Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-18
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Fred H Winston, II, for many years
a prominent merchant of Evansville,
and son of the late Nelson Winston,
pioneer. died at Burlington, Wis.
The village Of Warrens voted to
discontinue its high school by ma
jority of 40. At a former election dis
continuance was voted by majority
of 10.
Two stills and five barrels OF mash
have been found on low island in
Green Bay by federal prohibition
agents. A deserted shack housed the
cache.
Mrs William R. Foster, 81, one OF
Rhinelander's pioneers, is dead after
several months of illness. She was
a sister of j. O'Brien, assistant chief
Of police.
Ducks will be passing up good feed
! ing grounds, if the fail to arrange
stopovers in Green county. Sixty
pounds of wild rice is being sowed IN
low places by members OF the lzaaK
| walton league.
Unemployment in Superior has been
greatly reduced in the last ten Gays
with the beginning of heavy grain
shipments Railroads have increased
their forces to handle the huge crop.
The 500 line added 100 men.
Joseph Popiernik, Conrath boy, who
l. ~ 10 a oh forgery
was sentenced in Rusk county court
to the state industrial school IN Wau-
kesha The boy took several checks
from cream station in Conrath and
made them out for various amounts
payable to his mother.
c.. w. Johnson, a brother-in-law, and
Charles Magnuson, a brother OF John
Magnuson of Marshfeld, who is serv-
ing life sentence in Waupun for muir
der of Mrs. j. R. Chapman by bomb
sent to her through the mail at Christ
mas, are in Marshfield to obtain
signers for his pardon.
An ostrich on exhibition at the fair
in Amigo, started out on marathon
race of his own. The big bird travel
ed down the railroad tracks, leaving a
big crowd of men and boys in his
wake He might have been running
yet had he not been trapped in wire
fence enclosing a cemetery
Activities of state prohibition agents
from July Is, 1928, to Sept. l, 1924, re
suited in the imposition of fines total
| ing $139, 800 and jail sentences amount
ing to 243.5 months, according to
summary of prohibition work an
nounced today by Herman w. Sacht-
jen, state prohibition commissioner.
Samuel Marcus of Boston was seri-
ously injured and his IA year old son
bruised when their sedan went in the
ditch on highway 18 about four miles
west of Humbird. They were speed
ing on a level stretch of road when
the steering gear broke, and the car
turned turtle The car was wrecked.
Leigh B. Gilbert, ga years old.
wealthy Madison contractor, died sud
denly from a heart attack. Mr.. Gil
bert built many of the larger struc-
lures in Madison, including the Bank
! Of Wisconsin building, the new East
Side High school, ST. Marys hospital,
and number of university buildings.
The State Bank of Saxon has been
! taken over by the state commissioner
of banking. On Aug. %, the date OF
the last bank call, the institution had
a capital of $4,000 with surplus OF
$4,000. Victor j. Simon is president
of the bank, and G. c. Gunderson,
cashier. Saxon is located near Hurley
in Iron county.
While at work on his farm near
Rhinelander, Albert Peter was shot at
from ambush and wounded in the left
hand. Shortly before the shooting a
man was seen to enter the underbrush
on the outskirts of the farm Whlle
Peter was crossing lake to reach a
physician another shot Was fired at
him, the bullet lodging in his boat.
Gustav Heike, 81, Menomonie,
janitor, hung himself in the basement
Of the j. w. Barber undertaking es-
adjustment in which he was working.
No reason for the act can be given
by his family, but he was OF melan-
cholic disposition and 1T is thought
that he had contemplated suicide for
some time, because of mention OF MAX
! ing will. He was found by his old
est son, Paul, who searched for him
after he had failed to return home for
breakfast.
Infantile paralysis has appeared IN
Monroe after an absence of six years.
Willis Stauffacher, 10 years old, son
of John Stauffacher, has been quar-
antined under the care of physicians.
Willis was first placed under the doc
tors care after he had complained of
pains in one of his arms. He has
been a caddy at the golf course this
summer. Health authorities are TAX
ing precautions to prevent spread of
the disease and as yet express no
fear of an epidemic.
Tom Purtell, former state ire mar
shall, has been appointed state OIL IN
spector under Commissioner Cunning
ham. it is announced Purtell was fire
marshall during the administration OF
Gov. Davidson.
Mrs. Ann Sederspiel was honored at