Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-16

Wisconsin Seedsmen and seed deal
ers will meet for the second annual
conference at the Agronomy building,
University Of Wisconsin, July 10 and
10.
The woodworking plant of the Mat
tets Bros, just outside the city limits
of Amigo, together with the lumber
yard, was destroyed by fire which
caused an estimated loss of $780, 900.
Miss Mabel Klaas, Monroe, has been
named supervising teacher for Green
county by Supt. @. E. Lamb, Albany,
who has just taken office. For one
year she was supervising teacher in
Lafayette county.
Coolidge economy is apparent il
GAINESVILLE. When Postmaster A. r.
Matheson recommended raising the
pay for the sub-postal station at the
Peoples Drug store, in operation for
20 years, from 5000 to 5000, orders
came to close the sub-station at once.
death from a broken heart" was
the verdict of physicians in the case
George Cain, formerly Of Oconto and
now living at Soperton. About three
months ago the child's father died and
since then Mae had refused to eat
or be consoled, and all efforts of rela-
tives to cheer her proved of no avail.
Growers in the Northern Wisconsin
Cooperative Tobacco Pool have re-
ceived more than $550,000 from the
pool since May /, G. w. Murwin, Madi-
son, an official Of the association, an
tobacco, received in the past six weeks,
amounted to more than $4,000, he
said, and $226,6S1.21 was distributed
in final payment on the 1923 stemming.
Although the tourist season has only
just begun, more than 1000 people
from all over the United States and
some foreign countries have visited
the Wisconsin state capitol at Madi-
son, signed the official register and
made the tour through the building
since June l. Probably five times that
many made the trip but did not sign
the register.
For the second time in three weeks
a fire of unknown origin broke out
at the DR.. George n. Pratt home In
Neenah and this time completely de-
stroyed the interior Of the structure,
causing damage estimated at $4,000.
The home, which was one of the finest
in the city, was badly damaged in a
fire which caused $4,000 loss three
weeks ago.
Chris Deerkop, Cudahy laborer, was
ordered to trial for the murder Of Guy
p Hurley, Centuria, roamer, at Viii
liams lake on June %. A motion by
defense attorneys, who sought dis
missal of the case on grounds Of in
Judge George A. Calder, Washburn,
Of the Municipal court ordered Deer
kop held for the October session Of the
circuit court.
A new steel freighter, 40 feet long,
60-foot beam and 31-foot depth, for
launched ct the yards of the Mani
towoc Shipbuilding corporation, Mani
towoc. The new boat has most of its
machinery in place and is expected to
be ready for service in another 60
days. 1t is the largest steel freighter
to be constructed at the local yards
The keel for the new boat was laid
this spring.
Owners Of automobiles and motor
trucks paid $500, 437 "a into the Wis
consin state treasury during the fiscal
year just closed. Fred r. Zimmerman,
figures on motor vehicle registration
during the fiscal year ending June 80.
They show that 476,188 automobiles,
58,474 trucks and 1854 motorcycles
were registered. The license fees In
creased approximately $1,000000 and
the number of automobiles and trucks
increased more than 10000.
The livestock show ring is to see
Walcowis Ollie Hijalaard, Rock coun-
tvs most famous show bull, again this
year. His sale to f. H. McNutt, Ok
ford, has been announced by the own
ers, r. p Coon, Dr. G. w. Post and
John Jones, Milton Junction, and J
A. Craig, GAINESVILLE. This Holstein
sire won the grand championship of
Wisconsin for three straight years
and was selected as the greatest show
bull OF the breed in 1923 Last year
the animal was defeated at the state
fair and National Dairy show.
Indian medicine women who dis
pense herbs were outlawed under an
opinion made public by Atty. Cen Her
man L. Ekern The opinion, written
by G. A. Erikson, deputy attorney gen
eral, held that a woman who repre-
sents herself as able to tell people
afflicted with rheumatism and other
ailments the herbs that would assist
them, and sells such herbs, violates
the state medical law. The ruling was
sent to James Murray, district at
torney at Fond du Lac, in connection
with the case of a woman Of Indian
descent who claimed to have had con-
siderable experience with herbs and
to know their value for medicinal pur-
poses.
The two day holiday at the weekend
took a serious toll in accidents in
Wisconsin. Nearly every city reported
traffic mishaps, with injuries of vary
ing seriousness, and there were q