Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-24
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corr binder cutter while at work OF
bis farm near Marinette. He wa
taken to a Marinette hospital.
P. N. Hansen, farmer south OF
Marshfeld, reports that a calf bor1
on his farm recently resembles a bea.
in many respects. The feet are unlik,
those Of a bovine and the hair is blacl
and curly.
Hawkins has the distinction of be
ing the first Rusk county village to
pass an ordinance for the regulation
Of public dances. The ordinance
adopted by the village is copied aftel
The county ordinance.
Easter Lily Of Shady Line, 2-year
old Guernsey heifer owned by c. S
Ristow and H. F. Ristow, recently
broke the state record in class Fl
with a record of 1882 pounds of milk
and 672.77 pounds of fat.
William Reich, McNaughton farm
er, has the distinction of having killed
the largest deer recorded in Oneida
county in the season of 1928 The
animal weighed over 260 pounds anG
had sixteen pronged antlers.
The yacht Glenda, owned by Ralph
Wells, Menominee, was partially de,
stroyed by fire. The upper works are
destroyed and the damage is estimat
ed at $4,000. The fire is. believed to
have been of incendiary origin.
Lancaster is to have tourist camp.
The site contracted for by the city
council is on highway 80. It is a pleas
ant location, near the heart of the city
and will be equipped with everything
to make it an ideal camp.
Westby sportsmen will hold another
skiing tournament Feb. 10 if the snow
remains on the ground Many ski
jumpers of local and national repute
attended the meet at Westby last year
and promises are made that this win.
ter's event will far oatclass the last
George Shemak, a farmer residing
six miles west of Highland, was in
jured when truck load of hogs he
was hauling to market tipped over,
pinning him underneath His right
arm, collar bone and several ribs were
broken. Serious internal injury is
feared.
Arthur Goeser, 80, is in a hospital
at Beaver Dam suffering from the loss
Of his right hand Goeser, who is en-
ployed by Menasha fishing concern,
is reported to have become entangled
in a rope which was being wound up
on windlass. His hand became
caught in the gears of the machine.
The estate of the late John Strange,
former Lieut.. governor of Wisconsin
and paper manufacturer of Neenah,
consists of properties worth opproxi-
mately $4,000 according to the will
which is soon to be probated. The
widow has been granted an allowance
of $500 month, while the estate is in
process of settlement
To the barking of dogs, may William
Hennicker, a farm hand, attribute hrs
escape from death by freezing on a
road in southern Racine county during
the sub-zero temperature last week.
Farmers investigating the noise dis
covered Hennicker lying beside the
road in an exhausted condition with
hands and feet frozen.
A mouse almost caused the destruc
ton of the Tomahawk post-office
building and Masonic temple. George
Theiler passed the post office, saw a
desk on fire and notified the fire de-
partment just in time to prevent a
serious fire. The desk was entirely
burned. A box of matches was kept
in the desk. 1t is believed a mouse
set the matches off.
Farmers in the vicinity of Barron
during the past year shipped approx
mately $68,0O0 worth of stock from the
county. Seventy-one carloads were
shipped and they were divided into
shipments of hogs, calves, cows.
lambs, bulls, heifers, steers and sheep.
The average selling price hundred
weight of hogs was $685. as compared
with $3.50 the previous year.
The proposed fair price cheese
board Of the state will not violate the
antitrust law as long as no coercive
measures are used to maintain the
price and the board reflects the fair
judgment of experts and others repre-
senting the various classes interested
in price, Alvin c. Refs, assistant at
torney general, held in an opinion to
Edward Nordman, state commissioners
of markets.
The Pilot Shoe Co. will be the name
of the new shoe manufacturing indus
try to be started in Wausau 1t will
be capitalized for $250,000, $4,000 in
common stock and 100000 in pre-
ferred stock. The company is organ
lied by S. j. Pentler and O. R. Short,
manager and superintendent OF the
Marathon Shoe Co. The controlling
interest in the Pilot Shoe Co. will be
held by stockholders of the Marathon
Co. The new plant will be operating
by June.
Since Dec. 1, fourteen wolves,
twelve wildcats and six foxes have
been presented to the Price county
clerk for bounties. Settlers in Price
county report wolves numerous.
While hurrying from Escanaba to
the bedside of his wife in Green Bay,
William Sliger, Escanaba, was stricken