Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-29
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WISCONSIN



After an illness of few hours, Mrs
Hulda Schuelke, wife of Mayor Her
man Schuelke, Sheboygan, died OF
cerebral hemorrhage
Commencement exercises for Mar
quette university will be held in tn,
Milwaukee auditorium, June II, will
436 seniors, the largest graduating
class in Marquette's history, receiving
degrees.
The University of Wisconsin ha:
just purchased half a bull in Greer
county. The half interest was taker
iii Bert Ormsby Mercedes Mooie, a
pureheed Holstein-Frieslan herd sire
owned by G. H. Lichtenwalner.
Thieves entered the locker room at
the high school, Amigo, through a win
dow and pilfered Is lockers. The
booty consisted chiefly of athletic sup
plies. A heavy bar of iron was ap-
parently used in forcing the padlocks.
Idle Wild hotel, on Butternut lake
one mile from Butternut, burned tt
the ground Tourist reservations ha6
already been obtained to fill the hotel
for June, July and August. The loss
was $4,000. The Idle Wild was the
oldest resort hotel in Ashland county
While roller skating across a street
in Sheboygan, Josephine Metelko, TO-
was struck by an automobile driven
by John Razel, and died few hours
afterWard. She is the daughter oil
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Metelko. The
little girl was on an errand for her
mother.
Charles Duval, SO, Marshfield,, a re-
tired farmer, while walking down a
flight of steps in his sons hone,
tripped on his united shoe strings and
fell head first to the bottom, fractur-
ing his skull and breaking his neck.
Death came almost instantaneously.
Fire caused by the explosion of a
gas stove slightly burned 12-year-old
Eugene Evans who. with his parents,
was en- route to Los Angeles. 1t de-
stroyed their tent and contents at the
tourist camp in Evansville The par
ty went to Madison to get new out
fit before proceeding.
Fire of unknown origin caused $780,
900 damage when it partially destroy
ed the bicycle building of the Gillette
Rubber company at Eau Claire The
structure was separated by fifty yards
from others of the great plant. A
fire engine was used to restore water
pressure when pipe broke.
Construction of the new Finger
school in the town of Preble, Brown
county, will be completed in time for
the opening Of the fall term, accord
ng to E. A. Seymour, county superin-
sendent of schools The new struc-
ture is to replace the old school build
ing, which was destroyed by fire last
winter.
Some time ago Door county set May
Is as Cherry Blossom day but Medi-
cine Hat, or whatever part of the coun-
try has been sending chilling breezes
in this direction, has changed the
date. 1t is prophesied now that the
$4,000 acres of cherry trees in this
district will be in full bloom May 30
to June / and Door county is prepar-
ing to entertain the thousands of Wis
itors that come every year to enjoy
the beautiful sight
Formal opening Of the new nurses
home at the La Crosse Lutheran hos
pital attracted hundreds of citizens.
The building is of brick with Bedford
stone trimmings and has all cOnven-
fences, including gymnasium, sun par
Tor, sleeping porch, recreation and re-
ception rooms, shower baths and
rooms to house 20 nurses The build
ing cost 100000 The Lutheran hos
pital was started in 1905 and, with the
addition recently completed, has 200
beds.
Accounts eff Hamilton and Roberts,
Arena, Wis, merchants, robbed re-
Gently, were recovered by Richland
county authorities at Bashford Hill,
five miles west Of Richland Center.
The accounts and their container were
found in brush pile by school chill
dren, who destroyed some of them be-
fore their value was realized. Book
accounts of the firm lugged off by the
robbers were said to total $4,000
Merchandise worth $4,000 was taken
Three automobiles we're used on the
job.
Two schools in and near Dane coun-
ty may be closed in an attempt tc
check an epidemic of diphtheria. The
state board of health, it has been
learned, has sent nurses and physi-
clans into the district served by the
Johnson Creek school and the Doans-
vile school. The latter is in Dane
county. Madison is experiencing~ar
epidemic of whooping cough and
chicken pox, according to Dr.. p. v
Brumbach, city health officer. There
are 80 cases of whooping cough anc
29 active cases of chickenpox in the
capitol city.
Max Nowak, aged 70 years, COM
mitted suicide at Wausau by hanging
himself in the barn at his home. He
had been in poor health for some time
and was Respondent because of in
ability to work.
P. j. Neuheisel carried off first and
cecOnd hon in tha report of Cash.