Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-11-13
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

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Mr.. and Mrs. William Ludtke, burned
TO death in fire which destroyed the
barn on the Ludtke farm near Rhine
lander, Nov. 5.
The executive committee OF the Wis
consin Association of Postmasters has
awarded Stevens Point the next annu-
al convention, which will be held the
first week in June.
Marvin Snyder Johnson, 5, only son
of Mr. and Mrs. Carl G. Johnson, prom
inent farmers of the town OF Unity,
fell into a water tank on the Johnson
farm and was drowned.
Resignation of L. A. Gordon as assis-
tant secretary of state, and the ap-
pointment of r. L. Siebecker, Madison,
to succeed him has been announced
by Secretary of State Fred R. Zim-
norman.
Mrs. Hanore Grady, 81, Columbus,
was SO interested in the election that
election day. The next oldest woman
in the city to vote was Mrs. Asenath
Smith, &c.
The budget for the board of educa-
ton, at Green Bay, calls for an in
crease of $4,000 over the amount
asked last year. The increase is due
in part to the need of equipment for
the new East high school building.
A referendum in the village of Wild
Rose, upon the question of the village
purchasing the electric light and
power plant from the Rose Milling
Co., resulted 1S4 to 46 In favor Of the
proposal. The price will be deter
mined by the Wisconsin railroad COM
mission.
Trapped in a burning woodshed
which housed large tank of gasoline,
Gertrude, 8-yearold daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Guelig, living mile
north of Theresa on highway Is, was
rescued by her father a few seconds
before an explosion that wrecked the
structure and set fire to nearby barn.
A new course in Spanish journalism
is being offered at the University of
Wisconsin this year. 1t is taught by
a Spanish expert in newspaper work.
Wisconsin is said to have been prob
ably the first state university in the
nation to inaugurate such a course.
1t is proving popular, officials declare.
A decided improvement in sanitary
conditions Of tourists camps in Wis
consin during the last season is re
ported by G. M. Baker, state sanitary
engineer IF the department OF. health.
The improvement resulted, Mr.. BAKER
said, from drive undertaken by the
sanitary division to enforce sanitation
laws. There are now between ESQ and
800 tourist camps in Wisconsin, Mr.
Baker said.
Crowded to the curb by another ma
chine and sideswiping a third when it's
driver strove to get out of the pinch,
an auto driven by B. A. Clafflin, APP
pleton, deputy state conservation COM
missioner, crossed the sidewalk at a
Main street corner in Oshkosh and
crashed into the plate glass front of a
meat market. Dragged out of the
market, the tiivver was ready to go on
its way as soon as string of fresh
made wieners was removed from the
radiator
Life insurance written in Wisconsin
in 1923 showed an increase of 1914 per
cent over that written in 1922, with
a total for last year of $233, 848,673,
the annual report of w. Stanley Smith,
state insurance commissioner. Bust
mes written in the. state in 1922,
amounted to $2O0,966,274, and in 1921,
$170,909, ADJ Total business in force
in the state in 1923 was a gain of IA
per cent over the total in 1922, the
report further declares. The total in
force last year was $1,137159,251 and
in 1922, 1897 ,925,051.
c. H. jacob, 70, died at his home
in Watertown after an illness of sew
eral weeks. Mr.. jacob settled in Wa
tertown shortly after he came to this
country from Germany in 1855. He
was for time connected with the
Wisconsin National bank and was an
organizer of the Bank of WATERFOWL.
For 46 years he was engaged in the
insurance business here, served as an
alderman four years and held the
offices of state assemblyman and state
revenue collector. He also served in
the consular service at Reichenberg,
Austria.
Three persons were burned severely
in Madison when fire, resulting from
the explosion of an oil stove, broke
out in the home of Ralph M. Hunger
ford Harry Whndre, who rooms in
the building, returned late and found
the hallway in flames. Mr.. Hunger
ford was burned while rescuing his
three small children from the third
floor. Iva Fredenburg, also a roomer,
was burned about the face in making
her escape from the building. Hazel
Hungerford, 6, received minor burns
while her father was carrying her
through the hallway.
John b. Meunier, Peshtigo, Wis,
farmer, had a narrow escape from
death when caught in the folds of a
loosened belt of a saving machine.
His skull was fractured. Hopes are
entertained for his recovery
A loss of $4,000 was sustained on
Il 4.