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Smyrna times., 1924-02-20
At the New Dover Opera House

At the New Dover Opera House
Wednesday and Thursday-Every man
has his vulnerable spot-his Achilles
heel. st. Elmo, the Augusta Evans
hero of the popular novel of that
name, with John Gilbert in the title
role, was no exception. st. Elmo con-
sidered his life wrecked because of the
perfidy of the woman he had loved.
His temper, formerly the neuter trait
| in his character, became the flaming
ascendant force. He distrusted every
woman. He despised all his old friends
His life was an inferno of his own
diabolic creation which, in turn, dis
turbed the lives of those around him.
Friday and Saturday-Among the
excrutiatingly funny situations which
abound in "Penrod and Sam," is an
episode in which the members of the
"In Or In Club" a-mysterious boys
lodge, initiate a new member, George
Bassett, the "nicest and prettiest boy
in town."
Monday and Neutrality-suspicious. Mae
Murray in "The French Doll" likes to
be intoxicated with life. Her side is
"What mean by intoxicatiOn is lib
Grafton of the senses from the Ordin-
ary constraints. ] mean a tingling
sensation of the joyousness of life. ]
mean the sort of feeling that makes
you want to laugh and sing-and es-
pecially dance.
Wednesday and Thursday-D. W
Grifith's newest screen production
"The White ROse," deals almost en-
tirely with the. South.
Smyrna times., 1924-02-20
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Authorizes Special Election at Rich
ardsOn Park-TwO Schools COnsOlida'

Authorizes Special Election at Rich
ardsOn Park-TwO Schools COnsOlida'
At a meeting of the State Board cE
Education Friday afternoon a resolu-
ton was adopted authorizing the
trustees of the Richardson Park
School District, New Castle County
to hold an election to vote on the pro-
iect of floating an $4,000 bond issue
to erect a new elementary school
building.
The board approved the plans for
the proposed new graded school build
ing for the ClaymOnt special school
district. The board also acted upon
several petitions for consolidation of
school districts, including Houston
District, No. 1876, with the Williams
vile District, No. Al, in Kent cOun-
ty.
A petition from FELTON, school dis
trict, No. 81, Kent county, and Pratt's
Branch school district, No. 81, to con-
solidate was approved.
The State Board also approved the
site for a proposed new white school
at Seaford, and the sale of the old
white school building at st. Georges
Report of the sale of the old Mid
dletown negro school land and build
ings, district No. 120-C, for the sun
! of $141O, was confirmed.
Authorization was given the Della
ware School Auxiliary Association fol
the construction of a new school fol
negro children on the site of the ole
white school at st. Georges.
A resolution was adopted concern
ing the consolidation of the Fair
mount School District, No. 50 an,
Hollyville School District No. 19
into Hollymount consolidated Schoo
District, No. 82-132, and the oppoint
ment of the following trustees t.
serve until July 1, 1924: Charles
Joseph, Hollyville; Alfred w. &c
Illvaine, Frank f. Johnson, HarbesOr
A similar resolution was adopted re
lative to the consolidated st. George
School District, Red Lion and Hick
ory Grove Districts into COmmodOr
McDonough Consolidated School Dis
trict, with the following trustees t
serve until July /: Messrs. job
Carrow, Harvey G. Reynolds, S
Georges; H. E. Simmons, Mt. Pleas
ant.
Smyrna times., 1924-02-20
JOHN v. ARTHURS OF RENTON
COUNTY RECEIVER OF TAXES
EXPEDITES COLLECTIONS BY IN
PRODUCING SEVERAL CHANGES
His Enterprising Methods Have Been
Beautiful To Treasury of COun-
ty and Relieved Much Strain

A review of the activities in the
office of the Receiver of Taxes and
County Treasurer for the year 1928
shows many interesting features.
This was the first year of John w.
Arthurs in that Office and the many
new features he has introduced has
proven very beneficial to the treasury |
of the county.
The county tax collected during the |
year amounted to $200,015.32. In adj !
dition to this amount, $62,423.75 was
collected in school taxes. Before the
taxes can be collected, it is necessary
for a large amount of clerical work
to be done in the office. After the list
of assessment are received from the
office of the Board of Assessment, the
amount of taxes due is entered under
each assessment and notices prepared
and sent out. The number of ac-
counts handled is close to twenty
thousand.
Mr.. Arthurs was interested in see
ing that the taxes were collected as
rapidly as possible and when the first
notice failed to bring the proper re
suits, a second notice was prepared
and sent to each account.
On the first of January, five thous-
and additional notices were prepared
and sent to deliquents.
! One of the features introduced by
Mr. Arthurs was the collection of
penalties on overdue taxes. In the
: law a provision is made for the addi-
ton of one per cent per month on all
taxes that are not paid by October
first of each year. In recent years
this penalty has not been collected
: but Mr.. Arthurs made an iron clad
= ruling that the penalty would be add
:, ed on all taxes with the result that
S1,183.62 has been collected in penal
!. ties since last October Of this
amount S126.03 was collected in Oc-
tober, S138.82 in November, S584.37 in
= December and $334.4O in January. The
revenue from these penalties will .beal
a large portion Of the expense of The
& office.
Il In addition to the taxes collected a.
mentioned above a special library tal
e of $500 is collected in the Second anC
/ Fifth Representative Districts. Specia
IS school tax accounts are also main
$ tanned for five special school district
g in the county, and special school build
If ing accounts are maintained for thre
e. special school districts. Three separ
C ate accounts for county funds are ais
lg maintained.
is Last year there were 1913 capita
tion taxpayers in Kent County an
IA these records were kept separate fror
ne the other tax records.
Il Another new feature introduced b
he Mr.Arthurs was the combining Of tn
e.. county and school tax receipts and nc
tees into one form. In the past
was customary to have a separate nc
an tice and receipt for each of thes
os classes of taxes. Mr.. Arthurs adop
ne ed a new form that merged both {
of them together with the result thu
flo more than four hundred dollars
m saved each year in their preparation
Smyrna times., 1924-02-20

Miss Mary F. Robinson, graduate
of Goucher College, Baltimore, Md,
was appointed an assistant in the
Chesapeake City Md, High School to
succeed Miss Olive C. Johnson re-
si~ned
Smyrna times., 1924-02-20

signed.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
EAGLE RIVER WINS HoNoRs


Eagle River has won one of the Sc
free chest clinics awarded by the Wis
consin Anti-Tuberculosis Association
for the highest per capita sale of
Chs etmas seals during the recent
campaign conducted by that organiza
ton. Free chest clinics to be conduct
ed by eAammers from the association
will be held some time during the
year in each of the So winning COM
munities.
Much credit for the winning of
these prizes, which will be of such
far reaching value to the community.
goes to the, seal sale manager. E. w.
Kracht directed the sale at Eagle
River.
Other prize winning communities
are Belleville, Cambridge, Black
Earth, Jefferson, Lake Mills, Monroe
Mayville, Neillsville, Dodgeville, Bos-
cobel, Kilbourne, Mosinee, Ellsworth,
Weyauwega, Osseo, Cashton, Elmwood
Williams Bay, Wauwatosa, Port Wash
ington. Lake Geneva, Elkhorn, Bay
field, New Holstein, Owen, Fox Lake
Marion, st. Croix Falls, Poynette,
Mukwonago, Amherst, Oostburg, Dou
sman, Hammond and Fifield
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
General Tax is Biggest
Source Highway Fund
90 PER CENT OF COST OF ROAD
IMPROVEMENT PAID BY TAX
ON GENERAL PROPERTY

In order to determine an equitable
method of adjusting the burden of the
cost of road improvement it is neces-
sary to get the facts as to the present
methods of highway financing. What
is the situation in Wisconsin? The
situation briefly is that up to two
years ago 80 per cent of the cost of
road improvement was paid by tax
ON general property and only 10 per
cent by the motor vehicle. A total of
100000 was spent on road improve
ment in 1922, of which the federal gov
eminent supplied $1,700,O00, or 4 per
cent, the state $5,515,OO0 or 14.9 per
cent the counties by direct taxes or
bond issues $19,351 900, or 52.5 per
cent, and the local units $10,329, 900,
or % per cent This means that pep
cent was provided by indirect taxation
the federal aid and the state aid taken
from the general fund slightly over 80
per cent by direct taxation, and slight
ly over 10 per cent by imposts on
automobiles. These figures are signi-
ficant.
Under the law passed by the last
legislature, all state road funds for
construction and maintenance will
come from the automobile licenses
which graduate from SO to S26. The
counties are required to raise $1,115,
900 to meet the state aid Of $785, 900
and do this by direct taxation. The
1924 road bill may be summed up as
follows. From motor vehicle license
fees S6,60O,00O or IL per cent, from
federal aid indirect taxation $1,259. 900
or per cent from direct taxation lev
led by counties and local units $780,
100000 or 80 per cent.
While the situation has been improv
ed, as it will be noticed, and the mo-
tor vehicle is going to pay larger
share, there is still loaded on general
property so per cent of the bill Is
this fair? 1t is not.
The habit of loading the cost of road
improvement ON a general property
is habit created in the days of horse
drawn traffic when conditions were
wholly different. Thirty years ago a
farmer could.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
Where the Tax Dollar
Goes on Road Upkeep
STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP OF
TRANSPORTATION AND
TAXES INTERESTING

A study of taxes as they pay for, or
are paid by, transportation, and the
INTERPOLATION of roads, tax, transport,
and expenditure, has been made by
Mr.. John g. Walker, former tax adj
wiser, U. S. Treasury.
According to this report, the coun-
ties of the United States administer
so per cent and the States 40 per cent
of all the highway funds spent OF all
highway expenditures, 60.5 per cent
is spent for new or reconstruction and
the balance of 1915 per cent for main
tenance, amortization, and interest. OF
the general tax dollar, Sc percent
slightly more than one-twentieth- is
expended for highways.
A very interesting angle is brought
out in the statistics which show that
the total taxes levied on motor We
hicles are now more than equivalent
to tn cost of highway maintenance.
In other words, after the road is built
the users pay for its upkeep Without
cost to the State or county doing the
bnihling
All transportation together, which
includes all motor vehicles, both pas
senger and freight, all electric rail
ways, all steam railways, and all boats
Of all kinds, pay 81 per cent of the
Nations total tax bill, which would
indicate that a fair proportion OF what
is being sent on highways comes
from highway users direct instead Of
from the general tax dollar contrib
uted by everyone, yet everyone bene-
fits from highways.
1t is also interesting to note that of
the 15O,OOO,OOO Of highway income"
represented IN the chart, SS.1 is deriv
ed from bonds, Az from taxation, 106
from motor fees, and II from Federal
aid.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
GRADES GIVE oPERETTA

We call your attention to the fact
that on Monday evening, March oath
the grades are to present a musical
play at the high school auditorium
That the play is given in aid of our
school library should be inducement
enough to cause most people to buy a
ticket and turn out.
Although we do wish to stress the
raising of funds we must let it be
known that we have in the words and
music of the Flower Nymphs' Sur
prise" something engaging and some
thing worth while. The results thai
Rev. Davies is getting, are indeed
gratifying and you may expect much
Tickets for the operetta will soon be
on sale by the children of the grades
The prices will be 25c for adults and
15c for children.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
Village Caucus Placed
Nominations; Few Out
OUTGOING BOARD RENAMED
PRESIDENT AND TRUSTEES
HAVE OPPOSITION


At the caucus for the Village Of
Eagle River held this afternoon, the
following were placed in nomination
to be voted for at the election to be
held on April l.
For President-G Geo. H. Hall, David
Frankel.
For Trustee for years Chas. H.
Wiegand, J. H. Parfitt.
For Trustee for 2 years E. D. Rich
mond, David Gertz.
For Trustee for 2 years-R. R.
Ewald, D. c. Menefee.
Supervisor Frank A. Hail.
Clerk-Walter Gander Jr
Treasurer Thos Macquaker.
Assessor Robt Persohn.
Justice of the Peace III. J. Mack.
Constable Max Ewald.
A caucus committee for the ensuing
year was elected consisting of the
following Chairman, John Frank; Sec
rotary, Walter Camden Jr.; and S. w.
Smith.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
TOURNAMENT SEASON TICKETS

Season tickets for the basket bail
Tournament are being sold by High
School pupils at the present time.
The price of ticket is $1.75 this
will admit the holder to all twelve of
the games to be played. Anyone ex-
pecting to go to most of the games can
save money by purchasing season
ticket. The prices of single admissions
will be 35c for the afternoon games;
there will be two games each after
noon. The above is the admission for
both games. The evening admission
will be SOC. There will be three games
the first two evenings and the two
finals on the last evening. Anyone de-
string season ticket who has not
been solicited can get one thru any of
the pupils.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

say as to how their money is to be
spent. The commission has the whole
say, for one am leaving Burnett coun
ty this. spring. think this explains
how the town of Oakland likes the
commission form of government.
In April 1923, we petitioned for a
road to be put in on the state high
way system with the names of about
three fourths of the taxpayers and vo-
ters of the town. No action has been
taken on this petition yet. When in
quiry is made of the commission, they
say it was left to a committee. That
is all the satisfaction we can get.
H. w. GIBSON, Town Clerk
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
SEEK TO SUBMIT COUNTY
EARM AGEMT To REEEREMnI


At the meeting of Burnett county
commissioners, dast Monday, COM
mittee presented to the commissions
ers petition said to contain some
thing like 900 signatures from eleven
towns of the county, asking that the
commissioners submit to a vote of
the people of the county at the COM
ing April election, the question of
whether or not the office of county
agricultural agent shall be continued
Commissioner c. w. Baker voted
against submitting the question and
Commissioner F. J. Stauter voted in
favor Commissioner Anton Omernik
was absent, daughter having been
born at his home that morning.
1t was decided that ballot on the
question be sent to Commissioner ON
ernik, and one was mailed to him by
the county clerk. If he votes in favor
of the referendum vote, the question
will be submitted; if Mr. Omernik's
vote is no, the petition will be tabled
The committee who had the circula
ton of the referendum petitions in
charge, state they will send out bal
lots for straw vote on the county
agent question on their own accord,
if the commissioners turn down the
request
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2
ditch plunges by Dunny's rough rid
ing colt the trip over and back was
enjoyed by all.
The girls game was played first
and proved a defeat for Eagle River
by the score of IA to g. The Three
Lakes girls team is composed of five
giants physically, at least, so. they
appeared to u.s. Max Mcintyre was the
star performer for the locals and re-
ceived frequent applause from the
Three Lakes crowd for pounding the
cement gym floor with her head She
was in a class with Dunny's colt when
it came to piunging and charging
Deborah Everett made the lone basket
on long shot
Next the gladiators appeared in the
arena and arena is right Judging by
the first part Of the game it was worse
than any old Roman arena combat
could possibly have BEEN However,
we would rather not discuss it. Eagle
River has won a reputation every
where this year for having fast, but
clean team. The reputation faded
away at Three Lakes. Suffice it to
say, that Three Lakes had an idea
they could beat us on their own floor
In fact, they boosted of the fact that
they had not been beaten on their
floor this year. No wonder!
The score was SO to IL in favor of
Eagle If Three Lakes had not been
trimmed before. they. realized fully af-
ter the game that they had received
good sound drubbing. Oh! boy! But
what they are going to do to us next
year! Wait and see! We may have
surprise in store for them-***
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
Opinions on County Commission Form Government
District Attorney, Burnett County

District Attorney, Burnett County
Grantsburg, Wis
Mr. Verne Richards,
Eagle River, Wis.
Dear Sir:-I have your letter in re.
gard to whether we were satisfied
with Commission Government in Burn.
EFT County. In reply let me say that
after working for nearly a year under
this system Burnett County could not
be Induced to back under the old an
tiquated system In fact there is no
argument in favor of the old system
Our three commissioners meet here
once a month and get around a table
and talk matters over and any per
son can be heard and there is not
the wire pulling and discord that usu.
ally. exists with the old system.
| doubt very much if the bitterest
opponents to the system when the
matter was under discussion would
now vote to go back under the old
system trust that your county will
also join the ranks and become a
county Commissioner county and has
ten the time when it will be compul-
sorry in Wisconsin as in all up to date
states.
Yours very truly,
C. J. STRANG
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

Register of Deeds, Burnett County
Grantsburg, Wis.
Verne Richards,
Eagle River, Wis.
Dear Sir:-In reply to your letter of
Feb. 10Th, regarding Commission
Form of Government
From all indications at the present
time it is very favorable. Of course
it is still new to us and no doubt
there is room for Improvement along
some lines. Being the first County
in the State to adopt this form the
Commissioners had to work out their
own program and they are certainly
doing very well.
The officers in the other offices
could give more information on this
as the Clerk works right with com
missioners, and, the other officers
very often are present at the sessions
The fact that thirty-sixx states in
the Union have adopted this form Of
government speaks for the advantage
of it.
Yours very truly
AGNES CHRISTIAN on,
Register 81 Deeds,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
REVERSED DECISION

A Supreme Court decision announce
ed this week reversed a decision made
by a jury in the last term of Circuit
Court for VilasAeounty, in which tha
jury found for MRS Tena Hall in a
damage suit against M. Frankel and
son David The case had previously
been tried in circuit court here and
at that time resulted in a jury disa-
greement and from the nature of the
case attracted considerable attention
from local PEOPLE.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
DOES 1T PAY TO BUY coWs2

Last summer farmer borrowed
money from US to buy cows; he now
has an income of $50 per month. 1t
doesn't take long to pay off mort
gage with an income like this. Why
not borrow some money to buy more
stock so you will have regular in
come? We make speciality of long
time loans to farmers. See our local
agent, S. w. Smith, of Eagle River,
Wis.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
BECOME PERMANENT RESIDENT

A letter to the Review last week
from Sidney j. Fisher who has for
several years spent the summer at
his place in Conover, near Pioneer
lake and in the winter working at the
printing trade in Chicago, stated that
he would be up about May 1, and this
year will establish a small resort on
his property and expects to become a
year round resident all of which lis
tens good to us.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
MARRIED DECEMBER /

Mr.. and Mrs. A Poisman last week
received the announcement Of their
son Arthur to Miss Mary Warner in
Detroit, the event taking place on Dec
1. The many friends of the groom in
his old home town extend congratula-
tons to him upon REIMBURSEMENT of
bachelor life and wish long and hap
py life to himself and wife.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
FAREWELL PARTY

A cordial invitation is extended to
the friends and those affiliated in any
way to the Congregational Church and
Society to attend party given in hon
or of Rev. and Mrs. Davies and their
family next Friday evening at s
o'clock at the church auditorium.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
SURE WAS GOOD

The play, Deacon Dubbs" presented
at the high school auditorium last
evening by the High School Juniors,
was largely attended and pronounced
by those present as one of the best
amateur stage productions that has
been seen here in years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
Burnett County State Bank
Webster, Wisconsin

Burnett county state BANK
Webster, Wisconsin
Eagle River Review,
Eagle River, Wis.
Gentlemen Your letter Of March
1st. addressed to the Village Clerk OF
Webster regarding our commission
form of Government at hand.
We believe that Burnett County as
whole is we'll satisfied with its new
Government. The northern end of this
County, of which we are a part, voted
solid against the County commission
form Of Government but since it is
established we feel that it will work
out very nicely. AS far as the Village
of Webster is concerned we are entire
" satisfied so far
We believe, However, that it would
be better if the County could have
five commissioners instead of three.
This, of course, is provided for in
event your County has population
large enough to have five districts
Yours very truly,
N. r. BERGMAN,
Village President.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
NOTICE

A dance will be given at the San
born school house on Saturday even
ing, March Is. Music by the Frisco
-Four. The public is cordially invited
to attend and have a good time.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
Game at Three Lakes
Rough and Tumble Mix
LOCAL GIRLS LOST AND BOYS
WON IN DOUBLE HEADER AT
THREE LAKES

Last Friday night the local High
School boys and girls went to Three
Lakes by tractor to play that High
School game of basket ball. About
thirty young people went down with
sleigh to see the game. Barring a few
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

Clerks Office, Town of Trade Lake,
Dear Sir:-I think the commission
form of government much superior to
the old system of a board of county
supervisors as it seems to fit into the
times we live in better.
In this county, while under the super
visor system a member from town
with less than twenty families in pop
ulation had as much voice in the de-
Gliding of important questions as the
town with several hundreds in popula-
ton. Put the County Board system on
the shelf where it belongs with many
lived their usefulness.
ARVID HAKE, Town Clerk.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13
office of Town Clerk Of Siren

OIIIce OF IOWn CI6TK- OF SIf6n
Burnett County, Wis.
Gentlemen have heard neither
complaints or praise on the new form
of government. It seems to run about
the same. think reather cheaper.
do not think we would go back to
the old system. We may know more
about it in a year or two.
Very truly,
G. A. NYBERG,
Town Clerk.