Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-09-16
WISCONSIN news
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

eran, and for more than fifty years
editor and owner of the Oconto Lum-
herman, which suspended publication
two years ago, died at Oconto after
an illness of several years.
To honor graduates of Barron high
school who served with the American
forces during the late war, the class
of 1921 has presented to the high
school bronze tablet with the names
of all war veterans.
succeed Burt Williams. Mr.. FrOseth
s@to be deputy internal revenue col
Ashland and Iron, and has already en-
tered upon his duties. He will be
permanently located at Ashland. Mr..
Froseth is an old resident of Wash
burn, a graduate of the local high
school and the University of Wiscon-
sin, and is an expert bookkeeper and
stenographer.
While the William Kennedy family
was attending the funeral of Private
James Mcclure, whose body was
brought back from France, their farm
home near Halder, 20 miles north Of
Marslffeld, was destroyed by fire. The
origin of the fire is unknown. About
$500 in the house is reported to have
bsen burned. The house was partly
covered by insurance.
A stranger who appeared on the
streets of Clintonville performing as
a clown and wearing the uniform Of
an American overseas soldier was
seized by irate veterans, his uniform
removed and given ducking in the
pigeon river. The uniform which he
wore was adorned by number Of
tin medals. On the back was seWed
placard which read, Il killed 10000
German-mosQuitoe
Maroon and white will be the colors
for next years. automobile license
plates in this state, according to Ell
mer S. Hall, secretary of state. "All
automobile license plates in this
state" said Mr.. Hall, "are made by
prisoners at Waupun. Because we
must have upward of 100000 for tour
ing cars each year, not to mention
trucks, it is necessary that the work
be started early on the plates for
1922
The Maple Leaf Cheese factory, two
miles south Of Darlington, was burned
to the ground. The origin of the fire
is unknown The entire make of
cheese for the months of July, August
and September, valued at $4,000. with
insurance Of $1,000, was complete
loss. The building, that could not be
replaced for $4,000, was insured for
$1,000 The cheesemaker carried ST.
900 insurance on furniture, tools and
other equipment.
Fall northern grown strawberries
are appearing on the market in Ash
land in considerable quantities. The
berries compare in size and in flavor
with those grown in June. The Ash
land market has been well supplied
during the last week with berries
brown on the shores of Chequamegon
bay. One Indian, Henry Condeccon,
set out $4,000 plants last spring, and
has been harvesting from three to five
crates a day for the last six weeks.
The berries will last until frost comes.
Sheriff Mic Ryan and Deputy Henry
Hermsen, Green Bay, who were given
rewards of 500 apiece for the arrest
and conviction of Eugene Schiller,
robber of hardware company, have
turned over the money to the wife
of the man who is now serving a
three-year sentence at Waupun. In
vestigation showed that Mrs. Schiller
was left destitute with her five young
children in Indianapolis when her hus-
band was brought to Green Bay to
face the trial for robbery.
Determination of state income taxes
for corporations doing business within
Wisconsin are now under way in the
tax commission. Indications are that
they will be between Is and 20 per
cent lower than last year, according
70 the commissioners. Income taxes
of last year amounted to slightly over
$6,OOO,O0O. Of this amount 70 per cent
goes to the cities, 20 per cent to the
counties and 10 per cent to the state,
which bears all administrative ex-
pense. The returns this year are ex-
pected to be between 100000 and
$5,000,000.
Police and fire protection in Wis
consin, including cost of all police
departments and sheriffs' offices, cost
$7,292,64 last year, report of the tax
commission shows. The cost in 1918
was $6,543,661. representing an in
crease of ia per cent for the two
year period. Parks and Fairgrounds
cost $1,477,543 compared to S82l,694
in 1918, an increase of 81.8 per cent.
Disbursements of debts of municipali-
ties, counties and the state amounted
to $10,856,O71, while in 1918 they were
S8.534.OO4, an increase of 27.7 per cent.
Health and sanitation cost the people
of the state $5,621,375 during the last
year, while two years ago it cost 3d..
860,548 Charities and correction call
ed for disbursements of $7,598,921 for
the last year and S6,544,779 in 1918,
an increase of 1911 per cent.
Rev. A. r. e. Schneider, who has
been pastor of the German Methodist
church in Beaver Dam for the past
Ave years, has been assigned to
pastorate at Manitowoc, where he will
move his family within short time.
Rev. William Weisse of Sheboygan
has been assigned pastor OF the Ger
man Methodist church in Beaver Dam.
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