Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-05-03

RIVer rails within the last rev Gays
and probably. 10000 more will be re-
ceived from the state hatchery
shortly
Three hundred boys and girls have
entered the competition for the con-
struction of bird houses for Merrill
parks The entrance of girls in the
contest has caused considerable in
terest.
The Bodin Brothers fish packing
mouse at Houghton, just north of
Washburn, was destroyed by fire,
originating from an overturned pail of
tar which was being heated fer use
In the repair Of boats.
The fire of youth apparently still
courses in the blood Of Andrew Ben
son, 80 years old, an employee of the
Ashland city street department, who,
it has just come to light, several days
ago eloped with Miss Isabelle john
son, a telephone operator.
A sawmill, lath mill and a board
ing house, all portable and SO ar
ranged as to be set up in sections,
will be installed at Tomahawk, the
sawmill to have capacity Of 10000
feet OF lumber per day, and the lath
mill q capacity of 10000 lath per day.
Shipments of forest products from
points on the Ashland division of the
North Western road during March
totaled 500 cars, figure exceeding
the total for the same month of 1922
by 1880 cars. These figures do not
include lumber, of which 1,479 cars
were shipped, 4O4 cars more than in
March, 1922.
A Catholic high school to cost ap-
proximately 100000, and to have ac-
commodations for 800 girls, is to be
erected on the grounds of the ST.
GATHERINGS Academy site, Racine, ac-
cording to plans made public. The
new building is to take the place of
the old academy, incorporated in 1874
and will be ready for occupancy by
the second semester of the next
school year.
Henry Barney, councilman and city
water commissioner, issued a statey
ment showing that the city of Chip
pewa Falls has saved $500 during the
last year in operating the water works
plant under city ownership. The city
took over the plant in 1920. The an
nual report also shows an earning of
~ per cent and the money necessary
to purchase the plant was obtained
at 6 per cent, thus putting the water
department on paying basis.
The railroad commission reports 20
accidents on public railroad grade
crossings during the last three
months, resulting in the death of two
persons and injuries to 10. Seven
teen of these accidents involved auto
mobiles with two persons killed and
Is injured. Steam railroads have re-
ported total of 105 accidents, the
corr mission said, with 20 fatalities
and Il casualties. OF these. trespas-
sers numbered eight killed and five
injured, it is reported.
The highway commission announces
that arrangements have been en-
tered into with all counties of the
state for adequate marking and sign
ing Of roads this. spring. A new
series Of warning signs have been
adopted and will be III effect, accord
ing to the commission report. The
report says that warning signs will be
erected about one foot outside the
shoulder of the road and will be
plainly visible by night as well as by
day.
A whole family near Spring Valley
has been adjudged insane and re-
moved to the state asylum Mrs.
Tobina Everson, her son George and
two daughters, Clara and Ida, were
taken into custody and examination of
their mentality made The mothers
mind has been affected for some time
and one of the daughters was pre-
yiously under treatment, neighbors
said. The son told the neighbors a
story of such nature that they
called the sheriff and doctor who
found the whole family affected
In circuit court at Tomah before
Judge e. G. Higbee, Richard S. Serrur-
Ter, former cashier of the Wilton
State bank, charged with embezzle-
ment, was sentenced to three years
in Waupun prison but was placed on
parole. It was reported Serrurier
had made restitution of all funds.
Judge Higbee remarked on the small
ness of the salary paid the defendant,
saying SIS month for a bookkeeper
in bank was Insufficient. After
pronouncing sentence, he paroled Ser
rurier at once.
Resident students at the University
of Wisconsin during the school year
1929 numbered 1882. In addition,
81 83 non-residents we're enrolled in
correspondence study courses in the
extension division. The total number
of resident students during the two
semesters was 1925; during the sum-
mer session, 1851; $40 soldiers in vo-
cational training and 294 agricultural
short course students. Of the resi-
dent students, 6,483 were men and
5000 women. The correspondence
course students included 14,501 men
and 6,982 women.
George B. McKerrow, widely known
stock breeder of Pewaukee, Waukesha