Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-08

The personal property assessment
in Green Bay shows an increase OF
$3,222,576 according tc City Assessor
x. Parmentier. In 1918 the property
tax was based on S10.665,356
The Rev. w. w. Shannon, evangelist,
former mayor and ex-owner of a brew
cry, in an address to women at
Neenah dep1ored the influence Of the
public dance hall and indiscriminate
attendance of the movies. He pleaded
for the restoration of the family altar
and parental authority.
John, 2, son of Mr.. and Mrs Edward
ITerlinden, residing near Campbells-
port, fell from a second story window
and was not even scratched. He was
sitting in window of the home when
the screen gave way. The child fell
backward. The mother ran out eX-
pecting to find her son dead He was
calmly toddling back into the house.
| The potato grades established by
the division of markets are proving Of
great value in marketing Wisconsin
potatoes. w. P. Jones, in charge of
this department for the division, is be-
/ ing flooded with inquiries for prices
on No. Wisconsin potatoes. These
inquiries are for shipments ranging
from 25 cars to 100 cars.
Miss Helen Rysdorp, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rysdorp of Stur-
geon Bay, has reached China. While
in Pekin, the party of which she was
a member stopped at a garage and
Miss Rysdorp was surprised to meet
school mate from Door county, Ches-
ter Manney, who was employed there.
/ The new barn of w. A. Demars, the
finest in Barron county, was destroyed
by. fire. The loss is estimated at $10,-
900, only partly covered by insurance.
Mr.. Demars is cashier of the First
National bank, Rice Lake, and during
the war was on the draft board. He
has been receiving anonymous letters,
threatening his life, and stating that
he was responsible for certain persons
being sent to war.
More Filipino students are attend
ing the University Of Wisconsin this
year than ever before and the same
is true of students from other foreign
countries. Of the IS Filipino students
who lave registered IA are sent by
the Philippine government to pursue
special courses that will fit them for
service when they return at the ex-
piration Of their schooling.
w. r. G. District No. IA will hold
it's annual convention in Kaukauna
Oct 15 The district comprises the
cities and towns of Green Bay, De
Pere, Marinette, Peshtigo, Chiffon, the
Menominee Indian w. R. c. of Keshe-
ma and the Oneida Indian w. r. G. of
Oneida Department Inspector Cora
annual inspection of the Kaukauna
corps.
Fines of 81 900 each were imposed
upon the Mellen Lumber company of
Mellen; the Medford company, of
Medford; the John S. Owen Lumber
company, of Owen, and the Kneeland-
Mcclure Lumber company, of Philips,
by Judge F. A. Geiger, of the United
States District court of Milwaukee,
sitting in Madison. The companies
were convicted Of obtaining conces-
sions from the 500 railroad in viola
ton of the Elkins act, according to
the court.
/ Capt. Joseph H. Marston, 81, bust
ness man, Civil war veteran and for
mer mayor of Appleton, died at his
/ home in Appleton after long Illness
He was one of the best known men in
northeastern Wisconsin and for many
years was prominent in Wisconsin G..
A. r. activities He was instrumental
in establishing the Wisconsin Vet
Grams home at Waupaca and was at
/ it's head for several years. Capt.
/ Marston came to Wisconsin in 1843,
settling in Kenosha. He moved to
Appleton nine years later.
Farmers in Lincoln county are plan
ming to hold their potatoes in storage
and unless more than the present
price of 81 per hundredweight is Of
i fered, the majority of the crop will be
used as stock feed. Farmers without
cellars will however be obliged to
market their potatoes regardless of
price. The cost of the potato crop
per bushel to the farmer is estimated
1 at 81, due in a measure to the high
price of seed last spring.
The three young Fort Atkinson
men of the Nor Eggs Poultry Demon
strating team who won the state
championship at the State fair in Mil
waukee and were in consequence sent
to Sioux City, Iowa, to compete with
nine other states of the Union for the
international championship, won sec
ond. place at the latter place, losing
the championship by but one point.
The boys are Russell Parks, Wilbur
/ Glover and Lester Daugs.
The muster in of the divisional
headquarter troop of cavalry in Mad
ison makes seventy-one units now in
the Wisconsin National Guard, as fol-
lows: Thirty-fve companies of infan-
try, IL troops of cavalry, 2 batteries
of artillery, machine gun companies,
2 regimental supply companies, 2
bands, tank company, sanitary de-
/ tachments, 8 companies supply train,
g companies ammunition train. Sew
eral other organizations are nearly
ready for muster.
4 Earl Pagel, aged 5 years, son of Mr..
and Mrs. August Pagel of the town of
Spruce, Oconto county, was instantly