Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-03-24
VISIONS SIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News Of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

Neenah Civic association, urging rep
resentatives of this district in con
gress to work for the project.
Charles H. Wanamaker, rs, a civil
war veteran and one of the Oldest EN-
ployes in the state capitol, died a
Madison Mr.. Wanamaker had been
employed in the office of the superin
tendent Of public property for over
twenty-five years.
Mrs. Harry PITT, La Crosse, who
shot and killed her husband, Frank
PITT, while he was asleep, following
a quarrel, was sentenced to the Cen
trail State hospital for the Insane al
Waupun by Judge Higbee. She will
be confined for observation. Her
lawyers maintain she is insane.
Indians are not amenab1e to Wis
consin fish and game laws while on
their reservations, but an Indian who
commits a crime outside of his reser.
walton is subject to the law of the
place in which the crime is committed,
Atty. Gen. Morgan advised w. E. Bar
Der, chairman of the conservation
commission, in an opinion.
Cow testing associations to include
every township in Dodge county is the
aim Of A. A. Brown, county agent, in
beginning his agricultural activities for
1922. Thus far four organizations
have been perfected, comprising more
than 100 farmers in about 10 town
ships. Cow testing is a popular move
ment in this section and numerous or
ganization meetings are in prospect.
The mess hall at pretty Sunset lake
in the town of New Hope, used in the
summer months for Boy Scouts of
Portage and Wood counties, is almost
total loss, having been crushed I'M
der the weight of snow and ice upon
its roof. There are no funds in the
treasury of the Wisconsin Valley
Camp association and the destruction
Of the building leaves the summer
camp outlook far from bright.
About 1000 bushels of certified seed
potatoes will be planted in Oneida
township, Brown county, this spring.
The Oneida Farmers association has
completed arrangements to purchase
1000 bushels from Big Suamico grow
ers and 1000 bushels will be shipped
from New York This will provide
seed for about $50 acres. Through
the efforts of County Agent Kavan-
augh, 80 per cent of the Brown county
farmers will this spring plant certified
seed potatoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel M. Nuzum, Vir-
oqua, recently celebrated their six
tieth wedding anniversary. Although
they are the parents of 10 children
and % grandchildren and four great
grandchildren, there never has been
a death in the family. Mr.. and Mrs.
Nuzum were married in Prairie du
Chen in 1862 and have resided in Yer
non county for so years and in Viroqua
for 80 years. Both are enjoying good
health.
The Brown county board unani
mously adopted resolution urging
congress to take steps to restore ~
per cent brew. John Greenwood,
who introduced the lengthy protest
resolution, said the government was
spending millions in futile effort to
enforce prohibition without appre-
cable results. The resolution men
toned the loss of revenue and ZEN
enlargement to the manufacture of
obnoxious poisons sold as liquor"
Copies of the draft are to be mailed to
all Badger congressman.
Although the Jefferson county high
way commission rejected the bids re-
ceived for the highway bond issue, the
work of constructing concrete and
hard surface road will not be held up,
according to Commissioner Royce.
The highest premium offered for the
bond issue of $855,000 was $3,001.50
by Chicago bank. Bids from about
20 other institutions were received.
The lowest premium offered was $278.
After considering the proposals the
highway commission decided not to
offer the bonds for sale until next
June, when it is believed a more fay-
orable market will be available.
The cost Of operating the public
schools in Merrill the last year was
less than the cost of operating schools
in 16 other cities in Wisconsin, ac-
cording to a table just received by
Supt H. w. Kircher. Merrill spent
$3799 a pupil for teaching and super
yising, whereas only one other city,
Baraboo, spent less than $40. Bara-
boo spent $685. Two Rivers was
highest, spending $72.87 a pupil. For
school purposes in. general, Merrill
spent $52.07 pupil, also less than
any other of the 16 cities. Baraboo
was next lowest with $58.13. Two
Rivers was highest with $237.16, which
amount included the cost of new
building.
Five hundred hook and line fisher
men attended a hearing before the
conservation commission at 10 Crosse
conservation commission at La Crosse
Crosse county be closed to seiners.
The fishermen contended that the
seiners are running rapidly game fish
ing in the sloughs, lakes and main
river.
Lola and Georgia Payne, cousins,
will be valedictorian and salutatorian,
respectively, of the Wisconsin Rapids
high school senior class. which num-
hers 81 Comm on cement exercises