Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-11-05
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

pHerS uSSOCldIlOn at meeting In New
London asked the government to elimi-
nate the federal tax on photographers
supplies.
Wisconsins deep waterway across
the state from Green Bay, through
Oshkosh and Portage to Prairie du
CHEN, received a substantial boost at
a public hearing in Portage.
Fred Stone of the Columbus Can
ming company, Columbus, was elected
president of the Wisconsin Pea Pack
ers' association at the annual conven-
ton held in Milwaukee.
Mrs. Abigail o'Hare, 20, was fatally
burned at her home in Kenosha when
her clothing caught fire while she was
bending over a gas stove She died
at hospital two hours later.
State and national officers of the
American Legion and the Forty and
Eight society are expected to be
among the 300 visitors who will be in
Oshkosh Nov. for the annual prone
made of the state Forty and Eight or
ganization
A farewell reception was given in
honor Of the Rev. Francis E. Murphy,
pastor of st. Clements Catholic
church. who has been transferred to
ST. Raphael's church, Madison. He
has been in Sheboygan since the par
ish was organized in 1914.
Stuart Halberslaben, %, Madison,
who had beer sought by police for
more than year, was arrested when
he applied for a marriage license in
the courthouse, and he confessed to
nine burglaries In Madison and one in
Middleton
The Holt lumber mill at Oconto will
resume activities about Jan. 1, accord
ing to statement by w. A. Holt,
president Of the company. The mill
was closed two months ago when an
ultimatum was delivered to the city
officials to adopt more economical
policy of government or the mill would
not resume operations.
The state supreme court has fixed
a set value on language and the new
schedule called forth no arguments.
A rule has been put into effect in the
high court fixing the length of argu-
ments in cases involving more than
$1,000, without costs, to one hour and
fifteen minutes with a rebuttal of one
hour, while arguments on other cases
are to be limited to half an hour for
each side.
Suit has been started against the
Metropolitan Church association in the
Waukesha county court by ]. B. John
ston, Chicago, to foreclose a mortgage
or the associations 5OO-acre farm at
Pewaukee lake. The Metropolitan
Church association is the coporate
name Of the religious sect popularity
called "holy jumpers" Johnston sets
forth in his complaint that he holds
$4,000 in notes given the association
in 1921
George w. Moggers, Clintonville,
Waupaca county, has been appointed
state treasury agent, to succeed G. B.
Ballard, Appleton, whose term has ex-
pired, Gov. John J. Blaine has an
nourced. His term will expire Aug. 81,
1927. Mr.. Moggers is a member Of
the assembly and was one of the pro-
gressive floor leaders during the last
session. He assumes his new position
Nov. IL.
Joseph Smeester, of Amberg, Mari
nette county, has just won a case in
the Wisconsin supreme court involving
shipment of baking powder, valued
at $500 Smeester alleged that box
Of baking powder which he had or
dered was delivered to another firm.
The case was first started more than
two years ago in justice court and car
ried through the circuit and supreme
courts on appeals, the decision favor
ing Smeester each time.
If the efforts of number of Osh-
kosh citizens are successful two men,
who risked their lives in a small row.
boat to save the life of another, will
receive Carnegie hero medals. The
men are Edward Schulz and Henry
Meyer, who Oct. 10 rescued Allen Mil
Ter, Milwaukee, from almost certain
drowning in Lake Butte des Morris.
Miller had been clinging to an over
turned skiff for two hours when he
was rescued.
Kenosha and Chippewa Falls won
the Better Cities contest conducted by
the Wisconsin Conference of Social
Work, Kenosha scoring first place
among cities OF a population between
10000 and 10000 and Chippewa Falls
taking first place for cities under TO-
300. The awards were announced at
the convention of the Wisconsin Con-
ference of Social Work at Stevens
Point. In cities of the larger class,
Oshkosh was second, Appleton third,
Sheboygan fourth, GAINESVILLE fifth and
Wausau sixth. Among cities of the
smaller class, Lsdysmith was second,
Sparta third and Waupun fourth.
Elmer S. Hall, state conservation
commissioner, has announced that the
state had rescued about 100000 fish
from the land locked waters Of the
Mississippi river in operations that
nave just been completed OF the
amount that was rescued about $780,
coo were placed in inland waters of
Wisconsin and the rest were returned
10 the Mississippi river.
Justice Marvin 3. Rosenberg Of the