Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-01-10
Observation-Disclosures
HAPPENINGS
OF THE WEEK
In WISCONSIN


Herman A. Mason was found dead
in the cellar of his home in Beloit. He
has been ill and it is thought by his
family that he was attacked with apo
plexy.
Numbers of Oshkosh women who
were employed to take the places of
men in industries who were called to
war have been or are being released,
but thus far the feminine labor market
does not appear to be congested.
Joseph Bezio, of Marinette, mem
Der of Company l, first reported miss
ing in action, is now reported officially
as killed in action on Oct. IA. His last
battle was the Argonne. He was 80
years old.
Carp SEEMING in Lac La Belle is
meeting with good results, twelve and
one-half tons of live carp being ship
ped from Oconomowoc recently for
Philadelphia The Thompson COM
pany of Illinois have the work in
charge.
Announcement was made at the
university that Prof. Charles K. Leith,
head of the department of mineralogy
at the university, had been called to
Europe to give advice at the peace ta-
Bile. This is the fourth man to be
called from the University of Wiscon-
sin faculty.
The city of Marinette liQuidated a
debt of $4,000 to three banks of the
city, wiping out its entire indebted.
ness. Henceforth the affairs OF the
city will be conducted on a cash basis,
according to Mayor Joseph Fisher.
The major portion of the money Dor
rowed was Tor school budgets.
The Congregational church in Supe
rior, erected in 1890, and one of the
finest in the state, was seriously dam
aged by fire which started in the base
ment and progressed up between the
walls. A clogged flue is supposed to
have been responsible. The loss is
estimated at $4,000. It is insured.
"Ships that pass in the night" on
Lake Superior, are no longer guided
by the rays from the lighthouses. The
lights were extinguished recently and
they will not be relighted until the
lake is officially declared open for
traffic in the spring. Approximately
100 lighthouses directing traffic on this
waterway have been closed.
Summons and information were
issued at the request of District Attor-
ney Sauthoff against the Madison
Railway company on evidence fur
nished by A. C. Sundstrom and Fred
eI.ick Kilgust, alleging failure to heat
cars properly. 1t is alleged that in
car leaving South Madison at $50 a.
M. on Jan. the temperature was IL
degrees below zero.
Thirty bills and resolutions cover
ing various questions have been pre-
sented by members of the legislature
to the reference library for drafting
and wording into proper bill form
Thirty craftsmen were put to work
The food administration moved out of
the library quarters and desks and ia
bles were installed for convenience of
the bill workers
Almost 1000 students are back at
the university of Wisconsin this quar-
ter. About $500 students have regis
tered. Total enrolment last year was
4,043. The men are back in their fra
ternities and the women again are in
Chadbourne, Barnard and Lathrop
More than 400 old university men are
back from training camps and it is es-
timated that more than one-half Of the
S. A. T. C. men have returned
The village of Fox Lake, with a
population of between $50 and 900
has had a remarkable health record
for the year 1918. Only six deaths oc-
CURED during the year, and not one
was caused by influenza Two of those
who died were over the age of IS, two
between the ages of 65 and rs, and two
were children under l year of age
The last death on record occurred on
Oct. 5.
William Kelly, of Madison, pres
ident of the Machinists' union, has
sent the following telegram to the war
labor boards: Conditions in Madison
serious Men on Aug. / yielded
chances of getting living wage by
striking to persuasion by three gov
eminent officials on strength of prom
Use to satisfactory adjustment within
three weeks. Men are now laid off by
employers and within ten days some
will be without food and fuel. Any
effort to hasten award will be greatly
appreciated"
Many times last summer complaints
were made to the state conservation
commission that large colony of
beaver We're causing damage to crops
near Whittlesey, Taylor County,
by damming streams and flooding
farm lands. Several times the dams
were destroyed by conservation ward
ems, only to be rebuilt by the animals.
1t has been decided to exterminate
the pests and Conservation Wardens
]. w. Foster and M. C. Thorn have
been ordered to trap the animals. 1t
is estimated there are more than 100
beaver in the colony.
Bids will be advertised for this
spring for dredging an anchorage and
turning basin just inside the Superior
entry of the Superior-D Duluth harbor.
The cost will be around 100000 and
an appropriation of $36O,0OO is avail
able. The work will make the Supe-
rior entry one of the best.