Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-02-11
WISCON SIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form


John Emunson, Hurley, who, when
he served as town clerk of the town
of Vaughn from 1891 to 1894, was the
first town officer to bring a typewriter
to Hurley, has been named city clerk
to succeed Eugene B. Williams, who
resigned to become postmaster.
Ernest Nash, Jefferson, was elected
president of the Jefferson county farm
bureau meeting which was attended by
more than three hundred farmers. Ed
ward Brewin, Palmyra, was elected
vice president. A resolution was
passed against the establishment Of
daylight saving in Wisconsin.
Camille Mueller, a farmer three
miles north of Darlington in the town
of Willowsprings, marketed four hogs,
II months old, that weighed 2,250
pounds and brought 81 cents a pound.
OF the thousands of hogs marketed in
Darlington this season, these hogs
have the record.
Forty Stevens Point merchants pc
titioned the city council for a new
ordinance regulating transients and
affording protection of home retailers.
The petition was referred to the city
attorney for investigation. The pres
ent ordinance provides for fee of $40
70 SIS day.
State Senator Timothy w. Burke,
Green Bay, has been appointed judge
advocate of the Wisconsin National
guard He will serve with the title of
major in the state militia, and preside
over all court-martial cases Notifica-
ton Of his appointment was received
from the secretary of war.
Application of a springless shock
absorber, invented by Harry Howe.
GAINESVILLE, to the engineers seat in
locomotive cabs is being investigated
by experts of the Milwaukee road.
Simple in design, it consists of a seat
which is suspended on slanting bar
upon which adjustable weights bal
ance the weight of the person, giving
floating effect to the rider
The council denied the petition of
WATERFOWL policemen for an increased
salary because an additional officer
was added to the force last fall, using
up the surplus of the police appropria-
ton. Some city firemen will receive
an increase, the truck drivers getting
$l.4OO. engineer $1,000. and the janitor
of the city is to receive $1,000. Alder
men voted that their own annual sal
aries should be $500.
In view of its substantial increase in
business, the Amherst Jersey Cream
cry company. Stevens Point, will
either enlarge its present buildings or
erect new plant. A dividend of 10
per cent was declared on last years
business and fund still remains on
deposit. The capital stock was voted
increased from $4,000 to $4,000. Bust
ness done by the creamery last year
totaled 100000.
Pneumonia led as cause of death
in Wisconsin in the fourth quarter Of
1920, compilations announced by the
state board of health show. Cancer
was close second. Pneumonia deaths
were $50 and cancer 566. Violence
took 451. and pulmonary tuberculosis
BIT. Other forms of tuberculosis ac-
counted for So deaths. The total
deaths for the three months were
$50, a slight rise from the mortality
for the corresponding period of 1919.
Manitowoc county set precedent for
Wisconsin, if not for the nation when
the County Jersey Breeders associa-
ton elected for its president. Mrs.
Henry Sache. Newton, by unanimous
vote Members of the organization Of
Mrs. Sache's ability and not the de-
sire of the association to do the I'M
usual that prompted their action. Mrs.
Sache has taken great interest in
the betterment of farm and stock con-
ditions
Livestock on Wisconsin farms has
decreased over $10O.O00.0O0 in value
since year ago, according to the an
nual livestock report of Joseph A.
Becker of the Wisconsin cooperative
crop reporting service The value Jan.
l was estimated at 1854. 900, com
pared to 1878, 500. 900 on the same date
in 1920, 1899 100000 in 1919, $247,793. :
600 in 1914, and S170.394,0 900 in 1910.
This represents a decrease of 29.8 per
cent under the 1920 value, and an in
crease of 6.8 per cent over 1914
The farmers of Brown county are
not in favor of the daylight saving
plan, according to ]. N. Kavanaugh,
county agricultural agent. He assert
ed that the dew is not off the hay and
grain until about ii o'clock in the
morning and it gives the farmer a late
start and means a loss of an hour each
day. Another handicap, he said, is
| that farm laborers as a rule do not
| want to work after four or five o'clock
under the new time AS result the
| farmer has to do the work himself or
| let it lie.
Preparations are being made in
| Appleton for an elaborate memorial
service for Rainbow division veterans,
| Feb. %. third anniversary of the first
| day Rainbow men spent IN the
| trenches. The anniversary of Wash
| ingtons birth will be observed by
Rainbow veterans all over the country
as a memorial day.
Brown county's schools show rec
| ord breaking increase in enrolment
according to E. A. Seymour, county
superintendent. The general average
attendance is 936 per cent perfect. A
100 per cent increase in the home
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