Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-26
WISCONSIN news
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

watermelon field. Jackson, Who lives
at Spooner, is said to be in a serious
condition.
The funeral of Private William E
Parker, the first Park Falls boy to
lose his life in the world war, was held
there and the remains were laid to
rest in Nola cemetery with military
honors. Private Parker died in France
in March, 1913
Frank B. Race, Oak Park, and r. H.
Anthony, Glencoe, ILL.,, cantered into
La Crosse on the first lap of 1900
mile journey on horseback. They plan
to cross Wisconsin, Minnesota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois in
seven weeks.
Eight Eau Claire men have applied
for the position Of chief of police, left
vacant when Elmer Sundby was shot
to death by bandit. They will be
given preference over other applicants,
the police and fire commission prom
iSes.
More than $97 in pennies, nickels
and dimes was found in the pockets
of James German, beggar, when the
police stopped his operations on a
down town street corner at La Crosse.
Because of his age, Judge Brindley
gave German a chance to leave the
city.
At a meeting of the Oconto common
council, it was decided, Is to 4, to. pur-
chase a 20-acre public park site on the
bay, just southeast of the city. The
matter of a park for the city was pre-
viously left to the board of public
works, which recommended the pur-
chase of this property for $4,000.
An epidemic of typhoid fever is re-
ported at Mishicott, north of Manitow-
oc. Eight cases have been recorded.
Nurses have been dispatched to the
village and residents have been adj
vised to boil drinking water A sam
pie of the water has been sent to Madi-
son for analysis. SEES
Federal narcotic agents raided
Chinese laundry at Superior, arrested
Woo Gu, %, proprietor, and seized
quantity of opium.In the arrest of Woo
Gu, police believe they have broken
up dope ring, alleged to have done
an extensive business at the head of
the lakes.
The first United States naval re
serve force unit in Wisconsin to be
completely organized, was mustered at
Sheboygan when Lieut. Ralph S.
Smith, commander of the U. S. S.
Hawk, and aide, the commandant of
the Ninth naval district, gave it Of
fetal status.It was officially designated
as First division of the Second battal-
ion U. S. N. R. F. department of Wis
consin.
Jake Kafnetka, known as a modern
hermit, arrested for the murder of Carl
Wenzauer, rich bachelor farmer near
Mosinee, pleaded guilty to first degree
murder and was sentenced to life in
the state penitentiary at Waupun by
Judge Alexander H. Reid in circuit
court at Wausau Kafnetka told the
court that he had suffered from severe
headaches, and that he killed Wen
zauer during one of those spells He
expressed regret for his act. Wen
zauer, who lived alone, was killed by
a shot fired through window of his
home.
A resolution opposing the removal
of Civil war veterans from the Milwau-
kee home and asking the Wisconsin
congressman to support the move to
make permanent the temporary sus-
pension of the removal order, was
adopted by the Association of Civil
War Veterans of Jefferson, Walworth
and Waukesha counties at Jefferson.
E. G. Heimstreet was reelected presi-
dent of the association. Other officers
also were reelected About half of
the veterans present had reached their
eightieth year.
While many industries are suffering
a depression in business, with result
ing unemployment, the shoe manufac-
turers of Milwaukee report shortage
of experienced workers in their es-
adjustments. Following the slump in
shoe manufacturing at the close of the
war, large number of boot and shoe
workers drifted inta the smaller towns
and rural sections and engaged in
other lines of industry. Milwaukee
has thirty-two shoe factories, making
it one of the largest shoe manufac-
turing centers in the country.
A serious epidemic affecting cattle
in parts of Barron county has been
discovered. The technical name for
the affliction is hemorrhagic septi-
cemia The disease produces hemor-
rhages that are fatal, and the symp-
toms are Indicated by nasal hemor-
rhages. Vetinarians announce there
is no known cure. Vaccination is the
only preventive measure, and Dr. j. A.
tombstone of Brentwood has already
vaccinated 500 cattle in the vicinity of
Maple Grove and Africa Barron coun-
ty. Every effort is being made to
stamp out the disease.
So low is the water in the Mississ-
ippi and Black rivers at La Crosse that
car was able to ford the waters in
French slough, flowing between the
two rivers, driving down the bank at
Coyotes skiff ferry and up the shore
on the island after crossing the river
bottom. The water in the deepest spot
was not over the axle.
Water in the Wolf and Fox rivers is
at the lowest point it has been in many
years. The water level has changed