Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-25


ries.
Adolph Bruette. Porterfeld, is at the
Marinette hospital with a fractured
leg. While skidding logs one of the
timbers swung around, crushing his
leg
Forest fires near Fifeld have caused
many wild animals to seek safety in
the open country. Bears, wolves and
wildcats are frequently seen in fields
and along the road sides.
Waupaca county growers of certified
seed potatoes will make an exhibit OF
fifty samples at the State Potato show
in Stevens Point November 60. The
number of growers in the county is
larger than last year.
Injuries which uay prove fatal were
received by Gordon j. Mcdowell, 35,
a salesman from Eau Claire, when an
automobile in which he was riding col
lided with an Omaha logging train on
a street crossing at Chippewa Falls.
Public schools of Stevens Point in
the future will not be used for public
dances, the board of education ruled.
The ruling bars dancing parties which
in the past have been sponsored by
the various parent-teacher associa-
lions.
Fire broke out in building hous-
ing a drug store. and the community
hall in Prairie a4rm following a
dance, destroying the Wing block. A
cigarette tossed carelessly in a corner
by a dancer it is believed is respon--
sible for the fire.
Voters defeated a proposal to pur-
chase the plant of the Ashland Water
Co. by majority of 1904. The vote
stood 1856 for purchase and 1,469
against at the special referendum held
recently. The purchase price was to
be $625,000, plus the cost of all mate.
rails and supplies and all improve
ments made this year.
William Hoffman, IA, son of Mrs.
Mae Hoffman, was killed almost IN
stantly at Madison when he fell head
long down the stairway in his home.
His neck was broken. The lad, a stu
dent at the Brayton schools had eaten
hasty luncheon, and was hurrylng
back to school, 1t is believed that he
tripped near the top of the stairway.
After two years service as physi-
clan with the child welfare special
car, Wisconsins motorized health
automobile. DR.. Blanche Horner-R Rivers
has rendered her resignation. The
schedule for the car, which is ar
ranged until the middle of November,
will be continued with another physi
clan detailed to conduct the examina
tons of children.
Armin Globes, Fairfax. Mimi, pur-
chased fourteen head of high grade
Holstein cattle at Oshkosh and ship
ped them to his farm in Minnesota,
where they will form the foundation
of his future herd. An unique feature
of the buy is that formerly cattle
raised in his home state were raised
for beef only. This opens up new
field for dairy COWS from this section.
The 1-year-old daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Abe Kundert, Menomonee Falls.
was drowned in tub of water in the
kitchen of her home. The mother had
left the baby for ten minutes and when
she returned to the house found the
infant head down in the tub. A doc
tor who was called tried in vain to
resuscitate the child. The baby could
not be revived after two hours OF
work.
The Weix Canning Co., Oconomo
woe, will build canning factory at
Medford, and work on the buildings
has already commenced. The new
firm will be known as the Medford
Canning Co. and will spend about
$500 900 Oh buildings and equipment.
An epidemic of scarlet fever has
broken out in Baraboo~ The Lyons
school has been closed for week and
many cases are reported throughout
the city Lyons is suburb of Bara'.
boo. All social activities have been
called off until the epidemic subsidies
Miss Norma Scott, county nurse, IL
preparing to examine all children be-
fore the Lyons school is re-opened.
Several homes in Baraboo are pla-
carded.
The village council of Cuba City
voted unanimously in favor of improv-
ing it's present street lighting system
and an initial. resolution was intro
duced favering the issue of $4,000 in
bonds for this purpose. Pedestal lights
in clusters are included for the bus1-
ness district. About $4,000 is being
spent by the council and local Red
Cross for the building of public park
also in the plan to beautify and i'm
prove Cuba City.
Michael Delach, a Stephenson farm
er, planted two bushels of Smith
Triumph seed potatoes last spriRg for
seed purposes and reaped harvest
of fifty-six bushels. Michael Jawor-
ski, owner of 120 acres is batting in
the 300 class. He has an average
weld over 800 bushels of Rural and
Green Mountain potatoes. To Frank
Biziak goes the greatest award. The
state Inspector considers Bizjak's
field of Smith Triumphs the finest in
the entire state.
Winter operations of the Rock Coun
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