Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-06-18
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

twenty-five citizens of Lincoln coun-
ty have petitioned the state conserva-
ton commission at Madison for a
closed season on mink and muskrat in
1920 and 1921.
The new 100000 theater which is
being built for George Bros. in Mani
towoc will have a Ventilating system
by which the air can be kept at any
required temperature winter or sum-
mer.
The Marinette park commission, I'M
der the new parking ordinance, closed
a deal for the purchase OF plct OF
ground in the east end of the city and
work started on converting it into
public recreation ground.
The population of Eau Claire an
nounced at Washington credits the
northern Wisconsin city with 20,88O,
an increase of 2,57O, gain of 1913 per
cent. During the past few years
eleven new manufacturing plants have
commenced operations there.
A small sized cyclone visited Walsh,
about ten miles north of Marinette. 1t
was a ''twister'' andl unroofed barns
and dwellings and did other damage.
One roof was carried nearly half
mile and one large tree was uprooted
and carried mile away. There was
no loss of life, nor was anyone in
jured.
The Landingslaget, an organization
of Norwegians coming from Land,
Norway, held its annual convention in
La Crosse. One hundred and fifty
delegates from various parts of Min
nesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa
and Wisconsin attended. H. A. NJ.
Steen, Mortified, Wis, is president OF
the organization.
Policemen Of La Crosse rejoiced
when the common council granted
them a nine-hour instead of a twelve
hour day, but were 'peeved" when the
chief deprived them of their day off
each week. AS result of three OIL
GERS threatening to resign, the day-off
privilege was restored by the police
and fire commission.
Roy Kirk, 16, Barnes, was shot and
almost instantly killed while out hunt
ing with companion. Donald Treat,
10. Treat carried a 20 rife and was
taking aim at gopher when Kirk,
who was standing beside him, reached
for the gun and drew it towards him,
accidently discharging it. The bullet
pierced Kinks heart
Judge A. L. Schmidt of Manitowoc
was elected president of the Fraternal
Order of Eagles, at the state conven-
ton of that order at Oshkosh. Other
officers elected were: G. A. Dittman,
La Crosse, vice-president; Murt Ma
lone, Oshkosh, secretary; G. II. Esser,
GAINESVILLE, treasurer; A. +. Nuss-
banner, Milwaukee, chaplain.
The Woman's Civic Improvement,
club Of Tomah has given to that city
a twenty acre plot of ground contain
ing the old council table of the In
dams, thereby securing forever the
preservation of this historic spot. The
Table is mound sixty feet high and
einety feet long and is covered with
growth of elm and oak trees.
Love baked at the altar when Pas
ouale Pennoit, 80 years old. failed to
show up and left Julia Paradice,
comedy widow of At, vainly waiting
at the church" Now the police are
looking for Pennoit who is alleged to
have taken with him $1,000, the total
savings of the couple during what was
believed to be an ideal romance.
The Waupaca County Normal school
this year, for the first time in it's his
tory, and probably for the first time
in the history of these schools, is
graduating its entire enrolment and
is left without single student. The
class numbers thirteen members all
of whom are contracted to teach in
the rural schools of Waupaca county
at salaries generally approaching 500
per month
The city of Green Bay may become
landlord Commissioner Frank Car
tier was authorized by the council to
investigate the feasibility of the city's
building houses to help solve the hous-
ing problem in Green Bay. If prices
of knock-down, or portable houses are
reasonable. it is probable the city will
erect fifty of them on city property,
perhaps ia parks, and rent them at a
fair revenue to families.
twenty-five calves, seventeen of
which are Guernseys and eight Hol-
stems, have been purchased and
turned over to the Boys and Girls
Calf clubs of Forest county. The coun-
ty banks loaned the money for the
purchase of the animals. These
calves are now the property of boys
and girls of Forest county, theS to
care for them and keep complete rec
ords. Experience throughout the
country shows that this plan of dis
tributing calves to youngsters pro
notes business education, introduces
pure bred and high grade stock into
the communities and is the means OF
keeping many Of the young folks on
the farms.
For the first time since the spring
of 1917, when the three La Crosse
units of the Third Wisconsin marched
off to war, that city has a National
guard command Adjt. Gen. Orlando
Holway mustered in a battery OF ar
tillery commanded by Capt r. :. H.
Schultz.
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