Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-10-25
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

ministrator e. S. Barker, has placed
an embargo on all cordwood, to avert
serious shortage.
Ben A. Molter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
N. p. Molter, of Wausau, who is in the
aviation section of the United States
signal corps, has been promoted to a
captaincy.
James A. Sutherland, II years old,
died at his home in GAINESVILLE. He
was the founder of the bookstore in
that city bearing his name and was
a veteran of the civil war.
John Larsen, Green Bay, was acct
dentally shot and killed by August
Stiller, a companion, while hunting
ducks at Little Tail Point in Green
Bay county.
Gallon G. Stebbins, years old, own
er and manager of the Crystal theater
and one Of the best known movie men
in the state, died at Manitowoc. He
was native of Kenosha and his body
was taken there for burial.
Ben Lang of Mcmillan has been
named by the Democratic central com
mittee as the Democratic candidate
for Marathon county treasurer, made
necessary by the death of Sheriff c. N
Goerling, the nominee.
At the George Ryan shipyards
Oshkosh, tug steamer for the Cook
& Brown Lime company is ready fol
launching and work is under way fol-
a tug, a scow and three barges fo1
the Fox River Navigation company.
A fire believed to have been started
by boys playing with matches destroy
ed five barns and a quantity of hay
and other farm produce on French
island, near La Crosse, and for time
threatened the village of West La
Crosse
Gov E. L. Phillip issued an appeal
to the people of Wisconsin to raise a
fund of $4,000 for the relief of Min
nesota forest fire refugees now in
Wisconsin, County Councils of De
Tense have been named by the gov
ernor as collectors of the fund.
Among the crew on the America, the
United States transport that foun
dered at the pier at Hoboken, N. J..
was John Wonio of Oshkosh, sea OF
Mrs. Clara Wonio. He is in the signal
corps of the navy. 1t is believed he
was saved
Mrs. H. II. Morgan, Madison, woman
member of the State Council OF De
tense since its organization, has ten
dered his resignation to take effect
Nov. 5, to take up executive nursing
work. Mrs. Morgan is a retired regis
tered nurse and served with the Amer
lean Red Cross in an executive posi-
ton at the time of the San Francisco
earthquake.
The state of Wisconsin will gather
the history of it's boys in France
Competent persons will be sent tc
France shortly to gather the full off
cial details of all the achievements OF
the Wisconsin troops. Gov. PhilipI
gave his consent to the plan and prom
ised that the project would be financed
until the commencing of the session OF
the legislature.
Bishop and Mrs R. II. Weller added
fifth star to the service flag al
their home in Fond du Lac, to repre-
sent Horace Weller, who enlisted in
the Red Cross ambulance corps al
Chicago. Reginald Daniel and Grafton
TI7oIInr q ~ IioI,to,, q ME, in Corxri<a ~xynr
seas. Walter Weller is a member OF
the Student training corps at the Uni
versity of Wisconsin,
Beloit college is planning a large
civic center for the benefit of students
especially those connected eWith the
military training units at the institu
ton. The Beloit chamber of com
merce will aid the movement to secure
funds. The college will also raise a
fund of 100000 to be used for patri
otto purposes. An active campaign
will be soon begun to secure subscrip
tons
Capt. John F. Manion, for many
years a leading figure in state guard
circles of the middle west and com
manding officer of Co. /, First Wis
consin regiment, at the time of the
Spanish-American war, died at his
home in Milwaukee, following linger-
ing illness extending over several
months. Capt Manion was born in
Ireland in 1862 and came to this coun-
try with his parents in 1870, the fam
lily, shortly after their arrival, remov-
ing to Milwaukee.
Secretary of State Merlin Hull,
Madison, is preparing ballots for U.s.
600 soldiers to vote in the November
election Reports are coming in daily
from the various training camps as to
the number of Wisconsin soldier vot-
ers located there, and it is planned to
send one messenger for every 1000
voters The state will pay the travel
ing expenses of the messenger, but
will allow no per diem, as has been
done in the past, the messengers Sc
;ected having agreed to make the trip
for their actual expenses.
Supplementing various orders to pro-
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