Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-04-23
WISCONSIN
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

La Crosse soldier who died overseas
was that of Otto w Strupk, member
of the Eighty-sixth division He died
in England.
Four cars of potatoes shipped to
New York, netted Chris Michaelson,
Oneida county farmer, $4,000. Mr..
Michaelson is one of the biggest pota.
toe growers in the county.
William Muskian of Baileys Harbor
is making arrangements to erect a
summer. hotel large enough to accom-
modate 100 guests and plans to have
everything ready by the opening of
the tourist season.
The Oconto County Reporter and
the Oconto County Enterprise have
merged under the ownership of w. M
Comstock. He said the scarcity Of
news print paper was the prime move
in bringing together the two papers.
Gov. E. L. Philip appointed Levi
Bancroft, Richland Center, to fill the
unexpired term of the late Circuit
Judge George Clementson at Lancas-
ter. Judge Bancroft is one of the best
known lawyers in the state. He is a
former attorney general of Wisconsin.
A University of Wisconsin student
is among the winners of fellowships
for the academic year 1920 awarded
by the Society of American fellow
ships in French universities, accord
ing to an announcement Of awards just
made He is Melvin /. Brorby, Madi-
son, a senior in the college of letters
ana science.
John DeYoung of Randolph. was
found guilty of the charge OF selling
watered milk and paid fine of SIS
and costs before Magistrate c. L. De
rind at Portage. It was alleged the
defendant delivered milk containing
water to the Bever cheese factory on
Feb. II. Dairy Inspector w. A. Stew
art entered the complaint
Announcement has just bean made
that for the remainder of the school
year the children of the public school
at Randolph will have an onportunity
to secure milk to drink at the school.
The milk will be furnished from a
herd of tuberculin tested Holstein
and will be sold to the children at 2
cents a glass containing half pint oe
milk.
Motorists and garage men are re
ceiving circulars from the industrial
commission calling attention to the
new auto light orders which become
effective May i. After that date i
will be unlawful to operate a motor
vehicle unless it is equipped with Ger
tain devices which will reduce the
glare of the lamps which illuminate
the road. ~
At meeting of the Sturgeon Bay
city council, a committee of four mem
bers was authorized to purchase tbs
apparatus for a motorized fire depart
ment They recommended an Oldsmo
bile truck for the purpose of carrying
a chemical outfit and 200 feet of hose
The purchase will be made at once
and will be a great improvement over
the old system.
spring; fatten them in the summer
and we'll buy them back in the fall
With that for 81 gan operators a
Monroe, Green county, have made az
innovation in the poultry business thai
has progressed so far that they can
not take care of the trade which +
coming to them from the farmers
Only pure breeds are handled
Stevens Point is to have a free clinic
where worthy people of central Wis
consin, who could not otherwise oh
Tain diagnosis and treatment, will BE-
cared for without cost DR.. A. J
Looze, former captain in the medical
corps of the army and a physician in
leading hospitals of the country, is t.
establish the clinic at Stevens Poin
Two half days a week will DE devote
to the work.
Henry Johnson, state treasurer, has
received a letter from G. L. LSthrop,
farmer at Wauzeka, presenting a bill
of $500 for damages done by rabbit
to his blackberry bushes Mr.. Lath
rop in his letter states that if farm
er's animals did damage to neigh
boris property he would be held 70
damages, and that if state ANNA
did damage to farmers property tn
state should be held for damages. TIL
bill has been referred to the state
conservation commission.
Forty-seven years ago Ole Olson ano
his sister left Sole, Norway. He went
to New Zealand. She came to the
United States, married Gust Voldsness
and settled in Chimney Rock, La
Crosse county. Ole became prosper
Gus farmer in New Zealand. Early
this year he decided to visit his siste-
in America. He left New Zealand late
in February and has just arrived a.
Chimney Rock, after travelling 5000
miles. When brother and sister met
neither knew the other. He is now
Is and she is TO- He will make three
months visit.
Thomas Powers who for twenty-six
years has been in the Racine postoffice
as assistant postmaster and superin,
tendent of mails, rendered his resig.
nation. The resignation was due to
insufficient salary paid by the postal
department, it was said.
AS the ore shipping season ap.
proaches it is expected that Ashland
will roorlv double lac voar'c record