Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-28

into the stream to save the boy The
bodies were found under a bridge in
two feet of water by Mr.. Barnes. The
tragedy ended picnic and trout fish
ing trip.
M. Stein, Clintonville junk dealer,
assured the success Of the cleanup
campaign at Clintonville when he Of
fered $50 in prizes to the persons who
brought the largest quantity of debris
to his plant during May. AS a result,
Clintonville is rid of almost every
thing useless, and business was brisk
at the salvage station.
The state board Of education has re
ceived word that Francis S. Bradford
of Appleton, world war veteran, has
won the Mooney scholarship of $1,4OO
and also the prize of Rome, at the
National Academy of Design, the lat
ter providing a fellowship at the Am
erican academy at Rome for three
years. He will go to Rome to pursue
his studies.
Cottage owners at Lake Emily, a
popular resort near Stevens Point, are
organizing the Lake Emily Protective
association with dues at 81 per year
for each member. With a large mem
bership which is being obtained it is
planned to have the association take
charge of policing of the lake and see
ing that the grounds and buildings are
kept free from rowdyism and moon
shine parties.
With 1000 pounds of picric acid
shipped since March /, it is expected
that considerable stump land in Grant
county will be cleared soon. About
1900 pounds of the acid have been re-
ceived by farmers, who have put in
their applications within the last few
weeks. Picric acid, which has been
made available to the farmers through
the government, is cheaper than dyna-
mite and, according to experiments,
more effective
Postal authorities in the state are
preparing the Parcel Post System for
a heavy berry and fruit season. I'm
precedented cherry, strawberry, rasp-
berry, BURBERRY, currant, plum and
tomato shipments are expected. Peter
Il. Pas, XII, central accounting post
master tor the state, warns the ship
pers against the use of any kind of
paper, corrugated, or fberboard con
tainers for such mailings. He main
tains that these Invariably become
pulpy from fruit moisture, and that
much damage to newspapers and other
mail matter results. Crates or bas-
kets are recommended
The Fitz Simmons & Connell Dredge
and Dock Co., to whom the $4,000
dredging contract was let by the City
of Manitowoc, has asked permission
to sublet the dirt digging part of the
company's contract to the McAIullen
& PITT Co., in order that it might full
fill an important piece of work in Chi
cagO. The company will complete the
digging of hard pan for which it is
especially equipped but seeks to be
released from the balance of the work
The city may ask the F'itz Simmons
Co. to reduce its bid six cents per
yard to equal the local contractors
bid if permission is granted to sub-let
the work.
Many children have picked" out
their mothers from two claimants, but
the unusual took place in Judge Ole
Stolen's court at Madison when a A.
year-old boy picked out his father.
The incident occurred when the GUS
tody of the child of Clarissa Humes
came before the court The 4-year-old
boy was told to choose his own father.
He picked Irwin Ross, Chicago station
airy engineer, in preference to D. Mar
Gel Lareese, formerly an attendant at
the Mendoza state hospital. Ross said
he married the boys mother in Evans
vile, Ind, six years ago. Lareese said
he married her in Ontario, Canada,
five years ago.
The biggest controversy that has
arisen in Stevens Point for many
months was virtually settled when
the state highway commission issued
an order to replace the bridge across
the Wisconsin river at Stevens Point
on highway No. 18. The commission
held a public hearing when many ar
guments were heard in favor of build
ing bridge across Chain ST., one
block north Of the old site, while other
citizens favored the Clark st. location.
The commission estimated the cost of
the new structure at $4,000. The
state will pay one-third, the county
one-third, while the balance must be
raised from city funds provided by
referendum of the voters.
Degrees and diplomas of graduation
were granted to 1,521 students at the
University Of Wisconsin at commence
ment exercises at Madison. President
e. A. Birge delivered the address,
College in Retrospect" in observance
of the fiftieth anniversary of his own
graduation, and told of his own views
in forecasting what the 1923 class
would think in 1878 "You see the
open dooR through which you pass in
few minutes, as | did half century
ago." he said. college will stand
out in your after life more and more
as a peculiar experience. You will
come to know college for what it is
the only medievally organized society
which still preserves it's daily life in
a. form even remotely rocOgniZah HE -