Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-01-14

AmD6fS, a IOWn III MdTlQ0It0 COuA-
ty, is having an epidemic of smallpox.
The county authorities have placed a
strict quarantine and all public gath
erings are forbidden. All school chill
dren are ordered to be vaccinated.
The Kiwanis club plan to obtain
support for construction of stock
sales pavilion at the fair grounds in
La Crosse was defeated when the
county board voted down a resolution,
20 to II. Another attempt will be
made in March.
M Michaelson, register of deeds of
Lafayette county for Is years, 1882
1900, has accepted the position of
danuty with F. E. Olson, who assumed
Office Jan. 3. Michaelson is now 80
years of age. Olson is returned
overseas veteran.
The Sheboygan Dairy Products COM
pany who plan the erection of $780,
900 ice cream, butter making and milk
distribution plant in Clintonville, are
asking the city council to pass an ordi-
nance to the effect that all milk sold
in the city of 'Clintonville must be
pasteurized.
After twenty-six years of continuous.
service Assistant Chief John Conroy
has resigned from the Appleton fire
department and will be placed on the,
pension list He has been conflled to
month. Conroy entered the fire de-
partmeht while il, was still on volun-
teer basis. He has been assistant
chief for twenty years.
A resolution introduced by Mayor
Fred A. Baxter of Superior, regulating
loaves Of bread was voted down by
| the city commission A substitute or
dinance, providing that all bread must
be wrapped as soon as possible after
being taken from the oven and the
weight of the loaf stamped on the
wrapper, was passed.
Charles e. Reed of Thorpe, was re-
elected president Of the Wisconsin
Cheese Makers association at the con-
vention held in Milwaukee. H. A.
Rindt of Clintonville was elected vice
president, J. L. Sammis of Madison
was reelected secretary, and A. F..
Zelm of Plymouth was named treas
urer. Ray A. Young was made di.
rector of the organization for three
years
The Lincoln county board has given
Dist. Atty, Ralph e. Smith authority
to start suit against O. Londo of Toma-
hawk for recovery of money allowed
Londo for sheep alleged to have been
killed by dogs. The district attorney
informed the board that since its al
lowance of the Londo bill he has come
to believe that some of the sheep sup
posed to have been killed by dogs had
died of disease and lack of care.
Mr.. and Mrs William Meyer pioneer.
residents of Florence, recently cele-
brated the 50th anniversary of their
wedding at their home in Florence. A
family dinner was a feature of the oc-
casion William Meyer and Miss
Katherine Burkhart were married in
for 13 years came to Florence 81 years
ago. They have four daughters and
three sons.
Luhman E. Allen, 81, died at his
home in Manitowoc after a prolonged
illness. Mr. Allen was a Civil war vet
eran. A year ago. while visiting a
brother at Pennington, Mimi, he was
kicked by horse. He never fully re-
covered. He is survived by widow
three children and eight brothers. Mr..
Allen and family came to Manitowoc
twenty-five years ago.
Lincoln county is the second Wis.
consin area to be clear of tuberculosis
among cattle, Barron county was the
first. In the clean up of tuberculosis
during October and November the
state department of agriculture tested
424 herds containing 4,279 cattle in
Lincoln county Only 10 reactors were
found, Indicating 40 of i per cent of
tuberculosis among the cattle. In
Barron county the record was 80 of
per cent.
After continuous service of %
years, Frank H. Timm of Stevens
Point, retired on Jan. as clerk of cir
cult court for Portage county. First
elected to Office in 1898 for the term
beginning the following year, Mr..
Timm has since been returned to Office
ten consecutive times. In every cleo
ton with the exception of 1905, 1910
and 1912, he had opposition. During
his long period of service he has been
absent from his official duties on ac-
count of illness only one day, and that
being during his first year as clerk
of court.
A census of farm progress in Lang
lade county covering SIS out of 80
school districts, all not reporting
shows that go new farmers moved in
during 1920, that 766 acres of land
were cleared, 33 farmers installed
| lighting systems, Is installed water
supply systems, 80 bought tractors, 147
bought automobiles, 36 bought pure
bred sires for their herds. There were
built "A new houses, 70 barns, Is silos,
So machine sheds, ice houses, 81
garages, SO poultry houses, IS hog
houses. Two-room graded school
buildings were built in the Neva and
Elmhurst districts.
The Bayfield, county sheriff and
former undersheriff exchanged jobs
and the former sheriff, James M. Long,
became the new deputy under Andy
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