Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-09-12

| The Central Labor union plans a
modern two-story labor temple of
brick at Rhinelander, one of the most
up-to-date labor temples in the state.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. R. Hutton, Chicago,
are in q Menominee, Mich, hospital,
seriously ill as a result of having
eaten what they believed to be mush-
rooms.
All arrangements are completed for
the tenth annual Glenwood inter
county fair. st. Croix and Dunn coun-
ties, which will be held here on Sept.
10, II and IL. Increased premiums
will be given this year.
After being out nearly five hours a
jury returned verdict of $625 com
pensatory damages for Martha Suick
of Amigo, against Abe Krom. The
charge was using defamatory Ian
guage. The plaintiff asked $4,000.
Miss Constance Hayes, Kenosha,
the only woman decorated for war
service by the king of Serbia, has re-
turned home. Miss Hayes was in
charge of the fight waged against the
white plague in, King Peters domain.
The Wisconsin railroad commission
has ordered an increase in rates for
the municipality owned water, light
and heat utilities of Hartford. Gross
earnings for the last year fell short
of meeting the operating expenses by
more than $4,000.
/ A $2,0O0,OOO highway bond issue for
Washington county was carried at the
polls on Tuesday, Sept. 2, by a majo-
rity Of 808 votes. Work on new con-
crete roads will begin in the spring.
It will be one of the biggest highway
projects attempted in the state.
| Purchase of half block of property
on East river at Green Bay is announc-
ed by the Brown County Equity Milk
exchange, which will engage in the
distribution of dairy products, ma
chinery and warehouse articles. The
exchange is incorporated for $4,000.
The Rev. C.. Neumann, who accept
ed call to the pulpit of Peace Luth-
eran congregation at Amigo, arrived
from Athens, where he served as pas
tor for five years. He succeeds the
Rev. A. Grimm, who retires to devote
his attention to his publishing bust
ness.
Miss Mary Hanley. Gettysburg, S.
i D., has been engaged by the Stevens
Point Woman's club for school nurse.
She assumes her duties at the opening
of the public schools. The club was
instrumental in getting passage of a
resolution by the council authorizing
engagement Of the nurse. The club
will pay her salary until Jan. ! and
the city will pay it after that.
According to statistics from the
county agricultural agents Office
there are about 5000 dairy cows in
Oneida county, an increase of about
% per cent for the last ten years.
There are two creameries and one
combination creamery and cheese fac
tory although the Rninelander cream
cry receives milk and cream from over
the entire northern part of the state.
| The struggle between the Wiscon-
sin Gas and Electric company, and
the Kenosha patrons of it's heating
service, was renewed when the com
pany sought applications for service
for the coming year with explanation
that the price would probably be sew
enty cents per thousand, instead of the
old rate Of forty-four cents. Many OF
the patrons refuse to sign the con.
tracts.
A chain of canning factories is
planned around Fairchild, with
plants to be built at once at Fairchild
and at Osseo by the Wisconsin Can
ned Food Co., Fairchild, 100000
concern. The incorporators include
w. F. Hood, Willard Foster, G. G. Cal
kins, C. M Sherwood, Fairchild; T. O.
Ballard, manager, formerly of the
Minnesota food commission; A. c.
Buker and C. F. Ludwig, Greenwood.
/ Monroe was the host for 160 dairy
ment and farmers from Fort Scott
and Bourbon county, Kans., who ar
rived on special train to inspect the
Green county dairy and cheese indus
tries The tourists placed orders for
thirteen carloads of dairy cattle to be
sent to southeastern Kansas. A din.
ner and dance at the Borden cendens-
cry and a tour in motor cars about
the county where the sunflower boost
ers visited diaries, stock farms and
cheese factories were on the program
of entertainment.
/ Henry A. Moehlenpah of Clinton,
Wis, was nominated by President
Wilson to be a member of the federal
reserve board, succeeding F. A. De
lano, resigned. Mr.. Moehlenpah, who
is the president of the Citizens bank
of Clinton, was the democratic can
didate for governor two years ago.
In 1913 and 1914, Mr.. Moehlenpah
was president of the Wisconsin Bank
ers' association, and for the last three
years member of the executive coun-
Gil of the American Bankers associa-
ton. He is now a member of the ex-
ecutive council of the state bank sec
ton of the American Bankers associ
alton and thus in touch with 25,000
state banks in the nation. During the
war he was an active participant in
tn Y. M G. A., Liberty loan, War Saw
ings stamp and war work fund drives
A coroner's jury exonerated the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad OF
the death Of Eldon Schulz, Madison
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