Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-12-07

dent c. H. Faustman was empowered
to choose fair committee, which will
be announced in a few days.
A group of barns with horses, cattle
and swine and farm implements OF
the John Schaefer farm, near Rosen-
dale, were destroyed by fire of I'M
known origin which caused an esti-
mated loss of $4,000.
Large shipments of livestock, prin-
cipally hogs, were made from Green
county to Chicago last week. Three
trains consisting of 80 cars were
shipped over one road and six carloads
over another road, all in one day.
Salaries of mayors of Wisconsin
cities range from 81 a meeting to
$500 a year, according to a recent
survey by the municipal information
bureau of the University Extension
division
The Rev. ]. Pauloweit of Wisconsin
Rapids has been unanimously elected
a successor to the Rev. P, Beecken,
present pastor of the Friedens Evan
gelical church in Marinette, who goes
to Black Creek to take charge of a
pastorate.
Damage coused by the s1eetstorm
of last February to the Neenah tele-
phone system has just been perma-
nently repaired, according to officials
of the company. Ever since the storm
telephone crews have been making re
pairs, the last of which were not COM
pleted until few days ago.
Breaking under six hours of steady
grilling, Miss Anna LEM, daughter
of wealthy Jericho. Calumet county,
farmer, sobbingly confessed she had
sent Mrs. Theresa Schneider, neigh
boring farm woman and mother of
eight children, poisoned candy which
caused her death, signed written
statement to that effect and then col
lapsed.
Hot lunches will be served in all
rural schools of Brown county during
the winter, it was reported, The menu
is supervised by the teachers and old
er girls are given the privilege of pre-
pairing at least one hot dish to ac-
the cold lunch carried by
the other pupils. Soups, hot stews,
hot chocolate and other dishes are
served.
Seventy schools will compete in the
annual high school stock judging con
test to be held in the state during the
present winter. The roundup of the
district tournaments will be held in
Madison in March. Every high school
in the state is eligible to compete re-
CARELESS of whether or not a teacher
Of agriculture is employed
Action on allowing about $4,000 in
bills for detective services incurred by
Jefferson county through the liquor
aw enforcement campaign conducted
by Dist. Atty. Ray G. Twining was de
'erred until the January session by
he county board. The bills presented
or payment aroused the ire of about
1alf Of the supervisors, several of
whom expressed themselves opposed
% the employment of detectives to
.lean up Jefferson county wet spots.
The claim of the Methodist Hospital
md Home association for 100000 of
he estate of the late R. J Marshall
ormer supreme court justice, will be
ought during the April term of the
circuit court in Chippewa Falls, it was
announced. In reply to the demand Of
he executors for a bill of particulars,
he association has required that the
ease be transferred from the county
court to the circuit court and be tried
before jury.
Signboards along highways are go
ng to have hard fight for life when
he 1928 session of the legislature gets
lnder way. This is indicated by reso-
utions passed by county boards now in
session and by previous action by the
legislators. Several county legislative
bodies in the state have gone on rec
,rd as fayoring the removal Of all
signs along state and county high
Ways, and the enactment Of a law that
will prohibit any further placarding
If the roads of the state.
The biggest soils development pro-
ram in Wisconsin, and probably the
United States, has been put over in
Rock county during a period of
eighteen months. Through the prop
n cooperation between the farm bu-
eau, County Agent R. T. Glassco
md the farmers at least 5000 acres
If Rock county soils have been en-
'iched through applications of lime
tone. The results have been re
narkable in increased yield and the
'esults will continue to tell in the
uture.
An appropriation for chapel at
he university Of Wisconsin to cost
$50, 900 is one of the big items in the
hree years education program of the
Episcopal church, according to the
Rev. Arthur H. Lord of st. James
hurch, Milwaukee. The general con
erence recently held in Portland, Ore,
listed the sum in it's triennial budget. |
n addition to the chapel, the Rev
stanley M. Cleveland, student pastor
It the university, declared that the
building program will also include
me or two dormitories for Episcopal |
tudents, and clubhouse. The ag-
,regate cost of the buildings will
each $500,00O.