Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-08
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS


was torpedoed early in February, the
number of lost was greatly increased,
says Corp. Michael J. McGinn in let
ter to his mother at Green Bay.
II. D. Kelly, Beloit, died from the
effects of an injury received a few
days ago while crawling under train
of ears while on his way home from
work The train started and crushed
his leg.
rsew London business men have or
ganized branch of the Wisconsin
Loyalty league f. r. Smith was
chosen president, City Treasurer j..
f. Croak, secretary and M. Roland,
treasurer.
The city of Oshkosh has sold to-
tai of 39,261 pounds Of fish at cost
since the sales were inaugurated on
Aug. %, 1917, or within period OF
twenty-seven weeks. This is an aver
age of 1856 pounds a week. The
amount has gradually been increased
and the past week 1890 pounds were
procured.
A hairless calf has been born on the
Hill View dairy farm near the village
of Edgar. The mother is high grade
Guernsey. The calf is otherwise nor
mally developed, weighed 10 pounds
at birth and is healthy and full OF life.
The freak of nature has attracted
many people to the farm which is
owned by Henry Bauman.
A service flag will be displayed in
ST. Mary's church of Kaukauna as
soon as the ladies of the parish have
completed sewing into place the fifty
seven stars representing this church's
contribution to Americas forces. The
flag will be sixteen feet long and six
feet wide, on which the fifty-seven
stars will be arranged to form the
word Liberty.
BY working overtime an hour or
more a day, the output OF binder
Irvine at the state prison at Waupun,
is expected to reach 4,700,OO0 pounds
the current year. The warden and
state board of control are striving to
comply with the governments request
that total of 100000 pounds more
be turned out by operating a double
shift
Whether GAINESVILLE will have pri-
mary election On March 10 to decide
on the candidates for city. Offices is a
question. The mayor and the city at
torney contend that the primary is
unnecessary for the election will be
conducted on a nonpartisan basis
while political leaders claim that if
nomination papers designating certain
candidates are filed the, primary must
be held.
Wisconsin farmers must raise
enough sugar beets to supply Wiscon-
sin homes with sugar in 1888, o.
there will be a sugar famine in the
state, said George w. Mccormick, as
sistant food administrator of Michigan
and general manager of the Menom-
inee Beet Sugar company, in address
ins farmers at the annual grain show
of the Brown County Order of the Wis
consin Experiment association at
Green Bay.
Convincing indications that wartime
diet has not only improved the health
of the people but has resulted in the
saving of hundreds of lives in Wiscon-
sin are furnished by the state mortal
ity figures for January, announced by
the state board of health. The
months mortality was 2,221, and the
death rate was S.8 per 1000 people.
There were 762 fewer deaths than in
January, 1917, and 1,345 fewer deaths
than in the same month of 1916.
The Republicans, at a loyalty con-
ference held at Milwaukee, Endorsed
Congressman Irwin l.. LenrOOt for
United States Senator with eighty
seven votes as against forty-fve for
former Gov. Francis E .McGovern and
one for Gov. Phifipp. Passed resolu-
tons unanimously pledging unswerV-
ing support to the national govern
ment, and condemned Senator La Fol-
lettes stand on the war. Also asked
state Assembly to approve state Sen
ate resolution censuring La Toilette.
While testing band mill wheel by
revolving it at a great speed on a
shaft at the D. J. Murray Manufacture
ing company's foundry at Wausau the
wheel which weighed 5000 pounds
broke into several pieces and passed
through the outside wall of the build
ing. 1t continued across the street
where it entered the factory of j. M.
Kuebler company, breaking through
the building and damaging the boiler
and heating system. No one was in
jured.
Resolutions have been forwarded to
Food Administrator Herbert c. Hoo
yer at Washington by the Ladysmith
Chamber of Commerce, the Ladysmith
council and others calling attention to
the fact that thousands of bushels of
potatoes are still in cellars through
out this section. The shipment of po-
tatoes has been greatly hampered by
the railroad congestion. Some staple
market where the potatoes can be
disposed of is advocated in the reso-
buttons.
The golden Jubilee of the Catholic