Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-01

while engaged in silo filling on the
farm of Henry Pagel, six miles east of
Horizon.
Fred Jorgenson, woodsman, suf-
fered a broken leg when pinned under
a falling tree while at work in the
woods near Armstrong Greek, Oneida
county. His home is in Kenosha.
Articles of incorporation have been
granted by State Bank Commissioner
D. T. Parker to the Forest County
State Bank of Crandon. The new in
stitution will be capitalized at $4,000.
An increase in salaries aggregat-
ing $1,000 per anum will be asked by
a group of courthouse employees and
officials when the Dane county board
of supervisors meets at Madison on
Nov 3D.
The 3-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Peterson Of Maiden Rock climbed
the fire escape of the Spring Valley
grade school building and fell twenty
feet to the ground. No bones were
broken.
The lola creamery is one of four
creameries in the state to pay the peak
price for butter fat. It received 1885,
829 pounds Of cream from which was
made 1920 pounds of butter. Patrons
were paid $4,000 in month.
A wild animal, presumed to be a
panther, is causing considerable appre-
hension to Houghtonburg farmers on
highway IL, south of Humbird A
of farmers report hearing the
weird night cries of the creature.
Charles T. Meythaler, SO, superin-
tendent of the Monroe water depart
ment and city official "a years, died
suddenly following a heart attack
He was at, his desk the day before he
died, apparently in his usual health.
The A p. Bayorgeon meat market,
was entered and approx
mately SO taken from the cash register.
In his hurry the thief dropped $40
bill and it remained unnoticed on the
floor. Nothing else in the shop was
touched.
John Tesselaar, who had been in
charge of agricultural work at the Mar
inette county asylum, has left for
three months visit to his former home
in Amsterdam, Holland. His home
visit is planned as surprise on the
silver wedding of his sister.
Lloyd Babbitz, 6 years old, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Clement Babbitz, "a Babbitz
ave., Oshkosh, had his thumb on the
right hand severed when a boat in
which he was riding bumped into
stone pier, jamming his thumb be
tween the boat and the abuttment.
An automobile left standing in the
yard of Mr.. and Mrs. Jashua Mccain
mant, Monroe, at p. M, suddenly
burst into flames at midnight and was
destroyed The owner attributes the
flames to defective wiring. He had
just completed a 200-mile trip from
Iowa.
Citizens of Horizon at a mass meet
ing voted to provide site and factory
building for the Davis Shoe Manufac-
turing Co., Racine. The residents
have been working since last Deem
Der to induce the company to locate its
plant in that village and raised $4,000
for a bonus fund.
Fred Bulls, Sc, an employee of the
North Western road for 38 years, is
at a hospital at Fond du Lac in
critical condition as the result of a
stroke suffered while on duty
as baggageman on train No. 529, due
in Fond du Lac from GAINESVILLE at
1905 p. m. daily.
Burglars entered three stores at
recently but obtained only
So for their efforts. In each instance
they broke in through a rear door.
The merchants had been warned
the mail a few days before
that large number of stores in the
state are being robbed.
Whether or not the Ford Hydro
Electric Co., headed by Henry Ford,
will be permitted to construct dam
on the Menominee river in Florence
county for power purposes, as request
ed in an application filed with the
railroad commission recently, will be
before the state commission
Nov. 81.
Chester, II, son of Mrs. Mary Ru-
tell, Merrill, was shot through the lung
while observing several boys at target
practice. The boys were shooting at
q target in the Wisconsin river and
passing the 22-caliber rifle among
themselves, when it accidentally dis
charged. The wounded boy was taken
to the Lincoln hospital for treatment
and his chances for recovery wers re
ported promising.
Mrs. Isaac Isaacson, Spring Valley,
had both hands and arms badly bitten
and torn by bulldog. Her little son
Duane fell and hurt himself while
playing in the yard and she ran out to
pick him up. The dog, asleep on the
porch, evidently thought that she was
fniuring the child and jumped at her
savagely. She struck the dog with a
stick and it attacked her furiously.
Hearing her screams Mr.. Isaacson
came to the rescue.
The contract for the new hotel to be
erected at Niagara by Kimberly Clark
Co., for it's employees in that city, has
been let, and construction will begin
at once. The building to be erected
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