Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-09-20
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State

Mrs William Becker, Neenah, died as
the result of choking on a sailed pea
nut given him by an older brother.
John Balfe, GAINESVILLE, so years of
age, shot and killed himself after fir
ing several shots at the policeman
who came in to arrest him at his home
on disorderly charge.
Kenosha registered 1902 men be-
tween the ages of Is and 45. Of this
number thirteen are facing arrest as
deserters, who are over 81 and who
failed to register June 5.
Charles r. Heisinger of Oshkosh,
former exalted ruler Of the Oshkosh
lodge of Elks, who was graduated
from the officers training school at
Fort Sheridan as captain, has now
received promotion to major.
That Frank Weigent, La Crosse,
who died Of wounds in a hospital in
France, was ministered to in his last
from his home city, was the Informal
tin in letter to relatives.
The University Supply association,
principal book store in Madison, filed
a petition in bankruptcy scheduling
liabilities at $26,249 and assets of $17.-
497. This store has for years fur
nished the major part of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin students supplies.
w. B. Raymond, Republican, only
candidate for register of deeds OF
Villas county, died suddenly Sept. /,
and was nominated to the Office on
the day of his funeral, according to a
report received at the Office of the
secretary of state at Madison.
The latest building among the
campus group of the University of
Wisconsin to be requisitioned by the
government as barracks for the stu
dent soldiers, is the University "Y."
The entire building including the cafe
terra will house students at Uncle
Sans expense.
The signature attached to the last
will and testament of Theodore w.
johnson, which bequeathed to Mrs. L.
C Hahn of Racine estate valued at
$4,000, was declared a forgery by
Judge Palmer of the probate court in
a decision and the estate will be d.
vided between children of JohnsOn's
mothers brother, who reside in Den
mark.
The Racine board of education has
accepted a proposition by which Viii
liam Horlick, ST., president of the
Horlick Matted Milk company, gives
to the city eleven acres of land valued
at $4,000, to be used for educational
and school purposes. The only pro-
viso to the propsitin is that a public
school building be erected on the site
within ten years.
Der Herold, German language pub
lication, established at Eau Claire
thirty years ago, announced that here
after the paper will be published at
La Crosse under new management. j.
J. Auer, former editor, now is serving
a sentence in the federal prison at
Fort Leavenworth, having been found
guilty of publishing seditiOns articles.
Norman Auer, publisher, plans to en-
ter the army soon.
70. "a MGi1nCLLG, lOAAACA u11L VI
the Second Wisconsin regiment, took
q prominent part in the secnd battle
of the Marine. 1t was the organization
which first entered the city of Fismes
and is given credit for capturing that
important German base. In this battle
the company sustained eighty casual
ties, or nearly one-third of it's ESQ
L. off xryocs
wounded, two privates killed and only,
two sergeants remained when the bat
tie was over
Although the total attendance at the
1918 state fair fell trifle below the
record for 1917, the gross receipts
were greater this year than last, the
grandstand receipts being larger and
the Milwaukee Association of Com
merce selling a larger number OF tick
cts. The state fair authorities have
not completely finished checking up
the total receipts for this year, but
the figures for the gates and the
grandstand are as given. Attendance
1913, 1883; 1917, 1889. Re.
ceipts = 1915, $66,4S4.65; 1917, $64,-
$500.
The Racine county council of de-
tense submitted an ordinance provid-
ing that all men between II and &c
should be employed during the war
The promoters of the ordinance de-
clared it was a move by which foreign
born people, now earning from Sc to
$12 per day could be compelled to
work six days week and not loaf
three, because of the high pay they
receive, thus retarding industry. The
Racine common council refused to
adopt the ordinance. Representatives
of union labor organizations and aid
erInen declared it is a drive against
the laboring classes. 1t was agreed
to submit the matter to committees
representing the city, the trades and
labor council, and the county council
of defense.
Knox Kimberly, son OF Mr. and
Mrs. J. A Kimberly, Jr, OF Neenah,