Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-01
WISCONSIN,
STATE NEWS

surance.
Herbie Durston, little son OF Mrs.
Kate Durston of Amberg, Marinette
county, severely lacerated his hand by
the explosion of a dynamite cap with
which he was playing.
The camp of the Upper Greek
Hunting club, located % miles north
west of Ladysmith, was destroyed by
fire. The club is comprised of sixteen
Ladysmith sportsmen.
Theresa is to have a new cannin,s
company. Incorporation papers were
filed by the Baker Canning Co. The
company will do a general vegetable
canning business and is incorporated
for 100000.
A celebration is being planned at
Cuba City in observance of the fftieth
anniversary of the founding of the
village. A special committee is work
ing out the program and business men
are cooperating.
Bankers representing their twenty
one institutions in Manitowoc county
have formed AN association, organiza-
ton Of which was perfected at a din
ner at the Elk's club. Representa-
tiyes of twenty banks were present.
Andrew Hendrickson, 48, Sturgeon
Superior school children are ardent
advocates of thrift as shown in a re
cent report, when the 1000 pupils in
the public schools deposited a total
of $1,445.58 in local banks. Total de
posts during the present school, year
are $42,O95.
Bay, was almost instantly killed near
Sister Bay when the automobile which
he was driving capsized and crushed
him beneath it. The man was an en-
ploye of an implement concern and
was on a business trip in the northern
part of the county when he met his
DEATH
The Mondovi Dairyman's associa-
ton, operating the Oldest creamery in
Mondovi, paid out $25, 66O.27 to the
farmers of the surrounding commune
ty for butterfat received during Sep
TENDER. Of the Az checks issued Is
were for more than 5000 and 1O3 were
for more than $780, The price paid
for September butterfat was So cents
q pound
Hugo Ost, %, only son of Henry
Ost, wealthy farmer living two miles
west of Reedsburg, was instantly
killed when he came in contact with
a high tension wire He was haul
ing corn for a shredder and one of the
wires caught on the wagon rack In
attempting to remove it he touched
the live wire He was dead when com
panions picked him up.
The largest claim for the killing of
sheep in the history of Kenosha coun-
ty has just been filed with Charles
Holderness, county clerk. It is made
by Martin G. Galleger, a farmer living
near the village of Silver Lake, and
demands $1,624 for injuries said to
have been inflicted on his flock of
sheep by a neighbours dog on the
nights of Aug. and 6.
Alfred O'Higgins 20, employed on
the construction of the new Kimberly
Clark hotel in Niagara, was seriously
injured when struck in the face by
large rock during the blasting of an
old cement foundation The rock, the
size of a mans hand, struck his face,
tearing away part of the left cheek
and breaking both jaw bones. 1t is
feared that his injuries will prove
fatal
Russell Peterson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pedar Pedarson, Oulu, shot two
wolves within the last few days. Fred
Traverse of the town of Barnes
brought in three red foxes, which he
caught in one day. Rud Haus of the
town of Trip, Bayfield, county, trapped
a wolf recently. There is more inter
est in trapping being shown due to
the bounty on full grown wolves be-
ing raised.
With his coat pulled over his head,
as if to shield from the cold, body,
believed to be that of John Nordston,
was found in the rear Of soft drink
establishment at Superior He is be-
lieved the second victim of poisoned
moonshine in this place within few
days. Gust Happakki, woodsman, was
found dead In a chair at lodging
house recently after three-day drink
ing bout. Nordston is. believed to be
woodsman.
A suit which will decide whether an
interim coming ordinance passed by a
Wisconsin city has any teeth has been
started in Kenosha. Lorenzo Lama
has sued the city of Kenosha for
$4,000, alleging that the refusal to is
sue building permit to him in keep
ing with an interim coming ordinance
had caused him this much damage
He had purchased building site on
a street which has been marked for
widening within a few years. Conse-
quently the building inspector refused
to issue him permit to erect a build
ing which would occupy the entire lot
William Hill and son, Herbert, of
Minocqua, are preparing to establish
a skunk and muskrat farm near Squaw
lake in the northwestern part of
Oneida county. 1t is their expecta-
ton to have fifty skunks and as many
muskrats on the farm next spring
The oats crop in Wisconsin this
year was bushels per acre less than
last year, the production standing at