Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-02-03
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form


Bay reformatory for holding up and
robbing W. w. Webster. Skailand
was caught after attempting to cash
a check taken from his victim.
Because they believe it impractical
at present, Manitowoc teachers re-
jected an offer to affiliate with the
American Federation of Labor One
of the principal objections is the wage
scale, as set forth by H. J. Stillman,
organizer, which contains minimum
salary of $4,000 a year regardless of
grade. Instructors fear too much COM
petition may result from fixing so high
salary.
A number of Wisconsin cities have
extended time for the payment of
taxes this year, availing themselves
of the provisions of the Buck law,
enacted by the 1921 legislature, ac-
cording to the tax commission. All
taxes are supposed to be paid before
Mar. 1, but if extended longer time
may be taken. The states portion of
the tax is due during March, to re-
plenish the general fund.
Merchants of Barron have agreed.
not to sell butter substitutes for a
year because of the requests made by
farmers near there. The farmers have
asked that the people of Barron eat
creamery and dairy butter made in
the county and thus aid the farmers
and also home industry. The mer-
chants have asked farmers to refrain
from buying butter substitutes after
they have sold their own made butter
Seventeen absolute pardons were
granted by Gov. J. j. Blaine during.
his first year in office, a report com
piled shows. In three of these in
stances executive clemency was ex-
tended to prisoners serving life SEN
tence for murder in the first degree.
Conditional pardons were granted in
So cases and combinations of SEN
tence in IA, out of total of 129 ap-
plications heard by the executive and
acted on.
Lower electric rates for the villages
of Poynette, Arlington, Morrisonville,
Deforest and Windsor were authorized
by the railroad commission. The cuts
provide for a uniform rate schedule,
and are small. The commission dis.
missed complaint of the Central
Wisconsin Supply Co. which contend
ed that the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul Railway Co. had shown pre-
ference in distribution if its open top
freight cars.
A vocational rural education and
life conference will be held at the
state Normal school in Stevens Point
March 3 and 4, attended by promi-
nent educators from all parts of the
country Invitations have been ac-
cepted by Gov. John j. Blaine. State
Supt. John Callahan, John j. Tigert
of Washington, u. S. commissioner of
education; Miss Claire Williams of
Memphis, president of the National
Education association and many other
well known men,
The number of chickens, ducks.
geese and turkeys on Wisconsin farms
is estimated by the state department
at 12,814,000, with value of $12,O45,-
000 This is an increase in number
from 12.342,O00 in 1920 and 10,16O, 900
in 1910, the report shows Farm value
decreased from $12,589,OOO in 1920,
but was an increase from 81 1926, 900 in
1910. The department estimated the
present value head at "a cents, com
pared to $102 in 1920 and 4S cents in
1910.
Increase in the number of bee col
onies in Wisconsin was noted during
the last year, the state department
of agriculture reported. There were
121, 900 colonies in 1921, compared to
100000 in 1920 and $4,000 in 1910. The
value of the colonies made a substan-
tial increase, according to the depart
ment, from $3.50 in 1920 to $1120 in
1921, compared to So in 1919 and $3.77
in 1910. Their total farm value was
set at more than $1,000,000. The de-
partment said that the campaign to
eradicate bee diseases had encouraged
apiarists to increase the size and
quality of their colonies.
The 827 state banks in Wisconsin
reduced their loans by $6,750,00O, and
their bond accounts by $5,000000 from
Sept 6 to Dec. 81, the state banking
department announced. A decrease
in individual check accounts of ST.
$40, 1000, a decrease in demand certifi- |
Gates of deposit of $3,743000 and a |
decrease in the time certificates of de-
posit of $3,334,O00 took place in this
period. Savings accounts increased
$2,779, 900, the surplus fund $4,000
and the capital account $158,000. The
total capital and surplus of state
banks was $47,472, 900. Compared with
the statement Of a year ago, there is a
reduction in total deposits of $43,596,-
600,
The first woman bailiff to be ap-
pointed in circuit court in La Crosse
county, Mrs. Martha Bosshard, will
assume her duties when court con-
venes in February. Mrs. Bosshard
was appointed to look after woman
jurors, who will serve in this term
for the first time.
Mrs. S. Rasmussen of Rice Lake
was severely burned when a tea kettle
filled with boiling water was spilled |
over her. by the explosion of the /