Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-03-11


nine by mistake and died before ply
sician could reach him.
With Rock county planning a mem
bership drive to enroll 5000 farmers
this spring, there are indications that
the Farm bureau will reach total
figure of more than 10000 in southern
Wisconsin counties. The bureau will
have solid stronghold in 1922 in JEFF
ferson, Walworth, Rock and Green
counties.
A milk war is in progress in La
Crosse as a result of individual pro-
ducers who furnish milk at the eight
public milk stations. Prices of milk
to consumers who furnish their own
containers and carry the milk home
from distributing points range from Z
to 10 cents per quart, while dairymen
who deliver at homes are still charg-
ing as high as IA cents.
Following preliminary examinations,
seven statesmen of the Cooperative So
ciety of America, arrested in Racine
for alleged violation of the Wisconsin
blue sky law, were bound over to cir
cult court for trials. 1t is estimated
that 100000 has been subscribed in
Racine for stock on the promise to
open grocery stores in that city where
goods would be sold near cost. No
stores have been opened.
The Langlade Farmers Cooperative
Co. has purchased from the Great
Northern Manufacturing Co. of Amigo,
the former Citizens Brewery prop
erty, excepting the Office and bottling
house, sold previously. Part OF the
consideration includes the cooperative
company's present store and ware
house. The old brewery will be re-
modelled for a store and warehouse. A
railway spur will be extended to it.
A fortune has been discovered in an
old trunk of Mrs. Edith Van Houten
who was found dead in a chair in her
home at Stevens Point, where she had
lived alone for nearly fifteen years.
Certificates of deposit notes, bonds,
checks and cash representing an ag-
gregate value of $4,000, together with
jewelry and other valuables, came to
light when public administrator and
county officials ran across the trunk
in an unused room in her house.
Late registrations have raised the
total of students enrolled for the Sec
ond semester at the University of Wis
consin OF 6,716. The College of Let
tiers and Science leads with total of
3,078 students. The course in COM
merce has 1,186; the college of engi-
neering, LIS; the college OF agricul-
ture, 585; the course in home econom-
les, 237; the medical school, $50; the
law school, 161; the school of music,
119; and the course in pharmacy, 80.
Henry Thorbeck, a Barron county
farmer, has come to the conclusion
that raising cattle for beef purposes
some times does not provide extra
ordinary profits. Mr.. Thorbeek shipped
a cow to ST. Paul several days ago
which weighed 888 pounds, the freight
being $499 He received a check to
the amount of $3.41 and was obliged
to add $158 to the freight bill. The
COW was condemned at st. Paul be-
cause of being in the last stages of
tuberculosis.
Game Warden Allan Powell of Ash
land has established a sort OF protecto-
rate around colony of beaver about
two miles from Bayfield,. Signs warn
ing off trespassers have been put up,
and attempts will be made, to prevent
the destruction of the colony from
Nv Sc inf
to have the colony preserved in this
manner, for sightseers, and it is ex-
pected that it may be possible to see
the animals at work building their
dams.
Declaring the all-night saloon det-
riment to the community, John S. Hof-
soos, Stevens Point chief of police,
recommended to the council an amend
ment to the present ordinance regulat-
ing the city's ''Volsteadized" saloons.
He said that many are operating on
an all-night schedule because there is
nothing in the present ordinance to
regulate the closing. Places where
near beer is sold should be closed all
day Sunday and week days from II p.
m. to 6 a. M, said the chief, contend
ing IL hours is long enough for any
place of business to be open.
The records of the Oneida county
clerks Office show that for the two
months of the year 1921, ending on
March 1, total of forty certificates
for bounties for the killing of wild
animals has been issued. Of this num-
Der eighteen have been for wolves;
seventeen, fox; four, bobcats, and one
lynx. The bounties on these animals
range from $50 to $40 from county and
$40 from state for wolves to $3.50 for
bobcats The total number of wolves
upon which bounty was paid during
1920 was twenty-seven, indicating that
either the wolf industry is growing or
that local wolf hunters are more ener-
getic than in former years.
Lime works at Marblehead, south
east of Fond du Lac, are closed for
the first time in twenty years. A
slump of business hit the lime bust
ness and, with every available inch OF
storage room used, the companies have
found it necessary to suspend oper-
alton. The lime companies employ l25
men. About 100000 barrels of lime are
in storage.
A survey of Green Bay factories and
shops by the Association of Commerce
shows IS per cent resuming oper-