Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-04-05

bank have increaed nearly 100000
since the beginning of the year accord.
ing to the statement of State Banking
Commissioner A. E. Kuolt.
Cedar boughs were substituted for
palm leaves on Palm Sunday at Nee.
nah and it was announced that no i'm
portation of palms had been made due
to the war;
Reports that autoists are engaged in
a fragrant violation of the speed laws
has been followed by the announce
ment that a special motorcycle officer
is to be employed by Menasha
Mrs. Sarah Flatley, resident of
Green Bay for so years, died at the
age of 80 years. She came to the
United States from Ireland when a
girl. No immediate relatives survive.
Patrolman Henry Brinkman, Racine,
indicted by the grand jury under t
espionage act for alleged disloyal ex-
| pressions, was suspended by Mayor
Thiesen, pending the outcome of the
charge.
James Hawley, of Neenah, Tuscania
victim, did not meet death by drown
| ing but was crushed between the de-
stroyer and the transport, according
to a letter received from an eye wit
ness.
Green Bay people have contributed
over five tons of clothing to the war
sufferers of Belgium. The Catholic
Woman's club appealed for wearing
apparel and great quantities have been
delivered.
The war department has advised
Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Land, ST., of Lo-
raine. Barron county, that their son,
Sidney, Jr., was wounded in action.
Land was the first from this section
of the state to be wounded.
Gardner Green, 95 years. old, a resi-
dent of wisconsin since 1848, died at
Oshkosh of general debility. Mr.. Green
/ took prominent part in developing
river transportation in Wisconsin and
built the first produce carrying barge
on the Fox river.
The libel suit instituted in circuit
court of Winnebago county by Gus
tave Pabst of Milwaukee, against for
mer Lieut. Gov John Strange of Nee
nah, has been continued until the Sep
TENDER term on motion Of MI.
Strange's attorney, Walter H. Bender.
About $500 Wisconsin rural schools
will celebrate the anniversary OF the
entrance of the United States into the
war on April s.. The exercise in each
will be based on a program prepared
and sent to them by the University of
Wisconsin Extension division.
Marinette school teachers will re.
ceive an increase of $50 a year it was
/ decided by the school board. In addi-
ton, under the terms of war con.
tract" an additional SIS will be given
each teacher if she remains with the
school the entire year.
T0e body of Mrs. Kathrine Koerner.
GAINESVILLE, aged "A years, has been
taken from Rock river. Her. death
came as the result of an accident when
| she went to the river to drown a cat.
! AS she neared the edge of the river.
she slipped and fell to her death
George, the 13-year-old son of Clerk
of the Courts H. j. Wagner, Fond du
Lac, was almost instantly killed when
he fell across rapidly revolving cir
cular saw. He was almost cut in two.
The boy was throwing edging out Of
the way. His fathers barn burned last
winter and crew of men was at work
saving timber for a new one.
| The Chicago, North Shore and Mil.
waukee Electric Railway company was
named defendant in a suit demanding
| $4,000 damages brought IN the court
at Kenosha. This amount is asked by
Mrs. Hope E. Mills, whose husband.
Frank e. Mills, was killed in a grade.
| crossing accident on the road in Octo.
Der Of last year.
M. j. Truscott, formerly Of Whine.
bago, who broke parole from the
| Green Bay Reformatory to join the
Royal Canadians, was paroled by Gov,
| Philip. Truscott was wounded while
| in France and the governor was pre-
vailed upon to grant the parole so the
youth could visit his parents without
| fear of arrest.
Charles F. Prior, general yardmas-
ter and trainmaster for the Great Nor.
them railroad in Superior for several
years, has been commissioned cap.
tain in the railway transportation
corps, National army, and has been
ordered to report for embarkation at
an eastern seaport. He will be divi
sion superintendent overseas.
The committee in charge of the cam
paign for Joseph E. Davies, democratic
nominee for United States senator
spent S3,O70.75, according to a state
ment filed with the secretary of state
by J. M. Callahan of Milwaukee, secre
tary. The democratic state central
committee spent $154.10 and received
$318.75 in donations. Mr.. Davies con
tributed $1,70O of his campaign fund
Otto Bosshard of La Crosse, treasurer
of the Lenroot campaign committee
filed a statement declaring that the
committee had spent $1,151.31 ant
lowed in unpaid bills $500. 1t had re
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