Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-01-06
BADGER STATE
HAPPENINGS

part of the state, was shot by Will
Cannon and Floyd Dominy while they
were hunting at Lake Koshkonong.
1t measured feet inches from wing
tip to tip.
According to census for 1920, Rusk
/ county has a foreign-born population
of 171b per cent, more than a score
of nationalities being represented. OF
( the foreign Born, natives of Poland
lead; Germany is second, and Norway
third. Forty-one Indians live in the
/ county, a decrease of IA since 1910.
The dome of Wisconsin's $7,500,000
capitol building, said to be the most
beautiful in the country, was flooded
with light Christmas night for the
first time since the beginning of the
war. The great dome stood out with
brilliance that could be seen for
miles.
Mrs. George Gerald, the Wisconsin
mother who was called upon to make
the greatest sacrifice in the world
war, died at her home in Beloit. Two
of her sons, Lieut.. George Gerald and
Sergeant Charles Gerald, were killed
in action and third Son, Arnold, was
severely wounded. Mrs. Gerald re-
ceiyed a personal letter of sympathy
from former President Wilson.
The state and county penal and
charitable institutions house 1868
persons, 653 more than last year, re-
port of the state board of control
shows. Of the number 5,177 are in
state institutions and 7,786 in county.
County hospitals for the insane have
6,973 inmates, and state hospitals L.
407, or 1872 more than last year, while
the number of feeble minded being
cared for is 1882, an increase of So.
There are 1,217 prisoners in the penal
institutions, 1882 in the industrial
schools, and 1,001 in the institutions
for tuberculosis.
The states pay roll for employees
in Madison amounted to $225,000 in
December This amount does not in
clude salaries for university en-
ployes, normal school employees, or
employees in the state charitable and
penal Institutions. Henry Johnson,
state treasurer, said He explained
that the pay roll includes slightly
more than 1000 employees, working
for the various boards and commits
sions. There were few marked in
creases in salaries of state employees
during the period when wages were
being raised, and as a consequence
Mr.. Johnson says there will probably
be no reductions.
Judge James Wickham of Eau
Claire has granted the petition of
Pehrnot Dahley and other stockhold-
ers of the Chippewa Falls Hotel Co.
that they and other stockholders wish
ing to participate be made co-defend-
ants with the directors, Elks' lodge
and Peter Layman, Junction City, in
the suit brought by the state to con-
fiscate the Hotel Northern, Eau Claire,
owned by the hotel company, on the
grounds that it has been made the
prize at lottery. This suit will come
up for trial in April. Peter Layman
held the lucky number in the drawing
for the 100000 hotel sold at the con-
clusion of the big mardi gras celebra-
ton last summer.
Large shipments Of purebred dairy
cattle to Mexico from the Edgewater
stock farm at Fort Atkinson have put
that city on the map with Mexican
cattlemen as leading dairy center.
Thousands of cattle have been ship
ped to Mexico during the last three
years. At first the cattle were loaded
In freight cars and it took fifteen days
to make the trip to Laredo, Tex,
where they were unloaded, but now
they go by express in specially con-
structed cars leased by the Edgewater
company. These cars are hauled by
fast passenger trains and the trip to
Mexico City takes only a week. The
cattle travel as luxuriously as do Pull
man passengers. They have excellent
ventilation in the cars and are fed
and Watered in the cars with no stops.
W. OlodoClOuS uIGS DIT Madison
caused property damage estimated at
$4,000. While flames that broke out
in the Candy Shop and Studio, dance
hall for university students, were
menacing business block on State
street, a fire was raging at the Men
dota state hospital for the insane,
across Lake Mendoza, in the occupa-
tional therapy building. Fireman bat
tied the Candy shop blaze five hours
before it was brought until control.
The fire was believed to have been
caused by an overheated furnace. Fire
of unknown origin destroyed the oc-
cupational therapy building at the
Mendoza hospital, with loss estimated
at more than $4,000 The building
was being used to train shell-shocked
soldiers receiving instruction under
direction of DR.. w. f. Lorenz.
The salary committee of the Iron
county board of supervisors recon-
mended a cut of $500 a year in the
salary of Miss Marie Herman, county
nurse, a reduction of 5000 a year in
the salary of Miss Margaret Hardy.
supervising teacher, and an increase
of $500 year for the highway com
missioner, Frank Goodman. The nurse
is paid $1,000 year now, the super
visor gets $1,400 and the commission
er $1,000.