Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-08-23

The section of the Wisconsin stat
utes pertaining to purchase and sale
of growing crops was held unconsti-
tutional by Judge Grimm, GAINESVILLE.
More than 5000 tons of coal have
been removed from the University of
Wisconsin power plant bunkers, where
fire, caused by combustion, has been
smoldering for weeks.
H. w. Pluntz of Arland, near Birch.
wood, is the victim of heavy fire loss
as a result of boys lighting matches in
his hay NOW The barn and eighteen
tons of hay were destroyed.
Men who have reached their twenty
first birthday between June 5th, the
date of the last registration, and Aug.
"a, will be registered on Saturday,
Aug. "a, according to an announce
ment of Maj E. A. Fitzpatrick.
The state school for the blind at
GAINESVILLE is experimenting in trades
to be opened to soldiers made sightless
in the war. Thirteen men and women
are now being given special course of
instruction at the institution.
Fish are biting at a lively rate in
Lake Winnebago and large catches are
being made, but they are mostly sheep
head, large rough fish that sells in
eastern markets as Lake Winnebago
silver bass" but which have little de-
mand here as food fish.
The Wisconsin railroad commission
handed down a decision granting
higher electric and water rates for the
Wisconsin Minnesota Light and Power
company. Thirty cities and villages
in the western part of the state are
hit by the boost.
Ada Griffith, Superior, was found
guilty by a jury in federal court on
one of several counts in an indictment
charging violation of the Mann act.
Judge Evans sentenced her to two
years at the penitentiary at Jefferson
City, Mo-, and fined her $1,000.
Joro Huart is serving ninety days
at hard labor in the county Jail at
Rhinelander because he was convicted
of using language against the govern
ment He was arrested by Sheriff
Hans Rodd, and though he pleaded not
guilty, evidence was sufficient to con-
vict him.
Census bureau compilations publish
ed show Wisconsin has the lowest ty-
phoid death rate in the union, 6.7 per
100000 population. and Kentucky the
highest, 1862. The rates quoted are
the average for the last three years for
which reports are available, namely,
1913, 1914 and 1915.
Wallace M Plummer, of Oshkosh,
first lieutenant in the ordnance de-
partment of the Pershing army in
France has sent his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. M. Plummer. steel helmet,
taken from a dead German private,
and several hand grenades used by
both the German and allied armies.
Mrs. August Krause, a widow, Wa
tertown. was killed, and Mrs. Anne
liza Schumann, another widow, mother
of eleven children, and her daughter
Miss Martha Schumann, also of Water
town, were seriously injured, wher
struck by an interurban car which
split switch while the women were
waiting for it to pass.
What is believed to be the first reg
mental flag to be returned to the
United States from France arrived re-
Gently at the Office of Adjt. Gen. Or
lando Holway, Madison. 1t was the
lregimental flag of the Third infantry,
Wisconsin National guard, now part
of the 158th regiment of the Thirty
second division.
Sufficient wheat will be harvested
in Racine county this year to supply
be the first time in forty years that
such supply has been harvested.
War gardens, nearly 1000 in number
in Racine, will harvest $4,000 bushels
of potatoes and large crops of beans,
peas, onions, cabbage and other vege-
tables.
The two jury panels which have
been trying cases in the double ses-
sion of the United States District court
for the western district of Wisconsin
held at Eau Claire since July 16,
which closed Saturday night at mid
night, Aug. 10, proved a 100 per cent
jury with regard to espionage cases.
Verdicts of guilty were returned in
all cases tried.
The following Wisconsin men were
granted army commissions: Donald
Campbell, Delavan, and Karl Haughen,
Appleton, second Heutenants, air serv-
ice; Warren F. Smith, Waukesha,
second lieutenant, sanitary corps;
Stanley T. Comrie, La Crosse, and
John Rupps, Milwaukee, second lieu
tenants, quartermaster corps; Harry
w. Morris, Madison, captain Of engi-
neers.
Charles Mohr, Jr.. state oil in
spector, was arrested at his home in
Portage, by William Touton, federal
deputy marshal, and accompanied to
Madison where he was arraigned be-