Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-06-21


Col. Marshall Cousins, eau Claire.
designated Frank G. Dana's band of
Wausau as the official Tenth regi-
ment band, Wisconsin state guard.
The milk situation in Manitowoc is
about to be investigated under the di-
rection of the state council of defense
cooperating with the Manitowoc food
administrator
Young wolves and foxes are plenti-
full in the northeastern part of La
Crosse county, it was discovered when
scalps of twenty-six were brought ia
La Crosse for bounty collections.
John ]. Bochanyin, found guilty OF
manslaughter in the second degree in
circuit court at Wausau for causing
the death of Hemuth EVAN, was sem
fenced to five years in the state prison.i
The Rhinelander Paper company,
which agreed to a subscription of So
600 year to the county patriotic fund.-
went over its agreement by paying in
$500 as its share toward the fund for
the last two weeks of May.
Portage county Guernsey Breeders'l
association will hold its annual picnic
at lola, June 81, and stock judging
contests will be conducted by county,
agents. o. A. Onsrud of PetersborosI
N. H., will be one of the speakers.
A deal has been made whereby Hem
ry E. Ryberg of New Richmond, Wis.,
becomes the publisher CT The Abbots-
ford Clarion, succeeding William Man
mes, who has retired from the newspa.
per field owing to poor health.
Alfred F. Hoffman, of Plymouth, an
employee of the Manitowoc Shipbuild-
ing company, was perhaps fatally in
jured when he fell twenty feet into
the hold of one of the large ships be-
ing constructed for the government.
The farmers of Outagamie county re-
sponded nobly to the appeal of the
government to raise more wheat. The
acreage of spring wheat in this coun-
ty was increased from 1,150 acres in
1917 to $500 acres in 1918, percent
age Of increase of $50.
Charles Smith of Haeger, Pierce
county, who has been in jail at Ellis
worth for a couple of weeks charged
with stealing motor from a boat and
then sinking the boat, pleaded guilty
and was sentenced by Judge George
Thompson to three years at Waupun.
Five hundred men unable to show
registration cards were gathered in
by small army of state guards, POI
lice and deputy sheriffs in Superior's
first Stacker raid. Nearly all claimed
to have registered and they obtained
release upon promise to produce
proof.
Six men have been arrested Ct Ke.
nosha at the direction of the depart-
ment of justice, charged with interfer-
ing with government production. 1t
is alleged that the men were respon-
sible for incipient strikes in Kenosha
industries which threatened to tie up
industries The men protest that their
action was the result Of a misunder-
standing.
Because of the attacks on the Uni
NC4S1Ly VI w 1OCO1lOAA , Ivy CITY w AO~e
Robert McNutt McEiroy and the "a
tional Security leagues resolutions in
dorsing McElroy's words, George A.
Buckstaff, Oshkosh members of the
Wisconsin State Council of Defense
and H. J. Thorkelson, business man
ager Of the university, have resigned
their membership in the organization.
The boulevard between the sidewalk
and curb at the northeast corner of
the intersection of Town Line road
and Prospect avenue, Wausau, has
been planted to beans which are now
several icnhes in height. The area
covered is about $50 square feet. In
other parts of the city boulevards and
vacant places alon5 the streets have
been planted to vegetables.
BY recommendation of the council
of national defense a special form OF
mourning garb is suggested to those
American women who have lost men,
bers of their family in the service OF
their family in the service of the coun.
try. It consists of a black band, three
inches wide with a gold star for every
man who has given his life in service.
It is to be worn on the left arm and
will take the place of regulation
mourning.
The State Council of Defense began
the preparation of a record of Wis.
consin's financial contribution to war
activities. A request was mailed to
the county councils Of defense, asking
for detailed information on subscrip.
ions to loans. wax savings stamp
campaign, Red Cross campaigns and
other activities, also the record CT
miscellaneous subscriptions. This in
formation will be kept complete dur.
ing the war.
The industrial commission in bull
letin just issued reports 900 eye acci4
dents occurred in Wisconsin during
1917, each of which has caused disa-
bility of more tnan seven days dura
tion. In ninety-fouY cases there was
nermanent loss of sight or IMPAIR