Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-04


farm house of William Stout, sr.,
north of Amberg, was struck by light
ming.
William La Luzerne, "a, one Of the
earliest settlers of Union, died sud
denly at the home of his son, Gustaye,
near the Door-Kewaunee county line.
Infection from a small silver that
penetrated his index finger a. week
ago while he was removing plank on
a city paving job resulted in the
death of Martin Bongers. 81, at She,
boygan.
Grief Skennadore, for many years
prominent cherry picker at the Martin
orchard, Sturgeon Bay, died at the
Indian camp from enlargement of the
heart His body was sent to Oneida
for burial.
Edward Jones, negro, cut the air on
freight train in the Milwaukee road
yards in Sparta, thereby stopping the
train long enough to steal shoes and
other articles of clothing. He was
arrested in La Crosse by company
detectives.
In an effort to obtain better price
conditions in the honey industry, the
Wisconsin Beekeepers' association has
appointed price committee to study
the situation and make recommends
lions, according to Miss Malta
Fischer, state secretary.
Door county is completing its great
est cherry harvest, about 115,OO0 car
loads. and the crop has SO greatly ex-
ceeded expectations that the surplus
crop is being stored in freight cars
on sidings because of the lack OF room
in the storehouses. The crop is val
ued at $1,1O0,0OO.
Mrs. Frank Sayreg, Montague, is
held under $4,000 bail at theN Muske-
gon county jail on charge Of raising
a SIS bill to $50. Mrs. Sayres says
that she found the bill in the house
after her husband had been sent to
prison for violating the. liquor law and
wanted to find out if it was good.
Ed Jensen of Brooklyn, N. ", is
visiting his brother, William Jensen,
at New Lisbon. This is their first
meeting in more than half century.
Ed Jensen served in the United States
navy many years and during the adj
of Presidents Cleveland
and Harrison ne was chief steward
on the presidential yacht.
Two more robberies in Oneida coun-
ty have been reported to the sheriff's
office Over $500 in cash and mer-
chandise were taken from Woodruff
hotel and small amount in cash was
obtained at store in Gagen.k Three
young men, suspected of having been
implicated in series of robberies
near Woodruff recently. are being
held in the county JAIL
A 100000 bond issue for new
high school was authorized at mass
meeting of the voters of the district
at West Bend, the fourth attempt
since 1921 to authorize bonds for a
new building. The vote was 40 to
los. Bids will be called for at once.
and the new structure, which is to
be designed for 400 pupils, is expect
ed to be ready for the 1925 fall term.
Deliberately defacing the freshly
painted mark in the center Of high
way 16 resulted in William Novak,
Pulaski, being fined $25. After being
warned to keep clear of the freshly
painted line Novak drove his car
across it eight or 10 times. Novak
admitted he had crossed it a few
times Just for fun" Just for fun
we'll fine you $25 and COSTS" pro-
nounced Judge N. J. Monahan.
A telegram received by Fred w.
Keller, Mellen, states that an auto
bearing license plates issued to him
is being held by Sheriff v. e. Fisher
at Tyvan, Sask. The auto was stolen
from Jasper Minton, Mellen, by Leo
Parks month ago. II Parks is being
held extradition papers will be OBJ
tanned and he will be brought back
to Ashland to face charges of butterI
theft. Jail breaking, and auto theft.
William Stewart, Lena, is glad he
has his money but wishes he had a
unbeaten head instead. Stewart, who
is a farmer, was stopped by three
between the Suamicos
and beaten up. The robbers failed to
get Stewards roll, which was hidden
inside his undershirt. They left
Stewart laying unconscious along the
roadside, and departed with his auto
mobile. The sheriff's Office was i'm
mediately notified but no trace of the
machine was found.
John Bauer, farmer living about
eight miles northwest of Wausau in
the town of Maine, has been missing
from his home for several days, ac-
cordYng to Mrs. Bauer, who says she
has no idea of his whereabouts. Bauer
is about As, feet A inches tall, with
blue eyes and brown hair. He is said
to have been worried considerably
over business matters and was mus
uaHy depressed when he left. Mrs.
Bauer says her husband had no enc
mics and that there uas no reason
for his leaving home, except the de-
preston due to bis business troubles.
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