Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-02-28

more than years service overseas.
She went with one of the first Ameri-
can units and spent most of her time
in evacuation hospitals near the front.
Maj. c. A. Richards, who has just
returned from service overseas, has
resumed the practice of medicine in
Rninelander. Richards was the first
Rhinelander physician to enter the
| service.
In this age of automobile and auto
| trucks Fred Kruger, a Manitowoc
county man, was found guilty of horse
stealing and paid fine of $500. The
horse was taken from the barn of a
| farmer and was traced by the tracks
| through the snow.
A temporary organization as yet I'M
named, has been formed in Wausau
| by and for men who served in the
army, navy or marine. 1t is planned
| to constitute a permanent organiza-
| ton at future meeting. The present
membership numbers fifty.
Confirmation of the death Of Private
Rudolph Armenian, Neenah, in action
| on October has been received from
| the war department. Private Arne-
mann was given military burial with
services conducted by the company's
chaplain.
A woman of mystery barely escaped
death at Kenosha when she threw her
self in front of the automobile driven
by County Clerk Charles l.. Holder
ess, in an attempt to end her life. The
car was stopped just before it touched
her.
His clothing caught on a revolving
shaft and torn from his body, being
whirled through the air, and finally
thrown face downward, Oscar Kruger,
South Dakota boy who is employed in
a Neenah paper mill, escaped with
minor bruises.
the words 81. w. w." Organize"
Solidarity" "One Big Union, and
victory has led the police of Nee
nah to inaugurate vigorous investi-
CATION. The posters were placed dur
ing the night time on several down
town store windows.
At a convention of school officers
from ali parts of Manitowoc county
consolidation of rural school districts
was urged for better teaching stats,
better accommodations and more adj
vantages for the children. An address
on thrift education by Thomas W.
Boyce was feature.
The milk situation at ManitowOc re-
mains unchanged although the con-
densery's price for the last half of
the month shows a reduction of per
cent milk, the price being $500 Milk
dealers are still paying farmers $4.1O
per hundred-weight and are charging
Is cents per quart for milk.
Teachers of the Second district
school, Appleton, signed a petition
asking for bonus Of $125 for this
year. The petition was presented to
the board. They take the stand that
if the high school teachers, who are
paid more than those in the grades,
ask for that amount that they are en-
titled to it.
School officials at Washburn are
trying to rent rooms to accommodate
pupils who are overcrowding the
school buildings. Some rooms have
nearly twice the number they are sup
posed to accommodate. Unless extra
room ca nbe provided some children
may have to be dismissed.
The dry regime in Ashland resulted
in a marked decrease in the number OF
arrests. In the past six months there
have been 236, as compared with more
than 900 in three months before the
city went dry. There is discussion OF
the advisability of reducing the police
force and abolishing the municipal
court.
At a meeting of Lincoln county
sportsmen it was decided to form a
non-stock corporation to further
plan of fish hatchery on Prairie
river. The object of the new company
will be to develop, and plant trout fry,
to protect fish and especially trout
fry and to preserve the brush along
the river.
Mrs Julia Anderson, GAINESVILLE,
narrowly escaped death from asphyxi-
alton when she was stricken with par
alysis. She was preparing meal and
as she struck match to light the gas
stove she was stricken and in falling
her body hit the stove, opening one
burner. An open door which allowed
fresh air in the room, was all that
| saved the aged woman from death.
In order to secure more capital for
the operation of the Farmers Coop
erative Packing company, Wausau,
and gain more business prestige,
the members decided to reorganize
| the company into a common and pre-
| ferred stock organization and change
| the name to the Wisconsin Packing
company. The capital stock is $780,
| 600 and the company plans to issue
5000 900 in preferred stock.
Marathon county's peace day" cele-
bration will be held at Wausau about
July /, as it is expected nearly all the
| boys will be home by that time. The
| celebration will probably include an
| outdoor carnival at the fair grounds
with a parade, pageant and free din
ner for all boys.
| The mystery Of the disappearance
Of A. Leithoff, Chippewa Falls, was
cleared up when his body was found in
the Chippewa river. Leithoff's coat
and hat were found just below the