Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-05-08
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r. Lindgren of Rhinelander choked
to death while lying in his cradle.
Serious injuries were suffered by
Felix Malox, farmer near Bass Lake,
when he fell on a pitchfork. One of
the tines of the fork entered his alb
domen.
The last of 100000 commercial
lake trout fry are now being planted
in Sturgeon Bay in practically the
same waters from which the eggs were
originally obtained.
Exactly one hundred seventy-eight
students from thirtY-one foreign coun-
tries OF territories have enrolled in
the University Of Wisconsin, Madison.
during the past year.
Arthur Faul served his last day as
police chief Of Hurley and has been
succeeded by John Gersich, 21-year-old
police chief, recently appointed by
Mayor w. T. Lennon.
A. 0. Fink, graduate of Ripon col
lege, who has been superintendent OF
the Montello schools the last four
years, has accepted the superintend-
ency of schools at Columbus, Wis.
Willard B. Boyle, principal of the
junior high school of Beloit, has been
selected as superintendent of the
Tomahawk public schools and prin-
cipal of the tomahawk high school for
the coming year. He succeeds Fred
erick Elk, resigned.
G. e. Watson, for the last two years
principal Of the Stevens Point high
school, has been hired as superintend-
ent of the Waupaca city schools. He
will succeed E. G. LANCE, who recent
ly resigned to become superintendent
of the Delavan public schools
The Forward Cheese Co., a new
corporation, is being organized at
Ladysmith by ]. B. Leply, William
Sandmire, Edward zimmerman, Chicago,
and Frank zimmerman, Milwaukee.
The company will establish a factory
for the production of fancy cheese.
John Rung, so, Verona, died at St.
Mary's hospital, Madison, from numer-
Gus bone fractions and internal in
.juries as a result Of being caught be-
tween the fiywheeI and the drive
wheel of a steam roller on which he
was working on the Fish Hatchery
road, three miles south of Madison.
Rung was found hanging unconscious
between the two wheels by Robert
Bowman.
Lodge No. 81, of the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows of Horizon, has
one of the oldest members, in point of
membership, in any lodge. Recently
the lodge marched in a body to the
home of their aged brother, Jacob
Quick, and presented him with 60
year jewel. Mr. Quick served with the
Union forces in the Civil war. He is
"a and has been a member of the local
lodge so years.
Plans and specifications for remod-
cling the old East high school build
ing at Green Bay, to fit it up for use
as junior high at a cost of approx
mately $4,000, were submitted to the
city council The board of education
asks that this expenditure be paid
out of the regular repair fund in the
budget for next year and that the
work be started at once, so as to per-
nit the use of the building this fall.
The town of Allouez, Brown county,
voted favorably on the water system
bonds by a poll of 1853 to 1876. The
bonds of $4,000 will be f1oated imne-
diately and engineers will be called
into conference FOR the selection OF
a site for the proposed power plant
which will guarantee the village water
and fire protection. In drawing plans,
the prospect of being connected to
the city of Green Bay will be con-
sidered.
A fishing trip on Fox river nearly
cost James Mcmahon, travelling
salesman, his life. Mr.. Mcmahon, who
lives in Menasha, ventured on the
river Just below. four open sluice gates
with nothing more than a pole to
guide his light boat. When the craft
struck the Understandable of rail
road bridge, he was thrown into the
river. The boat filled with water and
sank Mr.. Mcmahon managed to
grasp one of the bridge piers and
climbed to safety Fishing tackle
worth $50 was lost.
The frenzied cry of little boy that
"Jackie was drowned caused coast
guard police to drag the bay near the
Northwestern Oil Co. dock at Supe-
rior, for several hours for the body OF
Jackie Fisher, 5, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Fisher, who had been playing
in a rowboat with several other chill
dren. While Jackie's grief-strickn
mother stood on shore watching po-
lice with graphing hooks, a sister OF
Jackie ran home to find the boy SIT
ting in the kitchen eating. He re-
turned to the shore with his sister to
watch the rescue work..
Fishing at up-river points continues
good, big catches being reported al
Winneconne and other river cities.
The fishing at Neenah is still poor al
though scattered catches of pike and
perch are reported The white bass
run up-river is expected any day now
A committee of the Madison HI
wants club, appointed to investigate