Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-09-27

Only one bid, for $4,000, was re-
ceived for the plant of the Farmers
Cooperative Packing company of La
Crosse, in which s25O,OOO was sunk.
One days wolf hunting, in which
he killed two old wolves and three
small ones, netted s64 in bounties for
E. A. Snyder, of Rhinelander
Silo filing proved disastrous oc-
cupation for Bruno Erdman, Neenah,
when he got his right hand acught in
the machine. He lost his entire hand.l
After sixteen witnesses had BEEN
examined, Mrs. Stephen H. Crivits,
whose husband charged that she was
insane, was freed in county court at
Marinette.
Frank Valesh, Couderay, has sold
5000 pounds of comb and extracted
honey from his thirty-one swarms Of
bees. He sold the honey at prices
from % to "a cents per pound, netting
him over $500.
Frank LeWandowski, % years DID,,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewandow-
ski, of Appleton, died in the hospitalI
at Camp Hancock, Ga. Death was due
to throat trouble. He entered the
service last July.
The first hunting fatality for the
season occurred when Arthur Frei-i
burg, of Fond du Lac, 16 years DID,
while hunting from boat, shot and
killed himself. His body was found in
the boat on Lake Michigan.
Though but two days have been al.
lotted for the fourth Liberty Loan.
drive at Neenah, campaign managers
are confident that the city will go
over the top in that short space of
time. In the three preceding loans
Neenah has more than doubled her al
lotment.
To date County Clerk Cook of Mara
censes, while a year ago the number
was twice as large. The decrease is
due to hunters donning the khaki and
preparing or hunting bigger game
overseas, and the scarcity of game
hereabouts.
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f. Vogler, SO years old, a Spanish war
veteran and former member of the
Philippine military police, committed
suicide by shooting at the home of his
sister, Mrs. George Buetow, Van
Dyne, Fond du Lac county. A note
explained that sickness caused the
act.
Widespread rumors that courses in
the Wisconsin College of Agriculture
would be discontinued during the COM
ing year were declared unfounded by
Dean H. L. Russell on his arrival to
Madison from Washington, where he
has been in conference with officials
of the war and agricultural depart
ments.
Charged with making seditious ut
terances, George Lubunski OF Toma-
hawk was arraigned before U. S.
Court Commissioner J. p. Riley. He
waived preliminary examination and
was held to await the action Of the
grand jury. In default of $4,000 bail
he was committed to the county jail
at Madison.
Mrs. Rose Clayton Smith, was ar
rested at Baraboo recently. Accord
ing to a United States officer she sent
telegram to soldier at Camp Han
cock, Ca, telling him the Red Cross
would do nothing and for him to send
her $25. The telegram fell into the
hands Of government officers and an
investigation was made.
Francis Zavier Schilling, former
member of the state legislature and
of the Marathon county board, was
found guilty on six of eight counts of
an indictment charging him with at
tempting to obstruct operation of the
selective draft and Nlaking disloyal
utterances. Schilling's attorneys filed
notice of appeal, and bonds were fixed
at $4,000.
After thirty-six years of continuous
service without mishap, Captain
Rufus D. Sawyer, Wausau, veteran
member of the fire department, has re-
tired on pension. He is a civil war
veteran and was at Appomattox court
house when Lee surrendered. He
was one of the guards at the execu-
ton of the accomplices of Booth for
the assassination of President Lin
coin. Sawyer is a thorough American
and his birthday is on July 4.
! Ninety-four men of Co. I, One Hum
dred Fiftieth Machine Gun battalion,
formerly Co. G. Second Wisconsin
regiment, are reported to have been
killed or wounded in action, or miss
ing, by Maj. Charles A. Greene, who
returned to Appleton after six mouths
in France with the Sixty-fourth brigI
ade The casualties include 8 killed.
| Z seriously wounded, IS sligh@y
wounded, IL missing and 1 gassed.
The report is complete to Aug. 5.
Jack Jungwirth, of Oshkosh, who
has been shown many courtesies by
community war workers in Kenosha
and who had been received into many
of tho hest homes of the CITY, is in iaiI