Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-04-28

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! The Lake Superior District Power
Co. has been authorized by the rail-
road comission to take over the Ash
i land Light and Power Co., the Iron
wood e Bessemer Street Railway and
Light Co. and the Big Falls Power Co.
The Winnebago Indians in western
Wisconsin have designated Aug IL to
/ IA as dates for their annual pow-wow
at Valley Junction, eight miles north
of Tomah. Indian dances, sports and
games will be staged.
The Appleton employment agencies
are reporting more jobs than men,
This is the first time this occurred
since early in 1921. 1t is said this
condition is due to revival of con-
struction and farm work
Ole Lunde, La Crosse county treas
urer received $412, 1858, the grand
/ total amount due the county for the
100000 road bond issue The prem
ium on the issue amounts to $11,758
and the accrued interest, $637.53 max.
ling the total received by the county
/ $412, 1858.
Sam Lee .Kee, oriental resident of
Superior and proprietor of a hand
laundry, enjoys the distinction of be-
ing the first Chinese in that district to
profess the Christian faith and join
a local church. He was baptised
Easter Sunday and enrolled as a mem
Der of the Methodist church.
Anti-1y warfare was opened in Wis
consin by the state board of health
with its printing of large colored
posters for public display, urging that
flies be exterminated as far as posi-
bic this spring. Every precaution
against the fly should be taken by peo-
pie Of the state, in addition to carry
ing on vigorous campaign against
the pest, the board said. 1t urges
that all schools, clubs, civic bodies and
municipalities cooperate to fight flies
Arbor and Bird day has been set
aside by Gov. J. ]. Blaine in a procla-
nation as Friday, May 5, when all
schools, colleges and other institu-
tons will be expected to promote the
planting of trees, the identifying of
parks, roadways and public grounds
and the preservation of wild life, Gov
Blaine in a supplementary statement
says that the proclamation of Presi-
dent Harding which names April %
as Arbor day cannot be complied with
in Wisconsin, as it is too early date
for the greater portion Of the state
for practical observance.
Organization plans for the northern
Wisconsin tobacco pool were com
pleted at Madison at meeting of the
executive committee and district chair
men of the new cooperative market
ing association. Field workers will
begin Immediately in the northern
counties to contract for the 1922 crop.
The big membership drive will begin
in the southern and most important
tobacco counties May 1, the meeting
decided. Organizers from Kentucky
will aid the Wisconsin pool in getting
under way among the growers of the
state.
The supposed bones of Edward J.
Sailstad have been exhumed from
their resting place in Eau Claire GENE
terry and forwarded to the University
of Wisconsin medical school for ex
animation. The disinterment was
made at the request of Sailstad's wife.
who welded again and who seeks to
collect $4,000 Of life insurance, alleg
ing he lost his life in fire which
destroyed the summer cottage he &C
cupied at Lake Nebagamon, near here
on the night of Aug, 26, 1920. Insur
ance companies are fighting the suit
asserting proof of death is not con
elusive.
The governments crusade against
Milwaukee's greatest liquor ring was
concluded in federal court when
twenty defendants were given prison
sentences and assessed fines amount
ing to $104,5O0. Walter Burke, Ke
nosha attorney, convicted Of bribery,
was sentenced to serve five years in
Leavenworth prison and to pay fine
of $4,000. Thomas A. Delaney, for.
mer prohibition director of Wisconsin
and Joseph Ray, former prohibition
inspector, both convicted of conspir
acy, each received a Prison sentence
of two years and fines of $4,000.
Burke, Delaney and Ray will appeal
their cases. Other sentences imposed
were: Harry Feuer, two years i'm.
prisonment and fine of $10,500; Joseph
O'Neill, one year imprisonment and
$4,000 fine; Charles Grosscurth, two
years Imprisonment and $10,500 fine;
Arthur c.. Birk, Ii months imprison-
ment and $1,000 fine; Joseph Custer,
S4,5O0 fine; Joseph Budar, $4,000 fine;
Edward Kosterman, $4,000 fine; Louis
Schrayer, $4,000 fine; Joseph Duden-
hoefer, ST., $4,000 fine; Joseph Du-
denhoefer, Jr., $4,000 fine; Peter
Gales and Charles Murray, one year
and a day in prison and $1,000 fine;
Joel Jacobson and Hyman R. Gordon,
one year and a day in prison and
$4,000 fine; Charles Erler, six months
in prison and $1,000 fine. Frank J.
Eggerer, of Chiffon, a former candi-
date for state treasurer, was fined
$4,000 which he paid by check as
soon as court was adjourned.
Joseph Kritszumas of Sheboygan,
$500 -,iI+1, 70 n obaroa Of ON baZ-