Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11
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Police in neighboring cities have
been requested to watch for Mrs.
John Zwergel, SO, who has disap-
peared from her home in Edgerton.
Victor Van Ruben, Tomah, helping
James Creviston erect a tobacco shed,
was seriously hurt when board
broke, letting him fall into a pile OF
lumber II feet below.
The North County Line cheese fac
tory, near Milladore, was destroyed by
fire, with loss of $4,000 The
home and garage of William Bymers,
owner and operator of the factory, was
also destroyed.
Gustave Gleiter, farmer living
near Alma, was killed when he was
crushed between a tractor and a
threshing machine which he was NOV
ing He was 80 and is survived by a
widow and infant son.
Mrs. Margaret Abels, member of the
state board of control, has started a
survey and investigation of county
penal and charitable institutions to
obtain information on needed changes
or improvements. She will spend two
weeks on the project.
The Wisconsin cabbage harvest is
under way, state market department
officials report. Early shipments are
starting and four inspectors have been
named to begin Immediately to in
spect shipments to insure quality and
favorable shipping conditions.
The enrolment at the Polk County
Normal school, where the fall term
opened last week, is the largest in
the history of the institution, officials
reported. Every member of the 1924
graduating class was placed in a posi-
ton during the summer.
Fl. G. Jasperson, IA, for 81 years a
Neenah resident and one of the
pioneer business men of the city,
passed away at his home in Neenah.
He was for years in the flour milling
business. He was born in Denmark,
coming to America in 1879.
Frightened upon receiving an I'M
promntu shower bath while standing
at hydrant in Eau Claire, a team OF
horses hitched to a water wagon ran
away and collided with another horse
drawing a load of garden truck, in
juring the animal so severely 1T had
to be killed
A total of S5,932.79 has been col
lected in the fund for relief of Bloom
er and New Auburn farmers who sui
fered losses in the August cyclone.
In making allotments, the committee
will consider the prior worth of the
damaged property, insurance, salvage
and family conditions.
Public and parochial schools of Osh-
kosh, which have just opened for the
fall, and winter semesters, have
much larger enrolment than in 1928.
and some congestion is experienced
that will have to be met with addl-
tional facilities Total registration at
the high and II public schools is ap-
proximately 5000.
The Northfield Co. has purchased
the plant and property OF the Wald
Manufacturing Co., Sheboygan, for
future expansion purposes. 1t has
been leased temporarily to the Mid
west Fiber Co., which is having new
factory erected. The fiber company
plant was destroyed by IRE in june.
The Valid company moved its equip
ment and offices to Mayville in Janu-
airy.
Rare coins valued at $1,000 were
stolen from their case in the White
Memorial library, Whitewater. The
coins included number OF colonial
pieces, collected by Minor G. Halyer-
son, Whitewater, and presented by
him to the institution several years
ago. An unkempt stranger, who spent
two days lettering about the reading
room, is suspected in connection with
the theft, Miss Helen Jolley, librarian,
told police.
The presence of mind Of Miss Mary
Wondergem, "a, Sheboygan, probably
saved her from serious injury on an
uncontrolled street car. The motor
man was attacked with sudden dizzy
spell and could not operate the car
Miss Wondergem was the only pas
senger and seeing the condition OF
the motorman she applied the brakes
and got off. After the motorman, Ed
ward Debruin, regained his faculties
he took the car to the street car sta
ton where he was relieved from duty
The banner alfalfa field in Crawford
county has yielded SO tons OF hay
from two cuttings of 16 acres on the
Henry Otto farm in Mill coulee This
field was sowed to alfalfa last year
on a plot tested acid free three years
ago. Ordinary seed was inoculated
and planted and the first cutting yield
ing SO tons, was cut in July; the
second cutting, just finished, yielded
81 tons more, and third cutting
is expected to bring the total yield
to 125 tons. Alfalfa hay present is
worth $26 a ton.
Ivan Riley, 8, only son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Riley, farmers near Mar
shall, was struck by an automobile
and probably fatally injured as he
alighted from a milk truck at Winery
Corner. west of Waterloo. The car
was from Milwaukee.
Claud Hines, 10, died at a hospital