Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-08
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form


Sixty head of tuberculosis infected
cattle, which were owned by farmers
of Marathon county, were killed and
disposed of under the direction of a
government inspector.
Oscar J. Dietz, GAINESVILLE hotel
owner, reported to the police that he
was in receipt of a blackhand letter
demanding $1,000, the penalty for re-
fusal being harm to his 10-year-old
daughter, Lucille.
A young wild fawn swan across
lower Birch lake and when gaining
shore 1t found itself in the heart of
Brentwood. After staying few mo-
ments the deer reswam the lake and
returned to it's old haunts.
The proprietor of resort near
Nee1ah, it is learned from reliable
sources, paid $1,400, cash with order,
to- three men claiming to represent a
"licensed" Michigan liquor warehouse.
When the barrel arrived it was found
to contain water.
Important changes in state admin
istratiVe positions took place July
with the replacement of G. P. Cary,
superintendent of public instruction
by John Callahan; of George P. Ham
brecht, chairman of the industrial
commission by Reuben j. Knutson,
and of 3. A. Everett.
Leo Redbird, %, Winnebago Indian,
found prowling around the house OF
John Nicholson, postoffice inspector,
in Onalaska, after he had awakened a
woman guest in the residence by
brushing her face, was sentenced to
three years at Waupun by Judge Hig-
bee in La Crosse circuit court.
Marinette, Oneida, Barron, Wash
burn, Price and Portage county farm
ers are leading in applications for
certifications of their potatoes. Nearly
100 of Wisconsin's most progressive
potato growers have asked J. G. Mil
ward, Of the College of Agriculture,
Madison, to examine and certify their
fields for seed purposes.
Activities of the Wisconsin Cheese
Producers federation directed toward
making statewide the farmers market
ing plans for cheese sales, will be cen
tered. in Wood county, according to
decision reached at a conference at
Fond du Lac between farm bureau
men, cheese federation directors, rep
resentatives of the state division or
markets, and of the state university.
Alleging that he forged check for
SAT, a warrant has been issued for
Earl Stryker. In signing the check he
used the name of Ben Spilski, one of
the owners of the Menasha baseball
club. Stryker appeared in Menasha
several days ago, asserting he was a
ball player. He was given tryout
and then disappeared. Later the
forged check came to light.
A tour of the principal potato grow
ing counties will be one of the features
of the Wisconsin Potato Growers as
sociation's activities this summer, it
was announced at meeting of the
directors at Green Bay. The trip will
start from Green Bay Aug. 1, and in
include Oconto, Marinette, Brown,
Price, Oneida, Forest and Bayfield,
counties. The jaunt ends at Spooner,
Aug. 6. Potato buyers and wholesale
commission men from the eastern and
southern states will be invited to
make the trip.
There is little need for worry over
the condition of state finances at the
present time, with a balance OF SILL
O18,25391 in the general fund, Henry
Johnson, state treasurer, said in
statement at the close of the fiscal
year. He intimates that no added tax
alton is necessary for the next bien-
MUM. The statement shows that the
fund has $2,552,019.15 in excess Of the
amount on haad at this time last year
and $7,806, 78g 81 more than on July
1, 1915, wher Gov. Phillip first took
office.
Without any rain for nearly three
weeks, and scarcely any during June,
Door county grain crops and other
vegetation are suffering greatly I'm
less there is relief soon the crops will
be greatly damaged Recent rains
that visited points to the south did
not touch this county and immediate
vicinity. The drought has not materi-
slly affected the cherry crop, due to
tee fact that the trees are well deVel-
oped and hare a deep rootage. The
strawberry crop was cut short 40 per
cent due to the warm weather and
lack of moisture
Pensions for Wisconsin's retired
volunteer firemen will be reality II
the plans of the national association
materiaIize. Henry Vessel OF Ocono-
mowoc and Ernest Hansen OF Fort At
kinson, chief officials of the Wlscon-
sin Firemen's association were made
the first national delegates to repre-
sent Wisconsin at the Denver CONVEX
ton next May, when the matter will
be brought up. Preliminary action
was taken at tee annual convention at
Whitewater at which 103 volunteer
fire departments had delegates Fres-
ent.
John Hall, of Birmingham, Ala,
stunt fier and acrobat, aged Il, died
at Chippewa Falls as the result OF IN
iuries sustained when he was thrown
against fence while hanging from
rope ladder attached Ia an alrplane to
which he transferred from an auto
mobile.
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