Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-04-30


to replace the Badger State tannery
recently destroyed by fire, will be
erected at Sheboygan by the Armour
Leather company. The contract has
been let.
Plans have been approved at Mani
towoc for ten family apartment
house to be erected on the north side,
in the residential district 1t will be
the first large apartment house to be
constructed there.
William T. Darling, for many years
superintendent of the Florence
schools, has been named city superin-
tendent of schools of Eau Claire. Dur
ing the last few years he has been To-
Gated in Two Rivers.
Arthur Taylor, owner of the Rhine
lander Bottling works, has become
candy manufacturer. The Oneida
Candy company has just been organ
lied. He expects to manufacture all
kinds of bulk and package candy.
The North American Steamship
company's steamer Peter Reiss ar
rived in Sheboygan with the first
cargo of coal brought there this sea-
son. 1t consists of 10000 tons of
bituminous coal loaded at Huron, O..
Sidney Wright, well known team
ing contractor, was kicked and tram
pied to death by one of his horses at
Rhinelander. Mr.. Wright had entered
the stall to put Birdie on the horse,
and was found some time later fatally
injured. He died a few hours later
Melvin T. Solve, Rice Lake, has
been awarded a travelling fellowship
in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, by
the American Scandinavian foundation
at New York city. Solve, with Is
other students who have received sim
liar awards, will sail soon from New
York.
Missing for sixteen years and be-
lieved to be dead, Elmer Osgard gave
his mother. Mrs. A. Bartholomew, a
shock when he appeared at her home
at Onalaska He ran away from home
and joined the circus. He is now
known &C Capt. White in show circles
and is said to be one of the greatest
fish imitatOrs known.
Frank Peters, 10, claims to have
been shot at three times while hunt
ing near his home in the Town of
NeWbold One of the bullets passed
through his coat and shirt over the
heart. Frank Griffith, neighbor was
accused by Peters as being responsible
for the shooting and warrant was
issued for Grifith's arrest.
Building operations were almost
suspended at La Crosse due to the
sympathetic strike of building trades
men. Contractors have refused to
recognize the new hodcarriers' union
Some 200 brewery workers who de-
clared strike some time ago are still
out. The open shop idea has been
proclaimed by many employers.
A months search participated in by
the police of three states ended when
Anton Lucksinger, 20, wealthy farmer
near Beloit, was located in the Pres
byterian hospital in Chicago. When
he disappeared March / he carried
$500 on his person and it was feared
that he had met with foul play. He
wrote his family that he had under
gone serious operation on his throat
Manitowoc Aerie No. 687, Fraternal
Order of Eagles, promises to make the
biggest showing in the history of the
order at the Oshkosh convention. The
present plans call for a marching club
of more than 400 and it is hoped to
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already been ordered and the mem
bers are drilling under ex-service Off
GERS. The convention is set for Osh-
kosh, June to 10.
Lewis P. Mosher, "a years old, was
granted a divorce from Margaret
Mosher. 40 years old, by Judge Agnew
at Waukesha. They were married in
1916. The plaintiff told the court that
Mrs Mosher had chased him about
the place with pitchfork. Religious
differences cropped into their married
life Mr.. Mosher said. The defendant
was awarded $4,000 of the $4,000 es-
tate of her husband
The report of the industrial COM
mission upon the work of the state
free employment Offices during the
month of March, shows that registra-
lions exceeded those of last year by
/ per cent, calls for help As per cent,
and placements by 10 per cent. There
W ere registered at the II employment
offices 1860 applicants, and calls for
14,718 men and women. Of the 1888
referred to positions, 1905 reported
back as hired.
Every high school in the state of
| Wisconsin will have chance to send
a track team, large or small, to the.
annual interscholastic track meet
which will be held at the University
of Wisconsin in Madison on May %.
The meet this year will be divided
into two classes, "A" and "B', class
! "A'' being for the larger schools and
class "B" for the smaller ones. There
will be separate races and separate
prizes for every event in the two
classes. High school athletes taking
part in the meet will be entertained
| in various ways. Saturday evening
| the University Circus will be staged
| on the lower campus. All the features
of a regular circus will be duplicated
| by the university students.
Alex Falikson, granite cutter in the
employee of the Pike River company at
Amberg, Wis, was awarded $9S9.95 by