Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-10-04
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Frank Gagnon Of Coleman broke
his right forearm while cranking a
Ford car in Menominee, Mich.
Edward Wagner of the town of
Wagner, was injured while chopping
down tree when the ak slipped and
he struck his knee.
Wisconsin is going to have a light
yield of small potatoes this year on
account of the early frost but the
keeping quality of the vegetables has
not been impaired.
Mrs. Kate Daily, who is serving a
term in Waupun for shooting and kill
ing her husband, Chicago Jack" DAILY,
has started suit against an insurance
company to recover $4,000 on az in
surance policy held by her husbSGd.
Maj E. T. Prellwitz of Ripon has
received the appointment of quarter
master of the Veterans home near
Waupaca. He will assume his duties
Nov. /. Maj Prellwitz has served
with the Ripon militia company Is
years.
The state board Of health announced
the appointment of Miss Harriet Hill,
of the staff of Kenosha's isolation hos
pital, to be social worker in connec-
ton with the state and municipal
clinic at Oshkosh. She succeeds Miss
Fern Chase, resigned.
Mrs. Mary w. Peterson, wife of
Prof. w. H. Peterson of the agricul-
tural department of the University of
Wisconsin, was found dead in a gas
filled room at the home of Miss Amelia
Gath in Madison. III health is be-
lieYed to have been the reason for her
suicide.
Possession of a rare tea set of Rus
sian cloisonne, valued at $4,000 and
brought to America from Tomsk
Russia, by lieutenant colonel of the
United States army, was retained by
Mrs. Grace Tower of Eau Claire
through a replevin suit settled re
Gently.
The Rock county highway depart
ment has started a war on CONNER
cial signs which are an eye-sore and
obstruct the view OF the road. The
signs must go, is the edict, and work
men are busy removing those that are
not on private property from the high
ways.
Charles Macomber, president of the
bank of Tomahawk, demonstrated his
ability as a fisherman when he cap
tured thirty-one pound muskellunge
in the Spirit river. After about TWEEN
ty minutes fight the big fish was
brought close enough to the boat to
be shot.
Walcowis Ollie Hylaard, Rock coun-
ty bull which this year and two pre-
ceding years was named champion at
the Wisconsin state fair, is in the
running for the grand championship
at the National dairy show at Water
loo. Ollie is first in the age bull class,
competing with IL other bulls.
Sheriff Osmunson of Sawyer, &C
companied Alfred and Louis Lesper-
ance of Two Rivers, to the reforma-
tory, where each will serve q year in
that institution. The boys were found
guilty of stealing clothing from the
Oberbeck cherry camp duriEg the
cherry season.
A barn and sev eral machinery build
ings on the farm of John Wick, three
miles south of Menomonee Falls, were
destroyed by fire recently The loss
is estimated at $4,000, partly COW
cred by insurance. All the crops were
in, including $50 bushels of potatoes,
900 bushels of oats and all hay and
straw. Two silos and contents were
also destroyed with farm tools and
machinery
lister of deeds at Manitowoc for incor-
poration of the Johannes Pure Food
company, which will operate can
ming factory at Cleveland The com
pany is capitalized at $4,000 with $685.
900 Of the amount in common stock.
Several months ago a site was bought
and erection of the factory will be.
started at once. The company will
can various vegetables.
Fires have broken out on the Crex
Carpet company's Irvine grass mead
ows at Black Creek and Fish lake
and already large amount of the
years cut has been destroyed A
huge force of men is at work fighting
the flames and it is expected that they
will be controlled before spreading
much further. In the Fish lake dis
trict the fires are burning in the peat
beds making it very difficult to quench
them
The 10 months old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John O'Leary, who manages
the Arnovitz farm near Peshtigo, had
her hand horribly mutilated. The
member became caught in the gears
of a gasoline engine as it was in op-
GRAFTON, tearing the little finger off
completely, crushing the next finger
and decorating the palm Of the hand
Six months ago the little daughter of
Lynde Smith, who was then manag-
ing the farm, lost a little finger in the
same engine.
The Green Bay lakes-ocean water
way committee will be represented by