Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-01-10

member of the Masonic order.
Timely discovery of fire in the
basement Of the Menasha high school
probably saved the building from de-
struction. The fire started from an
oil mop.
A heavy snowfall, lasting twelve
hours, has greatly benefited the log
g1ng industry in the Lake Superior re-
gion and has made permanent snow
roads. The snowfall was not excessive
but was enough to insure fine roads
and good business condition.
On Jan. 6 the Sheboygan county
government was turned over to the
Socialists, that party having carried
off the plums at the fall election. The
new sheriff, county clerk, clerk of the
court and treasurer-e1ect are Social
lists.
John Peet and Clarence Felner
Menasha, II and Is years old respec,
lively, narrowly escaped death by
drowning when they broke through
the ice while skating on the Menasha
river. They managed to scramble
back into the ice and reach shore
without assistance.
Mrs. Sever Knutson succumbed to
influenza at her home in Cumberland
on New Years day, leaving husband
and ten children, five of whom are Sc,
riously i'll with the same disease. Two
of her sons are serving in the Ameri
can army. One is overseas.
Coordination of postwar work
among returning soldiers is the pur.
pose of an organization in Menasha
embracing churches, societies and all
war working bodies. Rev. DR.. George
Clicord has been chosen chairman
pro tenn and H. K. Downing is man
ager.
State Treasurer Henry Johnson an
nOunced Jan. that the balance in the
general fund for the close of the cal
endar year is $1,236,363.27. In all
funds of the state the balance was ST.
| 089, 74S.60, as compared with 81 $685.
278.52. A large amount of this sur
plus is highway money that has not
been expended the past year, owing
l
Gordon Finley of Cumberland re-
turned recently from a hunting trip
with bull moose weighing 1900
pounds. Mr. Finley's party started
from Duluth by boat. Upon approach
ing the Canadian line they struck into
the woods, guide plotting them thru
the Jungle" The moose shot by Mr..
Finley had magnificent pair of horns
with spread of three and one-half
feet.
! Farmers of Marathon county have
given more attention to their dairy
herds during the last four years, ac-
cording to County Agent A. G. Burg.
This year promises to surpass the
others because milk is becoming more
valuable 1t is bringing higher fig
ure and consequently the farmer is
devoting more attention to his cows.
Better feed is being given to the milk
producing animals.
The frozen body of John Weston
berg, mill employee, rs years old, was
found in his home in Marinette Wes-
tenberg lived alone, and when friends
failed to see him at work for several
day an investigation was started. A
deputation called at the home and
found Westenberg's frozen body lying
near the stove in the kitchen, where
he had been getting breakfast A full
dinner pail stood on the kitchen Ia
Bile, and Westenberg evidently was
preparing to go to work when stricken.
The housing problem, which has
been one of the most serious handi-
caps Eau Claire has been laboring un-
der the past few years, is thought to
be solved by the recent organization
of the Eau Claire Home Building COM
pany for the purpose of erecting
homes for working men and others.
The company has purchased lots in
various parts of the city aggregating
over forty acres and plans are under
way for record breaking building op-
erations.
The Norden lodge of Eau Claire,
charter lodge of the Scandinavian
American fraternity, formerly the In
dependent Scandinavian Working.
mems association, voted almost ten to
one against the proposed amalgama-
ton of that order with the Scandina-
Wan Fraternity of America, a New
Jersey organization whose member
ship covers the entire United States.
Grand Lodge officers of the order
whose headquarters are locates at
Eau Claire are confident that the ma
jority fthe 1000 members will vote
in favor of the move.
The influenza epidemic accounted
for the loss of 1880 Wisconsin lives
in November, SO far as reports re-
ceived at Madison by the bureau of
vital statistics show. These were re-
ported under the head of influenza or
pneumonia, and represent reduction
of 356 deaths from the October NOR
tally, when 2.616 deaths were the re-
suit of the epidemic. The death rate
for the state in October was 1874 per
thousand people; in November, 16 per
thousand. During the last quarter of
1917 the states death rate was only
1912. Deaths from all causes in No
vember, 1918, as reported by local
registrars, were 4,059; in October, A.
geo. In November, 1917, total deaths
were 2,070.
Lieut. j. P. Davies, who left Madi-
son at the time of the declaration of
war with Germany to join the air
l Il. 49, Il.