Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-03-14
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

GLASS DIT Tie M0Frlll WOOQ0uWdr0 com
pany's plant.
w. A. Laughlin, first supervisor
teacher of Shawano county, died al
Ashland. after an operation. His body
was shipped to Appleton where the fu
neral was held.
B. e. Bliss and his son Everett w
Bliss, graduate of the college of agri
culture, University of Wisconsin, have
opened a creamery at Florence Both
are Marinette men,
The Shawano Red Cross chapter
has established a canteen for the re
turned soldiers and sailors, rest and
pool and billiard rooms and also lunch
counters have been provided.
The Sheboygan Labor council has
urged the common council to hasten
all work on city improvements and
employ Sheboygan labor only on mu-
nicipal projects to provide ample work
for returning men.
La Crosse county will spend about
$4,000 on roads this summer plan
ming to complete the highways con
Meeting La Crosse with Sparta on the
transcontinental run, and also to
Galesville and viroqua
Lieut.. Albert Hundermark of Clin-
tonvlIIe is alive and well although re-
ported killed in action. His brother,
Charles Hundermark of Marinette, re
ceived a letter from the lieutenant
stating that he had been reported
among the missing.
S. H. DooIey has resigned as cashier
of the Horizon First National bank
and will leave for Ladysmith, where
he has accepted a position as cashier
at the Ladysmith State bank. A. c
Tennison of Arlington succeeds Mr..
Dooley at the First National bank.
The Hotel Neenah, the first hostelry
ever established in Neenah, and which
has an interesting history, will close
it's doors on April 1. The property
was recently purchased by a Neenah
hardware firm and the building is to
be remodeled and made into a house
furnishing store.
At meeting of the Manitowoc City
council bill for $50 for repairs to an
automobile was presented and allowed
and it developed that the fire chief, j.
H. Kratz, while Violating road rules,
had collided with the car of citizen.
The chief came in for lecture for his
driving.
Marinette county has a four-corner-
ed race for probate judge this spring.
The candidates are Judge A. E. Davis,
for reelection, Attorney w. F. Haase,
Attorney C. c.. Daily and Attorney
John Frankie. Mrs. Gertrude Schwit-
tay has no opposition for the office
of county superintendent of schools.
Two years in state prison was
melted cut to Charles Rosenstock, Ke-
nosha, formerly connected with the
police department and also once a
second lieutenant in the army, upon
his conviction on statutory charge
after being arrested with Miss Ethe-
vim Larson He admitted in court that
his legal wife is living in Chicago.
County Agent George A. Blank, in
cooperation with the Washington
County Holstein Breeders association,
conducted pure bred bull sale at
West Bend. Sixteen pure bred bulls
were Sold Arrangements are under
way for a similar sale to be held at
Hartford at a later date, and for a
battle against the scrub throughout
the entire county.
Wayne Hagen, Shawano, has ar
rived home from overseas. Late in
August he was struck by a bullet. In
his pocket was a screwdriver and a
large French coin. The bullet hit
these articles and drove them far into
his side, but the fact that the pieces
were there saved his life. He has the
bent screwdriver and coin now to
show how close a call he had.
When the ice broke up on Green
Bay fishermen in the southern part OF
the county had some exciting expert.
ences. Harry Sawdo and William
Schneider of Little Sturgeon were
carried across Green Bay on an ice
foe and had a narrow escape from
death. After spending nearly twenty
four hours on the foe they landed
near Marinette. Several thousand
dollars worth of nets were lost when
the ice broke up.
About $50 men are now at work at
Camp Robinson, constructing build
ings to house the explosives to be
stored there. Sixty portable ware
houses will be put up, twenty feet
wide and sixty feet long. These will
be located in the hills, about four
miles from camp. They will be sci
about eighty yards apart. When com
pleted they will be enclosed by a fence
twelve miles long, and this portion OF
the camp grounds will be closely
guarded.
j. w. LETTERS, 80 years old, for fifty
years a prominent citizen of Washara
county, died in Hancock. He served
as county treasurer several years and
was president of the village. He was
well known in Masinoc circles thru
out the state.
After having been gassed in action
over there, Harry Stroetz, Neenah
private in the first division, has ar
rived home to remain, having receiv
ed an honorable discharge. Although
he was gassed in one of the early bat
ties Private Stroetz says that he still
feels the effect of the burns
That Rock county voters will decide
the question of hondino tho county for