Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-18

The eighth congressional conven-
ton of Women's clubs will be held in
Shawano on May 13 and IA. A large
delegation is expected
At recent meeting of the Merrill
school board it was voted to increase
the pay of teachers The new salaries
will range from $40 to $85. "
Armour and company, packers, will
build branch warehouse in Beloit
this summer and make that city
distributing and sales center.
The executive committee OF the
Ashland Y. M. C. A. is making final
drive for $4,000 to refurnish and re-
open the Y. M. G.. A. building
Lieut.. J. Russell Vaughan has re-
turned to Rhinelander after a years
service in France. He was pastor OF
the Church of the Ascension in Mer-
rill when he enlisted.
Libertyville, formerly known as
| "Dogtown', Menasha, is to have z
monument in memory Of the thirty
seven young men of that section who
enlisted in the service.
Two candidates for Dodge county
judge are claiming the office. There
were $500 votes case. William II.
Woodland, present judge, has 3,265
votes and Emil H. Naber, 3,255.
There is a great demand for farm
help in Winnebago county just now.
Numerous calls have been going un.
answered, although the wages offered
range from $S5 to $50 a month, with
board.
Directors of the wisconsin Game
Protective association met at La
Crosse and laid down plans for an in
tensive drive for 5000 members at SIS
each, $1,000 of which is to be used as
an endowment fund.
On her way to attend the funeral of
her brother, William Fisher, La
Crosse. who was killed by an automo-
bile, Mrs. Minnie Liskum, Eau Claire,
was notified of the death of another
brother, Bert Fisher, at Black River
| Falls.
Among the new ventures planned
| for the town Of Dunbar, Marinette
county, are grist mill, a potato ware
house and creamery. A section con-
tanning nine square miles is to be
fenced in and prepared for a sheep
ranch.
| City Food Inspector w. M. Van
Lone claims to have evidence that
short weight butter has been sold at
Beloit. As the butter in question was
made outside of Wisconsin federal
food commissioners are expected to
take hand in prosecutions for viola
tions of interstate commerce laws.
A practicing dentist for fifty-nine
years and still practicing at 70, DR.. l.
HI. Sheerar, Omro, believes he holds
several state records, including those
Of being the oldest practicing dentist
in point of years, active for the great
est number of years and practitioner
in one village for the longest term of
years. He has practiced dentistry in
Omro for f1fty-flve years.
De Pere voted, 3O2 to As, against
the proposition to bond the county for
100000 to build county memorial
"
Some kind of a memorial is preferred
in De Pere, rather than have. big
monument enterprise at the county
seat. Howard and Shawano were for
the county plan, but all other places
outside of Green Bay were strongly
against it.
| An appeal has been made by the La
Crosse Woman's club to the county
board of supervisors for the planting
of trees on either side of the highway
which leads from George street to
Onalaska. 1t is held that the plant
| ing of such trees would serve a dou-
BILE purpose, that of identifying the
highway, and as memorial to the
men of La Crosse county, who have
served in the war.
According to an announcement by
Raymond H. Smith, vice-president of
the Eastern Wisconsin Electric COM
pany, Sheboygan, the electric sur
charge, which has been added to the
regular rates, will be discontinued be-
ginning with the next meter readings.
This surcharge has consisted of an
additional charge of one-quarter cent
per kilowat hour, and has been effec-
tive since Feb. /, 1918.
Thirty returned Lake Geneva soldiers,
sailors and marines have organized
post Of the American War Veterans
association. The following officers
were elected: Capt. b. O.. Reynolds,
president; Lieut.. J. H. Grant, vice
president; Frank L. Peacock, secre-
tary; Lieut.. w. H. Rich, treasurer
The society is a social and fraternal
one for world war veterans, of which
Col. John Turner Of Mansion is state
chairman and Col. John G. Salesman of
Madison state secretary.
Seldom have there been so many
railroad ties brought to Reedsburg as
during the last winter, especially dur
ing the last sleighing when they were
rushed in at the rate of about seven
hundred day. The best red oak is
bringing about IS cents and the best
white oak 95 cents, peeled ties. Last
year the price for red oak was 81
cents. A great many of the ties are
hauled from the North Enfield for
ests, the settlement of Indians be-
tween Reedsburg and Mansion.
Jacob Little Waters, a ful-blooded
Winnebago Indian, who is employed
on a farm near Winneconne claims to