Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-02-03

pointed to the post of vice governor,
serving under Gen. Leonard Wood,
the present governor general.
Findings that filled milk is a whole
some food, though not a complete sub
stitute for milk were reported to the
Wisconsin Supreme court, by Judge
A. G. Zimmerman, special referee. The
action was brought by milk companies
to test the constitutionality of a re-
cent Wisconsin law prohibiting sale
and manufacture of milk compounds
Tobacco growers of Rock county
who have found no ready market for
ing to grow alfalfa or some other crop
next year, judging from the sentiment
expressed by member of the Rock
County Tobacco Growers association
at the annual meeting in GAINESVILLE.
Many farmers are being forced to sell
at 5 cents pound because they must
raise funds to pay their taxes.
The industrial commission announc-
ed that revised orders establishing
new requirements for sanitation in
places of employment where dust,
smoke, gas, or Industrial poisons are
present, have been published and put
into effect. These require that en-
ployers provide ventilating or exhaust
systems in all places of employment
where air conditions might cause in
jury.
A return to the aldermanic form of
city government is sought in a petit
ton filed at Rice Lake by voters dis
satisfied with the present form of
commission government. Rice Lake
mission form of government for a
number of years. and while in the
main it appears this has been salts
factory, the elections always have
been spirited and there. is a great
deal of political rivalry.
The jury in the $4,000 SANDER suit
of the Rev. N. F. Kile against Carl
and Anton Anderson and Marcus Han
son, members of the New Hope Luth-
eran congregation at Stevens Point,
returned a verdict of $500 against the
Anderson brothers and discharged
Hanson. The suit grew out of charges
of immortality alleged to have been
made by the defendants against the
minister. These accusations were de
clared by the Rev. Mr.. Kile to have
led to his dismissal from the church
Gasoline will provide funds for
building Wisconsin roads in addition
to running its automobiles, should the
1928 Legislature enact into law the
proposal submitted to T. J. Cunning
ham, supervisor of oil inspectors, by
a committee of his deputies. This
in the form of a bill for in
PRODUCTION into the legislature, calls
for / cent tax on each of the 1885,
100000 gallons of gasoline sold in the
state annually. Revenue of $3.50,
900 would result, to go into the gen
eral fund for use in highway construc-
ton and maintenance
An increased demand for woman
labor at the same time that the de
mand for men workers was rapidly
declining is noted by the industrial
commission in its report on activities
of the IL public employment agencies
during 1921. A total of 63,093 per
sons were placed in employment dur
ing the year, 42,473 of them men and
20620 women. This represents a de
cline of more than 40 per cent in the
number of men placed, compared to
1920 when 1905 were put to work
The number of women placed at work
by the commission showed an increase
of Is per cent, rising from 1850 If
1920 to 20,620 last year.
More than $4,000 automobile Hcense
plates have been distributed by the
secretary of state since Jan. 1, result
ing in an addition of 100000 to the
states general fund. The first rush
for licenses has subsidized, to revive
when Wisconsin starts to emerge
from winter quarters, Elmer S. Hall
secretary of state, said Automobile
owners outside of cities, he explained,
are holding their $40 until spring
opens the roads to travel. 1t is es-
Limated that 10000 additional plates
will be distributed before Apr. /. The
total number will exceed 375, 700 &C
cording to Mr. Hall, producing Sc, $780,
300 for use in maintaining the roads
Of the state.
The proposed federation of Wiscon-
sin farmers into single organiza-
ion for marketing the $150,000, 600 of
dairy products annually produced in
the state is to be Abandoned by the
Equity society, which promoted the
project, Edward Nordman, commits
sioner of markets, has announced. |
This. decision of the society was
reached after extened conferences
with the state department of markets.
together with the college of agricul-
lure of the university, the department
opposed the dairymens federation, to
1e organized along the same lines as
he New York Dairymen's associa-
ion, as impractical and detrimental
o the interest of the dairy industry
n Wisconsin.
A long and short bandit, posing
Is beggars, beat and robbed William
md Frances Vance m and ar racnoo.