Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1920-10-08
WISCONSI
HAPPENINGS
Important News of the Badger State
Arranged in Condensed Form

been elected cashier of the TranSpor-
tation Bank of Chicago which will be
open for business soon.
Gottlieb Schroeder, Merrill, released
the safety lock on his Colt automatic
revolver in taking it from his pocket.
IN passing it from his right to his left
hand bullet was discharged which
tore off two joints of the index finger
of his left hand
Green Bay residents, celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. Mr.. An
sorge is one of the states oldest in
suranoe men, having managed an in
surance agency since 1873. Although
" years of age, Mr.. Ansorge continues
in active business. He is the presi-
dent of the Turner society.
The Madison Railway Co. asked the
State Railroad commission Thursday
for permission to increase street car
rates at once in the city of Madison.
The present cash fare is cents. The
petition does not state what fare is
expected, but it will probably be or
8 cents. The street car company says
sits solvency will be jeopardized," un-
less the increase is granted.
While hunting Joseph, Is, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Skrzypzak, of
Browning, accidentally shot himself.
In going through brush his gun ex-
ploded, the bullet passing through his
right side. piercing his lung. Although
alone and MORALLY wounded he
walked to his home mile and half
distant. He was taken to the Clinic
Hospital, Medford, where he died an
hour and a half later.
An area containing hundreds of
thousands of barberry bushes has
been discovered by DR.. w. N. Steil of
state department of agriculture, who
went to Glenn Haven, Grant county
recently to investigate. This is the
largest woods infestation of barberry
bushes known in the states which are
eradicating this dangerous shrub in
order to protect the grain supply from
black rust
Much interest is centered in the
finding of valuable pearls in the Pesh-
tigo river by Phillip Kohler of Mil
waukee and his brother, George, of the
town OF Lake, Marinette county. The
brothers had been engaged in pearl
fishing in Missouri in the Black river
for a time AS result of their labors
at Ma1inette they secured $1,000 worth
of stones, some of the blue variety.
~ 0cfi11 I'D of
value of 500 by Marinette jeweler.
Others ranged from SIS to SO.
Never before in the history of
Lawrence have there been brighter
prospects for q successful year. Al
though the enrolImen list has not
been completed, nearly LOO students
have been registered, TOO of these be-
ing students in the College of Liberal
Arts. The remainder are conserva-
| tory students. Living quarters have
never been as scarce All dOrmitories
are filed, the fraternity houses are
crowded, and for the first time women
are living in town.
Albert Stowell Flint, emeritus asso-
| ciate professor of astronomy at the
University of Wisconsin, widely known
| for his research work, has been re.
! tired at the age of &c. The board Of
regents of the university extended his
| term one year, when Prof. Flint
reached the age of 65, in 1919, the re-
quired age for retirement, in order to
allow him to complete observations
for a series of volumes on Observa-
lions of Stellar Distances, now in pub
| LEGATION. Recently the board of re-
| gents awarded him the title, emeritus,
| for efforts in the astronomical field.
Commissioned chaplain in the Unit
| ed States navy, the Rev. Father
Roman NJ. Peil will relinquish his du-
ties as assistant pastor of ST. Boni-
face church, Manitowoc, and will re-
| port soon at Great Lakes Naval sta
ton from where he will be assigned
to battleship of the Pacific feet.
Bishop Rhode of the Green Bay diocese
sanctioned the Rev. Mr.. Peils en-
trance into naval service. When the
priest enters upon his new duties, he
will be one of the youngest chaplains
1 III Lu0 Ou1LGQ OCdlC0 navy AAO AZ ~
years old.
Enioining dealers in American
cheese from refusing to pay cheese
factories for quarter and half pounds,
the division of markets has issued an
order, effective at once, directing
every cheese buyer in Wisconsin to
| pay for not less than the full cheese
weight at the time of weighing at the
4 BUYERS warehouse. The practice ex-
| listing for years in Wisconsin, under
which approximately $1,000,000 are es-
tiInated to have been absorbed annual
ly. was for the cheese buyers at pro-
| ducing centers, such as Plymouth and
| Marshfield, to pay for only even
/ pounds and to either take the fractions
of pounds without payment or make a
/ fiat deduction of five-eights pound or
seven-eights pound upon every box.
The big icehouse at Twin Lakes,
| owned by the Heagele Ice company
Of Chicago, was completely destroyed
| to fire, causing loss estimated at
| $4,000, which is said to be partially
covered by insurance. Eight freight
cars on nearby siding were also de-
| stroyed, at an additional loss of
| $4,000.
The University of Minnesota has
offered Larry F. Livingston, secretary
| of the Marinette County Land Clear
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