Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-10-18

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received from the Gurnsey Islands for
the duration of the war, has been re-
ceived by c. L. Hill, of Rosendale.
The Rev. James Oastler of Milwau-
kee was elected moderator at the an
nual conference of the Presbyterian
4 Synod of Wisconsin at Wausau.
j. Phinney, 81 years old, Poynette
pioneer resident, was found dead on
his knees by his bed He had been i'll
several weeks. He leaves a widow
and one son.
The lumber embargo does note af-
feet the manufacturer of pulpwood is
assurance given leaders in the indus
try at Amigo, where the output is ex-
pected to be above normal.
A black bear killed thirty-eight
sheep on the farm of Mrs. Mary Her
bert, near Chippewa Falls, causing a
loss of $3.50. Farmers organized a
hunting party, but the bear. escaped.
Mrs. Carl Ziegler, Valley Junction,
was arraigned before Federal Court
Commissioner Harrison, La Crosse,
and held under $4,000 bonds, charged
with violating the espionage act.
Word has been received at Mari
nette that Lieut.. Stephen G.. Town
send, q years old, former advertising
manager Of the Marinette Eagle-Star,
was killed in action Sept. 16.
Jacob Marty of Brodhead was asked.
by the enforcement division of the
United States food administration for
Wisconsin to donate 500 to the Red
Cross because of his failure to candle
eggs.
The Wisconsin railroad commits
sion, Madison, granted the Wisconsin
Gas and Electric company in Kenosha
permission to increase hot water heat
ing rates from 277a cents to A ccents
per square foot of radiation.
Green Bay BARRIERS are wearing
gauze masks as protection against
contracting influenza. They did not
wait for the health department to or
der them to wear the masks, but adop-
ted the idea of their own yolition.
Yale university has been bequeathed
$4,000, according to the will of the
late A. p. Lovejoy, GAINESVILLE. Mr..
Loyejoy also left $4,000 to Beloit col
lege and $4,000 to the Presbyterian
church in GAINESVILLE.
DR.. Wilson S. Naylor, former head
of the department of religion at Law
renee college, arrived in Appleton
from Italy and France where lie has
been doing Y. M. c. A. work. DR..
Naylor left Appleton in June, 1917.
Word comes from overseas of the
promotion of Lieut. Lugyeil to the cap
taincy of the machine gun company,
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth in
fantry, in France. He has been in
command of this company since Capt.
Derse was injured.
The general store of Stannard Bros
at Greenbush, Sheboygan county,
was destroyed by fire. The loss was
$4,000, of which only $4,000 is COW
cred by insurance. The building was
a historic landmark, having been
erected in 1858.
The Wisconsin State Board Of Con-
troll has again awarded the regular
quarterly contract to Joannes Broth
ers company, Green Bay, for supplying
groceries to fourteen state institutions
/ in competition with several Wiscon-
sin and Chicago jobbers.
Wood ashes are being sought to sup
ply the Green Bay Potash company
with stock to continue operating it's
plant State chemists are making eff
forts to secure a supply for the COM
pany to enable it to produce potash
for the governments needs in the war
The supply of potash is limited and
the product is of great value in war
material.
The Palace of Sweets of Madison,
having exceeded it's sugar allotment
and kept it's sugar accounts in such
condition that facts could not be OBJ
tanned without difficulty, was asked
by the United States food administers
ton for Wisconsin to turn over to the
Madison food administrator 2,188
pounds of sugar and to donate to the
Red Cross $3.50.
Two Creeks, twelve miles north of
Two Rivers, was destroyed by fire.
The loss is estimated at $4,000. The
fire originated in the blacksmith shop
of Emil Kocian, located across the
street from the main part of the vii
lage. Owing to the high wind it
spread rapidly and soon the entire vii
lage was in flames.
An army and navy club will be es-
tablished in Racine and opened before
Christmas for the benefit of Uncle
Sans men who visit Racine. Promi-
nent business men have obtained a
lease on a three-story building in the
business district, which will be re-
modelled and fitted out at cost of
$4,000. The club will be maintained
during the period of tle war.
One Of Wisconsin'E most distin-
guished citizens, former Gov. w. D.