Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-02-25
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

when their nets were carried into the
lake on an ice foe with eight men,
who succeeded in landing. The num-
Der of nets is placed at 5000 and the
loss at $4,000.
There is available for highway con-
struction this year in Wisconsin $27,-
100000, while in the preceding nine
years only S36,75O,00O was expended
for that purpose, according to A. r.
Hirst, state highway engineer, who ad-
dressed members of the legislature.
A reduction of 10 per cent in wages
was announced by the bricklayers and
masons' union in La Crosse, members
agreeing with contractors to accept
this cut. Under the new scale the
bricklayers will receive $1.121A and
the state masons 8775A cents an hour.
Wisconsin Eagles will nest for four
days at Menasha this year, June 81
having been fixed as dates for the an
nual convention of the order. Satur-
lay, June IL, will be the big day of
the convention, with the annual pa.
rade and other entertainment sched-
uled.
The marketing of hides of animals
of every sort has been cut fully IS
per cent this year from that OF less
than a year ago in Eau Claire county,
according to fur dealers. The hide
and fur business was "shot to pieces"
when prices started to slump last fall,
according to furriers.
The Chamber of Commerce of Wis
consin Rapids is backing a movement
to have the Wisconsin highway COM
mission retain the present highway
engineer, A. r. Hirst, who recently re-
signed. County boards, chambers of
commerce, legislature and others
throughout the state are being ap-
pealed to.
Sleeping sickness claimed its first
victim in Eau Claire when Mrs. H. w.
Richgels, IS years old, died at local
hospital after an illness of seventeen
days, the last twelve of which she
spent in a deep sleep. Five other
cases of sleeping sickness have been
reported but none Of the others are
considered serious.
With two candidates in the field and
promise of several others the fight has
opened for the appointment of post
master in Wisconsin Rapids. George
Warren, grocery man, and A. L. Fon-
taine, editor and publisher of The
Wood County Reporter, are candi-
dates. Mr.. Fontaine held the Office
several years ago.
At the annual meeting of the Eagle
River Cooperative Creamery company
it was voted to declare a so per cent
stock dividend and increas the capital
stock from $4,000 to $4,000. During
the last year the creamery has manu-
featured 100000 pounds of butter and
received 257,842 pounds Of cream.
The gross sales for the products were
$78,383.05.
After celebrating five hours jury
in circuit court at Appleton held there
was no cause for action against six
Appleton men, defendants in a suit for
$4,000 instituted by John Deml, Grand
Chute farmer, who alleged he was as
saulted in a night raid at his home
during the fourth Liberty loan cam.
paign. 1t was the second trial of the
might rider" case, Deml losing the
first contest.
The world is getting normal again.
The first application in four years for
peddler's license was issued to George
Mike of Fond du Lac by the county
clerk He intends to go the route
around the county on foot, selling
everything from brass ring to cake
Of soap or a yard of calico. Mack will
carry his store on his back and his
pack, when he starts off, will weigh
about $50 pounds.
The Rock County Farmers Tele-
phone Co. will go out of business if a
| higher price is not paid for telephones,
stockholders announced. The COM
pany, established twenty years ago,
operates in the vicinity of Beloit and
has 500 subscribers. For years no
dividends have been declared and the
business shows an annual deficit. For
the year just closed the company is
about $500 to the bad. The property
is valued at $4,000.
A campaign to induce every potato
grower in Marinette county, to treat
his seed potatoes for scab and blight
has been started by the county agent.
Marinette county is rapidly becoming
| known as one of the leading seed po-
| tato producers of the country and the
county agent believes persistent seed
treatment will be big factor in max
ing the potatoes of his county identi-
| fable for quality. He has arranged for
cooperative buying, delivering cor
rosiye sublimate to the farmers at
| cost.
The state department of agriculture,
through it's seed control division, finds
| it necessary to again warn the farm
ers of the state against the purchase
of bargain seeds" from any source
whatsoever. There is always a reason
| for reduction in price and usually it
is because the seed, is contaminated
with the seeds of troublesome weeds,
or because it is low in terminating
| power.
Mrs. George Fiese, Beloit, 25 years
| old, mother of three children, died
from the effects Of burns received
while starting a fire in stove with
| kerosene several days ago.
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