Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-05-13

and pints at cents.
Wisconsin is now the greatest hemp
producing state in the union, having
about $500 acres, an increase of 1000
over last year, according to reports of
the College of Agriculture, Madison.
While her husband was in the barn
doing the chores, Mrs. Floyd Knox, 19,
was burned to death when a kerosene
can exploded while she was attempting
to start kitchen fire in her home near
La Crosse.
There are 118 members in the pure
bred corn club promoted by Rock
county banks and the Farm bureau.
This is declared to be the largest
junior farm club in the state for any
county.
The Sparta condensery has acquired
the job of taking care of the milk here
tofore put up by the Bangor condens-
cry, the latter having closed its doors.
The milk formerly condensed at Ban
gor is now hauled to Sparta.
Racine's noted male singing society,
the Elberg Male chorus of 40 voices,
will make IL week tour of Denmark,
appearing in II cities of that country.
The society will leave Racine June 4,
for New York, sailing from there
June g..
State armories are being built by
local communities at Gillett, Stevens
Point and Spooner, according to H. G.
Hengels, Madison state military archi-
tect and engineer. The largest of
these armories will be at Stevens
Point and will cost $4,000. The APP
proximate cost of the Gillett armOry
is $500.
The annual meeting of group three
of the Wisconsin Bankers association,
comprising Sheboygan, Fond du Lac,
Green Lake, Brown county and all
counties north to the Michigan state
line will meet in Green Bay June 8,
according to an announcement OF l..
Albert Karel, Kewaunee, president of
the association.
Thing Of fiat or low lands is proving
popular with Brown county farmers
this spring. Patrick Ryan, town of
Rockland, and Louis Muelemans,
Wrightstown, have already undertaken
this Improvement Experts from the
county agents office are making. sur
veys of other tracts Of land prepare
tory to the work.
IAN average of 583 requests for men
along dairy lines are received yearly
by the Wisconsin Dairy school, says
Prof. e. H. Harrington, of the dairy
department of the University Of Wis
consin. Graduates from the dairy
school fill positions not only through
out the state of Wisconsin, but also
throughout the entire United States.
The valuation of Brown county farm
lands and buildings has increased
about $1O,0OO,00O in the past ten years,
according to figures announced by the
county bureau of farm statistics. In
1910, the valuation was $23, 154,940
while the 1920 assessment was $685.
III, sos. This is a net gain of 43 per
cent. According to agricultural land
experts of Green Bay.
Seventy-three years young, with a
hand steady enough to repair the tint
est section of Swiss wrist watch,
Herman G.. DeSombre, Fond du Lac,
jeweler for so years, has retired from
down town business. Sixty years ago
Mr.. DeSombre started his trade and
FIVE years later owned his store. Mr..
DeSombre will not remain idle. He
will operate a repair shop in his home.
Soldier memorials in both GAINESVILLE
and in Rock county is proposed in
resolutions pending before the council
and the board of supervisors. Citi-
zens desire the erection of a bronze
tablet in concrete for the city. The
Richard Ellis Post of the American
Legion appeared before the super
visors to request a fund for the plant
ing of trees along the main highways
as memory of those who fought.
Three members of the federal grand
Jury which met in Superior March Fl,
returning scores of indictments against
alleged Volstead law violators, may
themselves be indicted for violating
the prohibition law when new jury
session is called shortly. It was re-
ported that federal prohibition agents
had evidence against the three men
during the past jury session but could
not present it because of their pres
ence on the jury.
Judge Samuel Clarke Burnham, "a,
GAINESVILLE, Civil war veteran and clerk
of the board of education twenty-five
years, is recovering from a serious i'll
ness following a TRANSMISSION OF blood
| from the veins of a comrade Of the
Civil war. w. II. Chesbrough, rs, Be
lott. Chesbrough suffered no i'll effects
following his loss of quart of blood
injected into the veins of his old COM
rade and tent mate of fifty-six years
before.
DR.. Silas Evans, San Diego, Calf,
resumed office as president of Ripon
college. DR.. Evans was president OF
Ripon college for seven years prior to
1917. when he went to Los Angeles as
head of Occidental college. He recent
" was acting pastor of the First Pres
byterian church at San Diego. Facul-
ty members, alumni and students
signed petition asking his return,
DR.. Henry Cole Culbertson, retiring
president, is at present engaged in lee