Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-25

was appointed for a third term as 9
member of the state board of medical
examiners.
While Walter Nystrom, Prentice
was entering car with loaded CUR
the weapon accidentally discharged
and badly injured his right leg.
After careful study of the plan fol
city lighting adopted by Milwaukee
Green Bay decided to install system
closely patterned after that at the
Cream City.
| The continued hot weather, togeth.
er with the drenching rain of a few
nights ago, promises a bumper eorn
crop for Fox River valley farmers
The small grains loow well, as do the
vine crops.
| In a gasoline explosion in the
Heath & Hayward Tire Repair shop.
at Chetek, Calvin Hayward was seri
ously burned and Ed Davis, assistant,
fatally burned. Hayward's recovery
| is doubtful.
James E. Mccarthy, 20, star on
the Beloit college football elevens fol-
the last two years, has received an
appointment through Senator Lenroot
to the United States military academy
at West Point.
Contractors at work on the new
state road between Beloit and James
vile have appealed to Sheriff Beley to
give them protection as autoists and
farmers disregard the warning barri-
ers and drive machines on the coa.
crete before it has hardened.
| Mrs. Ann Auster, Kenosha, recently
acquitted on the charge of killing her
husband, Harry Auster, has asked the
court to secure $4,000 for her. money
over which her husband and she quar-
relied and which was held by a Keno,
Esha attorney while the trial was on.
Mai. Eugent Gates, who has been
with the medical service of the United
States army for the past two years and
has been more than eighteen months
overseas, the last seven months of
which time he was at base hospital
at Paris, has returned to Two Rivers,
and resumed the practice of his pro-
| fession.
| Mrs. Mary Cady, Red Granite. Wis,
came direct to Kenosha from her home
to hear of the stories of valor of her
grandson, Beritine Marsh, 15, Kenosha,
who was killed in France. After
hearing the stories of her grandson
valor told by his comrades in Com
pany M she left satisfied that the lad
was 'the noblest in the army"
Miss Mary Curry, Portage, while an
swering long distance call, was
struck by bolt of lighting which hit
tree few blocks away. The light
ming knocked the telephone receiver
from her hand, and she became I'M
conscious, but recovered shortly. The
bolt left streak on her right side
and arm, but no permanent injury is
feared.
Farmers of Emmett and Lebanon are
protesting assessments in the Silver
Greek drainage and reclamation dis
trict before Commissioners Ernst Bod
den, Theresa; T. T. Marshall, Beaver
Dam, and George w. Smith, Burnett
Crowds attended the hearing in Water
town Complaints allege mostly
greater property damage by the lining
of the drains.
An automobile driven by Vigo Mel
son, of Racine, and carrying five pas
sengers, turned complete somersault
on the hill just east of Mound Gene
terry The driver and passengers were
thrown out but sustained only minor
injuries. The accident happened
when the driver attempted to shift
gears while making the hill and the
machine shot backwards, hitting the
curb, and turned completely over. !
La Crosse Rescue Mission children
will have summers outing this year
because dollar club" was formed. A
camp on the banks of the beautiful
Black river, near New amsterdam,
this county, has been cons tructed and
hundreds of children will go there.
Interested persons gave a dollar each
and enough money has been procured
to make a hundred or more children
happy for several weeks at time.
county Agricultural Agent Paul o.
Nyhus of Waupaca County reports
that $4,000 feet of drainage tile has
been ordered, amounting to over
twenty-five carloads for use by farm
ers in this vicinity. He also reports
that scores of other farmers have re-
quested drainage surveys and are
eager to bring into cultivation their
wet or poorly drained lands. Every
bit of land is soon to be put under Gull
tivation.
Green Bay Elks and chairmen of the
campaign for Salvation Army funds
serenaded Frank w. Murphy in recog-
milton of his generosity in presenting
fund of $4,000 to be used for a
Salvation Army headquarters in this
CITY, DR.. NJ D. Coltman, Milwaukee,
state chairman of the campaign for
the Salvation Army fund, stated that
Mr.. Murphy's gift was the largest in
dividual donation made to the Saliva
ton Army in the present drive.
After three years service in Europe,
during which he was connected with
Doth the French and American armies,
Kimberly Stuart, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. T. Stuart, Neenah, returned home,
bringing the croix de guerre and the
Italian war cross, awarded for dis
tinguished service.
Three persons were hurt and traffic