Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-11-22

| mer speaker of the Wisconsin assem-
bly,, suffered broken arm when the
car in which she was riding struck a
culvert near Darien.
A sneak thief entered the apart
ments of David Sinclair, student at
the University of Wisconsin, son of
the novelist, Upton Sinclair, and rif1ed
the rooms Of a $50 camera and SOS
in cash.
Miss Laura Myers, age IL. and in
the eighth grade at school, broke an
arm in an accident on one of the
school swings at Saxon. The accident
was caused by the breaking of one Of
the chains
The property of Wisconsin's street
railway companies, and light, heat
and power companies, operated in
connection with them, are valued at
$104, 100000. the state tax commission
announced recently
Darwin Holtz of Rio, was instantly
killed at Algoma when five-ton truck
which he was driving, was struck by
a Green Bay & Western. road train at
crossing near Algoma. Side curtains
of the truck are believed to have pre-
vented him from seeing the approach
ing train.
Leo Rock, 8, was instantly killed
by his 12-year-old brother, Joe, when
the latter attempted to hand him a
.22-calibre rifle. The boys, sons of
Frank Rock, farmer near Tomahawk,
were hunting squirrels five miles from
Tomahawk when the fatal accident
occurred.
Arrangements have been perfected
with the federal weather bureau
whereby Wisconsin beekeepers will,
be notified of weather conditions as
a means Of protecting against heavy
bee losses because Of sudden weather
changes, the state agricultural de
partment announced.
What is believed to be the largest
porch swing factory in the world is
nearing completion at Elcho, near
Amigo. The building is 800 feet long
and 200 feet wide. 1t contains much
machinery, sewing rooms for making
the tops, paint and storage rooms.
Shipments will be made to all parts
of the world.
Mrs. Anna Doepke, Mrs. Pearl Graf
and son Arnold Graf of WATERFOWL,
narrowly escaped death when an auto
mobile in which they were riding was
struck by a st. Paul train at the rail 4
road crossing of highway 10, west Of
Hubbleton. Mrs. Doepke is seriously
injured, recovery being doubtful, but
the others suffered only minor injuries.
The Wausau Silver Black Fox ranch
of Wausau recently shipped to the
WATERFOWL Silver Black Fox Co. So
silver black foxes These represented
ten pairs purchased last January and
their increase of 33 puppies born last
spring and which go to stock a new
modern ranch built at Waterfowl. The
So foxes are conservatively valued at
$4,000
Charlotte, 3-year-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. L. v. Ward Of Glenwood
City, drowned near Gordon Wis,
where the parents had gone deer hunt
ing. She strayed from the home Of a
friend on the Eau Claire river where
Mrs. Ward was visiting while her
husband was hunting. Mrs. Ward, |
missing the child, searched and found
her in the river.
The decision of the supreme court
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Northern Wisconsin tobacco pool is
expected to give impetus to the for
nation of additional cooperative mar
keting associations. Under the pool
marketing plan as developed in the
tobacco pool it is believed that pro
ducers will be able to increase the
price paid for their crops.
Corn shredder accidents Of any kind /
continue to be the bugaboo Of Green
county farmers but the most pathetic
case on record is that of Elmer
Kuhnko, aged 26, who is now in the /
Monron hospital with his left hand /
torn of and his right hand crippled
since birth. Kuhnke was operating
the machine on his farm in Clarno
township when his hand was caught
in the rollers.
Crashing into a fence when the
driver was blinded by the lights OF
another automobile, machine occu
pied by Harry Main, his wife and
three children, overturned on highway
SIS near Fond du Lao and hurled the
five occupants into the ditch. Main
was injured about the body When
thrown against the steering wheel.
while his wife was severely cut by
glass. The children we're badly
bruised.
A membership certificate to the
Green County Agricultural Society
and Mechanics Institute issued in
1854, the first year Of the great Green
county fair, still sponsored by the /
same association, recently came to
light. It was issued to 0. F. Pinney,
after whom the Monroe G.. A. r. post
was named following the Civil war
and was discovered among family
relics by Fred Williams, Potsville, Ia,
a son-in-law of the late Mr. Pinney.
The sixth annual Corn and Potato
show will be held at Oconto Dec.
and 6. Cash premiums totalfng 5000
will be given for the best exhibits of