Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-11

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Dam, has won an appointment to
West Point.
John Dermin, 1O1 years old, be-
lieved to have been Menasha's Oldest
resident, is dead after living there
for sixty-f1ve years.
Mark Gibbs. recently released from
the navy. died from injuries when
struck by falling tree at Rltter's
camp near RhineIander.
| According to Secretary 3. Q. Bar
stow of the Rhinelander advancement
| association two new manufacturing
institutions will locate there this
year.
Gov. Phillip sent letter of COM
mendation to members OF the Red
Cross Jazz orchestra of Eau Claire.
l-who have earned more than $4,000 for
the Red Cross.
A farmers warehouse will soon be
erected in Viroqua. At a big mass
meeting of tobacco growers held at
the courthouse, it was decided to form
an organization.
A memorial service in honor of the
late President C. r. Van Hise will be
held by the University of Wisconsin
late this month, according to plans
now in preparation.
The United States Tractor COM
pany, a new concern in Menasha, has
purchased a nine-acre tract OF land
along the Milwaukee road and will
erect a factory building.
The American Cooperative associa-
lion, which has mercantile interests
in Rhinelander, has organized a store
company in North Crandon with a
capital stock of $4,000.
Jumping from moving automobile
to catch his hat which was blown off
his head by gust of wind, John
Krumpansik, Sheboygan, fell back
ward and fractured his skull.
One of Peter Vromans choice cows
on his farm near Plainfeld has given
birth to twin calves, one being marked
in color as Holstein and the other
as Guernsey. The mother is a
Guernsey.
w. P. Roseman, for three years
school superintendent at Sheboygan,
has been called by the United States
government to act on an advisory
committee. on the re-education OF dis
abled soldiers.
La Crosses youngest soldier is
back home. a wounded veteran. He is
Frank r. Longway, who went to war
at 16. He received shrapnel wound
in his arm fighting with the Thirty
second division.
Mike Wild and John Strasser, town
of Norwood, Langlade county, were
fined $50 and costs after pleading
guilty to placing nets in the Hunting
river. The arrests were, made by
Warden J. w. Gwidt.
Because he did not observe the
conditions of his parole, Ed Lachman,
one of two boys who robbed a hard
ware store to obtain pistols and am
munition, was sentenced to the Green
Bay reformatory for three years by
Judge Higbee. La Crosse.
Emil Zieman, former Oshkosh boy,
who has been chief engineer on the
United States destroyer Reid, has
been appointed chief engineer of a
new destroyer being completed, ac-
cording to a letter The new destroy
er is 800 feet long, has 100000 horse
power, turbines and speed of IS
knots.
The carfare Of Is cents between
Menasha and Appleton has been re-
stored through voluntary action of
the wisconsin Traction, Light, Heat
and Power company in response to a
plea from Appleton merchants. The
fare of 20 cents was established,
but no commission order governs the
present action.
A ten weeks course to train Amer
icanization teachers started in Ra-
cine, along lines similar to the course
in Milwaukee, under direction of the
university extension division and Don
ID. Lescohier. Racine, Kenosha, Cud-
ahy and South Milwaukee united in
giving the course, and about fifty per-
sons are enrolled.
The first annual Waukesha county
dairy show held at Waukesha assured
the association of the popular sup
port of the exhibition and makes GER
tain it's continuance in years to come,
is the view Of officials. More than
1000 persons attended. Besides a
large attendance from all parts of
the county, there were a number OF
cattle experts from outside the city.
No effort was made to show stock for
sale, but orders were received during
the show for one $500 and one $1,000
bull.
The demand for pearls is greater
than the supply, according to buyers.
Therefore Wisconsin pearl and clam
fishers along the Mississippi are
planning to begin earlier than ever
to go after the clam crop of south
western Wisconsin. Pearl fishing is
the most lucrative of trades in the
Orient and in Wisconsin many pearl
fisherman has become rich, not only
thru the market for pearls, but be.
cause there is a ready market for the
shells in Mississippi river button fac
tories.
Andrew Baetz, 80 years old, died at
his home in Two Rivers. Born in
Stockholm, Germany, he immigrated