Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-02-14

! many years finished at the mid-yenr
commencement Eighty-two pupils
were given diplomas.
Directors of the La Crosse Inter
state Fair association, at the annual
meeting, voted to consider the advis-
ability of having the fair last five days
this year, closing on Saturday night
instead of Friday night.
The village of Wilton has new
pump to replace the one worn out in
distributing the city water. The new
outfit will be run by a 10-horse-power
electric engine, the old gas engine be-
ing retained for emergencies.
Wanted in Winona, Mimi, en-
charge of wife desertion. Steve Sever
son was found, after a long search,
working with wood chopping crew
on French island, near La Crosse. He
was taken to Winona by Sheriff Lund.
Reports have it that Pat O'Rourke,
Kendall, while chopping down a tree
at his place few days ago, unearthed
nest of young robins. about half
grown. Not finding the mother bird,
Mr.. O'Rourke is endeayoring to raise
them himself. The earliest robin
story will probably come from Kendall
next spring.
Three times across the Atlantic to
get to Milton is the unique history of
German police dog, recently received
by the Rev. Herbert Schumacher from
Berlin. The dog was shipped across
the first time in the middle of the
summer, but the young man in whose
charge it was sent on reaching Ellis
island was sent back to Germany and
the dog, of course, had to be sent with
him9 The next trip was successful
for the dog.
James Sobeck. IA year old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sobeck of the
town of Redwood, Richland county,
came onto a large female wolf caught
in one of his traps. making frantic
efforts to escape. The boy, with a big
club, killed the wolf which turned out
to be an exceptionally large animal.
The bounty on female wolf in Rich
land county is $4250, of which the
county pays $50 and the state $125O.
The peit is valued at $40.
Word has been received at Merrill
that Thomas j. Matthews, a former
resident and son Of MerrilIs first
mayor, is suffering from an affiiction
which physicians and medical books
say is incurable. Mr. Matthews, who
is at Peoria, ILL.,, has given up prae-
tice at law. His illness is called PFC.
gressiye bulbular paralysis ana att
tacks the lips, tongue and vocal cords
first and then gradually extends over
the body, usually ending in pneu-
monia
Vital statistics compiled for Jeffer
son county by c. T. Fargo, register of
deeds, shows that ffty-fve births were
reported during January, of which
thirty-three were boys and twenty
four girls. Thirty-nine deaths and
fifteen marriages were also reported
during the month, and 219 documents
were recorded, of which thirty-f1ve
were deeds, forty-seyen mortgages.
and thirty-eight satisfactions of mort
cages. OF the thirty-five real estate
transfers, seven were farms
Adolph Butterfuss at Tomah had
an exciting experience with bull,
which might have resulted fatally, had
not help been at hand The animal
turned on him when he entered the
barn, but Mr. Butterfuss grabbed a
pitchfork and prodded him fiercely
when the maddened animal ran from
the barn and got away. Next day, Mr..
Butterfuss. with couple of neigh
bors, attempted to get the animal
back into the barn, and the beast
again charged him. Jesse Schultz
fired one shot at the oncoming animal
and it dropped dead at their feet.
Wisconsin snow has made one
friend in the person of David Hansel-
man, merchant Of Dale northeast of
Appleton, who emerged from a gaso-
line explosion with only one hand
burned, whereas he might have been
confined with numerous wounds to
heal. Hanselman was filing g blow
torch with gasoline preparatory to
using it for soldering. The flame had
been extinguished, but the heat caus
ed the gasoline to explode, igniting his
clothing. He ran outside and threw
himself into the snow, extinguishing
the fire. He then rushed back into
the building and put out the flames
with a hand extinguisher.
An attack On the constitutionality Of
the women's hours of labor law and
the minimum wage law brought by
Worzella Brothers Of Stevens Point,
may go to the United States supreme
court for final determination. An ac-
ton has been brought by the state in
dustrial commission against the Stew
ems Point firm charging in ten sep
arate counts violations of the women's
labor laws. The action will be tried
in Dane county circuit court. In
demurrer to the complaint, Worzella
Brothers charge that the women's
work hour law is unconstitutional and
that the minimum wage law must be
considered with it in determining
legality.
John Stone, ST. Paul, was sentenced
to serve thirty days in the Jefferson
county Jail or a charge of receiving