Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-06-07

Lyndon State bank, and Miss Amelia
OFT were instantly killed when their
automobile was struck by train on
crossing at Camp Dougles Juneau
county officials are investigating.
Elmer Mittlestead, a farmer living
north Of Reedsburg, was seriously in
jured when a horse he was doctorlng
fell against him, pinning him to the
door jam, breaking his left leg, and
indicting internal injuries.
To accommodate the growth of the
village of Kimberley, where the Kim
berley-Clark Paper mill is located, the
limits have been extended westward
toward Appleton and the tract of 81
acres has been annexed. The village
now covers more than 700 acres
The Acacia fraternity has sold it's
home in Madison to Alpha Theta Pi
for $4,000 and will erect a new lodge
costing $4,000 on a portion of the
former Burr w. Jones property. Pos
session will be taken by Alpha Theta
Pi Aug. Is.
Mrs. Charles f. Gale, rs, mother OF
Miss iona Gale, noted author and
playwright, died at the family home
at Portage following a brief illness.
Her husband was a pioneer Milwau-
kee road engineer. iona Gale is an
only daughter.
An old horse drawn sprinkler, used
c4r 81 q
new automobile parked on the square
from destruction by fire. The car
was noticed to be on fire. The man
driving the vehicle stopped and used
water in the tank to extinguish the
flames.
Carl Hine, 80, a farmer of Gale
donna, was lodged in Jail at Portage
in default of $1,000 bonds, pending
results of injuries to his wife. 1t is
alleged he struck her with a milk
pail during quarrel. The woman's
jaw and nose were broken and she
was otherwise seriously injured.
Neither the police nor the dis
tracted mother have found any trace
of 5 year old Leroy Busby, who was
shatched up by a man while playing
in front of his home and was whiskeo
away in an automobile Reports from
Witt, Montgomery county, Ill, whence
the boys mother, Mrs Vernon Busby,
and his grandmother, Mrs. Alice New
berry, came to Racine with the boy
eight months ago say that he has not
been brought there.
Lambert Kauer, IA, son of Mrs
Anton Kauer, a widow, was instantly
killed near their farm home at Mud
Lake, four miles east Of Rib Lake.
He came home from the school pic
mic on the last day Of school, and
climbed up on to a derrick used for
loading stumps One of the stakes
holding a guy-wire pulled out and the
derrick fell on top of him, crushing
his skull Another boy standing
nearby escaped injury
Dan Hardt, Neenah, a young man
of practical newspaper experience
and a sophomore in class rank, was
elected editor-in-chief for the 1924
Lawrentian, weekly student newspa-
per at Lawrence college. 1t is the
second time in the history of Law
renee that student of less than
Junior class rank has been chosen to
edit the student weekly Other Of
ficers elected were: Hilda Eiler, Ra-
cine, news editor; Grant Verhulst
Milladore, editorial writer, and
Harold Hamilton, Mcmillan, business
manager.
Beautiful Eagle island, which lies
off Peninsula State park, will revert
to its owner, e. P. Folda, Omaha,
Neb., If the wishes of many of the
residents of Gibraltar is acceded to.
Several years ago, when the state
created this wonderful park, Mr..
Folda turned the island over to the
state and was given a 99-year lease.
The island is remote from the park,
being out in Green bay and has never
been put to USE Mr. Fo1da is willing
to pay back taxes for the last few
years. The back taxes will reimburse
the Gibraltar high school treasury to
the extent of $4,000 R. D. Thorp,
Ephraim, and Principal Carew of the
Gibraltar high school recently re-
turned from Madison where they had
been in the intesests of this move
Packet service between La Crosse
and Prairie du Chen has been estab-
lished, the steamer Nevada making
tri-weekly round trips between La
Crosse and Prairie du Chen. Eight
towns en- route also are being served.
The government steamer Gen. Allen
is now employed in river improvement
work in this section, taking the Place
of the Alert, which was condemned
and sold during the winter The Gen.
Allen was formerly the Minnesota, the
Mayo brothers pleasure boat. The
government dredge Vesuvius has
started to widen the channel north
of Winona. The government steam
err Ellen is in port at La Crosse pre-
pairing to tow fleet of barges and
quarter boats to Lansing, Ia, where
dams will be built in the six foot
channel project, this summer.
Between three hundred and four
hundred lawyers will gather at James
vile and Beloit on June 26, 27 and
% for the annual meeting of the Wis
consin Bar association Members of
the Rock County Bar association are
planning entertainment features for
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