Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-09-27

eye with terrific force. No hope is
held for restoring the sight.
Six duck hunters who got buck
fever and ushered in the season be-
fore the sun rose over the edge Of
Rush lake on opening day, were ar
Warden Mike Kleist and will pay the
penalty in court.
Beloit citizens, at the next general
election, will vote on $125.O00 bond
issue for a city hall, and decide upon
the site of the municipal building, if
construction is authorized. Motions
providing for such referendum were
passed by the city council.
Beatrice Wildage, ten years old,
when walking on the highway near
Bear Creek was the victim when two
autos collided in smash up. She
was knocked down and run over by
one of the cars. She received an in
jured leg, several ribs broken, chest
crushed and collar bone broken.
Otto Felly, manager of the South
Wayne Telephone company, near
Browntown. was instantly killed when
he was electrocuted while he was
helping crew of electric linemen
clear up twisted high tension wires,
after the $4,000 fire which destroyed
the Observation-Disclosures store in
BrowntoWn.
When Canary, registered Holstein
dairy cow at Hazel Green finished her
year in cow testing work in April she
made 8O4 pounds butterfat and be-
came second high COW in the state in
COW testing associations, being beaten
by three pounds by Kit. another regis
tered Holstein. owned by Katerhenry
Brothers of Beloit
Bank robbers in Wisconsin adopted
new tactics when they used an. acety-
lene burner in cutting through the
door Of the vault and the top Of the
safe in the CoIoma state bank and
escaped with $4,000 in cash. No clews
have been discovered by the authori-
ties. which might lead to apprehen-
sion of the thieves.
Marguerite Mckinley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mckinley, of Dodge
vile, was killed and four members OF
the family were seriously Injured
when an automobile driven by Mr..
Mckinley crashed through a bridge
on highway 10 near Dodgeville and
fell into a gulley 20 feet below. The
accident occurred when Mr.. Mckinley
turned out for a passing car.
Margaret Babcock, Milton, was
chosen to succeed the late Arthur
Schultz, drowned at GAINESVILLE this
July, as president of the Southern
wisconsin Christian Endeavor union,
which closed its annual convention at
GAINESVILLE. Marshall Hyde, GAINESVILLE,
was elected vice-president; Louise NC
Kay, Clinton, secretary, and Harriet
Dillingham;, GAINESVILLE, secretary.
Parents of Eta Carlson, ~, who
fell from an amusement riding device
at the Tri-state fair grounds at SUI
perior during the annual exhibit ton
two years ago, have started action
seeking $4,000 damages against the as
ISOLATION. The girl fell from a wooden
horse, striking her head on board
platform and suffered broken neck.
The case will be tried in superior
court.
Funeral services were held for Mrs.
Lucina Hamilton Bracket. 88. an Eau
Claire settler of 1870. Her death oc
Cured in Colorado Her husband was
owner of The Eau Claire Free Press
from 1870 for many years after and
was one of the first postmasters here.
He started The Buffalo County Jour
nal at Alma in 1861 and later owned
The Chippewa Valley Union in Chip
pewa Falls.
Dyas Bros, of BellevieW, Ia, have
purchased a carload of choice Hol-
stein COWS and heifers in the locality
of Darlington Many shipments have
been made from Lafayette county re-
Gently into the state of Iowa 1t is a
noticeable feature Of this phase of the
dairy industry that eastern buyers pre-
fer Guernseys while west of the Mis-.
sissippi river the choice runs to the
"black and white" breed.
Hem Kuehl and Al Zehner, Neensh,
were shot in the face by stray bullets
while. hunting ducks on the Poygan
marsh. Neither mans wounds are
serious. A score or more local hunt
ers report having been spattered by
birdshot in the opening days of the
season. So thick were the hunters
that the ducks were frightened into
open water long before the time for
shooting arrived and few were sue
cessful in getting more than half
dozen mallards or teal.
Two men were slightly injured and
the lives Of 125 passengers were en-
dangered when the engine and five
coaches of a st. Paul passenger train
went off the track and crashed into
three box cars standing on a parallel
track at GAINESVILLE. Many people
were severely shaken up. Charles
Turner, Chicago, a baggage man, and
L. Bova, Chicago, mail clerk, were
slightly injured. Ollie Johnson, the
engineer, and Leonard White. Madi
son, the fireman, miraculously escaped
unframed.
Rudolph Streeck, 33, farmer in
Cadiz township, near Monroe. died
+breo hours after falling from fhe toD&