Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-07-29
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

Bond issues of 100000 to complete
the Madison vocational high school
and 100000 to complete the city sew
age disposal plant, were voted by the
city council Friday night. Total cost
of the school will be 100000.
Drastic reorganization of the state
highway commission will be necessary
as a result of the legislatures failure
to provide funds for carrying on the
work, according to Chief Engineer
Hirst
Increased telephone rates were au-
thorized for Madison by the railroad
commission. One party business rate
is increased from $3.50 month to Sc,
the one-party residence rate from 81
to $2.75, and the two-party residence
rate from 150 to 1925 The Madison
exchange was said to have earned only
1.8 per cent to cover interest and de
probation during 1920.
In an effort to assist men of fam
lilies who have been out of employ
ment for months the common council
of Racine plans to borrow about $780,
coo from local banks, with which to
make improvements on streets, parks
and cemeteries. The work will begin
as soon as the money is obtained and
will continue for four months. EN-
ployment will also be given men out
of work in the construction of two
large bridges in this city, which will
require year to complete.
District Attorney Robert E. Ken
nedy, Superior, ordered police to ar
rest anyone distributing or displaying,
or having in his possession, pictures
of Arthur A. Mcdonald, hanging on
the cross on which ne committed
suicide Before he died he took photo
graphs of himself posing on the cross
and sent them to 1. w. w. headquar-
tiers in hopes, his friends say, that he
might become the l. w. w. Christ
Pictures of the dead man on the cross
were taken by photographer and put
on display.
The Rev f. P. Keicher, rector of
the st. James Episcopal church, Man
itowoc, believes his mission is to save
lives as well as souls. This he dem
onstrated when at Clam lake, near
Siren, Wis, he rescued member of
his party from drowning. While fish
ing on a pier the clergyman heard
cries for help He rowed far out into
the water, where Enoch Lindholm had
gone beyond his depth. Mr.. Keicher
caught hold of the drowning man
when he came up for the last time
The state treasury had cash bal
ance in ali its funds of 81 .O7
July 1, Henry Johnson, state treasu-
rer, shows in his annual report to the
governor. This is to be compared to
S11, 594,72O.64 on hand July 1, 1920, in
Guiding $3,142,086 in the service rec
ognition fund The general fund, in
GLIDING $3,00000O in United States
short time notes or certificates, not
classed as. cash, had 81, 018, 253.91 July
l, and represents the largest single
item among the balances, with ST.
4O1 ,048.40 in the service recognition
fund as net in amount
The Wisconsin honey crop in 1921
is forecast by Joseph A. Becker of the
Wisconsin cooperative crop reporting
service at $4,000 pounds. compared
10 5,210,000 produced in 1920, and s.
424, 600 in 1919 A large increase in
the number of working colonies has
been offset by low expected yield
per colony he says Average expect
ed yield for the season is estimated
at SIS per cent of a full crop, or 41.8
pounds a colony, compared to 65.2
pounds in 1920 and 537 in 1919 Mum
Der of working colonies is estimated
at SO per cent greater than last year,
or $4,000, compared to 81 900 in 1920
and 101, 900 in 1919 Conditions of
colonies July l was 80 per cent, COM
pared to So per cent in 1920 and a
fve-year average of Sc per cent.
Police and the sheriff's forces are
without clew in their hunt for the
lone robber who held UP two employees
of the Outagamie County bank and
made away with $4,000. The bandit
has dropped out of sight and there is
little chance that he will be appre-
hended Immediately, according to E.
P. Cunningham, investigator for the
Wisconsin Bankers association, who
characterized the holdup as "the
slickest job ever pulled off in Wis
,sonsin." He does not believe that the
bandit was one of the trio that robbed
the Wabeno bank The Appleton
bandit drove up to the entrance of the
Outagamie County bank in broad day
light Leaving his motor running, he
entered the bank and asked for
change for a $50 bill. Joseph Dohr,
assistant paying teller, and Miss
Monica Kraft, 20, clerk, were alone.
When Mr.. Dohr turned to make the
change, the bandit drew revolver
and forced him and Miss Kraft into
the vault, closing the door after
them. He then swept up the days
working cash." estimated to have
been between $4,000 and $4,000, and
escaped in his automobile toward
Green Bay.
Madison faces a serious shortage of
ice unless there is a let-up in the ex-
cessive heat of the last few weeks,
according to announcement of local
dealers. Calls have been received
from surrounding cities, it is said,
asking for sufficient ice to carry them
through the summer. The limited