Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-11-15
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

| ATlZ. he graduated from the UnlVor-
sity of Wisconsin in 1903
/ DR.. N. K. Mills, Ashland, govern
| ment physician on the Bad River In
dian reservation, died of influenza.
| He formerly practiced in ST. Louis
| and saw service in the Geodetic sur
vey in Alaska and the Philippines.
/ In the little village of Woodman,
Grant county, live Mr. and Mrs John
Heating. They have five sons, John,
Richard, Frank, Thomas and Mark,
and all in some branch of the army
/ service.
d. w West, Raymond, Racine Co.,
| is the winner of $3.50, first prize for
the largest acreage in the wheat con-
test inaugurated by Racine bankers
to induce farmers to raise more and
better wheat.
Carl H. Geisler, who conducted a
butcher shop at Wausau since 1890,
died suddenly of influenza pm eumonia.
His son, Private Arnold Geisler, re-
| Gently died of the same disease at a
! hospital at Annapolis, Md.
One out of every forty-four Wiscon-
| sin farms of more than hundred
/ acres used tractor last year. The
| tractor was one of the factors in the
/ $250,000,000. increase in Wisconsin
/ agricultural products in 1918.
Mrs. A. M Durler, 80 years old, died
| at Oshkosh. Grandma Durler" as
/ she was affectionately known, came to
i hod
! lived at Oshkosh for fifty-one years.
One daughter and five sons survive.
Though almost totally blind, Kath-
crime and Agnes Burke, sisters, 80
and % respectively, are taking full
| work at the University of Wisconsin.
Both are juniors. The elder is special
izing in history, and the younger is
studying music.
Brown county held it's second an
nual potato show at Green Bay Nov.
/ 9 and 10 and large crowds inspected
| the exhibits in the court house. High
grade displays of "spuds" were enter
ed by growers. Members of the Brown
County Boys and Girls Potato club
| entered their tubers in competition
/ and made a good showing with their
| older competitors
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Nowatny, Wau-
| toma, came to this country from PO-
sen, German Poland, when young peo-
| pie. They married in Wisconsin and
have lived on their farm, north of
| Wautoma ever since They have five
sons, Sylvester, "a; Frank, %; Leo,
81; John, 20, and Joe, 18. The four
| oldest entered the service. John was
killed in action.
The Milwaukee railway has men
| tearing up tracks of an abandoned log
| ging road between Arpin and Pitts
| Vile This is done by request of a col
ony of Hollanders, who settled this
part of the country, and in the early
days used the abandoned road to
transport cordwood, which they cut
from slashings. This tract is now fine
dairy land
Fond du Lac-The Fox River val
ley branch of the Order of American
Railway Express Company Employees
was organized, at Fond du Lac. A. E.
Hanisch, Oshkosh, was elected presi-
dent; F. H. Smith. Fond du Lac, sec
rotary and A. N Merkle, Appleton,
treasurer. The district also includes
Neenah, Manitowoc. Sheboygan and
Ripon Headquarters of the branch
will be maintained at Fond du Lac.
Theater suppers and afternoon teas
will be discontinued until after the
war, in accordance with the request
of the United States food administers
ton To eat the sandwiches, cakes
and sugar which are served at such
meals, especially at teas, is to be I'M
patriotic. 1t is an extra meal, not nee
essary for health nor social purposes,
and contrary to the present principles
of conservation of food and labor.
The Community club, which former
ly f1ourished in the gymnasium con-
nected with the First Presbyterian
church, Oshkosh, has been reorganlzed
and the officers to take charge of the
new activities, which are largely
along Y. M. G. A. lines, are: President,
Homer H. Bishop; secretary, d. w.
Geer, and treasurer, Emil w. Nelson
Indoor baseball leagues will be added
to the departments formerly conduct
ed.
In a. statement issued by the indus
trial commission, Madison, attention
is directed to the fact that many &C
cidents are being reported in Wiscon-
sin which are due to the use of ordl-
nary hand tools such as are owned
and used in every household, store,
shop or factory Mr.. Keown stated
the large majority of the accidents
due to ordinary hand tools are pre-
ventable, being due to carelessness or
improper handling of the tools USED.
Care is especially necessary on the
part of the people who do not do
much work of this kind.
Sought for a year in the belief that
she had been lured into the MOVIES,
Laura Sanford was located IN Mill
stone, Mont, by her aged father, Try
49, Crosse on the day