Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-08-23

/ of TomahaWk, died at the home of his
son, William. He was the first to open
/ a mercantile establishment in this
city.
o. E. Witt of Brandon has been en-
gagged as principal of the Minocqua
schools. Mr.. Witt received his train
ing at Ripon college and Columbia
university.
Mrs. Emma Clark, SS, wife of Micah
Clark of the town of Byron, Fond du
Lac county, died at her home of sleep
ing sickness. Although the disease is.
/ generally regarded as an aftermath
of influenza, Mrs. Clark had never had
influenza.
The Rev. Axel Lundberg of Mime
apolis, has purchased a tract of land
at Bass lake, near Hayward He is
pastor of New Jerusalem church,
religion taught by symbolic interpre-
tation of the Bible. The land will be
the home of Rev. Lundberg and a
meeting place for anyone of his belief.
Six hundred and ninety eight out of
state cars were counted here in traf-
fic census taken at the request of the
highway commission. Illinois led the
number of out of state cars with 500,
while Michigan was next with eighty,
and Indiana and Minnesota next in
line. Cars from twenty-four states
were recorded.
When the boat in which A. c. Rice
of Elderon, Marathon county, 70, had
gone out in alone to fish, on Hunting
ton lake, capsized, excitement or
fright occasioned by the mishap
brought on stroke which resulted
in his instant death. The body, with
no water in the lungs, was found after
an all-night search.
Within 20 minutes after long dis
lance telephone call had been received
by Oshkosh police from A. Linden,
Waukegan, the son of the Illinois man,
Carl Linden, II, was caught. He was
in car belonging to his father and
accompanied by two others of about
the same age, headed for the harvest
fields of the Dakotas.
Grant county is developing into
leading stock raising center and the
question of forage for its cattle is re-
ceiving considerable attention. Many
of the farmers are now turning their
attention to alfalfa, and next year
there will be increased acreage of that
crop. Grant county is developing
reputation for fat beef cattle. It now
has 81 herds Of Aberdeen Argus cat
tie. This is said to be the largest
number of herds possessed by any one
Wisconsin county.
The Fred Schuette home on South
Eighth street. Manitowoc, once show
place Of the city, built forty-seven
years ago, has been sold. Before the
once palatial house was built in 1876,
Mr.. Schuette had the expansive
grounds laid out and 125 trees
planted, and now the house is almost
hidden by the miniature forest. An
inspection of materials used in the
building indicates that. present day
lumber and hardware are inferior to
those used half a century ago.
Two new zinc mills will be built in
the district of Cuba City in the next |
two months. Foundations have been
run for a new mill for the Zinc Hill
Mining company on the Coulthard
farm. The shaft is down forty feet
and mill and mine will come in about |
together on the finish. Connecting |
Link officials are purchasing the
building material and the mining ma
chinery for a new $4,000 zinc mill to
be built on mine site No. /. This mill
it is hoped to get into action early in
October.
The foundations of the old hoose-
gov, which stood at the foot of the
Lave street bridge, Kaukauna, for
many years, are being removed by T
city workers. The former Jail has
been moved to Island and Maple
streets to be used as an office by
Anton Mankoskey. fuel dealer and
contractor. During it's momentous
existence as the town bastile, the jail
had lodged as guests during zero
weather such celebrated wanderers as
Steve Brody, who became famous by (
jumping from the Brooklyn bridge,
and One Eyed Kelly, the international
gate crasher.
The name of Corliss, an important
railway station seven miles west Of
Racine and the junction of two divi-
sions of the Milwaukee road, is to be
erased from all maps. The county
board has granted the petition of the
villagers to change the, name to
Sturtevant, in honor of the B. F.
Sturtevant Co. of Boston, which re-
Gently purchased large factory in
the village for the manufacture OF
heating systems. For more than half
century the village was known as
Western Union Junction. Twenty
years ago the name was changed to
Corliss when the Brown-Corliss En-
CINE Co. built large plant there.
With the Sturteyant company opening
the plant, 800 men will be employed
within few months. New industries
are to be brought to the village and
the residents are of the firm belief
that within five years the population
will be increased to 5000.
Karl Dykema, II, son of Prof. P.
w. Dykema of the University of Wis