Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-03-22

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crop into syrup.
Charles L. Pearson, former state
senator, died on his farm at Chenille,
near Baraboo, after long illness. He
was So years old. HeN was elected to
the state senate in 1906.
Jacob F. Seeger, pioneer resident Of
Manitowoc, who was the city's first
fire chief, died at the age of 50 years.
Mr.. Seeger resided in ManitoWoc for
forty-six years.
/ J. SDier Colman, founder of the Col
/ man Methodist Episcopal church OF La
Crosse, died at the age of 81 years. He
was a native of New York and had
lived in La Crosse fifty years.
Alfred Morris was almost instantly
killed in the Gilbert paper mills at
Menasha when his hand caught IN the
gearing of crusher. His body was
drawn into the machine and mangled.
That resignation lists in Green Bay
are incorrect and need careful revi-
sion is the contention of the Brown
County dry league. Correction OF the
lists is demanded by the league.
Nels Larsen, Neenah, an ex-alder-
man, heads the municipal ticket which
has been Endorsed by the Prohibition
forces and is the first to enter the
field for mayor.
Burglars at Beloit secured valuables
worth $3.50 from homes of Frank Fal-
Ion and P. D. Foster, and failed to
steal Fosters fine automobile because
they could not start it.
Green Bay Bakers have reached an
understanding on the question OF the
| size and selling price of the victory
loaf Of bread. They will make a loaf
of bread weighing three-fourths OF a
pound to sell at eight cents
The Bayfield, County council of de-
Tense has adopted resolution asking
! Assemblyman Walter A. Duffy to re-
sign from membership in that body
| because of his vote on the La Fol
/ lette resolution in the assembly.
Adjt. Gen Orlando Holway has plac
ed an order with the war department
for delivery at once of equipment, in
Guiding rifles and ammunition for the
entire state guard. There are now
/ thirty one companies.
Miss Jane Sherlow, a resident OF
Darlington more than fifty years, who
died recently after remembering all
of her relatives, left $500 to poor
women of Lafayette county, also ST.,
500 to superanuated Congregations
ministers of Wisconsin.
Mayor Bentley's war upon La Crosse
/ fortune tellers who are profting be
cause of the war, is bringing results.
All but two have notified him that they
| will not ask for a license and the 9th
ers will go to court, they claim, if per-
mits are denied.
By the purchase of $500 bushels OF
Kentucky hemp seed Wisconsin grow
Iers will be enabled to plant the nor
NAL acreage to this nuch-needed fiber
crop. The prospects throughout the
winter were exceedingly dark for the
hemp growers.
| Warrants charging twenty-six Green
Bay ssa1oonkeepers with keeping their
places open on Sunday in violation OF
1.-THE city charter were served by police.
/ Two of the twenty-siv pleaded guilty
in police court and were fined SO and
cost. The others secured an adjourn
ment of one week.
A new grade school building will be
built in the west section of Green Bay
| this summer, on property acquired by
| the board Of education two years ago.
The building authorized by the board
| is a six-room unit, but SO planned that
additions may be made to enlarge it to
| ten, twelve or fourteen-room build
/ ing.
The committee on women in indus
| try of the state council of defense has
| taken a stand against the employment
Of women as street car conductors at
night at present. The committee has
already gone on record as opposed to
/ the replacement of men by women ex-
cept in pressing war emergencies
where thorough investigation shows
| that men are not available and it is
/ following this policy in regard to wom-
en- street car conductors.
| Maj. E. A. Fitzpatrick, state draft
administrator, is urging local draft
boards to avail themselves of the
services of the women's committees
on the various county councils of de-
Tense in the preparation of the indus
| trial indx cards. Mrs. William Kittle,
chairman of the committee on woman
| in industry, has sent out call urging
/ women to give systematic and organ
lied effort towards completing this i'm
portan piece of government work, one
of the first pieces of real war service
asked of the women of the nation.
/ call was issued by Provost Mar
shall Gen. Crowder for 2,214 more men
from Wisconsin under the first draft,
for entrainment on March 49, Under
the order, the eastern district, which
is contributory to Camp Custer, at
Battle Creek, will send the balance of
it's quota for the first draft, or 1,712
men, while the western district, con-
tributory to Camp Grant, Rockford,