Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-07-18
WISCONSIN NEWS
1mportan. Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

" CAONC4 uAOA45 was RAOF00 WAOA -
stem of six-headed specimen of the
trifolium family was found.
The new status Of the Indian is en-
phasized by a report on crop condi-
tions. On the three western reserves
the Indians have $780, 600 acres planted
to wheat, oats and barley.
The newly Incorporated Dairy Prod
ucts Association will erect a cheese
factory in Kempster. The incorpora-
tors are Charles N. Borth, George
Grossman and Russell Knight.
Reorganization of Company E of
Menasha as a unit of the Wisconsin
National Guard is being undertaken by
Menasha. Sixty-fve members of the
historic company will be enrolled.
/. w. w. followers on the Gogebic
range issued a circular calling for a
general strike of all workmen, but the
appeal met with no response. Labor
agitators have been ~endeavoring to
create trouble on the range for the
last year.
Meat poisoning has resulted in. one
death and a total Of so cases in Supe-
rior, all apparently due to meat from
the same source. Samples of the
meat, with the contents of the stom.
ach of the man who died, have been
sent to Madison for examination.
Acting upon a resolution by the
Bayfield, county board, the road com
mittee instructed Road Commissioners
John Friberg to employ on all road
zens. Before the war, no distinction
was made, but it has been found that
| several have neither taken out natur-
alization papers nor made any effort
to make application. j
Johannes Johnson, wealthy resident
of North Cape, was captured and
placed in the county jail after defy
ing officers of Racine county for sew
eral days. Johnson refused, when or
dered, to appear for an examination to
determine his mental condition. When
an attempt was made to bring him in,
Johnson, who is a crack shot, held the
officers away at the point of a gun.
Green Bay capital, augmented by
Peshtigo and Oconto capital, is re-
sponsible for the organization of a
new pulp and paper mill in Peshtigo.
The corporation, named the Peshtigo
Pulp and Paper Company, is capital
lied for $500,O00. Two 132-inch ma
chimes will be installed for the manu-
facture of tissue and light wrapping
paper. Ground weed pulp will also be
manufactured.
Bernard Iddings Bell, for years dean
of st. Paul's Cathedral, at Fond du
Lac, has been elected to the presi-
dency Of the st. Stephens college at
Annandale-on-Hudson, N. Y, which
duties he will assume Aug. 1. Dean
Bell, after resigning as assistant to
Bishop Weller, became a chaplain at
Great Lakes Naval Training station,
being commissioned by the national
war council of the Episcopal church.
A letter from Congressman A. p
Nelson says arrangements have been
made through congressional action
whereby 100000 pounds of INT pow
der will be available for distribution
throughout north Wisconsin under
the direction of the Wisconsin college
of agriculture, to be used in clearing
land and road building. When the
war closed the government had a large
amount of this high explosive on hand.
Charles F.. Larson, cement contrac-
Itor and mason, who disappeared from
his home at Tomah last November UNI
der strange circumstances, has been
located in Oakland, CAL, through the
efforts Of the Mas onic lodge. He
had gone to La Crosse to collect on
some 1paving contracts, and had, it is
said, about $1,000. 1t vas thought he
had been robbed and thrown into the
Mississippi river, but he was evidently
the victim Of some sickness.
The rudiments of disease proven
ton, first aid, and home nursing are
treated in a course especially designed
by the University of Wisconsin extern
sion division to teach ONE and
girls such essentials in the care OF
the sick. The course has already en-
1 IOllGu @Iudly 0IQOOAlO In1Od5IO0C ~
state. The course takes UP the causes
and transmission of disease, conta'
gious diseases Of childhood, colds and
their dangers, personal hygiene, first
aid, applications and irrigations, and
home nursing.
This is another chapter in the life
of the West Salem magazine pullet
only hen in the world that eve laid
nineteen eggs in n day. J. H. Ben
son, La Crosse poultryman, who didn't
believe the story and after investigat
ing filed an affidavit that he saw the
hen lay fourteen eggs in day, has
fourteen chicks Matched from eggs
laid by the famous hen. Only n egg
of the setting was non-productlve
Arrangements have been made to send
the body of the hen to the state uni
versity laboratory after she dies.
John SchmeicheI, Sc, while on his
way to work in the Badger State tan
merry, at Sheboygan, was hit on the
head with a big stone. The stone is
believed to have been thrown by one
of the 300 employees at the tannery
who are on strike.
Leading Madison people are plan
ming a warm welcome to Capt. HoratlC
G. Winslow, son of Chief Justice j.
Winslow of the state supreme court
who is expected home soon after eight
months with the American Expedition
airy forces in Russia. His work neal
afhn4 Ir