Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-12-25
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS


was sent to the senate for confirma-
ton.
Alexander Maser, q, respondent
over i'll health. committed suicide by
hanging himself in the attic of his
home in Sheboygan. Mr.. Maser was
unmarried.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Kunick, 81, was
found by her husband in shed near
her home in Marinette in a dying con-
dition. She was the mother of Aid.
Kunick. She had a stroke about a
year ago.
Alfred Harp. SO, died at his home
in the town of La Grange, near To
nah. Mr.. Harp was born in New
York and came to Monroe county at
the age of A. He is survived by one
daughter. Mrs. William Spooner.
The Oconto city council has fixed
the tax rate for the coming year at 43
mills, one mill lower thar last year.
The burning Of the Holt Hardwood
plant just before assessment time and
the closing down of the knitting and
wooden mills have reduced tne amount
Of taxable property in the city.
Buffaloes are so plentiful in Chip
pewa Falls that two have been slaugh-
tered to save feed. The herd in Irvine
park has increased to 10 and the park
board decided to have two of the
largest bulls killed. The carcasses
were purchased by local meat dealer
and buffalo steaks placed on SALE
Average production of potatoes in
Wisconsin this year was 129 bushels
per acre. Last year the average for
the state was Sc bushels. Chippewa
county lead in the average per acre
with 172 bushels. Taylor county was
first last year with an average of 149.
Brown county pressed Chippewa coun-
ty close with 166 bushels.
Constable Jim Root, South Beloit,
who has a record Of many years.
standing as the first one to espy the
early robin each spring, unearthed the
first baby snakes of spring in Beloit,
Dec. 15. They were so far down that
the South Beloit constable is not hope
full for an early spring. Root offered
the whole family to the proposed
GAINESVILLE zoo if they are called for.
Playing in the street cost the life
here of 3-year-old Adelbert Markowitz
who was run down by an automobile
driven by Carl Miller, of Kenosha.
Miller halted his car and picked up
the injured child carrying him into
the fathers store. The lad died be-
fore physician could reach him.
Miller surrendered to officials and is
being held pending an investigation
although it appears that he was not
to blame for the ACCIDENT.
Dance hall owners and promoters
of dances in Sheboygan have flooded
the city council with petitions pro-
testing the action taken recently by
the county board making the county
dance hall ordinance uniform for
cities and villages, as well as in the
towns The section the city promoters
oppose is that requiring payment Of
$6 for each dance as salaries for in
spectors and license fee Of $40 year
They already pay SIS year for IL
censes to operate ia the city.
Despondent over continued i'll
health. John Malings Of Daley. five
miles west Of Babcock, killed him
self by placing the muzzle Of a rifle
in his mouth and pulling the trigger.
After being closed down for about
two months. the Algoma Panel Co.,
Brentwood, one Of the largest manu-
facturers Of veneer in the middle west,
resumed operations this week, giving
employment to many idle men. Clos
ing Of the plant was due partly to the
lack of certain choice veneer logs.
The far-famed Watertown stuffed
goose is now being marketed in great
numbers and some extra heavy specl-
mems are on display. Fred Albrecht,
town of Milford, brought in GO birds
recently which averaged Is pounds,
the largest being a 80 FOUNDER. For
these birds Mr.. Albrecht received a
check for $755. Another farmer
brought in 1872 birds, six Of which
weighed more than 80 pounds, and
the whole lot averaged "a pounds
each. Upwards of $1,000 was paid for
this lot.
Property owners south OF the Penn
sylvania avenue bridge over the She
boygan river have petitioned the city
council of Sheboygan to dredge the
river. stating it has not been navig-
able in recent years. They charge
that the factory district along the
river faces a great hazard from fire
because Of the inability of fire boats
to get up that far. The city council,
which has leased the property belong
ing to the Northern Furniture Co.,
for use as a municipal dock the last
year. has voted to buy the site for
$11 700. 1t will continue to be used
for municipal dock purposes.
The first wildcat for which bounty
has been claimed in two years time
in Lincoln county was brought to the
courthouse Dec. Is, by Albert Mueller,
Of the town Of Pine River, who ap-
piled for the SIS state bounty.
George VOLTS Tulip, grade Hol-
stein, was high COW in November in
the Junction City Cow Testing asso-
citation. This COW produced 1908
pounds of milk testing 4.3 per cent of
fat, or 45.9 pounds of butterfat. Otto