Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-15

years service in France. She was
known among the soldiers as the
Sunshine Girl"
Municipal markets and the establish
ment of stores by the Federated
Trades council for the sale of food
stuffs at the lowest possible price are
! planned to lower the high cost of liv-
ing among the Racine residents.
The blessing of the bell of st.
Mary's church took place at Peshtigo.
The bell was cracked during the cele-
bration attendant upon the signing of
the armistice last November and had
to be sent to Boston to be recast.
Farmers in Winnebago and Fond du
Lac counties are expressing fear over
the possibility of the army worms de-
stroying the corn crop which gave
promise of being the best in many
years. The army worms are present
in large numbers.
! Gov. E. L. Philip has granted a par
don to Charles H. Wilson convicted
in Ashland county, Feb. 9, 1918, and
larceny. He has also restored the
civil rights to Robert Henry, Milwau-
kee, who has been on parole.
Fifty shopmen and car repairers Of
! the Northwestern road went out at
Green Bay in accordance with the gen
eral strike order by the national Off
! GERS of the organization. The men at
the Milwaukee road and Green Bay &
Western shops did not go out.
| Sanitary conditions in the city Of
Neenah were never better than al
present. This was emphasized at the
last meeting of the Neenah board Of
health. Sickness is affecting a very
small percentage of the population
and there are no epidemics there.
An advance of 80 cents hundred
pounds to $3.50 has been made in the
price of milk charged the distributors
by the producers at Superior. 1t is eff
fective for August. The distributors
have not announced whether they will
advance the retail price which is now
ia cents per quart at the milk stations
men.
| Capt. Edward Christofferson has re-
ceived the British military cross for
bravery in action. He was cited fol-
owing the engagement of Aug. %.
1913, while serving with the Second
Royal Fusilliers at Les Boeuss. Capt.
Christofferson is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Peter Christofferson of Neenah, and
practiced medicine previous to his en-
| listment.
The 6-year old daughter of Earl
Putnam, a settler near Balton, Oneida
county, became lost while picking ber-
ries and remained in the woods all
night When found at noon the fol-
lowing day she was asleep III the hol-
low of an old log. Aside from having
been badly bitten by mosquitoes the
child was none the worse for her ex-
perience.
Wisconsin school children should be
encouraged to raise poultry and to
know more about poultry. This will be
one means by which poultry produc
creased. This was the gist of an adj
dress by A. A. Thompson, state de-
partment of public instruction, before
the states supervising teachers at
Madison.
Miss Katherine Beck, Oconto, has
brought suit for $4,000 against Edgar
G. Wallace, Chicago, one of the Wal
lace brothers, who own a large sheep
range in Oconto county, for breach of
promise. The plaintiff alleges that she
promised to marry Mr.. Wallace last
| October, and that the marriage was
set for not later than June, and that
he refused to make good his promise.
Frank Sanek, formerly of the Dun
ming asylum, at Chicago, arrested for
burglary at La Crosse after trying to
sell three pairs of shoes, was commit
ted to jail for 80 days pending negoti-
ations between Illinois and Wisconsin
officials to return the man. to Chicago
Sanek is an alien and Cook county off
Gals insist that Wisconsin pay the ex-
penses of transporting him back to
Chicago.
| One hundred farmers, nearly all re-
siding in the town of Ashippun, Dodge
county, but a number in Lebanon and
Ixonia, have formed a corporation
which will conduct general store in
Ashippun. Each stakeholder sub
scribed for share of stock in the
corporation at 500, and the $4,000
| capitalization was used to purchase
the stock of goods of Radtke Bros
store. The members of the co-opera-
tive company are enthusiastic over
the outlook and believe that it will
work to mutual benefit.
Lumber dealers at Appleton have
notified carpenters that lumber prices
have gone up approximately 10 per
cent This is the second raise since
June T. Dealers assert that the cost
of labor is one of the principal rea-
sons for boosting lumber prices. Hem
lock lumber Of the cheapest grade is
now selling for $50 per 1000 feet, an
Increase of So over the price list Of
June Z. Maple flooring was boosted
SIS to $105 per 1000 feet. Southern
pine was given a $40 boost and every
other kind of lumber was given a pro-
portional raise. Carpenters assert that
this boost will result in further cur
tailment of building operations.
Ground was broken for the new
Brookfield State Bank at North Brook
fold Tho hd1i1dinp will he 42x26 in