Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-07-27

-.ens anu biaoardh 10 local health ofh-
-daking pneumonia and sleeping sick
ness reportable diseases.
Extending the public comfort station
option % provide comfort station and
rest room facilities in camp site and
other places OF public assemblage.
requiring all public health nurses and
public health instructors Ia register with
4nd he certified for employment By the
state board OF health.
Prohibiting the business OF slaughter
ing on the banks OF any stream or in
any place where a slaughter house is
/ not provided
Legalizlng publications and advertise
ents by the state. city. village or town
r laung 10 the prevention and treatment
o. Nencreal diseases
permitting the health officer. attending
pn IN. ,. eiergyman or nurse to enter
40 leave quaratined premises
-, usslitnlns procedure for legally placard-
:, Amending the BARRIERS and embalmers
Game Laws Enacted.
Many Important changes in the fsh
ana game laws OF the state have been
made by the 1921 legislature. The i'm
portant changes are:
Open season for deer changed TO Nov
emper ~ 10 y, with a Limitation OF zone
buck, not less than one year old" The
price OF the deer tag has been increased
from 10 cents 10 . cents.
Five-day open season on partridges and
Fpruce hens. from October To s. except
. IN Calumet. Manitowoc and Winnehago
counties Bag limit i've each or mixed
Fivs-day open season for prairie chick
en- and grouse for part Of the state from
September 20 10 "a. No open season in
worth. Racine, kenosha. Milwaukee.
Waukesha. jefferson, Dane, Iowa, Craw-
ford. Richl1nd. sauk. Washington.
Fond du Lac. Manitowoc. Winnebsgo.
Calumet. Portage. Waupaca, Oneida,
Lincoln. Polk, Barron. and Dunn coun-
ties Bag limit of five each or mixed bag
Black bass season opening changed
from July 10 June 10 all over the state
except In Big Green lake.
Mushies cannot be kept unless they
weigh IN az 10 pounds OF measure "a
inches Minimum size Increased from "a
Muskrat and mink season has been op-
ened all over the state. With the excep-
ton OF seven ccuaties. the season is from
November 1 10 March 81.
Otter and beaver In the twelve north
ernmost counties may be trapped during
the months OF February and March dur
ing the years 1922 and 1928 only
Wild geese season has been extended
20 December 81 and the bag limit has
been reduced from ten 20 eight
Wild duck season has been extended
10 December -.
Open season for rabbits All over the
state with the exception OF four coun-
ties. The season is from octo,sr S to
January l.
for trout is made more severe by Pre-
viding penllty for anyone caught hsE
ing out OF season in a trout stream.
Hospital 70 BE Built.
The legislature has made provisions for
the erection Of $1,000 hospital Tor the
care and treatment of shell-shocked sol
diers. committee has been appointed
20 make an investigation OF proposed
sites and before the end OF the year a
IS planned TO have the new building un :
der construction This institution VIII
cost In the neighborhood of $4,000 ana
VIII care Tor upwards of 30 patients.
IRON the standpoint Of soldiers this Is
one OF the most important pieces OF leg
islation enacted az this session.
Labor Bills Passed.
Governor Blaine has signed the Sacht-
zen biz. which Increases compensation
paid TO injured employees This bill in
ereases the maximum weekly wage basis
from $40 10 Sc per week. The maxi
mum compensation payable Is thereby
increased from S465 week 10 $3.50
week As the original bin was passed
q provided for an Increase OF the maxi
mum weekly wage to so which would
increase the compensation 10 1890
week. This bill. however. was amended
In the senate and the assembly concur
red IN the ass ambly amendments. As the
bin comes TO the governor, the maxi
mum weekly wage basis Is SO ana the
maximum compensation win be 1850.
Members OF the Wisconsin INDUSTRIAL
commission claim that this Is the most
important change made IN the eompensa-
ton law since its enactment II ~ esu-
mated that this bin viii probably IN
crease the cost OF compensation from
90 per cent. -. a.,
which makes II compulsory for employ
ers to maintain reasonable panei OF
physicians from which the employee may
select his doctor ~ case OF INJURY. me .l.
-. a. ola gmutuNNnE
choice in selecting physicians VINO should
treat them. This bill had the general
support OF laboring men and also some
OF the large insurance companies.
Upwards OF a dozen proposed changes 10
the workmaa's compensation law were
defeated by the legislature;
Several bills were introduced al THIS
session providing for the supervision OF
detective agencies. The laboring inter-
ests opposed these bills unless they pro-
vided that detectives were mace 20 res
lister with local authorities. The Dill "a.
vored By the labonng interests was killed
and then GOrfinor Blaine vetoed me bill
favored by ne employers OF the suS ~
tectives with the secretary OF state.
Three Pension Plans.
The legislature considered three differ
enf bills one for a pension Tor old en-
ployaes about the state capitol, one Iof
a pension for judges. and the tnird
retirement pension law for teachers. The
first two measures were killed. but the
teachers law vas enacted and Is PROB
ably one OF the most important measures
which went through at this session OF
the legislature.
The teachers pension law adopted az
this session places the fund on souhI
financial basis. governor bialne sneo .
the bin revising the teachers retirement
fund law in the state The law IS
financed by a one-slXth increase on m
como taxes This rate viii raise approx
mately a million dollars annually.
Teachers who were under the old re-
tirement fund law have cleir claims prop
civ urotected by the new measure. This
hi provides for contributions BY teach
ers on "a five per cent basis OF their sal
arv The state also contributes 70 the
fund and the amount of annuity that a
teacher viii receive upon retirement de-
pends entirely upon tie length or teach-
contributed. -.
Al the present time the old teachers
retirement fund law had placed the tInd
Income tax rates will be SUFFICIENT 10 re-