Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1922-03-10

/ Park for liquor law violations.
Mrs. John Putt and two sons, resid-
ing near Columbia, were severely
burned when a gasoline blow torch
exploded in their home. The torch
was being used to thaw out frozen
water pipe and leak caused TO il
ignite.
Digging out from the two-day biz
card, which covered Superior with
drifts in many places % feet in depth,
has already cost the city about $4,000
and will probably cost twice that sum
before the city again resumes a nor
NAL aspect.
Three carloads of grade Holstein
COWS from Rock county were shipped
from GAINESVILLE to Newport, Conn.
More than 70 head of dairy cattle
were selected by William Roe for Con
necticut farmers. The average price
paid was between $50 and 500 a
head.
Suddenly changing his stand after a
talk with Attorney Bechdolt, sent to
his aid from Portland, Ind, Fred Nc
Bride, confessed slayer of Edward
Thielen, his closest friend, entered a
plea of not guilty before Judge Oscar
M. Fritz, Of Milwaukee, at Elkhorn.
Trial was sent for April 4, at 10 a. M.
The cooperative marketing of eggs
| is proposed by farmers Of st. Croix,
Polk, Burnett and Barron counties
who already have taken action to form
a selling organization through consoli-
dation of local cooperative units, the
state department of markets an
nounced.
Gas rates charged by the Wiscon-
sin Minnesota Light and Power Co..
operating in the cities of Chippewa
Falls and Eau Claire were ordered
reduced by the railroad commission.
The cut amounts to Is cents for 1000
cubic feet for the first step of the rate
schedule.
The Hayward Rod and Gun club has
been organized with a membership OF
35. A rapid growth is assured. The
club will lease certain springs along
the river in Sawyer county, whereby
the propagation of trout fry may be
accomplished without molestation I'M
til large enough to be turned into the
the streams.
Mrs. Carrie Trentino was fined TO
cents and the price of her fare to
italy by Federal Judge G. 2. Luse at
Madison after she had been arrested
on a charge of making moonshine.
Mrs. Trentino told the court she pre-
ferred to live in the land of her birth
where the flowing bowl was less sus-
ceptible to the prying eyes of the law.
Emil Wanatka, former Kenosha sa-
loon keeper, was arrested in Chicago
and brought to Kenosha on a charge
of killing Charles Pacini, wealthy Ke-
nosha theater owner, for whose MUIR
der on the night of Aug. IA, 1920,
Frank Lang is serving 20-year term
in Waupun prison. Wanatka waived
extradition, declaring he knew moth
ing about the killing of Pacini and
that his innocence would be estab-
lished.
A fake prohibition officer entered
the saloon of Charles Pavlot, Green
Bay, secured evidence" displayed
badge and informed the bartender he
would have to have 500 to guarantee
his appearance in court. The till
yielded only $50, which the agent
accepted, saying he would return
later for the balance. He has not re-
turned but three men have been ar
rested, suspected of being confeder-
ates.
Four payroll bandits, working with
daring and precision, seized satchel
containing $4,000, from a taxicab oc
cupied by Paymaster Fred Wallner of
the Palmolive Co.. Milwaukee, and
eluded pursuit in a high-powered au-
.omobile. The bandits, armed with
revolyers and sawed-of shotguns, in
Inundated an armed guard and taxi
driver in the car with Wallner and,
without firing a shot, sped away be
fore hundreds in the vicinity were
aware of what h2d occurred. The
paymaster, accompanied by the guard,
were transferring the money from the
First Wisconsin National bank to the
Palmolive plant.
Fire, which claimed the lives Of
three young women and completely
destroyed the 100000 plant of the c.
4. Shaler Vulcanizing company, of
5Jaupun, broke out following an ex
plosion of undetermined origin, in the
punch press room of the factory. The
five hundred employees of the com
pany were in the building, two
story frame and stucco structure Gov
ering about block and half, at the
time of the explosion, and in less than
five minutes the whole fa Dry was
a mass of flames through which the
employees rushed to safety-with the
exception of Mrs. Howard Carney, q,
Mrs. Emma Michaels, q, and Miss
Bessie Cuckoo, 20, who were trapped
on the second floor of the building
by the mad rush of the flames, and
who are believed to have been Gre
mated in the burning factory.
Ernest Ellis, of Green Bay, locomo-
tive fireman employ ed by the c., M.
e st. p. railroad, was injured severely