Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-01-24

DR.. F. c.. Rogers OF OcOnomoWoc,
captain of the sanitary detachment,
Eighth regiment, of the state guards,
has. received his commission as major.
Benedict De Clarke, a Beloit Bel
gian who fought with the Americans
| in France and was taken prisoner, is
back in America again.
Among the soldiers announced by
the war department as having been
released from German prison camps,
are Martin zygmund, Madison, and
Alvin Budlong, Marinette.
An amendment to articles of incor-
poration was approved by Commits
sioner of Banking Marshall Cousins
of the Bank of Fredonia. increasing
It's capital from $4,000 TO $4,000.
The first load of hay taken across
I the Peshtigo river this winter was
hauled a few days ago by billy goat
driven by Francis Collard and Clar-
ence Payne Of Marinette.
The Waupaca county board adopt
ed the county agricultural agent sys-
TEN and engaged Paul O. Nyhus, for
mer emergency food agent who was
drafted in war service and left Wau-
paca last fall.
A memorial service was held at the
Oconomowoc Methodist church for
Private Allen H. Atwater, who died
on Nov. IL, armistice day, as a re-
suit of wounds received in battle that
day The sermon was given by Rev.
A. A. Myers.
d. S. Tullar, Waukesha, has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Philip as district at
torney Of Waukesha county TO succeed
his son, Maurice, who died of inf1u-
enza. There were many applicants
for the place, including Assemblyman
John f. Buckley.
Col. George G. Higbee, SO years old,
who came to Wisconsin in the early
days, died at his home in Beaver Dam.
He was a well known sportsman He
took part in bowling tournaments
when more than so years old. He was
a former postmaster of Beaver Dam.
Father Walter A. Beaudette, former
pastor of ST. Mary's church, Rhine
lander, who has served as chaplain in
France since November, 1917, writes
that he will return in February. He
was in the thick Of some of the heavi-
est fighting and on several occasions
was commended by officers for brav-
cry under fire.
Private Leon Holeowinski, of Rob
bins was killed in action Oct. IL, ac-
cording to word received by the par
ents. Holeowinski was assisting 9TH
ers in carrying Frank Cairnes, a
Rhinelander boy, off the field when a
machine gun bullet struck him in the
head.
The La Crosse Telephone company,
Independent, has purchased the prop
erty of the Wisconsin Telephone COM
pany in La Crosse and also contract
ed to- operate it's long distance lines
after May 1. The merger of the tele-
phone companies is the first consum-
mated in Wisconsin since the govern
ment took over control of the utilities.
Lieut.. A. ]. Crowns has arrived in
Grand Rapids from France. Mr..
Crowns was an aerial observer. He
will resume the practice Of law Just
before leaving Europe Lieut.. Crowns
had the pleasure of meeting his broth
er, Lieut.. George Crowns, who was
captured by the Germans at Chateau
Thierry. George is expected home in
the near future.
L. Marion Roberts, a resident of
Jefferson county for seventy nine
years, is dead. Mr. Roberts came to
Fort Atkinson from Fenner, Madison
county, New York, in 1889, where there
were but three logs left standing of
the old fortified barracks used by
Gen. Atkinson during the Black Hawk
war. He is survived by three sons
and three daughters.
To act as mineral adviser for the
American delegates to the peace con-
ference, Prof. G.. K. Leith, chairman
of the geology department, of the
University of Wisconsin, sailed for
Europe on Dec. 81 with other repre-
sentatives' of the war industries, war
trade and shipping board Through
out the past year, Prof. Leith has been
in Washington acting as mineral adj
wiser for these war boards and direct
ing their joint mineral work, with spe-
cial reference to imports and exports.
The Lebanon swamp, six miles
north of New London and containing
$500 acres of good soil, is to be
drained according to plans now ma
turing. This swamp was one Of the
serious obstacles to the settlement of
the eastern part of Waupun county
as all goods came up the Wolf river
on boats and must be conveyed fur
Their by team 1t is estimated that the
drainage will add 100000 to the value
of the land.
Forty-nine soldiers from Eau Claire
county died in the war, according to
compilation made. Seventeen fell
in action, five died Of wounds,
twenty-four of pneumonia and three
of unspecified diseases. Six commits
stoned officers, all lieutenants, are in
cluded in this list Co. E of Eau
Claire has lost twelve men by death
and the report is that only eleven
members went through the war with
out receiving a wound.
Kenosha's first Red Cross heroine
is home from France SFor eight