Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-24
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L. p. Ottosen, 80, pioneer resident
of Washington island and one of the
first settlers, is dead. He had been a
resident there for more than a half
century.
A Chippewa county highway crew
of Is men is working on highway 16
from that city toward Cadott. 1t is
expected the work will be completed
early in August
Robert. Franks, Amigo, guilty, on
his own admission, of two burglaries
and a number of forgeries, has been
taken to Green Bay, where he will
serve one year at the state reforma-
tory
Henry Shemanski, %, car repairer,
died at hospital in Ashland after
being run over by freight train in
the 500 yards at a. m. Both legs
were crushed. His parents live at
Stevens Point
Thrown into a field when load OF
hay on which he was riding tipped
over, G. H. Taylor, street commission
er of the village of Oakfeld, was
knocked unconscious, severely bruised
and suffered internal injuries.
Prof. E. D. Miner, for the last four
years principal of the high school and
superintendent of the grades in Gran
don, has resigned to accept the posi-
ton of principal of the Price County
Teachers Training school at Phillips.
Internal injuries suffered recently
when the car in which he was riding
crashed into tree when the driver,
Otto Meyer, attempted to turn out of
the path Of truck, caused the death
of Oscar D. Curtis, 81, of New Glarus
at Browntown.
A survey for the Wisconsin &
Southeastern railway, connecting the
500 line at Portage and the Illinois
Central at Madison, has been COM
pleted and work on a new line cross
ing Columbia and Dane counties is
expected to start within so days.
When the crank of a windlass used
to load lake boats with crushed stone
struck him on the head, August Stilp,
As, an employee of the Western Lime
and Cement Co., Appleton, was in
stantly killed. Stilp was standing un-
der the windlass when sudden
movement of the boat caused it to
spin and the handle hit him on the
head.
Fire of undetermined origin de-
stroyed the factory and warehouse of
the Superior Wood Products com
pany causing damage estimated at
100000 to the building and contents.
More than $4,000 worth of new ma
chinery recently purchased and set
into operation was destroyed. Several
were in the building at the time the
flames were first noticed, but made
their escape.
The Green Bay city council went on
record as favoring the plan OF the
Wisconsin League of Municipalities to
obtain an amendment to the state con
stitution permitting home rule for the
cities in the state. The resolution
was introduced by Mayor Wenzel
Wiesner and urges the submission OF
the proposed amendment to the vote
of the people.
A heavy slump il corporation fees
collected by the Wisconsin state de-
partment during the fiscal year end
ing June 80 indicates depressed bust
ness conditions, according to state
ment issued by Secretary OF State
Fred r. Zimmerman Total fees col
lected from July /, 1928, to June 30
are reported at $196,1O4. Fees col
lected the preceding year totaled
$266,152.
His body pierced by pitchfork that
fell 80 feet from the roof OF a Darn
on the Joseph Isaac farm, Arthur
Isaac. SO. was taken to a hospital IN
Fond du Lac suffering from injuries
which may prove fatal. The lower
left lung and left kidney were pune
tured by the fork, which entered
Isaac's back just below the shoulders
Two ribs were broken where the
prong emerged from the body in front
Prompt work on the part of a party
of passing tourists saved the auto OF
A. E. Crowell, an attorney OF Rock
ford. from destruction by fire on the
highway one mile north OF Evans
vile. The fire was extingulshed by
throwing sand and gravel on the
blaze. Mr.. Crowell, his wife and two
other passengers were on their way
to Mirror lake. After removing the
sand and gravel. they proceeded on
their way.
UNFOLDING property owners IN thelr
contention that the name FARMER
street sounds too rural for a newly
paved thoroughfare, the city council
Of Monroe has voted to change 1t tc
Greenwood drive. An interesting bat
tie was waged over the question,
number of older citizens declaring 1t
should remain Farmer street to honor
the agricultural interests, chiefly
cheesemaking, which have made
Green county famous.
Jack Paquette, 40, son OF Dennis
Paquette, one of the pioneers OF ArDor
Vitae, took his own life by severing
the arteries in his wrists and legs.
He is believed to have been despond-
ent