Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-12-20

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burial Johne killed his wife in the
Florida city, seriously wounded his
sister-in-law and then turned the gun
on himself.
Counterfeit silver dollars, bearing
the fictitious date of 1903. and said by
bankers to be the best limitations they
have seen in years. have been found
in circulation in Neenah They are
almost a perfect imitation, even to the
ring, but are a trifie lighter than the
genuine article.
Word has been received of the
death of julius C.. Birge of st. LOUIS
who was the first white child born in
Whitewater, Nov. 10, 1899. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. William
Birge, pioneers in Walworth county,
and distant relative of President f.
A. Birge Of the University of Wis
consin.
The case against L. A. Clark, charg
ed with the embezzlement of $4,000
and the wrecking of the Peoples State
bank of Lancaster, of which he was
vice president, will not be heard until
January. When the case was called,
Clark, by his attorney, Levi Bancroft,
filed an affidavit Of prejudice against
Judge S. E. Smalley, who will call an
other judge to Lancaster to try Clark.
Oconto City Water Supply company
has been made defendant in suit in
stituted by the state, for failure to
comply with an order of the state rail-
road commission on June 4, 1928 The
order provided for the laying of GER
tain water mains to provide for water
service and fire protection before
August 1, 1923. If the suit is won by
the state the utility company will be
liable to a penalty of from $2,225 to
$4,000.
Lord Thomas G. Shaughnessy, presi-
dent of the Canadian Pacific railroad,
who died recently of heart failure at
Montreal, Canada, was born in the old
Third ward of Milwaukee, where he
lived until % years of age. Since ris-
ing to high positions in railroad cir
cles, Lord Shaughnessy paid numer
Gus visits to his home city, the last
one in November. 1921 He is sur
vived by one sister, Mrs. Frances
Shaughnessy, who still lives in Mil
waukee. District Attorney Shaugh-
messy of Milwaukee county is his sec
ond cousin.
Warning to cheese makers against
violations Of branding regulations
have been issued by the state market
ing department. The department an
nounced that two cheese makers have
just been fined $500 for violations of
the regulations. It was stated by
| Commissioner Edward Nordman that
the cheese regulations have been in
force for two years and that operators
are presumed to be fully familiar with
the provisions. Criminal prosecution
will be brought against yiolators in
the future
A budget financial system has been
worked out and adopted by the Madi-
son board of education which is the
first Of its kind in the state and prom
ises to be highly successful in the
handling of school finances, according
to Madison school officials. The
budget plan provides for annual board
appropriations for each school, under
three accounting divisions employed
by the state in appropriating it's funds
for education purposes capital, main
tenance and operation The plan re-
| suited from an extensive study of vari-
Gus school administration plans in a
number of cities in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin industrial commits
sion has requested the attorney gem
eral to commence prosecution of the
Milwaukee road on 100 counts, involy-
! ing a forfeiture Of $4,000 because of
! alleged violation of the child labor
law 1t is alleged that the company
has employed. children under 18 years
of age at track repairing, which is
specifically prohibited by statute. 1t
is also alleged that the company has
employed children under II years of
age without a child labor permit. It
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is further alleged that children under
16 years OF. age have been employed
after p. M, which is also prohibited
by statute.
A photograph of Edward ]. Sahstad,
former Eau Claire manufacturer ar
rested in California, has convinced
Mrs Leona Sailstad- Ri chardson that
the fugitive is her husband Sailstad
has announced that he will not fight
extradition to Wisconsin to answer to
a charge of arson in connection with
the burning of a cottage at Lake Neba-
CANNON, in the ruins of which a char
red body believed to be his own was
found. Mrs. Sailstad and Ross T.
Richardson of Eau Claire, whom she
married in the belief that Sailstad
was dead, are now living apart. It is
said that Mrs. Sailstad will seek
divorce from her first spouse and re
marry Richardson as soon as the laws
of Wisconsin permit.
Winnebago county's revenue from
fines paid by speeding autoists during
the season was $4,000. Three hundred
seventy-nine arrests were made OF
those who paid fines none were oper-
/ ating their cars slower than forty