Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-30

OCl. III HAS DS6Q SET as ID6- udI6 lOr
the dedication and formal opening of
the new government fish hatchery at
the north end of Riverside park in 4
Crosse.
A. L. Hougen was elected president
of the Manitowoc Izaac Walton league
at the charter meeting of the organ
ization. Ross Wright was named vice
president and James Edick secretary
treasurer.
L. G. Foster, Madison, assistant COM
missioner Of markets since the organ
ization of the department in 1919, has
resigned and will accept a position
with the faculty of Ohio State univer-
sity
Louis Pemma of Wabeno was in
jured when the pony which he was
riding became frightened at deer
near Otter lake and ran into barbed
wire fence. The deer jumped up near
the horse and bounded into the woods.
As result of too free use of a
liquid preparation to remove corn,
Joseph Maunders of Stevens Point
submitted to amputation of the small
toe of his left foot. The liquid poi
soned the foot.
An order for 65O,OO0 automobile IL
cense plates for the year 1926 has
been placed with the state prison plant
at Waupun by Secretary of State Fred
r. Zimmerman. The colors Of the
1926 plate will be black numerals on
cream background.
Skilled labor in the building and
metal trades is in great demand in
Wisconsin, according to the current
report Of the United States depart
ment of labor. An acute shortage Of
farm labor is felt in all sections. A
surplus of casual labor is reported in
most cities.
All of the money raised by the gaso-
line tax in Wisconsin is used for high
way purposes, Solomon Levitan, state
treasurer, has announced. His state
ment was issued in connection with
reports that money raised by a tax
on motor -uel was being diverted to
other than highway purposes.
James Fl. MCCLELLAN, Green Bay at
torney, has announced his candidacy
for the position of u. S. senator made
vacant by the death of Senator Rob
ert NJ. La Toilette. His candidacy,
however, is contingent on Endorsement
by the state organization of Coolidge
republicans.
While he was at work in the woods
near Rhinelander, Andrew Carlson, 65,
a veteran lumberjack, was struck by
an enormous tree, which pinned him
to the ground. Fellow workmen ex-
pected to find him dead, or at least
seriously injured, but when they re-
moved the tree Carlson leaped to his
feet unhurt.
Two thousand dollars in counterfeit
$40 bills, inside canvas money belt,
were found at Eau Claire under the
platform of the 500 line station, after
telegraphic information was received
from Denver that Milton Greer, 81,
and his brother, Clifford, 70, had con
fessed manufacturing and passing
counterfeit money and telling of hid
ing some here last winter.
John Wishau, SO, known for many
years as the strawberry king of RAJ
cine county, fell dead on his farm at
Wind Point while working with his
two sons in a potato field Heart dis
ease was given as the cause of death.
Mr.. WiShau was born on the farm
where he died. For 35 years he had
served as member of the school
board Of his district and recently wit
messed the completion of a new school
building which he had long advocated
More than $1,5OO,0OO in motor Ii
cense fees have been returned to the
several counties in the state, accord
ing to figures on the appOrtionment of
motor license fees made public by
State Treasurer Sol Levitan. The to-
tai is $1,859,887, of which Milwaukee
county receives the largest sum- 1t
will get $500, 154.10. Dane county is
second, with $89, 1928. Racine comes
third, with $55,512.2O.
Use of credit card by merchant
in connection with a premium to be
given to his customers is violation
Of the Wisconsin trading stamp law,
Atty Gen. Herman l.. Ekern held in
an opinion given Dist. Atty. w. e.
Atwell, Portage county. The credit
card was used by merchant who
promised a premium If the customer
would purchase to the extent of 800
The merchant kept the card in his
possession.
Mystery attends succession of "a
fires which broke out within three
days &C the farm of Matthias Eden at
Ellis, 10 miles northeast of Stevens
Point, causing damage Of several hun
dred dollars. There were &c fires in
the dwelling and eight in barn, sew
eral simultaneously. Vigils are being
kept nights for fear that more fires
will destroy the farm buildings. The
entire countryside is aroused and hun
dreds of curiosity seekers are visit
ing the place Eden believes some
scientific phenomenon is responsible,
and reports seeing balls of blue fire
while fighting the flames.
Fire, believed to have started from
cigarette thrown among boxes in the
packing room, destroyed the plant of