Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-03

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less $40 check. Harding was arrested
in Kenosha.
Howard Franz, 4-year-old son of
Henry Franz of Tomah. had a narrow
escape from death when he fell into
boiler of hot water which his father
was using to clean windows He was
seriously burned, but will recover.
The Chicago Packing and Provision
companys market, the Pirinic garage
and the Arnston confectionery store in
Washburn were entered by burglars
on the same night A small amount OF
cash and merchandise was secured
Kenosha has grown 20 per cent
since the taking of the last federal
census, according to estimates made
after a survey. The population in 1920
was 40,472 The survey, based on
school enumeration and water per
mits, shows population now of 49,
566.
The Northern Paper mills in Green
Bay is building a huge sedimentation
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of the Fox river before it is used in
the mill The plant requires 10000.
900 gallons of water every day and
the tank will be filed several times
daily.
The farm home of John Prince in
Cooks Valley. near Chippewa Falls.
was destroyed by fire. causing a loss
of about $1,000. The cause of the fire
was undetermined Although neigh
bors responded to the alarm they were
successful in saving little household
goods.
Walter Blenck, 80. a farmer living al
Thomp near Racine, was in
stantly killed and Mollita Reske, Is,
was probably fatally injured when
northbound Milwaukee road passengei
train struck the truck on which they
were riding at a crossing half mile
south of Franksville.
Falling asleep in a wheel chair at
his home in Stevens Point, George
Ross, 81, tumbled to the floor and
broke his right leg SO badly that am
putation was found necessary after he
had been removed to a hospital Two
years ago Ross left leg was amputated
because of rheumatism
Cornelius Slater, rs, was drowned
while fishing on Pelican lake near
Rhinelander. With the aid of two
sticks, Slater was propelling himself
over the ice on a sled and plunged into
open water which he did not see, due
to the gathering dusk Slater had
lived alone at Pelican lake Is years.
School boards in consolidated school
districts must provide transportation
to children living more than mile
from the school or be subject to a
fine of $40 day for each day of VIC
lation, w w Gilman. assistant attor
ney general, holds in an opinion to
Superintendent of Schools John Cal
lahan.
William Leschinsky accidentally
stepped on the reverse while back
ing his car on the Whitewater .
road near Fort Atkinson It shot
back across the road, over f1f
teen foot embankment and lodged bot
tom side up against a fence. Mrs
Leschinsky was severely cut and herN
shoulder injured. Mr.. Leschinsky and
Charles Reuter-, also of Fort Atkinson,
escaped with minor injuries.
MARKET STUBS
Kenosha's total tax rate for 1923-24
is $31 on each $1,000 Of assessed valua 4
ton, or nearly 50 higher than the rate
in Milwaukee, according to state
ment issued by the Kenosha council. 4
This tax rate has remained the same
for three years, but is reduction OF
81 from the peak rate, $685. in 1920-21.
In 1928 the Kenosha rate was $11,
from which it advanced steadily for
10 years, making the most rapid in
crease in the three years after 1913.
Total taxes to be collected in the
city of Manitowoc will exceed the last
tax roll by nearly $155,000 The exact
amount for 1924 is 1898, 1880. Nearly
two-thirds of the $155, 900 increase will
be represented by income tax assess
ment-corporation and individual, only
part of which the city retains. The
income tax figures show an increase
of about 100000 over year ago. I'm
der the law taxes must be collected
by Feb. l unless an extension is al
lowed by the city council.
Tragedy on Christmas eve took
toll of three lives when a kerosene
lamp in the home of John DECOR, SUI
perior, exploded The dead are John
DECOR, SIS; Oscar Wickan. 81 and
John Deck, 40 The fire was first no
ticed by woman who was passing
the house at g p. m. She notified the
fire department, but when the fire
fighters arrived the two-story house
was a mass of flames. Shortly after
the blaze had been brought under con-
troll the charred remains of the three
men were found. Not an outcry was
heard by the neighbors from the men
whom, it is believed, were overcome
bv the smoke They were identified
by charred fragments of envelopes in
their pockets.
Marsh fires have destroyed hun
dreds of tons of hay south and east
of La Crosse. The most serious fire
occurred in the tamarack swamp be-