Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
! NEWS OF THE :
BADGER STATE !
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

are in excellent cOnd1uOn despite
long dry period earlier in the season.
The pig survey by the state crop re-
porting service at Madison shows, &C
cording to an announcement, that
shipments to market have increased
Is per cent over last year, with a total
of 1.499,O00 hogs sent to market.
Six years after his escape from the
state prison camp at Taycheedah,
Dewey Hudson, alias Ray Allen, SEN
fenced on charge of larceny, has
been located in California and will be
returned to the state prison at Wau-
pun.
A trio Of Superior youths were ar
rested and arraigned on charges Of
stealing automobiles. They were or
dered bound over to superior court.
The three are alleged to have stolen
8 score of cars for joyrides and to at
tend country dances. In many in
stances the cars were found in bitches
with accessories missing.
Truck owners in Wisconsin whose
would be more than under the former
fiat fee system, are re-registering in
large numbers, the secretary of states
office announces. Most of the owners
are paying their added fees under
protest, however, the department says.
Prof. Housmann, for the past two
years an expert in the making of sui
phuric acid at the plant Of the Ma
tional Ore Separating Co. at Cuba
City, fell down flight of stairs while
carrying bucket Of acid and the
fiery liquid ran over his arms and face.
He was removed to his home in a
serious condition.
The robber who entered Neenah
music store, looted the cash register
and vault of approximately $500 in
cash and checks and stole two musical
instruments, turned out to be a IL
year-old boy. Matti Jemjohn, son Of
Syrian junk dealer, tearfully con-
fessed to police that he entered the
store in broad daylight and committed
the theft.
Lacking the business support of the
Indian population of the Oneida reser-
walton, the Oneida State bank has quit
business. Affairs of the bank are in
good shape, but the Wisconsin bank
ing commission advised closing. De
posts and obligations have been taken
over by the State bank of De Pere.
Only about 100 depositors had been
obtained since organization of the
bank in 1920, G. D. Morrissey, cashier.
declared.
Aug. 25 will be a red letter day for
farmers of the Door peninsula. On
that day mammoth farmers picnic
will be combined with the annual sta
ton day at the Door county expert
mental farm. E. J. Delwiche, widely
known field crop specialist, has charge
of the demonstrations. County Agent
e. G.. Bailey and A. A. Granovsky OF
the station are receiving the co-opera-
ton of the county agricultural COM
mittee to make it the biggest farmers
gathering held in years.
Miss Maybelle M. Parks, director OF
the state juvenile department, has an
nounced her resignation to the state
board Of control Miss Parks asserted
that she is starting on three weeks
vacation that she is entitled to and
will not return. She asserted that a
reduction in salary from $3.50 a month
to $3.50 had nothing to do with her
resignation. Her main grievance, she
cites, is that the board of control took
over most of her supervisory powers
and left her what she terms a clerical
position.
A report showing the expenditure
of $1,592,873 annually was presented
to the delegates at the close OF the
Lutheran Charities association of the
synodical conference at WATERFOWL.
This covers the work in all parts of
the country. OF this $1,021, 1877 is spent
for hospitals; $119.815 for orphanages;
$S6.895 for home finding societies;
S212,48O for educational institutions;
s152.78 for homes for aged; $46,637,
city missions; 5000, deaconess So
cieties, and $1,592,87S total through 60
institutions. About 625 persons are
employed and 211,1O7 persons directly
benefited.
The new hydro electric plant at
Johnson Falls on the Peshtigo river
70 miles north Of Green Bay just COM
pfeted by the Wisconsin Public Serv-
ice Go. at cost Of $550.O0O was placed
in operation last week. From the
moment that it started until the river
falls or civilization finds no needs for
electric energy, this plant will gen
crate 100000 kilowatt hours every
year. Converted into terms of coal,
this is equivalent to $4,000 tons of
coal annually, or about 600 carloads
The completion of the plant has been
delayed 10 years by unfavorable leg
islation.
E. L. Liddle, Monroe county agricul-
tuarl agent, who has been passing a
two week vacation at Clarion, Iowa,
believes in combining business with
pleasure, as he brings back word that
he has orders for two or three carloads
of Guernsey and Holstein cattle open
for delivery Sept. 1.
Hugo Sch1ender post, American Lee
gion, Shawano, has completed arrange
I. IL.