Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-12-31

| cOnSin farm areas from the Rocky
mountain states infected with the al
falfa weevil has been restricted bJ
the state department of agriculture.
Norman Whiteford, Ladysmith, who
fought throughout the world war with
the Canadian army, has just received
silver medal In recognition of his
services.
Total taxes to be levied in RusB
county against the various towns, vii
lagos and cities will amount to $175,.
124. The total levy last year was
$173, 402.40.
William H. Holt, 81, believed to have
been the oldest living graduate of the
University Of Wisconsin, died at his
home in Madison after an illness OF
several days.
Mrs. John Shiefel, 90, and her
granddaughter, Magdalen, s, both cele-
brated their birthdays on the same
day. A big party was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Shiefel
at Highland.
After hectic debate, in which some
of the aldermen urged setting of the
figure at $500, the Neenah city council
adopted an ordinance establishing q
license fee of 5000 for each motor bus.
The ordinance takes effect on Jan. 1.
The old fee is $50
The incident of the wholesale theft
OF examination papers last June, i'm
mediately preceding final examina-
tons, was closed with action by facul-
ty investigators absolving 100 students
of the University of Wisconsin from
blame in the scandal.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliot Cook of the town
OF Somers, Kenosha county, recently
celebrated their f1ftieth wedding an
niverSary in the same home in which
they were married so years ago. Both
are members of pioneer families of
Kenosha county.
Twenty-one head of cattle, five
norses and a large number of chickens
we're burned in a fire of unknown
origin which destroyed the barn on
the farm of julius Crostue, near Sheri-
dan. A large quantity of grain was
also lost. The loss is probably $4,000.
Dodge county progressive republi-
can, at meeting in Juneau, organ
lied the Dodge County Progressive as
sociation. Otto R. Kruger, Water
town, was elected president, with Carl
Porter, Fox Lake, vice president, and
George A. Hartman, Juneau, secre-
tary and treasurer.
Conservation Warden Robinso
rounded up seven game law violators.
In Municipal court at Rhinelander
four were convicted of having set lines
and two were convicted of hunting
without licenses. Each was fined $50
or an alternative of thirty days in
Jail. One man who molested muskrat
houses was fined SIS or sixty days
Farmers have been warned by the
seed and weed control division of the
state department of agriculture that
much damage was done to seed corn
by frost, and are advised to test their
seed. Late frost, after the corn
ripened well in the field, made many
farmers fail to recognize how badly
the seed was injured, the department
stated.
Charles Lewis, II, Superior, who adj
mitted having fabricated a story of a
daring holdup to cover his appropria-
ton of $40 of his employers funds.
was sentenced to serve one to two
years in the Green Bay reformatory
Lewis was arrested at Winnipeg, after
he had absconded with approximately
500 given him to deposit for the Gas
Appliance Go.
A mouth organ band is being organ
lied In Beaver Dam under the direc-
ton Of Prof. D. G. Burkholder Of the
vocational school. The band is start
ing with 40 members and all children
are eligible, the only requirement being
that they possess a mouth organ.
Prof Burkholder is also the director
Of the Beaver Dam American Legion
band, juvenile band, high school band,
and of the school and civic orchestras
Replacement of the present Sturgeon
Bay toll bridge with modern free
thoroughfare at a shorter crossing was
advocated at a recent meeting at
tended by more than 200 persons, in
Guiding state highway commission en-
gineers and legislators. The present
bridge is more than one-third of a
mile long and has been a hindrance
to traffic through collection of the toll,
speakers pointed out.
Sheep raising on a larger scale in
Wisconsin is advocated by the Uni
versity of Wisconsin agricultural ex-
pertinent station. Few, If any, places
offer better opportunities for the eco
nomical and profitable production of
mutton and wool than Wisconsin,
Frank Kleinheinz, member of the
stations staff, said. In the northern
counties there are large areas of cut
over timber lands, or sections where
forest fires have ragged and where
clover and other grasses grow success
fully among the stumps. Good markets
are near, the shipping time from the
most distant points to Milwaukee and
Chicago being 30 hours, Mr. Kleinheinz
stated. Because Of the nearby mar
kets sheep do not have a heavy shrink
age in weight as when they are ship.
ped from a greater distance.