Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-03-05
BADGER STATE
| HAPPENINGS


SO expressed themselves when S32
voted for recall, while 1851 voted
against the recall
Emil Zimdars, &c, of Neenah, had a
narrow escape from drowning when he
fell through the ice on the lower lake
while fishing. He was rescued by
companion after a hard tussle.
The Wabeno Agricultural society
voted to incorporate as a non-stock
company Articles of organization
have been drafted and application
made to the secretary of state for a
charter
The<Rev. and Mrs. d. G. Jones, Par
deeville, celebrated their twenty-fifth
wedding anniversary. The unique part.
of the celebration was that the couple
wore their original wedding suits of
years ago.
Dane county is preparing for it's
seasons better highway work. A deal
was closed between the county board
and the Edgerton Sheep Feeding COM
pany for the purchase by the county
of gravel pit for $4,000.
While working in the woods near
Gleason, Gilbert Johnson, 80, Rhine.
lander, was struck by a falling tree,
receiving injuries which caused his
death several hours later Johnson
leaves a wife and six children.
The membership of Talbot Mont
gomery post, American legion, of
Wausau, has almost reached the five
hundred mark and the membership is
being increased at every meeting. Al
most 200 candidates are now awaiting
initiation
Stockholders of the Four Wheel
Drive Auto company of CIintonviIle or
ganized a 100000 corporation to take
over the Menominee Motor Truck
company of Michigan The new plant,
with the Offices, viii be erected in
ClintonvilIe.
Farmers of Florence county predict
an early spring owing to the fact that
number of crows have been seen
within the last few days. The ap-
pearance of these birds generally
means the breakup of winter, accord
ing to old settlers
Fright, due to being accosted and
followed by man who demanded that
he be permitted to escort her home. is
believed to have caused the death of
Mrs. James D. Fox, 80 years old, of
Racine. Haig Jigarzeian is being held
for
The Manitowoc Plating Works has
filed papers at Madison increasing
their capital stock from $4,000 to
$4,000, and plans the erection of large
additions to its plant at the corner of
Twentieth and Franklin streets. The
present plant, erected a year ago. is
5Ox1OO. two stories and basement,
brick structure, and with the additions
will be 100x200 or larger.
The wire grass industry in the out
skirts of Oconto has been booming re-
Gently. A crew Of men has been at
work cutting the grass known as wire
grass" of which there are several hun
dred acres. About 300 tons of the
grass are now stacked along side the
railroad tracks for transportation to
Green Bay, where it will be woven into
mats and rugs for which there is a
great demand
Mrs. Joshua Hodgins, daughter Of
the late United States Senator Isaac
stephenson, has been appointed and
mas accepted a place on the national
committee of 100 women to have
charge of the campaign of the Repub-
hcan party during the next presiden-
tial campaign. Years of life at the
national capital with her father dur
ing his service as representative and
senator qualities Mrs Hodgins for the
important work
MI and Mrs. Stanley Blomski of
the town of Sugar Camp who are ac.
cused OF. the murder of their 6-year-old
son, Alban, were given a preliminary
hearing at ST. Mary's hospital. Rhine
lander, where Mrs. Blomski has been
confined for week following the,
birth of a child. Both pleaded not
guilty They were bound over to cir
cult court, which convenes at Rhine
lander next month under Judge e. H.
Reid of Wausau
Chippewa Falls movie theaters arc
gong to have church competition. .ac-
cofdlng to announcement by the Rev.
A. Bremen of the Methodist church
there. He created mild sensation
when he announced that the church
was going into the movie business
and explained how it was going to do
II. arrangements had been made he
said, to put a big removable screen
back and over the pulpit and in front
OF the pipe organ. The plan is to not
only show religious films, moral I'M
lift films and educational films. bur
such OF the regular film companv's
pictures as weEe considered o. X. by
the proper censors. Films would he
shown that were appealing both to the
old and young.
Edward Noel 1.-THE year and a half
old son of John Noel, climbed onto
the dresser at his home in Marinettc
and drank the contents of a bottle If
vapo cresolene. All efforts to save
the child's life failed, the medicine
containing much acid resulting in in.
ternal burns
The Northwestern railroad is made
defendant in suit filed bv Charles
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