Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-03-24

ness of the Farmers and Merchant;
bank.
st. Johns and st. Peters Lutheran
congregations at Cleveland, IA miles
south of Manitowoc. have joined hands
and have awarded a contract for {
new $4,000 Gothic type church. The
new church will have seating capa
city of 100
The election board selected to serve
at the election April 4 in Loona viii
consist of five women and two men
This will give women entire control
of the board for the first time in Wis
consin
Blood poisoning resulting from a
prick of a safety pin in the end of a
finger a week ago caused the death
of Mrs. Anthony Durch of Chippewa
Falls. She was born in Ireland in 1856
and came to Chippewa Falls at the
age of 5.
The county of Racine offered for
sale 100000 worth of highway i'm
.proyement bonds of which premium
of $4,000 was received. The highest
bidder was a New York city company
The premium is the largest offered for
any municipal bond sold in the state
during the last two years.
One thousand men will be given en-
ployment in Brown county's road i'm
proVement program during the sum
mer, according to Highway Commits
sioner Cormier, whose better road
building plans have been adopted by
the county supervisors. Bids for the
construction of Sc miles Of new roads
will be opened Apr. /. Good roads
bonds amounting to $1,243,000 have
been sold by the finance committee.
Testimony at the inquest ordered
by Gov. J. J. Blaine in the death Of
Walter Schuman, patient at Resthaven,
before Coroner L. F. Lee, at Wau-
kesha, virtually cleared officials and
attendants at the Resthaven institu-
ton of any negligence or actions con-
tributing to the death of three former
service men, whose deaths occurred
under such conditions as to cause
Waukesha city officials to demand an
investigation.
Pouring kerosene into a kitchen
stove cost the lives of Mrs. Edward
LANCE and her son, Harry, II at La
MARITIME, near Fond du Lac. Another
son, Clifford, was so badly burned that.
he may die. Mrs. LANCE had started
a fire. to prepare dinner for her hus-
band. When the coal failed TO ignite
quickly, she took a 5-gallon can of
kerosene and started to pour the cen
tents into the stove. An explosion
followed, enveloping her and Harry in
flames.
Prosecution of persons or firms hav-
ing artifcially bleached flour in their
possession for sale for use within Wis
consin is threatened by J. @. Emery,
dairy and food commissioner, in a
statement issued following an invests
cation by his department. This in
vestigation is said to have established
that flour treated by any process now
in use to Whiten it artifcially, is in
violation Of the statutes and the Of
fering for sale or the selling of it for
use and consumption within this state
is unlawful
Final decision to build the entire
400 mile program of cement roads this
summer was made by county and state.
highway officials, when it was an.
nounced that 100000 barrels of ce-t
ment had been purchased. The aver
age net mill price is $1.41> per barrel,
as compared to the $1.50 price submit
ted in the first bids of the cement.
companies. The cost of eighteen foot
concrete roads, including grading, Gull
Verts and all work, will not average
over $4,000 mile at present prices.
The cost at this season last year was
approximately $4,000 a mile
The state department of agriculture,
Madison, has issued a warning to farm
ers against purchase of fertilizers on
the basis of vague statements of their
wonderful properties" 1t is pointed
out that the department analyses all
products sold in the state and will
confirm or refute manufacturers
claims. Commercial fertilizer is said
to be valuable for the nitrogen, phos-.
phoric acid and potash it contains,
and before purchasing, the department
advises that a farmer should demand
a guarantee of the amount of these
elements.
The Wisconsin legislature was call
ed by Gov. Blaine to convene March
% in special session. Repeal of the
secrecy clause of the income tax law
and extension of authority to the state
tax commission to investigate income.
tax returns over a period of six in
stead of three years, were named by
the governor as subjects for 1egisla-
tive action. Gov. Blaine believes the
legislature can complete the business
of it's special session in two or three
days and at cost under $4,000. The
members receive no additional salary
while attending the special session,
but are paid mileage at the rate of
10 cents mile to and from the CAPT.
tai.
Hearings which have been held
held throughout Eau Claire county on
the proposal to test all cattle in the
for tuberculosis have brought