Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-15

county, M6TT1ll SpOECSul6n are dufO-
eating the planting of wild rice on the
shores of the reservoir above the
He1neman dam on the Prairie river
and on the shores of inland lakes.
For having cartridges in their pos
session Eugene Toney of Milwaukee
and Calvin. Saxer of Chicago were
fined SIPS and costs in municipal court
in Eagle River. Both were members
or Maj. Smiths camp for boys on
Cranberry lake.
Because they claimed exemption
from the selective service act on the
grounds that they were not citizens"
Bonnie Romanoski, Ulisse Morechitti,
August Toniolo and Demenic OZzello
of Hurley, were refused citizenship
papers by Circuit Judge G. N. Risjord
of Ashland.
E. A. Simon, superintendent of the
De Pere schools, has been selected by
Warden r. NJ. Cowles to take charge
of the educational work at the state
reformatory. Complete reorganiza-
ton of the school is planned by the
new leader, who will assume his du-
ties Oct. Is.
George Geshel and Anton Raineri
both of Pence, Iron county, were as
sessed fine and costs of $120 each
when arraigned in municipal court in
Hurley. They were charged by fed
eral prohibition officers with posses
sion of liquor in their soft drink par
lors. Both entered pleas of guilty.
Arrangements are being prepared
for the holding of Farmers institute
in Brentwood several days during the
winter months. The last farmers in
stitute was conducted there six years
ago and was very successful. Local
farmers are now petitioning state Of
f1cials and the University of Wiscon-
sin for the institute.
Orders affecting public utilities in
eight Wisconsin cities and towns have
been made public by the railroad COM
mission In each case the utility had
petitioned for rate increases, hear
ing had been held, and by the COM
missions orders, increases are grant
ed in all cases excepting a service
charge. asked by the Rhinelander
Light and Power Co.
While Mrs G. O. Hillbury and son
and Mrs Hide Olson and two small
sons were picking blackberries east of
Florence, a large black bear appeared
Dropping their pals they ran, with
the bear in pursuit. Arriving at Z
clearing, where their car was parked,
the animal abandoned the chase and
returned to the woods.
Clarence f. Green was sentenced to
seven and one-half years at Green
Bay after changing his plea to guilty
to the charge of. defrauding Madison
business men out of $4,000 on fraud
ulent mortgages. Green, a young law
yer, forged signatures on over $4,000
of collateral mortgages over, a year
ago and on the eve of apprehension
he absconded.
All length records have been
smashed at the register of deeds
office in Green Bay. 1t is trust deed
of the Peninsular Service Co. of Mil
waukee to the First Wisconsin Trust
Co., also Of Milwaukee. The paper
contains 29 typewriter pages and
about 1860 words. The deed bears
$3.50 worth of revenue stamps 1t will
take about three days to record it in
it's entirety.
Rusk county's million dollar land
clearing contest closes on Nov. 1. On
that date teams of judges viii com
mence reviewing the work and select
ing the prize winner. A. very credit
able showing has thus far been made
in the county and the next few weeks
will see still greater advancement.
The slogan of the contestants is 5000
More Cleared Acres in 1920"
Officials of the Union Tannery,
Tomahawk, have received notice that
after the present run of hides is fin
ished, the plant will shut down for an
indefinite period. The cause of the
shutdown is the present shortage of
hides and the unsettled condition of
the market. Shoe manufacturers are
unable to find market for their
shoes, and other lines of the leather
business are in much the same con-
dition.
Lincoln county's test of all her cat.
tie for tuberculosis has started in the
tswn of Somo State officials J. P.
West and DR.. A. T. Olson were on the
job and in a month will be assisted
hN other members of the state staff.
After JAM /, complete staff will be
at work in Lincoln county. The plan
is to keep Lincoln county's cattle free
from tuberculosis and after this test
is made, no cattle will be permitted
to enter the county without first hav
ing passed a satisfactory test.
Wisconsin farmers are making over
81, 100000 a year by cooperating in
shipping livestock. Beside the saving
of money, much time and labor is
saved in buying, collecting and de-
livering the stock. MANY advantages
result to the members of livestock as
sociations, to the community where
such an association is doing business,
and to the livestock industry in gen
eral," says B. H. Hubbard, of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin experimental sta
ton.
The Wisconsin Union Of the Amer
lean Society of Equity and the Wis
consin Federation of American Farm