Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-02-15
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

The contract for the building of an
addition to the GAINESVILLE city water
pumping station has been let. The
new addition will cost the city S7037.
A service flag showing 113. young
men in the forces of the United States
has been hung at at the High school
at La Crosse
BY working overtime the output OF
binder Irvine at the. state prison at
Waupun is expected to reach 400, 900
pounds during the current year.
Three sons of former Mayor Orr j.
Sorenson of La Crosse, are engaged
in the manufacture of aeroplanes for
the government.
The discovery of twenty cases OF
smallpox on the Bad river Indian res
ervation at Odalah has caused ener-
getic action on the part OF health OIL
Gals to check the disease.
While returning to his home in Van
Dvne after registering as an enemy
alien, August Keller, 60 years old, was
struck by an interurban and fatally
injured.
James Maloney, conductor, died
at Eau Claire as a result OF injuries
received when he fell beneath a
freight car at Altoona, seyering his
leg. He has a wife in ST. Paul
The State Horticultural society will
endeavor to double the number OF
"war gardens" in Wisconsin this sum-
mer, according to Frederick Crane
field, secretary of the State Horticul-
tural society.
The Southern Wisconsin Sheep
company has been organized at Bara-
boo with capital stock of $4,000.
Four hundred acres Of land have been
secured on which 500 sheep have
been placed.
| August Heller, retired farmer, was
struck and killed at a grade crossing
near Fond du Lac. Two years ago the
same crossing was the scene OF SIM
liar accident in which four persons
were killed.
Outagamie county boasts of having
the most thoroughly organized coun-
Gil Of defense in wisconsin at the
present time. Every city, village and
township has been thoroughly organ
| lied and the membership is increasing
by leaps and bounds.
Although he had been a policy hold
er but two months and had paid less
than fifteen dollars in premiums,
Lieut.. Harold w. Stecker, Neenah,
whose death occurred at Waco, left
his mother government insurance to
the value of 100000
The sugar supply in Appleton IS
| uearly exhausted and as result Food
Administrator c. A. Pardee has issued
IN appeal to State Administrator
Swenson for relief. The use OF sugar
| has been greatly curtailed in Appleton
during the last few months.
Frozen to death in bed after she
was seized with sudden attack OF i'll
ness, the body Of Mrs. Louis Miller, an
| aged resident of Seymour, was found
oy neighbors who forced their way
into her home It is believed Mrs.
Miller had been dead for two or three
days.
Horicon-As a feature event at
| masked ball at the Horizon city hall
group uniformed as American soldiers
brought in the kaiser as captive and
| forced him to bow to the Statue OF
Liberty and kiss the flag. A Red Cross
group won first hOnors. Receipts total
| ing $3.50 were given to the Red Cross.
Gen. Randolph A. Richards of Sparta
has been chosen one of four Drlgadler
generals for an important war service.
He is one Of four generals selected to
command two brigades OF army corps
troops and two brigades Of pioneer IN
fantry known as army corps which are
being organized at Camp Wadswoth,
| Spartansburg, S. c.
Marinette county won first honors
at the corn Judging contests In Madl-
son, receiving a silver cup. Harold
| LOOMS, Vernon Wood and Emil Jen-
sen of this county were the represen-
tatives. They won similar honors at
| the county exhibit held recently. In
| the grain display they had twelve ex-
hibits, securing eleven awards-three
| firsts, three seconds, four thirds and
| one fourth.
The Wisconsin land commissioners
have announced sale of lands at
public auction at the state land office
at Madison at o'clock p. m. on We'd
nesday, Feb. 81. The lands to be sold
lie along the Mississippi river in
| Crawford county, and are commonly
referred to as river bottom lands.
| There are about 1920 acres to be sold,
lying in tracts Of from one to fifty
seven acres.
The American flag cannot be print
ed in advertisements advertising the
sale of flags This opinion was rem
dered by Attorney General Haven TO
District Attorney w. c. label OF Mil
| waukee. Mr.. label said the manufac-
turers of flags desired to print an ad-
vel tlsement of flags for sale and to
| have smile of the flag in the center
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