Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-01-10

er, died at Jefferson after a short i'll
ness.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the general store conducted by Leh-
man Brothers at Gilmanton, Wis, en-
failing a loss of $4,000 which was
partly covered by insurance.
A bandit held up Sylvester HAIRS
ham, proprietor of a soft drink estab-
lishment of Eau Claire. New Years
eve. and obtained $500 in cash. A
customer was robbed OF SIS.
The new Forest County State bank
in Crandon has opened for business.
A majority of the stockholders are
Forest county business men. A. c.
Moors is cashier and William Wilson
is assistant cashier Directors are J.
A. Dixon, H. F. Pueschner, S. J. Con
way, F. 0. Rusch and R. M. Conner.
Erwin Aney, Coles Valley, suffered
the loss of his barn and several head
of live stock in a fire. The family
were attending Christmas exercises at
the school house when the fire was
discovered. Four horses and several
head of cattle were burned. 1t is be-
Heved the fire started from a pile of
shredded corn.
A raid was made on the sheriff's
ghost room in the county Jail of Rich
land county, and nine gallons of evil
dence was stolen In this room is kept
all anti-Volstead spirits, hence the
title ghost room" Much of the
liquor was held as evidence against
bootleggers and it's absence makes
prosecution difficult, if not impossible.
Leon Roberts and George MadeIin
of Hayward were hauling load of
ties to Seeley when their sled tipped
over, the load of twenty-five ties fall
Ing on them and crushing them to
death. The horses broke loose from
the sled and went to the Roberts
home. A brother of Leon discovered
the fatal accident. Each of the boys
was II years old.
While returning from Shiocton to
Oconto, Mrs. Anna Anna, accompanied
by her son Henry and granddaughter,
Irene and Leola, and William Schroe-
der, narrowly escaped fatal injury
when their car capsized on the road
in the town of Morgan. The car was
demolished. Mrs Anna sustained a
broken collarbone and was rendered
unconscious. Her condition is critical.
Eight business houses were burn
ed and six other buildings in New
London were partially destroyed in
one of the most disastrous fires
n the city's history on New Years
day. Ten families are homeless and
fourteen firms are unable to open
their doors. The loss is estimated at
100000. The New London and Clin-
tonville fire departments fought the
flames in a temperature of eight de-
grees below zero.
Leonard OFT, 9, who for month
has been in semf-conscious condi-
ton at a hospital in Monroe with a
bullet in his brain, has been taken to
Madison by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard G. OFT, Jefferson township.
There, hospital authorities will at.
tempt to administer nourishment suf-
1cient to give him strength to with
stand an operation. The lad was shot
by a % caliber rifle as he attempted
to crawl through fence while on a
hunting trip.
Icy pavements have caused numer
GUS automobile accidents at Wiscon-
sin Rapids. Joseph Joseph was injur-
ed when struck by a car on Grand
avenue. The driver was proceeding
at a reasonable rate but the brakes
failed to hold the car on the city
street. One large touring car lost a
wheel when it skidded On Dusy cor.
ner and several light cars have crash.
ed into the curb with broken wheels
as the result Arterial traffic rules
have helped to keep down the number
of accidents.
Life insurance written by legal rS-
serve insurance companies in Wisco7t
sin will exceed the $200,OO0,000 mars
for the year 1923, according to estl-
mates prepared by w. Stanley Smith,
state commissioner of insurance. The
total first year and renewal premiums
for life insurance of all forms paid b.
citizens of the state will be twice the
amount expended for fire protection
about $36,000,000, the commissioners
declared. Lower mortality will be re
corded for the year and increased di
vidends for 1924, it was said.
Balance in the state treasury or
December 81 was $7,497, 3S8.72. show
ing a healthy balance to begin 1924,
according to information obtained
from state officials. The balance is
a reduction Of 1921, 14108 over that of
Dec. 81 last year, which was $685.
$3.50. Expenditures from the state
treasury during 1923 also showed a
decrease over 1922, officials report.
The decrease totaled $185,717.17. Elk
penditures this year were $3.50,
20e. 65, and last year 1884 ,926.82. Re
ceipts by the state decreased during
the last twelve months over the pre-.
vious year by $447,05S.25. The total
receipts for 1928 were $12, 46,598.37.
compared with $13,013,456 in 1922.
Arthur Langstram scalded his face
while preparing to pour cold water
in the radiator of his car at Ephraim.
The water in the radiator was hot and