Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-06-11

DulIdIng county highways.
Monroe's three banks have an
nounced a cut in interest rates, effec-
tive July from to 6 per cent on
loans and from to per cent an saw
ings.
AS he was drawing in a twelve
pound mnskie, George Bertrand, AZ,
tourist from Chicago, dropped dead
as a result of heart disease at a lake
near Lac Du Flambeau.
Construction work on the first unit
of $4,000 building to replace the
Martin Luther Orphans home at
Stoughton, which was destroyed by
fire April 5, will be started within 90
days, it was announced in Madison by
the Rev. n A. Stubjaer superintend-
ent OF the home.
Wisconsin ended the yearly race OF
states seeking foreign markets in four
teenth position, with diversified ex-
ports amounting to $50, 1896, con-
sisting principally of pork, wheat,
grain, rye and machinery, the United
States department Of commerce re-
ports.
The United States Government engi-
neering department has been petitioned
by Mayor George h. Sande of Neenah
to open the gates of the Fox river
dam to relieve the polluted condition
of the river and little Lake Butte Des
Mortes. The flow in the river at Nee
nah has practically been stopped due
to the unreasonable low stage Of
water.
An excavating group working under
the direction Of DIR. s. A. Barrett, d.
rector of the Milwaukee public mu-
scum, unearthed the skeleton of a
mound builder Indian and large clay
pot on the south side of Green lake
near Utley. Both discoveries were In
well preserved condition, though
buried only 10 inches below the sur
face.
Bids for the construction of an addi-
ton to Bascom hall at the University
Of Wisconsin, authorized by the 1928
legislature, will be asked as soon as
specifications by State Engineer
Arthur Peabody are completed, accord
ing to Senator John f. eastman, re-
gent. The extension contemplates an
addition to the central portion of the
rear and an addition to the south wing
Organization of an American Legion
post composed entirely of Indians OF
the Oneida reservation who served In
the World war was effected at a meet
ing on the reservation, held under di-
rection of F. J. Schneider Of Neenah,
a member of the executive committee
of the state legion. The post will be
the only active Indian post in Wiscon-
sin.
The population of the state prison
at Waupun on June / reached 800,
although there are accommodations
for only $50 persons, according to
Oscar Lee, warden. Prisoners are be-
ing bunked on cots in halls and some
100 convicted persons at work outside
the prison on farms and road work
Conditions have reached the point
where overcrowding is having an in
fluence on paroles, it was admitted.
Changes in the requirements Of the
school of music of the University OF
Wisconsin, including the discontinue
ance of the two year music certificate
the addition of more education courses
leading to state teachers certificate,
and more elasticity in the number OF
hours of required music, have just
been decided upon by the faculty and
regents. The new plan enables the
music student to take more courses
outside the music school, prepares him
for a state teachers certificate, and
gives him at the same time more prac-
tice teaching.
Edward ]. Sailstad and his sunshine
girl, Dorothy Anderson, for the love
Of whom Sailstad exhumed and burned
the corpse of a friend in summer
cottage at Lake Nebagamon in 1920,
clipping with Dorothy to California and
permitting his wife in Eau Claire to
collect part of his insurance, have at
tanned the cloak of legal respectable
ity for their romance, the goal they
set out for. They were married in
Oshkosh by the Rev. M. H. Clifford,
following the issuance of a special dis
pensation by Judge A. ID. Richter Of
the Fond du Lac county court. Miss
Anderson was recently oaroled from
the Industrial Home for Women at
Taycheedah by the board of control.
wisconsin has balance Of more
than $2O,000,000 in its Golfers, Secre-
tary of State Fred Zimmerman has
announced. Figures compiled in the
secretary of states office show bal
ance of 500, ,OOS07 in the state
treasury on May %. The balance
is due partly to the fact that the
last few months have been the time
for tax payments, it was explained
The balance has been increasing grad
ually, however, Mr. Zimmerman said,
and it was considered unlikely that
it would fall as low this year as the
Approximately $12,0O0,0O0 TO which it
declined last December, during the
period when few, if any, taxes are
being received.
Investigation by he state fire mar
shal's department to determine sources
foV Grnc