Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-11-05

for expenditures of $3.50, 920.
John Fusik, 8, son of George Fusik,
residing on a farm near Menomonee
Falls, was fatally shot by his brother.
Frank, IA, while the two boys were
shooting at target with small rife.
Frank Brchal and Charles Zitney,
two members of hunting party of
five from Chicago, pleaded guilty to
a charge of transporting liquor and
each was fined $3.50 and costs by Judge
A. D. Goodrich, Amigo.
Bishop Koudelka of the Superior
diocese has requested the transfer of
the Rev. Father John B. Owen, pastor
of st. Francis Xavier church of Merrill,
to the passionate of the cathedral con-
gregation in Superior.
AS delegates to the Farmers Ma
tional congress to be held Nov. 1919,
at Columbus, Gov Philip appointed
the following: Walter Houser, Mon
dow; Ira Mjchryst, Hudson; R. P.
Ames, Oregon; and L. ]. Roe, Stanley.
Leo Konopacki, arrested at Stevens
Point several weeks ago charged with
resisting an officer, was assessed fine
of $50, with the alternative of spend
ing six months in the county jail. He
paid up, the total amounting to $84.03.
Konopacki, it was alleged, brandished
More than 1000 Pythians from
lodges in the Fox River valley and
northeastern Wisconsin will meet at
Appleton the latter part of November
to participate in the initiation OF ap-
plicants for membership in these
lodges. The rank of page will be given
to more than 100 applicants.
The Holstein dispersal sale of the
Henry Siemers and Joe Silbernagel
herds with the consignment OF Is well
bred animals of Wippermann Brothers
at the Lake Park farm on the Lake
Shore road four miles north OF She
boygan, brought in $10,735. Bidding
was comparatively active throughout
the auction and some animals sold as
high as $525.
During the two years ending June
80, 1920, the industrial commission is
sued 54,822 orders upon employers re-
lating to safety and sanitation. More
than half of these orders were on
transmission apparatus. There were
also more than 1000 orders in each of
the following groups: Elevators, ma
chinery, sanitation, electrical safety
and fire prevention.
The Superior division of the Duluth
Street Railway Co. has made only $425
over all expenses, including interest,
sinking fund and taxes, in the t1rsC
nine months of this year, according to
Herbert Warren, vice president and
general manager of the company, who
testified before C. D. Jackson of the
Wisconsin railroad commission at the
city hall
Farmers residing in the vicinity OF
Spirit Falls complain about the high
cost Of car haulage from that point
to Tomahawk via the TomahaWk,
Marinette and Western railroad, and
will make an effort to have the Mil
waukee road extend it's Newwood
branch Of the Wisconsin Valley diyi-
sion to Spirit Falls. They are willing
to contribute part Of the right of way
provided the right of way does not cut
their farms in two.
Because of the change in dates of
the Wisconsin state potato show at
Milwaukee, a similar change is made
in the plan of the Wisconsin Seed Po-
| tato association. The latter organiza-
ton announced it would meet at Penn
bine, Marinette county, Dec. !. The
state show is now to be held Nov. 80.
to December 4 and the Certified Seed
association has changed it's date TO
Dec Is. at Pembine.
John Mclaughlin, farmer near Mer-
rill, was paroled for one year in the
care OF state probation of1cers, by
Judge A. H. Reid, in circuit court at
Merrill. Mclaughlin chased some
boys from his land with shotgun,
firing charge i4 their direction. One
of the fine shot struck one OF the boys,
although Mclaughlin claims he did not
| intend to shoot at them. In addition
to being placed under parole, Nc
Loughlin was ordered to pay all
charges and medical fees in the case.
Eric Mikelson, Pembine, Marinette
L county, T0pOILS q ACAhc1A HA@~NAS JASAN-
| from five acres of Triumph pure bred,
certified potatoes. He harvested at
the rate of $50 bushels to the acre.
The figures have been checked by
County Agent Sibole and by State Pc
tato Inspector Brand, and the latter
believes they constitute state record
for yield an acre of pure bred seed.
He SAYS he would not be astonished to
learn when reports are compiled from
all states that the Mikelson yield will
constitute a national record.
The Fond du Lac police department
is waging war upon speeders this sea-
son, there being already 81 Violators
of the city speed laws hailed into court
from the middle of May until Oct %.
Allowing that the minimum fine of SO
was paid by each offender, the city re
ceived 1910 for speeding fines alone,
which, together with court costs.
would mean that speeders paid a mini
mum total of $1,21O95. The war upon
i the speeders and reckless automobile
i drivers will be continued next season
and will be even more forcefully en-
forced.
i A labor shortage existed during
i September in all cities OF the state
with public employment offices except