Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-11

suffered by Mrs. E. E. Cragg, member
of tourist party at Pike lake, when
she fell down a steep embankment
and struck against tree.
On the Horlamus Poultry farm, on
the Chippewa river. near Ojibwa, so
hens laid $3.50 eggs during the last
thirty days. This is considered rec
ord production for this season.
Mrs. Sarah r. Lewis, 80 years old,
one of Watertown's oldest citizens IN
years of residence, and widow OF
George B. Lewis, founder of the G. 3.
Lewis company, died at her home IN
/ Watertown.
Mrs. Joseph Stein, sol Racine
street, Menasha, is in Theda Clark
hospital with her face and arms badly
burned as the result of the explosion
of a gas stove in her home. Physl-
clans say she will recover.
An optometrist cannot lawfully use
the title doctor" the attorney gen.
eral held in an opinion recently. Mem
bership in the state militia does not
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citizen of Wisconsin, another opinion
states.
The Apostle islands Indian pageant,
held near Bayfield, in August, was
viewed by $4,000 people. The feasl-
bility of making the entertainment an
annual attraction is being considered.
The story of Hiawatha may be de-
picted next year.
| Damage in excess of $4,000 was
done in Marshfield and surrounding
section during severe electrical
storm August 20. Two barns burned
down besides a $4,000 fire loss at
the Roddis Lumber and Veneer co
plant All fires were started by light
ming.
dead because condemned by poison
of beer which ruined my fiourishlng
health" was the note, written in ltal-
ian, left by Joseph Fedretti, go, who
committed suicide on his farm near
Hurley. He addressed the note as
memory to my friends and enc
mics"
The Central Wisconsin park and
zoo, in the town of Texas, has re-
ceived a large timber wolf, mag
nifcent specimen standing almost
three feet high at the shoulders. The
animal was captured at Little Girls
point, IS miles north of Ironwood,
Mich, two years ago, and is compara-
| lively tame.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.. Strope, Summit
lake, narrowly escaped death when
their car crashed through the railing
of the approach to a viaduct over 500
line tracks in Rhinelander and drop
ped Is feet to the ground. Both were
severely cut and bruised. The acct
dent occurred when Strope attempted
to shift gears and lost control OF his
car.
Orville Blain, Monroe youth, had
miraculous escape from serious injury
when he jumped from the running
board of a car directly in the path
of another. He fell under the second
car between the wheels and none
passed over him. The boy got UP
and walked into his home, while the
excited driver ran back expecting to
pick up limp form.
Lightning struck a guy wire fas-
tened onto the gable of cottage on
the island opposite Waukon Junction
during a storm, splintered the boards
of the roof and side Of the shack,
which was occupied by Len Herman
and the Emmett Dougherty family.
Two children sleeping in a bed direct
" underneath were unframed, though
the bed clothing was scorched.
Glen Burch, Green Bay, was SEN
fenced to two years in the reforma-
tory when he was found guilty OF the
theft of a diamond ring from Miss
June Coppens. She testified that she
gave the ring to Burch to have clean
ed and that instead he sold it. The
commitment was issued at the re-
quest of his uncle, Sam Collister, who
said the boy had been incorrlglDle
since the death of his parents.
A fire destroyed the barn on the
w. P. Walsh farm eight miles south
of Superior. Virgil Weber, 41a-year-
old sen of Ben Weber, manager OF
the place, was burned to death. Vir-
gil, with his brother Lloyd, 3, had
been playing on the second floor OF
the hay field structure when the fire
started. Lloyd was standing outside,
Virgil failed to descend the ladder be-
fore the flames cut off his escape, the
heat was too intense to permit any
attempt at rescue.
The Northern Wisconsin Hydro
Electric Power Co., owners and oper-.
ators of the water power plant at
Orienta Falls, has completed extern
sive improvements to their plant, ana
have now under way additional plans
to double the capacity of the plant
within the next year. During the last
wear the company has expended ap-
proximately 100000 in additions and
| improvements and has constructed 6O
miles of 22,00O-volt three-phase trans
mission lines, interconnecting the
cities of Bayfield,, Cornucopia, Herb
ster, Port Wing and Iron River
Eighty-two of the 321 children ex-
amined during the recent visit of the
Wisconsin child welfare special TO
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