Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-09-23

The local post of the American Legion
had charge of the services.
F. E. Mitchell, farmer, residing at
Wausaukee, driver of the school bus,
ran over and instantly killed his g.
year-old son, Eugene, as he started
for school. The lad was riding on top
Of the bus when he fell The rear
wheel passed over his chest.
Duke Stoup, an inmate Of the Green
Bay reformatory, sentenced from Oar
lington. was accidentally killed at the
institution. He attempted to move a
block of granite with a pry which
slipped, striking him on the head. He
died twenty minutes later
Mrs. Edward Matheson, town of
Winchester, Winnebago county, died
at the Theda Clark hospital, Neenah,
Of burns received when she attempted
to start fire in her kitchen stove
by using kerosene. Her clothing tg-
nited when an explosion occurred and
her body was enveloped in flames.
Production of small grains in Wis
consin suffered a further decline of
nearly 100000 bushels during Aug
ust, bringing the total estimated yield
down to 81,121 900 bushels, compared
to 86,084,000 estimated Aug. /, and a
fve-year average of 129, 718,O00 bush
els, Joseph A. Becker, Madison, crop
reporter, states in his monthly state
ment
Upwards of sS,6OO,OOO will be paid
to State Treasurer Henry Johnson in
the closing days of September. This
is the last of the semi-annuaI pay
ment of taxes made by the railroads
operating in the state The only other
incoming funds for this year will be
two quarterly payments of inheritance
taxes, running upwards of 100000
each, and the states share of the
street railway taxes.
First steps toward the dissolution
of the La Crosse housing corporation,
organized two years ago to supply
demand for homes in that city, were
taken at meeting of stockholders
at the Chamber of Commerce. The
corporation built % residences, a ma
jority of which were sold, and did
a business aggregating over 100000
in two years. Liquidation was af-
fected by stockholders taking over
property remaining unsold,
The state supreme court has direct
ed the circuit court of Kenosha coun-
ty to return to it before Sept. 20 the
order of the circuit court indictiag
George Fischer, jr., on a charge Of
the prohibition laws. It will
be determined by the supreme court
the Kenosha circuit court
has jurisdiction in liquor cases under
a law of 1909 creating a municipal
court. Petition of Fischer to the high
court alleges that the sole jurisdiction
Of liquor cases in that county is vest
ed solely in the municipal court
The 28-mile program Of concrete
highway construction in Brown coun-
ty is nearing completion and will be
finished in another month. at the pres
ent rate of progress. Several orna-
mental concrete bridges ranging from
a cost of $4,000 to $4,000 have been
built. One of the biggest single pieces
of work joining Green Bay and De
pere on the west side of the Fox river
is now in use This makes the sec
Ond all concrete road joining the two
cities.
The plant of the Wausau Canning
company is now in full operation with
a force of more than 40 persons en-
gagged at canning beets. The beet
crop in that locality has been better
than average this year and the com.
pany will pack about 10000 cases, two
dozen cans to case. About four
weeks will comprise the season. Most
Of the beets being canned at the plant
come from the drainage area near
Stevens Point, where the soil is black
muck, very suitable to the crop. This
year the company packed $4,000 cases
Of peas.
The completion of the present
school census will disclose $4,000
children of school age in Wisconsin
in the opinion of State Supt John
Callahan. The census showed a
growth in the number from SIC, $50
IN 1918-1919 to 818,8S5 for last year
and it is now believed that this figure
will be brought up over the $4,000
mark for this year. OF the total mum
Der Of school children the last census
showed that All, 1867 were classed as
living in the rural communities, while
only 347,018 were inhabitants of cities
Of the state.
The state is meeting promptly all
payments to former service men, IN
Ter the soldier bonus statute allow
ng $40 for each month of service,
Col. John G.. Salesman, Madison,
states. Provision of the legislature Of
sufficient funds to meet all obliga-
ions has done away with any pros
Dect of a shortage, he said A deci-
sion of the state supreme court, hold
ng that soldiers who, although Ell
listing in states other than Wisconsin,
we're still considered as residents of
his state, should receive the bonus,
added approximately 100000 to the
Race horse men who bring their