Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-01-18

borer, dashed to bedroom and shot
himself through the right breast, ac-
cording to the police. He may re
cover
The Neillsville public schools have
made band music a part of the reg
ular school work, this department be-
ing placed in charge of P. H. Bron-
stad Besides the individual instruc-
ton, experience in band work is given
by the organization of a school band.
Victor H. Arnold, former president
Of the Madison Bond Co., now under
indictment for using the United States
mails to defraud, will be tried in Mad
ison, it was learned following a con-
ference between Arnold's attorney
and Stanley M. Ryan, assistant dis
trict attorney for the western district
of Wisconsin.
Miss Genevieve O'Hare, a former
resident of Marinette, later of Chi
cago, is attaining fame in San Fran
cisco as a harpist. After leaving Mar
quette, she pursued her musical stud
les in Chicago, where she became very
efficient in handling. her chosen ia
strument After removing to Cilifor-
MIA she continued her studies and her
services are in constant demand.
A gift of $4,000 to found a perpetual
fund, called the Jane Oakley fund,
was recently made by the children of
the late Mrs. Jane Oakley, Madison,
and was accepted by the board of
regents of the University of Wiscon-
sin, Income from the fund will be
used to pay the annual contribution
of the university to the American
School Of Classical Studies at Athens,
Greece.
Bids for 100000 barrels of cement
needed for the states and counties
highway construction program for this
year, will be let by the state highway
commission at $1.60 per barrel, f. o. b.
the mills at either Burlington, Ind, or
La Sale, Ill. This was the announce
ment by A. r. Hirst, state chief high
way engineer, who declares that, while
the price is IL cents over the average
price of year ago of $1.49, it is rea-
sonable under present conditions.
Practically all normal activity has
ceased at the Wisconsin State refor-
matory, Green Bay, and officials and
inmates alike are marking time pend
ing the passing of a mild epidemic
of scarlet fever which broke out about
three weeks ago when five prisoners
were taken ill and which now num-
bers nineteen victims. There have
been no deaths and the disease is in
mild form.
Frances Miller. months old, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Miller, liv-
ing five miles south Of Racine, on the
Franksville road, was burned to death
when her sister, 8, pushed her reed
baby buggy against the stove. The
flames leaped to the buggy, catching
the clothing of the infant and con-
Stunning the reed rapidly. The child's
screams brought the mother rushing
to the room, but her efforts to save
the baby we're unavailing.
During 1922 Rock county made a
rapid advance in its road building pro-
gram. There was built in 1922 within
the county, 1876 miles of gravel, 1876
miles of concrete and 22.5 miles OF
important gravel highways were re-
surfaced. The program for 1928 in
cludes 21.5 miles of gravel road con-
struction and the completion of the
GAINESVILLE Evansville road, highway
10, concrete construction and also five
miles out of GAINESVILLE west on the
relocated route 20.
Sheriff-elect Walter S. Roy has ap-
pointed Peter H. McGovern of Oconto
as his under-sheriff and w. J. Ehlers,
Gillett; Frank Noll, Oconto Falls, and
Joseph Skockpol, Lena, as his depu-
ties. Mr.. Roy is the first sheriff in
Oconto county to operate under a
straight salary basis as provided in
resolution adopted by the county
board. He will receive $4,000 a year
and will be allowed 81 per day for
keeping prisoners at the county jail.
All fees collected by him will be turn
ed in to the county.
The Tri-County Pure Air sanitarium
at Salmo, Bayfield, county, 10 to re-
ceive a complete radio set installed
as a Christmas present from the citi-
zens Of Ashland, Bayfield, and Iron
counties. The three counties maintain
this sanitarium for tuberculosis suf-
ferers and as a result Of the kindness
of the citizens of the three counties
inmates will have the pleasure of Ills
tening in to all of the radio music,
ETC., now being broadcasted from va
rious large cities of the entire coun-
try.
A fourth outbreak of terrorism, at
tributed by Marshfe1d authorities to
opponents of the Mill creek drainage
project. occurred when fire attributed
to incendiaries was discovered in the
barn on the Gus Wunrow farm, two
miles south of Marshfeld. Wunrow
lives near the home of James R. Chap
man. whose wife was killed two weeks
ago by the explosion Of bomb sent
through the mails as Christmas
package. Mr.. Chapman, who also lost
his left hand in the blast, had been
an active prepayment of the drainage
project. and Wunrow has been one
of his chief supporters.
John M. Becker, appointed Green