Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-05-24
WISCONSIN
STATE NEW S


rotary of War Bakers statistical bu-
reau for the duration of the war.
Fifteen Kenosha saloons, including
three hotel bars, have been forced to
close through an order of the federal
| government which prohibits sale OF
| liquors within mile of the military
camp there.
The Wausau sub-station of the Unit
ed States navy led all Wisconsin sub
| stations in enlistments during the
week ending May 8. Wausau enlisted
81 men, Oshkosh 10, Madison is and
Eau Claire 16.
Because he believes he will be OF
greater service in the medical corps
.tOver there DR.. III. L. Garner, Rhine
| lander, came to Madison and present
ed his resignation as member OF dis
| trict board No. to Gov. Phillip.
Gen. Mccain, Washington, aSlnounc-
ed more appointments in the officers
reserve corps. r. B. Ormond OF
| Brookfeld, Wis, was appointed sec
| ond lieutenant in the aviation section
of the signal corps.
| The La Crosse county board OF SUI
| pervisors voted an additional appro-
priation of $4,000 to complete and
equip Oak Forest, the county subercu-
! losis sanitarium, the total cost OF
| which will be $4,000.
| C. Rabenstein of Neillsville has Sc
| cured government contract for dried
/ oil, 4ah &c
use. The old overall factory building
will be remodeled and enlarged for the
/ dehydrating plant
/ Gov. Philip has sent telegram to
/ Provost Marshal General Crowder ad-
/ vising him that the Wisconsin regis
| tration on June will not cost the
| federal government a cent. He said
/ that volunteers on the local draft
boards would take the registration
| without cost.
| No more guns or revolvers can be
carried in the GAINESVILLE city limits,
says Chief of Police Peter d. Cham
| pion There have been some narrow
| escapes from accidents in the past
/ three or four weeks from youths han
! ding the weapons carelessly and am
going to put halt to such actions,
said the chief.
| Charles e. Likes aged 81 years, Sc
| nior vice-commander of the Grand
Army of Wisconsin and one of the best
known veterans of the Civil war in
| the state, died at his home in Keno
sha following an attack of apoplexy.
| Commander Likes entered the army as
boy at the age of Is and served all
through the war.
Due to the fact that many of the
| students of the GAINESVILLE high school
| have gone onto farms to work, the two
/ military companies of that institution
1 have been consolidated into one. Three
| of the officers of one of the company
voluntarily deposed themselves to the
| ranks, and the work OF drilling the
! men is now in the hands OF one cap
tain and two lieutenants.
The Racine county council of de-
/ Tense has voted an appropriation of
! $500 to pay for uniforms of commits
| stoned officers of Racines two. COM
| panies, Wisconsin State guard and
Henry C. Baker lieutenant colonel of
| the Seventh regiment. The action was
taken because the officers, all men of
moderate means, will not receive com
/ pensation while in the service
The regents of the University of
Wisconsin have recently received gifts
totalling 100000, to be used with a
i
of 1917 for the construction of new
tnfirmary for the medical school This
is the first case of construction univer-
sity buildings from gift funds since
1875, when Gov. Washburn provided
1 funds for the construction of the Wash
burn observatory.
Final notice was received by Gov.
Philip designating June as the date
| of registration of men who have
reached the age of q years since the
| last registration. The registration
/ will be made by the local draft boards
/ 1t is estimated that upwards of $4,000
/ will be enrolled and most of these will
/ go into class /. Maj. e. A. Fitzpatrick
anticipated the date and had already
/ sent blanks to all local boards.
/ Damage amounting to thousands of
dollars was caused throughout practi-
cally the entire state on Sunday May
19, by one of the most severe rain,
hail and wind storms in recent years
The heaviest loss, it is thought, will be
to fruit trees, the blossoms of which
were knocked off by the hail, which in
some places assumed the proportions
of small hens eggs. Branches were
broken off by the heavy gale, which
drove the wind and hail before it with
terrific force. Available information
from the farming communities of the
state is in effect that there will be
some damage to crops by the torren-
tial rainfall, which in many localities
/ drowned out the seeds when the fields
were converted temporarily into mini
allure lakes.
| The GAINESVILLE Journal, for many
years a German paper is now being
i nrintpd in tho ENGLISH 19nouaCn Tho