Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-04-22
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Harding as an expression OF gratitude
for her kindness in congratulating the
first lady of the land upon the elec-
ton of her husband.
The Rod and Gun club of Eau Claire
has passed a resolution asking the
conservation commission to endeavor
| to obtain an open season for all game
fish beginning June Is instead of June
1 on pike, pickerel and muskellonge,
and July for bass.
The annual log drive of the Flam-
beau River Lumber company is in full
swing, a crew of 100 men being en-
ployed About 100000 feet of logs
will be brought down the Flambeau
river to the company's Ladysmith
plant. This represents the cut of a
dozen logging camps the past winter.
Thirty per cent of babies born in
Menasha die before reaching the age
of 5 years, reports on vital statistics
compiled by the city health depart
ment show. Fifty-three per cent of the
ninety-four deaths occurring here dur
ing 1920 were of children under the
age of 5. the reports show.
An auto camp park will be, estab-
lished at the fair grounds in Stevens
Point for summer tourists. 1t will be
equipped with gas plates, benches and
| tables and other conveniences for the
travelling public Local boy scouts will
assist the city's visitors and help to
look after their wants.
Stewart Fraser, Spanish-American
war honor man, was named COM
mander of the United Spanish Amer
lean War veterans post, Green Bay.
The Green Bay unit was recently or
ganized. Peter J. Biermert was chosen
senior vice-c commander, and Nels G..
Anderson, Junior officer.
The Wisconsin school of mines at
Platteville may be abandoned by the
Legislature and the student body shift
ed to the University of Wisconsin,
which maintains department of min
ing engineering. Members Of the leg
islature said the state could save $751;
900 annually by making the transfer.
+ C. D. Taylor, La Grange. Walworth
county, has herd of Rambouillet
sheep which have established what is
claimed to be a record for wool pro-
duction. The buck which heads the
flock was sheared last week and the
clip weighed forty pounds. The buck
has produced 100 pounds of wool al
though only years old.
The Green Bay child welfare COM
mittee of the Woman's club has adopts
ed resolutions for presentation to the
Parent-T teachers association and the
board of education asking that student
dances be stopped at III p. m. The
resolution stated that some of the
younger children were at dances until
the wee hours of the morning and that
this was detrimental to their health.
lowing to the high cost of brick and
the labor of laying brick, the Eau
Claire city council has decided to use
concrete for manholes and catch
basins on sewer work for the coming
season instead of brick This is not
a new thing and manufacturers have
regular forms for the work. 1t is es-
timated that the cost Of concrete will
effect saving of at least third.
Clarence Seidenspinner, son of Mr..
and Mrs A. Seidenspinner, and
senior in the Sheboygan high school,
was awarded first place in the North
ern league oratorical contest of the
high schools in the eastern district,
held at Random Lake. His subject
was American Ideals. Other high
schools represented at the contest
were Washington high, Milwaukee;
Menomonee Falls, Plymouth, Random
Lake and Cedar Grove academy.
Events resulting from the arrest of
three youths in Fond du Lac may
result in a general campaign against
the sale of cigarettes to minors. The
three boys, the oldest not over Is,
were taken before the district attor-
ney for questioning. They were re-
leased after promising to reform.
Later they we're arrested when they
were again found smoking. Upon fur
Their questioning they disclosed the
names of saloons, cigar stores, and
grocery stores, who are selling cigar
cites to minors.
Approximately 500 cars of pota-
toes, 269 per cent of the 1920 crop, re
manned in the hands of producers in
Wisconsin, Apr. 1, Joseph A. Becker of
the Wisconsin cooperative crop re
porting service has announced. This
compares with 1900 cars a year ago,
62 per cent of the 1919 crop, and $500
cars two years ago. Low prices
throughout the season have held back
the hauling of potatoes. Because of
the dull market and low prices, it is
doubtful if all the $4,000 cars of Wis
consin potatoes will ever be marketed,
the reporter said. 1t is estimated that
to date GA per cent of the United
States grade No. potatoes have been
fed to livestock. In addition, $40 per
cent of the grade No and culls have
been used as feed.
The jury in circuit court in Merrill
in the case of state VS.. William
Winkleman convicted the defendant of
violating game laws and Judge A. H.
Reid imposed a fine of SIS and costs.
Winkleman was fined the same amount
in Judge H. G. Bells court at Toma-
hawk but appealed. He was charged
with hunting without license and
shooting at cartridges during the
closed season.
John Mcmahon, former clerk of the