Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-06-24
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

A strike of 800 tobacco stemmers
at the sorting plant of the P Lorillard
Tobacco Co. in La Crosse was settled
when the company made slight con-
cessions in wages to the workers.
Beginning ten days earlier than in
any previous year, the pack of the
peas from $50 acres of vines began at
the plant of the WatertOWn Canning
company, WATERFOWL. Supt Sieber
predicts that the pack will keep his
plant busy for the next thirty days.
Richard Reed, Rhinelander, was
elected president of the Fourteenth
Wisconsin Volunteer infantry at it's
annual reunion in Fond du Lac. John
D. Coon of Fond du Lac was elected
vice president, and R. A. Sphinx, Osh-
kosh, secretary-treasurer
Five cities in Wisconsin have police
women, according to Martha Riley,
director of social work for the state
board of health. Madison has two,
Racine, Superior and Eau Claire one
each, and a new appointee takes up
the work in GAINESVILLE July 1. Apple
ton, Wausau and Chippewa Falls have
the employment of policewomen under
consideration Madison and Chippewa
Falls have women serving on police
commissions.
Black rust is making it's appearance
in the wheat and barley acreage in
Brown county, according to a report
of County Agent Kavanaugh. The
fields are said to be badly spotted and
it is feared that great damage to crops
will result. Potato beetles are caus-
ing much trouble while grub worms
and cut worms are heavier than usual
in the corn. Crops are said to be bet
ter than usual, despite bugs, beetles
aid rust.
Two men suffered severe burns and
three others escaped fatal injuries
when an explosion damaged the fish
Ing tug, Goldie W., at its mooring in
| Sheboygan harbor The superstruc-
ture of the tug was destroyed. The
explosion was attributed to static dis
charges generated when the hose used
in filing the gasoline tank of the tug
was withdrawn, the sparks igniting
| the fumes. Damages are estimated at
about $4,000.
The De Pere school boards have
voted in favor of the consolidation of
the two school districts of the city,
and have asked the council to ratify
the action and pass an ordinance look
ing to the issue of 100000 bonds for
the building of central high school
on the west side. There are two dis
tricts in that city, one being under
the county system and the other under
the city system Two high schools
have been maintained for many years
Material has been shipped to Birch
wood by the 500 line to be used ia
building two bridges at the Narrows
and at the point where Chetac lake
and Birch lake unite. The bridges are
part of the 500 line cutoff. between
Reserve and Mellen. The 500 road
may commence building the cutoff
this SUMMER. The construction of this
track viii open up millions of acres
of land. The cutoff will extend about
forty miles and convert this road into
a main line.
Four bidders engaged in the stiffest
kind of competition for the job of re-
paving Stevens Points macadam
/ streets, and as a result a saving of at
least $4,000 will accrue to the city.
An Oshkosh firm submitted the low
est bid, $1.15 square yard for as
phalt concrete. Approximately $4,000
square yards Of surfacing is included
in the job The aggregate cost will
be 100000 1t is said that the bids
were the lowest ever received in Wis
consin under similar conditions.
Frank Longanecker, superintendent
of public schools of Racine, is entitled
to $4,000 a year as his salary, Judge
E. B. Belden ruled. Judge Belden held
| that the contract Which LOnganecker
entered into with the board of educa-
ton is valid, and he is to receive pay
at the rate of $500 month beginning
Jan. /, 1921. Action was brought by
John Sieb, former member of the
! council, to prevent Longanecker from
receiving $4,000 salary, which was an
| increase Of $1,250 over the old con-
tract, which still had two years to run.
/ Sieb contended that the action of the
board of education was illegal in that
the body had no right to abrogate the
/ contract.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Wilcox celebrat-
ed their golden wedding anniversary
| in De Pere by holding big reception
/ for their friends in the social rooms
of the Presbyterian church. About
1000 persons called and extended
their congratulations Luncheon was
served to more than four hundred
guests. Mr.. Wilcox is former mayor
of De Pere. He was the president
when De Pere was village, has
served in the legislature, on the coun-
ty board, was president of the board
of education for many years, a mem
Der of the state board of agriculture
and. superintendent of speed OF the
state fair for several years.
Sister Celicitas, 81 years old, a
Franciscan sister died at La Crosse
| following being struck by an automo-
bile. The accident occurred while she
was crossing the street in the business
/ district. She was born at Delphos, O.,
and had been stationed in La Crosse
for more than fifty years as a teacher
| in tho narochial schools.