Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-13

into the cutter when his hand was
drawn between the sharp knives.
An investigation has been started
at Viroqua to ascertain whether Elmer
H. Officer, coal dealer, whose body
was found in coal shed the day be-
fore Christmas with throat and wrists
cut, committed suicide or was muir
dered.
Harold Porter, 81, son of William
Porter, Marinette, attempted suicide
by cutting his throat with a razor.
Ill health was given as the cause.
Twenty Stitches were taken in the
wound. The attending surgeon be-
lieves the youth will recover.
What is said to be the biggest COW
ever on exhibition in Grant county is
one owned by Herman Fosbinder. near
Fennimore, who says Holsteins will
grow big enough if their owners will
feed and raise them properly. The
cow on exhibition weighed more than
ton.
w. H. Pier, 80, died at his winter
home at Monrovia, Calf. For SO years
he was a county official, banker and
promoter Of agriculture in Richland
county. He founded and was presi
dent of the Richland County bank.
The body will be brought back to Rich
land Center for burial.
Wau-sau-ge-sig 107, probably the
Oldest Indian in the northwest, died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs Tom
Wildcat, near Crandon. He was born
in this region and lived in this section
all his life. Back in the early days
he presided at all the dances of his
tribesmen and was regarded as a medi-
cine man of extraordinary powers.
Buried underneath a falling stone
wall, William Kurtz. so, was killed al
most instantly, and his son, Henry,
barely escaped similar fate. Kurtz,
who lives in Cedarburg, went to his
sons farm, two miles south of this
village, to help in razing an old wall.
Both were covered by an avalanche
of rocks which became dislocated IN
expectedly.
Drowsy parishioners rubbed their
eyes and jumped as if the family
alarm clock had started its morning
rattle, when the Rev Otto Kobe of
New London, paused in his sermon at
the Church of the Most Precious
Blood and vigorously rang a school
bell, remarking that he was going to
wake up the sleeping worshipers be-
fore finishing his sermon.
Prospects are favorable for the es-
Enlistment Of a large wood products
plant at Crandon. The company, the
name of which is being withheld until
plans ,are completed, has purchased
large timber tracts near the city. OF
ticials ask no cash guarantee, being
able to finance the proposition. 1t is
said that the plant would employ 80
men and that this number might be
increased to ESQ.
A bond issue for $2,000,OoO was put
on the market by the P. B. Yates Ma
chine Co, it was said by H. A. Won
Oven, president of the company The
bond issue is said to be one Of the
largest Of Wisconsin industrials of re
cent years. The bonds will be sold to
retire all of the preferred stock of the
p. B. Yates Machine Co. in Beloit and
the Canadian P. B. Yates Machine Co.
at Hamilton, Ontario.
Efforts to recover a toothpick as it
fell from his lips almost cost w. F.
Mulligan, president of the Farmers
and Merchants State bank. Kilbourn,
the sight of one Of his eyes While
talking with friend the toothpick
fell from his lips Raising his hand
quickly, in an effort to recover the
toothpick, he. struck the pick in such
a way as to drive it into his eye, Sc
verely injuring the eyeball.
A herd of q Holstein cattle, con
sisting of milking cows, yearlings and
calves, was sold at Reedsburg for
S2,25O, cash, bringing over 800 head
straight through These will be
shipped to Colfax, Wis. as the foun-
dation stock for a large dairy farm.
One hundred dollars head few years
ago would not have been big price,
but under present market conditions
it is considered well above the aver
age.
William Heidel, 10, of Brandon, who
had both arms crushed in a machine
at hemp mill at Brandon, died at
st. Mary's hospital in Oshkosh. Al
though his condition was hopeful for
few days, turn for the worse came
Saturday. His right arm was off ct
the shoulder and his left arm had to
be amputated above the elbow. He
also had bad scalp wound The re
mains will be taken to Brandon for
burial
Some of the citizens of Sawyer
county are becoming alarmed over the
proposal to grant citizenship to the
Indians If the Indians are granted
citizenship and they fail to make good.
it is the belief of some that the state
will have to take on the burden OF
giving aid instead of the nation It
is pointed out in Sawyer county that
this would be a serious matter where
large numbers Of Indians arc quar-
tered