Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-04-25
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
News of the Badger State Arranged
...... in Condensed Form .......
observation-disclosures

of L. too high, they offer in explana-
ton
w. A. Flatley succeeds O. A. Ellis
as chairman of the Oconto county
board. Mr.. Ellis had been chairman
| for twenty-three years.
Fire originating in the Frank Duval
saloon destroyed three business build
| ings at Woodruff, a few miles north
of Rhinelander The loss is estimated
at $4,000.
At ManitoWoc several persons had
their pockets picked during the stop OF
the war exhibits train. The crowd
was so large that it was easy for
clever thieves.
Mrs. Catherine Thorn, for fifty-four
years resident of Kenosha county,
| died at her home in the town of Paris,
while celebrating her eighty-frst
birthday anniversary.
Clyde LaBar, reported missing in
action in France last July, arrived at
his home in lola He fought on four
fronts, was gassed and wounded and
was in hospital four months.
After two years on active sea duty,
George e. Leahy of Stevens Point has
been released from service and has re-
turned home. He made nine round
| trips across the Atlantic.
Frank Fellows of Taylor county was
sentenced at Ashland to serve twelve
years in prison following his plea of
guilty on the charge of committing an
unprintable crime He is a farmer.
Burnett and Kenosha counties are
leading in the campaign to "sWat the
border hem Burnett has poultry
committees appointed by farmers
clubs, which are organizing the cam
paign.
Three hundred attended a district
road school convention at Rhinelander.
The school was under supervision of
F. M. Sergeant, divisional road engi-
neer. Delegates represented seven
counties.
Capt. Thomas P. Horton, one of the
first La Crosse men to enlist in the
railway engineers corps, has been
promoted major, and is on his way
back to America, according to word
received by his wife.
Bayfield,, Douglas and Ashland
counties are working through their
county agents to standardize the
varieties Of field peas SO that better
markets may be secured and the prod
uct may be sold in quantity.
Thirty-two La Crosse grocers united
in an organization for the purpose of
buying directly instead of through
wholesale houses. They claim they
can eliminate the profit of the middle
man and reduce the cost of living.
Kimberly Stuart, Neenah, who serv-
ed as ambulance driver with the
French army and went through four
years of war unscathed, is expected to
arrive home soon. He is a son of w.
2. Stuart, Neenah, paper mill owner.
William Jennings Bryan will speak
in Green Bay at the Orpheum theater
Friday afternoon, May 9. He will de-
liver his lecture Back to Cod" under
the auspices of the Biblical Alliance
for which lie is touring the state of
Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Cheese Producers
federation conducted special cheese
sale from the stock stored in the ware
house recently burned at Plymouth.
The cheese was sold at greatly reduced
price because Of appearance, the quail
ity not being impaired
Ira B. Wensink, Sheboygan, super
visor of assessments for Sheboygan
county. dropped his suit against City
Assessor Henry A. Knocke, charging
assessing city property too low. At
the last election, Mr.. Knocke was re-
elected by comfortable plurality.
Fifteen hundred Green Bay girls
and women have signed pledge cards
to join the proposed Y. w. G. A., ac-
cording to Mrs. Wallace Fisk, chair
man of the membership committee
More than $1,000 of the needed $4,000
is obtained The committee feels
certain the quota will be subscribed
Rev. A. Grimm, Amigo, pioneer
ignation to Peace church. 1t will be-
come effective when his successor is
chosen. Mr.. Grimm has been pastor
for twenty-eight years, the congrega-
ton being formed after his arrival
A new church was dedicated in 1902
The church also supports parochial
school with two teachers. During his
pastorate Mr.. Grimm performed about
1,400 baptisms, instructed about 600
confrmants, performed more than 300
marriages. He is also the organizer
of the Amigo Publishing company
which publishes among other litera-
ture, many books written by himself
under the nom de plume of alfred
Ira"
The Northern Wisconsin Rod and
Game club of Ashland has been en-
gagged in planting millions of trout fry
which have been received from the
conservation and which are being
planted in the trout streams of Bay
field county.
Herman Schuelke was chosen pres
ident of the new Sheboygan council,
succeeding John c. Meyer, Socialist,
who was elected municipal judge.
Mayor Albrecht reported that the
bonded indebtedness of the city had
been reduced $4,000 during the past
year.
Mrs. Belle Ploegmann, Fond du Lac,