Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1921-08-05

which he was playing caved IN.
His Harem." That's what Sheriff
Mic Ryan calls the county jail at Green
Bay at present. There are twice as
many female prisoners as male. The
moral cleanup is being felt there and
number of the young girls have been
sentenced in an attempt to straighten
them out
Cases brought under the new prohi-
bition enforcement law cannot be
tried by justice of peace courts,
opinion of the attorney general given
to District Attorney H. B. Schmidt,
West Bend, holds. Penalties involved
are in excess of those which justice
courts can deal with under Wisconsin
statutes.
Herbert Olson, years old, Supe-
rior, whose body was found in Supe-
rior bay, is the twelfth victim of the
bay this season. He was following
his sister across a dock to the main
land from Barker's island, when the
latter heard splash. The family re-
fused to believe the boy was drowned
until the body was recovered.
Harry Bennett, 80 years old, a fac
tory worker, of Eau Claire, was cap
tured by a posse of IL men, led by
Sheriff Carmen and G. Wolfe, cap
tain of police, at his home on the
Chippewa river, one mile from here
and is being held as a suspect in the
messenger robbery and shooting
which resulted in the death of Chief
of Police Sundby.
A strange freak of lightning was in
stanced recently at the home of Ira
Granger, who lives on farm near
Clintonville. While he was milking in
the barn a bolt of lightning struck
the barn and killed the COW which
Mr.. Granger was milking as well as
two others in nearby stalls. Mr..
Granger was somewhat jolted but es-
capped without serious injury
Judge Frank S Symmonds, of Ke-
nosha, recently appointed district at
torney of Kenosha county by Gov.
Blaine, issued statement in which he
declared that the law was going to be
enforced in Kenosha county if it were
necessary to call troops to enforce the
prohibition statutes. In his formal
statement, Mr. Symmonds declared
that the governor had promised to him
the full cooperation of the state to
aid in this cleanup Of the county.
Two public markets will be opened
at Green Bay in few days, much to
the delight of housewives, who ind
it cheaper to buy direct from the farm
ers and carry their purchases home
than to trade at the corner ssfocery
store. Both the markets VII De under
city supervision. FaBMss and tT<ck
gardeners must file application to
leave their wagons in the market
space. Two hundred applications
have already been received for selling
rights.
Elmer Sundby, 48, chief of police,
Eau Claire, died, as a result OF a gun
fight with a robber who escaped with
$1,O36 after holding up messenger
of the Minnesota Wisconsin Light and
Power Co. Chief Sundby was leading
a posse at the time he was shot. lie
was appointed to the police force in
1908 and in 1916 was made chief. The
robbery occurred at the car barns
when the highwayman forced Evan
Evans, a messenger, and two guards
into the barns as they were leaving
for the bank, and took the satchel
tho 1onOnQV
Immigrants continue to flock to up
per Wisconsin in numbers far ex-
ceeding those going to surrounding
states, figures reported to the state
bureau of immigration by the 500
Railroad Co. show. A total of 45 imn1i-
grant cars were scheduled for Wis
consin during June, with two going to
Minnesota and one to Michigan. The
largest number of immigrants are
Scandinavians and Germans, with
somewhat smaller number of Slayo-
mans and Danes. Russians, Italians,
Irish and other nationalities are scat
tered among those who take land in
the northern part Of the state.
Large increase in the number Of
heifers is said by the crop reporting
service to be the outstanding feature
of the livestock situation in Wiscon-
sin. Ar extensive inquiry of individ-
uaI farms indicated that there are II
per cent more heifers now than in
1920. No change is indicated in the
number of milk cows, with a falling
off of 2 per cent in the number OF
others. Bulls increased per cent,
the report shows, with steers falling
off 16 per cent. All other live stock
than cattle decreased in number dur
ing the year, swine dropping per
cent, sheep 8 and horses 6.
Wisconsin has 1898 insane in state
and county institutions July 1 Of this
year, a monthly report of the state
board of control made public shows.
Of these / 1871 were in the State hos
pital, 100 in the Hospital for the
Criminal Insane, 568 in the Milwau-
Ike hospital and $685. in county asyl-
ums. This is an increase of 100 over
last year at this time, the report in
dicates. The number of feeble-minded
likewise increased from lilo in July,
1920, to 1,164 in July of this year.
The total number of all classes in in
stitutions on July 1 was 1855. an in,
crease of sos over a year ago.
J. N. Kavanaugh, county agent Of
Brown county, has organized COW