Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1919-05-23

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The Rev. Richard Buythart, Green
Bay, Catholic priest, who was struck
by a train at Coleman while riding in
an automobile, died from his injuries.
Manitowoc county's first blooded
cattle sale brought a large number of
cattle fanciers from all parts of the
state. Grade animals averaged $144
per head.
A twenty-six-pound m~uskelunge,
which had become lodged in the fumes
of a Neenah paper mill, was captured
by Walter Staffeld. The fish meas,
ured four feet.
At La Crosse a movement has been
started among railroad men to raise
money for a soldiers and sailors me-
mortal to be erected at the entrance to
Riverside park.
The largest fish hatcheries in the
Fox river valley will soon be COM
pleted at Neenah. They are being
built by Louis Herziger, veteran an.
gler, for personal experimentation.
Pepin, smallest county in the state,
claims the distinction of having made
it's quota in the fifth Liberty bond
drive in record time. Pepin county
sold $3.50, 900 in bonds in three hours,
going over the top by $4,000.
Thomas La Point and John Greg.
ware of the town of Stettin, Marathon
county were fined $235 each for dyna.
hitting fish on the Little Rib river.
Because they did not have the money
to pay the fine, Judge Reid gave them
eight months in which to pay it.
Fourteen new teachers have been
engaged for the Manitowoc schools,
Leslie Rumsey, who was with the
schools for a number of years as su.
been re-engaged after an absence of
two years with the local shipbuilding
company.
A 100000 milk c~ondencery is being
built at Osseo by the Williams Cream
cry Co., Augusta, to be completed July
]. According to Dairy and Food In
spector Cooke, there are now more
milk condenseries in Wisconsin than
there were in the entire United States
at the beginning of the war.
The federal grand jury at Superior
submitted seventy-four true bills al
leging chiefly violations of Harrison
drug law, federal liquor laws and pos
tai regulations. Greatest secrecy will
be observed until the warrants are
served, but officials indicate that a
wholesale cleanup of undesirables will
result.
So that sleeping accommodations
may be had for all attending the Elks'
state convention, which will be held
at Manitowoc next month, one of the
| Goodrich steamers has been rented
and will provide room for two hundred
or more guests. The boat will be at
the disposal of the lodge for two
nights.
A group of Milwaukee janitors, com
prising the first class for janitors ever
conducted by the University extension
division has recently completed a
course in heating and ventilating pub
lie buildings, and nearly all have re
ceived certificates. The class will
probably be resumed next fall to study
steam-boilers.
After celebrating thirty-six hours,
the longest that a jury has remained
out in the history of Marinette county
judiciary, a verdict OF guilty was
reached in the cases of Tovio Kaura
and Gust. Syrjanen, two upper PENN
sula Firms: They were charged with
robbing John Benes, proprietor of a
Marinette hotel, Of 500.
Six years in the army and wounded
in the campaign against Villa in 1916,
but never SEM overseas, was the expe-
rience of Clyde Butterield, La Crosse
soldier, just discharged. He enlisted
in 1913 in a cavalry unit. When the
United States entered the wal against
Germany Butterfield was sent to Camp
Grant as an instructor and kept that
post until the armistice was signed.
The state council of defense is US
ing every effort to move the 1000, 900
bushels of dried peas still left in the
state. State Marketing Agent w. j..
Jones, Madison, returned from a trip
through the producing sections and
has been able to move a few small
lots. The American market for dried
peas is strictly limited, most Wiscon-
sin shipments in normal times going
to northern Europe.
Peter Tubbs, Seymour banker, is
head Of a committee of citizens from
small towns on the Green Bay and
Western railroad that filed a protest
against the schedule change which al
lows commuters only two hours in
Green Bay. The Green Bay Associa-
ton of Commerce has Endorsed the
protest and application will be made
to the state railroad commission for a
revision of the schedule.
Sixteen saloons in Kewaunee will
close on enforcement of national prohi,
bition, July /. Some will reopen as
sole drink parlors and restaurants,
The city's two breweries practically
went out of business April 80. Both
had been continuously operated foz
nearly sixty years. One Of the brewer,
les contemplates manufacturing non.
Intoxicating beverages. The other re,
tired from business. Loss in revenua
to the city will be about $4,000.
Andrew Nussbicker, SO, pioneer
ouhino+ maker died at his home in