mems club of st. Stephens
Evangelical church, Merrill, donated
the new bell which was dedicated by
the Rev M. M. Schmidt, who said that
inasmuch as the men donated the bell.
they too should heed its call. The
dedication of the bell was accompanied
by the dedication of the basement au-
ditorium of the new church edifce.
The sum of $1.253,0oO must be ex-
pended on school construction and
equipment in La Crosse within the
next five years, according to survey
completed by the board of education,
and presented to the common council.
This makes no allowance for growth
of the. schools, but merely provides on
the basis of present population. Money
has been provided for construction Of
the first three new schools at a cost
#of 100000.
One of the oldest BARRIERS in the
United States has laid the razor and
scissors aside and quit the trade he
has followed for thirty-four years. He
is G.. Dennis, 81 years young, of Ocono-
smowoc. He said he thought he had
pushed the razor long enough and was
going to retire to peace and comfort.
Mr.. Dennis' shop has long been popu-
lar place for the farmers of the com
munity whenever they came to Ocono-
mowoc.
Efforts will be made by Brown coun-
ty, town and city officials to keep both
state and county highways open for
traffic during the winter months. The
main arteries of travel will be cleared
by road scrapers and the various town
supervisors will cut roadWays through
the drifts. Four of the auto transport
companies in Green Bay plan to con-
tinue their daily trips into the ruralite
districts.
Chief of Police Louis Osborn of Su-
perior has announced his intention to
keep young girls without escorts from
city streets after 10 p. m. by revival
of an old city ordinance. I'VE are
going to enforce the ordinance with
the hope of preventing the downfall
of girls" Chief Osborn declared. Mem.
bers of the department have been in
structed to enforce the ordinance.
Four silver black foxes, owned by
the Wausau Silver Black Fox ranch.
won high honors at the first annual
live silver fox exhibit given by the
national breeders association at Mus
kegon, Mich. One hundred and one
foxes, representing 100000, came
from ranches in many parts Of the
country. The Wausau exhibit took
two first prizes, one sWeepstake and
one third prize, and silver cups. as well
as four ribbons for special merits.
w. T.. Morton of WATERFOWL owns
the best egg production flock Of single
comb white Leghorn hens in Wiscon-
sin, according to Prof. John B. Hayes
OF the University of Wisconsin. Nor
toms flock has been in a statewide
demonstration contest under the SUI
peryisionl of the state agricultural col
lege for the last twelve months, and
Prof, Hayes records show that they
led all the rest. They laid an average
of 1888 eggs for the year. The next
highest flock was owned by J. w. Deb
blink of Sheboygan, averaging 2O4 eggs
for the year. This flock was also OF
the Leghorn breed.
Five million lake trout eggs in ex-
change for 100000 silver trout eggs
is the swap to be made by Wisconsin
with the fish commission of the state
Of Washington, according to Commits
sioner James Nevin, in charge OF Bad
ger fisheries. Silver trout from the
Pacific coast are well adapted to GER
tain Of the larger springfield Wisconsin
rivers and deep inland lakes, he points
out. Lake Geneva, in Walworth coun-
ty. Big Green lake in Green Lake
county and Trout lake in Villas county