Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-06
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death at her farm home near Institute
when a large food cutter toppled ovel
and crushed her beneath it. DEATH
followed from internal hemorrhages
Scout. leaders throughout Wisconsin
will gather at Wausau Dec. for the
annual meeting of Wisconsin volun
teer Scout leaders. Approximately 15(
leaders are expected to attend the con
ference.
The Elks' lodge, Platteville, organ
lied less than one year ago, has 15(
members. The lodge is now looking
for building to be used exclusively
for lodge purposes for which $4,000
will be appropriated.
Members of the county board can
not be appointed to the position OF
county clerk in case of resigna
ton, the attorney generals office
advised G.. L. Bradfort, district at
torney at Mondovi. Wis.
Lawrence college debaters, who
won eight out of nine debates against
the strongest colleges forensically in
Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Mime
sofa and Oregon last year, are prepar
ing to Guido their old record this sea-
son.
The farm owned by the late N. M
Addison, in the town of Harrison, con-
tanning Lightweight acres, was sold to
John Knebel for $4,000, better than
$40 per acre. Land values as rule
are higher in Grant county than be-
fore the war.
Charles Strauske, ST., 83, one of
Cadarburg's most widely known old
settlers, died. He was born Feb. q,
1910, in Pommern, Germany, and came
to America in 1868. In 1877 he moved
to Strauske's Corner, where he has
lived ever since.
H. H. Hamilton, a La Crosse sales
man, was seriously injured when his
roadster turned over two miles west
of Hulnbird. Hamilton luckily went
into the ditch and the car seat hung
on either side. He had several ribs
broken and the car was wrecked.
When the automobile in which she
was riding left the road and over
turned in a ditch, Mrs. John Conklin,
La Vale, Wis, was instantly killed
and Mrs. David Andrews so seriously
injured that she died soon after being
taken to a hospital in Reedsburg.
John Sibbila, SO, laborer, was moon
shines third victim in Superior dur
ing the week when he succumbed at
local hospital to the effects of the
poison and of a beating he received
during a drunken brawl Matt Mat
tia, one of the men with Sibbila on a
drunken party, is being held pending
an investigation.
Joseph H. Simansky, Marinette
clothing merchant, has been declared
a perfect average man, as far as ply
steal measurements go, and is. rejoic-
ing over a prize of % pairs of trousers
he has received for his perfection.
The measurements were arrived at by
an inspection of army insurance COM
pany statistics and by cutting records
Of various tailoring establishments.
Automobiles, wagons, bicycles and
even pedestrians will be required to
be "lit up" while venturing on the
public highways of Winnebago county
at night hereafter, according to reso-
luton adopted by the county board.
The increasing number of accidents,
due in many instances to failure on
the part of vehicles to be properly IL
Illuminated, was given as the reason
for the action.
Halvor G. Bjoin, north side grocer
of Rice Lake, was held up by two
masked men just after he had locked
up the store and started for home.
One of the bandits held a gun to his
breast, while his companion went
through his pockets, and extracted
$105 and a watch worth $65. They
overlooked $40 in change which he
had in a bag, placed in an inner poe
ket of his overcoat.
Statistics on recent reductions in
gasoline prices throughout the nation
place Wisconsin in a more favorable
position than majority of states, ac-
cording to a statement by Atty. Gen.
Ekern. The Milwaukee tank wagon
price of gasoline is II cents per gallon
and the Madison price 1913 cents, COM
pared with Is to Is cents in New
York, Boston and Washington, Mr..
Ekern pointed out.
George Bates, living one mile west
of Adell and the pioneer Holstein
breeder of Sheboygan county, suffered
a fire loss of $4,000 when the barn
and all his other buildings including
the silos were destroyed. Ten head
of cattle, 80 tons of hay and 1,400
bushels of grain were burned. No ex-
PLANTATION of how the fire started could
be given Neighbors succeeded in
getting three purebred cows and bull
out of the blazing structure. There
was $4,000 insurance on the barn and
$1,000 each on the feed and fixtures.
A special election was held at New
Lisbon Dec. 2 ION the question of sell
ing the municipal light plant to the
Middle Wisconsin Power Co.
Mrs. Henry Gieschen, daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. NJ J. Hilleman of
Medford, was seriously hurt when the
automobile in which she was riding
with her parents crashed into wagon