Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-08-29
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.


| to the shoulder, two ribs broken and
was badly shaken up when. his sleeve
caught in some machinery.
Forty-three real estate transactions
of Wausau property were made in
| two weeks there this month. High
cost of building has practically stop
| ped the erection of new homes. Rent
| Is high. and houses are at a premium.
The Eau Claire county training
school for teachers opened recently
| for the full semester with the largest
enrolment in the history of the
school, The same faculty, headed by
Principal F. e. Jaastad, is in charge.
The state convention of Kings
Daughters will be held at Sheboygan
Falls on Monday and Tuesday, Oct. 8
and 8. The three Falls circles will
furnish the entertainment. The pro-
gram is under the supervision of Mrs.
| Harry Thomas, Sheboygan, state pres
| ident.
Jerry SulIivan's mother-in-law pre-
| sented the Be1oit court with a tooth
which she alleged Jerry had knocked
out when he hit her. Jerry, asked
the judge, did you strike this
woman?' Judge" cried Jerry, Il
never laid hands on her" The jury
viewed the tooth Guilty" they de-
cided Sullivan paid his fine.
Capt. Edmund Arpin, One Hundred
and Twenty-seventh infantry. has
been commissioned by Gov. Philip to
enlist a company for the new Ma
| tional guard in Grand Rapids. He has
issued call to returned veterans to
enlist Capt. Arpin made record in
France as a whirlwind fighter and
was wounded while leading scouting
party near Rumigny year ago.
A War Savings stamp society has
been organized at Elderon, with 3. j.
Benson as president. 1t will work in
conjunction with the ElderOn commu-
nifty of which Mr.. Benson is presi-
dent. One of the good results of the
club has been the removal of all stone
from highways within several miles OF
the village, the work being done by
/ SQUADS under the command of Boy
| Scouts.
e. A. Fitzpatrick, secretary Of the
state board of education. has started
survey of the educational facilities
of the state for Gov. e. L. Philip.
Gov. Philip wants the information to
aid in deciding on the feasibility of
calling a special session of the legis-
lature to enact legislation providing
| for free tuition for all Wisconsin sol
diers and sailors who served in the
world war.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will
begin it's fall sessions on Oct. at
Madison Arguments will be made in
about the first thirty cases that week
and an adjournment will be taken for
about three weeks. The court will an
nounce it's first decision about Nov. l.
| The calendar of cases for considera-
| ton is not as long as two years ago.
The war seems to have put stop to
much litigation.
Edward Murray, II, GAINESVILLE,
"Brick Bat Bandit" who pleaded guilty
to robbing at least five soldiers in the
| last few months, was sentenced to ten
years at Green Bay reformatory by
Judge Maxfeld. The boy said that he
md a companion made specially of
robbing discharged soldiers. He ex-
planned that their method was to lead
an intoxicated service man to some
out of the way place, knock him
senseless with brick and take his
money. A companion of Murray is in
| jail
Prof. T. w. Galloway, Beloit college
| zoology chief, was granted one year
| leave of absence in order to allow
| him to take charge of the organization
of program of education in sex n.y.
giene for the Anne rican Social Hy-
giene association. Headquarters for
the work will be in New York City,
| Mr.. Galloway is known throughout the
educational world of America as an
authority in his own line. With the
| Beloit man in his new work will be
associated DR.. M. J. Exener, national
Y. M. C. A. organizer. Mr.. Galloway
leaves for the east at once.
"Ninety-day corn" the dream of the
northern wisconsin farmer, has be-
come a reality in Chippewa county.
Alvin Shifts, farmer, six miles south
of Stanley, plucked full ripe ears OF
corn, Aug. 10, from six-acre field
which was planted May IA. Mr.. Shifts
states that the entire field of Golden
Glow corn is now ready for the harv-
est, and that there are fine full ears
on every stalk just as good as the
sample which he brought into the city
to show incredulous friends. He has
lived in the Stanley country for a
good many years and he is "hep" to
weather conditions around northern
Wisconsin. He says there will be no
frost until the moon changes in the
middle of September, and that every
one who planted corn this year will
be able to harvest 1t.
A committee of citizens is assisting
John Knispel, ice dealer, to get an
outside supply of ice to relieve the
famine at WATERFOWL. No delivery of
/ ice has been made to homes for ten
days and only enough is on hand for
| the most important public business
houses.
The Racine Common Council has
| voted to force all saloons to take out
a city license for the coming year
The cost of the license, $500, is SO
| high that it is believed fully one-half
! Of the 125 saloons in Racine will with
| drau rhoir ann1icatiOnS and retire