Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-04-08
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Ellis A. Stokdyk, a resident of Stur-
geon Bay and a graduate of the state
university, has been given a post on
the faculty of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college. Mr. Stokdyk will
hold a position in the department of
botany and plant pathology.
Ed Bartlett is awaiting trial in cir
cult court at Merrill on charge of
forging his brothers name. He left
the city, but was located at South
Bend, Ind. Bartlett served a term at
the Green Bay reformatory and re-
turned to Merrill recently.
GAINESVILLE Elks opened their hearts
and purses to service men tout'a luck
in that city by supplying a breakfast
at the city hall there every morning
A count was made in the "bull pen"
recently and it was found nearly so per
cent of the dodgers, out of jobs and
broke, were ex-service men.
Fond du Laos biggest expense is
education. Out of every 500 paid in
taxes this year the sum of $39.15 goes
not include the school bonds or in
terast on the bonds or new improve
ments required. The sum of $3.50
goes to pay for practically every other
item of expense in the city govern
ment with the exception of the state
and county taxes and bonds and in
tereSt.
Orders for corrosive sublimate for
the treatment Of seed potatoes in
Marinette county, in campaign con-
Quoted by the county agent, already
Indicate that 10000 bushels Of seed
are to be prepared for treatment, and
the county agent says this is only a
start. He also finds great interest in
the campaign for treating last year is
to follow the practice this spring and
many others will treat because of the
increased yields reported from seed
treated in 1920.
The third COW testing association to
be organized in Outagamie county was
formed at meet at Greenville. The
new organization will be called the
Greenville Cow Testing association.
Frank Reimer was named president of
the association. A campaign to Sc
cure % members in the association so
as to give each member one days
service a month was launched. FIT
teen farmers who attended the meet
ing were made charter members. F..
Porter, Marshfield, has been engaged
as official tester.
Beloit college has received an en-
dowment gift of $4,000 from the es-
tate of Mrs. Mary Eichelberger of
Horizon. More than half million
dollars in money and nearly that
equivalent in property was left by the
terms of Mrs. Eichelberger's will to
friends and educational institutions.
No near relatives are living, according
to her executor. Mrs. Eichelberger
was a widow without children. Her
husband died in Oklahoma 20 years
ago. Beloit college shares equally
with each of the II Wisconsin col
leges, including the state university.
The house and property of the first
territorial treasurer of Wisconsin has
been purchased by Prof. James O'Neil
of the university, son-in-law of the late
Chief Justice j. b. Winslow. Prof.
O'Neil is the fourth owner of the es-
tate since 1897 The second owner
was Jonathon' Larkin. who in 184S was
territorial treasurer of Wisconsin. The
territorial funds were kept in a bureau
drawer in the house. During the war
the soldiers from Camp Randall were
royalty entertained at the Larkin
home. The house erected in 1856 has
become one of the landmarks of Mad
ison.
Prices of food products in Wiscon-
sin during March were on the decline,
according to report of the division OF
markets. The lowering tendency con-
tinued to slow up, with several COM
modities almost stationary ia price.
Eggs fell IL cents a dozen, leading the
list of commodities in the decline.
Meat, milk, potatoes, butter, sugar and
cheese remained practically the same.
Farmers were shown to be receiving
more for their products than during
i the previous month The selling price
of hogs rose 81 cents and of cattle 81
cents, with a rise of cents for corn.
Other grains were about stationary.
Wisconsin divorces in 1920 reached
| the highest number in the states his
| tory, with total of 2,425, an increase
| Of $50 over 1919 Figures compiled by
| the bureau of vital statistics are the
basis of comparisons. In 1910 for
every 100 marriages there were Ga di-
vorces recorded This rate increased
year by year until in 1918 it reached
| the high mark oe 1876. In 1919 it fell
| to 9.8, and in 1920 the ratio of divorces
| to marriages was about 1911 In 1920
the decree was granted to the wife in
| 1,744 cases, the ratio being neaNly 8
| to / in the wives favor. Cruelty led
among the causes of divorce with a
| total of 1919. Desertion was next
with 7O1, and non-support was proved
| by. 347 wives. Drunkenness account
| ed for AZ divorces, three of which
were granted to the husband. This
| is a decline from previous years.
Michael B. Magaurn, Long Lake
| hotel proprietor, was found not guilty
by jury in Judge Warnings court in
Florence on three counts charging him
with giving away Intoxicating liquor
and on one count for selling liquor
This is Magaurn's second acquittal