Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-15

Through a gift from Mr. and Mrs.
w. G. Rasch the Burlington public
library now has the most complete
music collection in the middle west,
known as the Lafayette Stone collec-
ton.
Poking about a pile Of brush with
the butt Of his 12-gauge shotgun in an
endeavor to chase out rabbit which
he believed was hidden there, Fred
Potter, AZ, Of Chippewa Falls, was in
stantly killed when one Of the barrels
of his gun discharged, blowing away
the entire left side of his neck.
Farmers near Bear Creek are now
going in for cauIiflower. The crop
around Bear Creek is exceptionally
good, yielding from four to six tons
an arce. Prices paid are $25 ton
for No. 2, which is slightly colored,
while No. 1, pure white in color, brings
from $40 to $50 ton.
John Akey, Merrill bear trainer, who
had started training a large bruin for
circus work, suddenly changed his
mind when party of Milwaukeeans
became hungry for bear meat and Of
fered Akey quite a sum for the ami
NAL. Now Akey is fattening up bruin
for thanksgiving meal
Ordination Of six bishops and three
elders by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes,
Chicago, and the decision to unite the
southern church and the northern
church were the matters acted upon
at the closing session of the forty
sixth annual conference Of the Danish
Norwegian M eth odist Episcopal
church, which came to close at
Superior.
Petitions, carrying 1000 signatures,
asking for a change from the present
commission plan of city government
In Eau Claire to city manager plan,
with a common council made up Of
an alderman from each ward were
filed with the city clerk. Eau Claire
was the first city in the state to adopt
the commission form of government
In 1910.
Victor Minor, Wisconsin Rapids,
driver of the automobile in which Ed
ward LittlejOhn, Tomah Indian, met
death recently, must serve six months
in the Wood county Jail and refrain
from driving an automobile for one
year. Minor was found guilty of driv
ing a car while intoxicated and was
given the maximum sentence under
the state law by County Judge Craig
Conner.
For the first time in Madison's his
tory, Catholics and Masons joined TO-
gether in a fellowship meeting while
high ranking officers of both orders
lauded the ideals of brotherhood. The
event was during the dedication of
Madison's new $650,000 Masonic tenn
pie. -Four hundred Knights Of Colum-
bus, upon invitation of Charles e.
Whelan of the Masonic order, accept
ed an invitation to attend one of the
dedication sessions.
Madison's YMCA. and Y.W.C.A.
are money-making institutions and are
doing business in competition with To-
cal hotels and cafeterias, City Atty.
Frank jerks has ruled in aemessage
to the city council In which he de-
clared that these two properties should
be returned to the city's tax rolls.
The two properties were taken off the
tax rolls last spring by the council
after officers of each association had
declared that they were operated by
religious and benevolent societies.
The first school fair ever held in
Barron county will take place at Rice
Lake, Oct 81, with entries from the
rural schools In a dozen nearby town.
ships. Each school will have booth
and the exhibits will be scored on the
excellence of material, quantity and
arrangements. In addition to exhibits In
cooking, sewing, drawing and writing,
samples Of corn, potatoes and grain
will be shown. The schools in the
southern part of the county will hold
a fair at Barron the following week.
Revenue derived from Wisconsin's
gasoline tax will amount to almost
$5000,000 by the end of this year, it
was announced in Madison. This is
the amount, it was forecast, that will
flow into the Golfers Of the state treas
ury as a result of the 2 cent tax on
each gasoline purchased by more than
100000 car owners The tourist con-
tribution through the tax is expected
to amount to at least 100000 by the
end Of the year This represents the
period from last May, when the tax
went into effect.
Financial statements of candidates
and political organizations, filed with
the secretary of state, indicate that ap-
proximately $67 900 was spent In the
special primary and election cam
paigns to fill the unexpired term Of the
late Senator La Toilette. The reports
show the following sums spent in the
entire primary and election campaign
by the candidate and their personal
committees: Robert NJ La Toilette,
Jr., senator-elect, $7,494.S7; Roy P.
Wilcox, $7,267. 40; Francis E. Mccoy
ern, $6,763.36; William George Bruce,
So, 497. 49, Edward F. Dithmar, ST.
1881; Daniel Woodward, $1,157 43 !;
John NJ Work, $42396; Alfred b.
Taynton, $235.
State prohibition agents have made
1,200 arrests this year, Commissioner
Herman W. Sachtjen has announced.
One-third of the cases resulted in fines