Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-07-21
WISCONSIN NEWS
Important Events of the Week
Around the Badger State.

The Northern Sash and Door Co.
of Hawkins has been recapitalized for
100000.
The annual Barron county fair will
be held at Rice Lake, Aug 20, 80 and
81 and Sept. l.
Fire of unknown origin did $4,000
damage to James Wards greenhouses
and plants at Chippewa Falls.
Neenah employers have granted half
pay to local national guard members
who are spending two weeks training
at Camp Douglas.
The Wausau city council has award
ed a contract for the building of
$4,000 municipal barn on the market
square of the city.
Mrs Victoria Laschape11e of Niagara
died at Two Rivers, where she was
visiting, from the effects of gas taken
for dental operation.
S. J. Falck, cashier of the State
Bank of Unity, was argaigned in court
at Wausau to answer to charge of
diverting funds of the bank for his
own use.
John M. Harper, president of the
Bank Of Peshtigo and chairman of the
Marinette county board of supervisors,
is dead. His funeral was the largest
ever held in Peshtigo.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Peabody, in
mates of the Wisconsin Veterans
home at Waupaca, have celebrated
the sixty-third anniversary of their
wedding. Mr.. Peabody was 81 years
of age last Nov. IA and his wife was
80 April 81.
Fred Rahr, president of the Rahr
Brewing Co., Green Bay, has been
taken to the house of correction to
begin serving the eight-month SEN
tence imposed on him in federal court
for manufacturing and selling beer of
illegal strength. A fine of $4,000 was
imposed on the company.
A renewal appeal for funds with
which 70 aid tornado victims in north
west Wisconsin has been made by the
state tornado relief committee. The
original request for 100000 needed
to help settlers rebuild the devastated
district was met with a response that
totaled only $4,000 in money.
Rev. Father Petite of Racine, who
was recently ordered to pay $4,000
damages to a member Of his congre-
cation as the result of a SANDER suit,
has been notified to appear in court
and explain what has become of GER
tain personal property upon which it
was intended to levy the judgment.
Candidates do not need to have their
full given names on their nomination
papers or on the primary election
ballots, the attorneys generals depart
ment at Madison has ruled. Initials
will do" the opinion said Some can
didates had asked the secretary Of
state whether he had to write out his
full name.
In one OF the first cases of the kind
ever tried in the United States, E. r
Zimdars, WATERFOWL, was fined for
moving bees without permit. 1t was
proved that Mr.. Zimdars violated the
state law which requires that an in
spection must be made and permit
issued before honeybees can be moved
from place to place in Wisconsin.
August 10 has been designated as
building day" throughout Barron,
Polk, Dunn and ST. Croix counties.
On that day farmers and business
men will unite to rebuild the area
which was ravaged by the June lorna
do. Losses from the tornado on
fifty-fve farms in Barron county to-
tailed 100000, with about Is per cent
covered by insurance.
Three crews of highway construc-
ton men have been put to work to
rush the pouring of concrete on ten
miles of state trunk road in Green
county. The work consists of six
miles on No. ~, between Monticello
and New Glarus, three on AZ north of
Monroe city limits and one mile on
20 entering Monroe from the east.
The work Will cost over 100000.
The Wisconsin County Clerks asso-
citation at it's annual meeting in Fond
du Lac reelected Harry Basinger of
Racine county as president. The
other officers are L. F. Shoemaker
Waupaca, vice-presiGent; G. L. Holder
ness, Kenosha, reelected secretary
and V. P. Rather, Langlade county, re-
elected treasurer. The clerks will
meet in Ashland In 1928.
In one of the most spectacular rob-
berries ever staged in Milwaukee, auto
bandits secured the $12,500 payroll
of the Edmonds Shoe company as it
was being transported from the bank
by the paymaster. Near the entrance
to Kilbourn park the bandit car cut in
front of the paymaster's auto, forcing
him to stop. The four robbers were
armed with sawed-off shotguns and re-
volvers and they were offered no re-
sistance when they took the satchel
containing the money and made their
escape.
A. dredge, valued at $4,000, was
mysteriously destroyed near Auburn
dale by an explosion followed by fire.
Investigation indicated that an explo-
sive had been placed under the engine