Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-09-29

manufacture of matches. The tract
contains much Eastwood.
The Northwestern road has filed a
suit in Dane county Circuit court
protesting an order of the railroad
commission that it pay $4,000 toward
the relocation of highway SIS in Wash.
ington county.
In a Jealous rage because a Wauke
sha girl refused to accept his atten.
tions, Ernest Isenbeck, 10, cadet al
ST. Johns Military academy, Delafeld,
attempted to end his life by taking
poison.
Joseph Straher, Y, was killed on his
farm II miles west of Shell Lake,
when the team he was driving ran
away. He became entangled in the
lines and was dragged several rods
over the rough ground. Mr.. Straher
was dead when his son reached the
field.
A $4,000 suit for damages has been
instituted in the Rock county circuit
court, GAINESVILLE, by attorneys for Carl
Fairbert, Beloit, against Charles
Reimer, Beloit taxicab operator Fair
bert charges that he was run over by
a taxi driven by Reimer and had two
ribs broken.
Under the direction of the Wausau
city nurse, Miss c. A. Monate, the
board of education of the city has
provided to give milk daily to under
nourished anaemic children of the city
schools. Other children who may
choose to drink milk, can do SO by
paying 2 cents daily for one-half pint
A suit against Peshtigo for $10,00G
has been brought by Stanley SWAT
nicki, administrator of the estate O.
John Zuiewski, who was killed lasi.
winter when his sleigh tipped over as
he turned a corner on a road west Of
the city of Peshtigo. The complaint
has been filed with the clerk of courts
at Marinette.
Work on the new 500 Line railway
freight and passenger station at
Menasha has been started. It is
interesting to note, in connection with
the erection of the new station, that
it is almost 81 years to a day that the
first train of the old Wisconsin
Central road ran out of Menasha for
Waupaca, a distance of 35 miles, which
it covered in 8 hours and As minutes.
Miss Evelyn Calnan, DePere, teacher
in the Racine public schools, was
killed by an accidental blow delivered
with golf stick by Allan Simpson.
assistant district attorney. Simpson
was showing a stroke to a number of
devotees OF the game when Miss
Calnan stepped behind him just as he
lifted the driver over his shoulder.
The club struck the young woman just
back of the ear.
August holds the record for number
of accidents occurring on state trunk
highways this season. There were
a total of 1872 accidents, involving ap-
proximately $50 persons, Is persons
were killed, So seriously injured, III
slightly injured, end the remainder
escaped without injury. OF the 182
accidents, 1856 of them. or IA per cent,
were caused by reckless driving, re
ports to the state highway commission
show.
Despite strikes the number of per
sons employed during August was
greater in Wisconsin than during July,
the Industrial commission reported.
Building, highway and railroad con
struction, logging, iron mining anu
manufacturing all showed gains. Agri-
culture, stone crushing and quarrying
and lead and zinc mining showed de-
clines for the month from that preyi-
Gus. In manufacturing the number of
workers increased IL per cent and
the pay roll increased "a per cent.
Cracksmen invaded the city hall at
Kenosha and worked within 40 feet of
the police Headquarters. They opened
the vault in the office of City Clerk
George w Harrington and looted the
cash drawer, taking $3.50. The thieves
left about $40 in change in the drawer.
1t is believed the vault was looted
while the city clerk was at a meeting
Of the common council and the rob-
berry was not discovered until after
the office had been opened the follow
ing morning. Police officers entered
the city hall during the night, but
none reported seeing any suspicious
characters about the building.
A woman who is unable to answer
all of the questions asked her under
requirements of the state. marriage
laws, may still marry in Wisconsin.
Mortimer LeTitan, assistant attorney
general has ruled. The question was
brought up in Sank county, where a
woman who was desirious of obtain
ing marriage license, could give only
her name, residence, age and color
State requirements stipulate that she
shall give the proposed date of mar
rage, her name, relationship to pros
pective husband, if any, age, national
ity, name of parents or guardians and
any previous marriages. ITO some of