Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-26
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
]! NEWS OF THE :
BADGER STATE
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

] mCAUCI VI Lie SIdIC SdAlCdAJ OOoAe
and superintendent of the swine de
partment of the State fair, died at his
home in Mondovi.
The Fox River Valley Silver Fo1
company, of Wrightstown, Brown
county, was chartered by the secre
tary of state, with a capitalization
of $4,000. X. A. Titel and Edward
Helwig are incorporators.
ST. Michael's hospital Stevens Point
was struck by lightning The bolt
awakened patients and put bells, lights
and telephones out of order. Although
charred shingles were torn from the
roof the building did not catch fire,
James Gregory, son of DR.. Franz
Gregory of Valders, Manitowoc coun
ty, was instantly killed In his home
at Tacoma, Wash, while cleaning 9
gun preparatory to hunting trip. He
was 35 and veteran of the World
war;
Two persons were seriously injured
and three others were bruised and cut
when car driven by Alex Fierst
alleged to have been crowded from
the road by an approaching car, went
into ditch and turned over neal
Amigo.
The first case of sleeping sickness
in Wisconsin Rapids ended fatally
when Francis A. I.ampe 12-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Lampe, Port
Edwards, died at Riveryiew hospital
He became afflicted three weeks age
and awoke only for periods of min
ute or two, then being only semi-con
scious.
Fire of unknown origin completely
RACED the Churchill Lumber Co.'s mil
at Cayuga, 40 miles from Ashland
The loss has not been determined
Quantities of sawed lumber, piled
some distance from the mill, were not
burned The Cayuga mill finished its
cut for the year June Is, and was
closed down.
Articles of incorporation were filed
at the Rock county register of deeds
office this week for the GAINESVILLE Cit.
zens Loan and Investment Co., and
also a similar corporation for Beloit
The only names signed on the corpora.
ton papers are those associated with
the Snaborn, Blake and Aberg firm
of attorneys in Madison.
Henry Hawley and Clarence Wen
ner, Green Bay youths, were injured
when their car crashed into a culvert
south of De Pere on Highway Is.
According to the boys the driver was
blinded by the lights of an approach
ing car. Hawley sustained fracture
of the right shoulder and cuts about
the face while Wenner was badly cut
when thrown through the windshield.
Lawrence Ward, Sc, of Babcock,
Civil war veteran and for many years
a resident of Wood county, died at his
home in Wisconsin Rapids. He was
active in the development of Wood
county, having plated the city of Pitts
vile, and served on the county board
and in other offices for many years.
He is survived by his wife and three
sons.
Noel Tiffany, 16, South Beloit, is
being held awaiting the arrival of
Madison police who hold warrant
for his arrest on charges of forging a
check for $500 on the Lawrence Res
taurant Co., Madison Tiffany forged
his uncle,s name to the check and with
the money made a payment of $3.50
on an automobile. The car was re
covered.
Wisconsin's best butter maker will
be selected at the statewide butter
contest at the Wisconsin college OF
agriculture Madison, June rs under
plans announced by college officials.
The contest will replace the monthly
district contests which have been con-
Quoted throughout the state during the
last year Another butter contest is
planned for next January.
The second post-offIce robbery in
the GAINESVILLE section in three days
was made at the Koshkonong office
early June 10, when $25 or $50 was
taken in addition to $50 in cash and
500 in gold rings from the general
merchandise store of julius Miller,
also the postmaster. Entrance was
gained through a cellar door left un-
locked. The safe in the Johnson
Creek post office was blown earlier in
the week and $500 taken.
The waters of the Big Roche Cri
six miles north of Friendship, are be.
ing harnessed to provide additional
power for the Friendship Electric
Light and Power Co. Work has been
started on the erection of a dam and
power house there, a project which
will take four months to complete
The dam will be capable OF holding
a 25-foot head ofawater. An artificial
lake covering $50 acres will be created
When completed the new plant will
be capable of providing power to sup
ply the needs of Friendship, Adams
and vicinity for many years to come
Appointment of Lloyd j. Yaudes
Madison, as a state insurance examl
ner was announced by w. Stanley
Smith, state insurance commissioner
The appointment was made to succeed
George J. Leonard, resigned. 1t is eff
fective Immediately.
Herman Kruger, worker at the
American Refactories plant at Devils
Lake, near Baraboo, was stabbed re
Gently during a brawl at the Italian