Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-03-08


William Verchild miraculously escaped
death by landing in bank of snow
which covered the concrete abutment
A broken leg and bodily injuries wert
the extent of his injuries.
Fishermen who operate with spears
through the ice on the Mississippi
river near La Crosse have been max
ing record catches of big piokeral re-
Gently. Several fish weighing fifteen
and eighteen pounds have been
brought to the city.
Determined to secure tracts of land
in the states of New York and Penn
sylvania which they claim rightfuHy
belong to them, members of the Six
Nations Indians, some of whom still
live on the east shore of Lake Winnie
bago, are holding meetings in Fond
du Lac and other Fox River valley
cities to discuss their claims
City Treasurer John Tease has re-
ported that tax payments in Green
Bay are coming in too slowly to indi-
cate that all payments will be in be-
fore March Is, the last day of grace.
So far less than SO per cent of the
persons paying taxes have reported
and less than so per cent Of the total
to be collected has been paid, the
treasurer said.
A boost for municipal ownership of
utilities is seen in the report of the
water department of Tonah for the
last year. Earnings from commercial
sales, fire protection, street sprinklfng
and municipal departments amounted
to $11, 24228, while running expenses,
including depreciation, taxes and in
terest on funded debt, amounted to
$10.31O11, showing a favorable bal
ance of $932.17.
The dates for the seven fairs in the
Central Wisconsin circuit have been
assigned and approved by the officers.
Marshfield this year will have FIVE
day fair instead Of the usual four-day
exhibition Following is a list of
dates for the fairs of the circuit:
Stevens Point, Aug. 14-17; Wausau,
Aug. 21-24; Merrill, Aug. 1881; Marsh
field, Sept. 81; Chippewa Falls, Sept
10-14; La Crosse, Sept. 1921; Durand,
Sept. 1928.
Gov. John J. Blaine appealed to U.
S. Atty. Gen. Harry NJ. Daugherty and
the governors of all the states in the
Union to bring about surveys of all
state prisons to determine conditions
of imprisoned ex-service men Wis,
consin service men now in prison who
have disabilities traceable to their
military experience or are mentally or
physically defective will be given de-
served attention as a result of the
Wisconsin survey.
Four apple trees that have supplied
one family with fruit annually for
more than seventy years is claimed
as a record by George Leng, Dane
county farmer. The trees are expect.
ed to produce another crop this year
Jordan Leng moved to Wisconsin in
1848, bringing young trees with him
from New York state. His son is still
reaping the crop of Tolman Sweets
and Golden Russets that were planted
by his father.
No gown costing more than $12 will
be worn by Waukesha high school
girls for commencement or for the
prom This was the announcement Of
local high school girls in which they
declared they will wear cotton gowns
for commencement affairs. They even
go further, declaring they will wear
nothing in which they could not rea-
sonably and modestly appear on the
streets, which no doubt means that all
gowns will have some sleeves and
reasonable high necks."
The upkeep Of 'Old Reliable Dob,
bin" who pulled the fire engine No.
/ of the Marinette fire department,
cost more than the entire upkeep of
the motor driven fire engine No. q
during the past year. fire officials an
nounced in their annual report. The
horse drawn vehicle making thirty
eight runs cost the city $62O39,. while
the motor engine, making one hundred
and thirteen trips, cost only $685..
"Dobbin's" shoes in fact alone cost
$78, it was reported, $9.46 more than
the entire maintenance of the motor
engine.
The Columbia County Poland China
Breeders association is a live demon
stration of what may be accomplished
by cooperation in converting mere
"hogs" into pure breds in a short time.
When S. G. Cushman, secretary of the
association, took charge of the county
asylum farm thirteen years ago, the
few swine there were in the county
were Just hogs Mr.. Cushman took
the position that the county farm be-
Ionged to the people. and that it
should help them get better stock. He
secured some pure bred foundation
stock and began holding auction sales
Pure bred sires were sold at barely
cost for years, but they were scat
tered throughout the county, and today
IS to 70 per cent of the hogs of Co
lumbia county are pure breds. The
county association was organized in
1919. Preference of farmers in the
county runs strongly to Poland Chinas
black hogs. There were nearly 700
Poland China hogs at the Columbia
county, fair in 1922