Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-06-14

1aLcneQ IN lncuDaLOrS by the FOTL Al
kinson high school pupils for the ben
eft of people who wish to engage in
poultry raising.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson an
nounced his candidacy for reelection.
He was appointed assistant state
treasurer in 1907 and was elected
state treasurer in 1912, 1914 and 1916.
DR.. A. r. Lyon Campbell, physician
and surgeon for the Florence Iron
company, and the only physician in
Florence county, left for Fort Dodge,
Ia, in response to message to report
for duty.
Coming to Marinette for visit
to her mother who was a patient at
the hospital, Miss Agnes Slaby, a
Tisch Mills girl, was stricken with i'll
ness and died at the hospital within a
| few hours.
Atty. Gen. Haven ruled that the
seat Of AID Reinhold Schultz, of La
| Crosse, now a captain at Camp Gus
| ter, is vacant and that he is not en-
titleed TO his pay of 5000 year as a
city official.
The placing of candidates in the
| field for county legislative and con-
| gressional Offices was considered at a
conference of socialists at >Wausau on
| June q. The chosen men have not
| been made known.
Charles C. Bennett, formerly super
intendent of public property, Madison,
and George S. Cook, Unity, have been
| appointed by Secretary of State Mer-
| linn Hull inspectors to aid in enforce
ment of the automobile license law.
The state council of defense appeal
| ed to all employers to aid in check
| ing the draft slackers. The move puts
| into statewide operation the Kenosha
| plan, where the county council OBJ
| tanned cooperation of employers.
The supreme court will hold it's next
meeting at Madison for the handing
! down of decisions on June 10. The
| most important case pending is the
| trading stamp law. The, trading
stamp concerns secured a temporary
| injunction against some of the orders
issued by Dairy and Food Commits
sioner Weigle.
Leading theologians in the United
| States will gather at La Crosse June
| Is, 26 and 27 to attend the twentieth
annual state conference of the Luther
| league of Wisconsin, of which George
| w. Rapps, of Milwaukee, is president;
Fred GEM, Milwaukee, vice-president
and treasurer, and Jerome Johnson of
i Oshkosh, secretary.
To reduce operating expenses by
eliminating duplication of service and
| to provide better shipping facilities,
| the Adams, Wells Fargo, American
and Western Express companies will
merge in Wisconsin The plan is said
| to have the approval of the state rail
| road commission. One Office in a city
| will handle the business of all four
| companies.
Richard #. Kaiser, secretry of the
| Kenosha Chamber of Commerce, APP
| peared at the courthouse and filed a
petition to have the last word of his
name dropped, and be henceforth
known as Richard Francis. The name
! of his wife and daughter have been
changed by similar petitions. He was
| In charge of the last Liberty loan
drive at Kenosha.
The great possibilities for success
| full sheep raising in Langlade county
are being demonstrated by c. w. Ma
gee Of Mola Lake. During the winter
l oJo /,
forty-three ewes in one pen, seventy
one lambs were produced and another
pen of only twelve ewes produced
tWenty-tbree lambs. The rest of the
flock is expected to produce next
month.
Miss Isabella Swantz of Union
| Grove has been appointed by c.. p.
Cary, superintendent of public instruc-
| ton, county superintendent of schools
| to fill the vacancy caused by the res
| ignation of Frank La Bude, who has
/ entered the army. Miss SWantz is the
| second woman to serve as superin-
tendent of Racine county schools. The
| other having been Miss Agnes M.
| Worsley, who was elected in 1892.
| The Wisconsin Department of Agri-
| culture at Madison sounds note of
warning to hog breeders throughout
| the state, following numerous reports
! of hog cholera outbreaks received
from widely separated localities. The
| appearance of cholera this early sug
| gests the probability of a general
spread with consequent heavy losses
| unless prompt and effective control
| measures are applied in every case.
Breeders are urged therefore to close
| ly watch their herds for evidence of
disease, and to report its appearance
promptly The Wisconsin department
| of agriculture, through it's federal and
state hog cholera experts is prepared
to cooperate with farmers and veteri-
narians in controlling outbreaks of
this disease.
Six cent street car fares in Madison
are said nv the Madison Railways