Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-03-27
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in the basement of the Lincoln school
building, Shawano, and which caught
fire when the school was destroyed
by fire on Feb. 20, is still burning.
The flames give the ruins of the brick
building weird appearance at night.
Six bids, the highest $748,240 from
the First Wisconsin Co., Milwaukee,
were received at Elkhorn by the coun=
ty road committee for the $728,000
highway bonds of Walworth county.
This is the last Of the $3,250,000 issue
of 1919 for construction of concrete
roads.
Andrew Jacobson, 81, single, got his
left arm caught in the balance wheel
on a saving machine at the farm of
Harry Hyland, near Rib Lake. Jacob
sons left thumb was pulled off and
his left arm almost twisted off. The
arm had to be amputated below the
elbow.
The name ind full description of
the man who is said to have owned
and operated the 35-gallon moonshine
still which exploded on the third floor
of a residence at 825 Regent street,
Madison, recently, is in the possession
of police, according to Chief Thomas
Shaughnessy.
Fire swept the Economy store, a
women's ready-to-wear establishment,
at Superior, and caused loss es-
timated at $4,000. The loss, accord
ing to James E. SchWartzbine, the
owner. is covered by insurance. Liv-
ing quarters on the second floor were
damaged by the flames.
The Kenosha limited on the North
Shore line bumped along the ties for
a distance of 800 feet when it left the
rails after passing the "block" which
was closed to it. The car was
south bound and it is believed that
the motorman was unable to control
It's speed No one was injured.
Awakening to the fierce barking of
the family dog, the family of William
Beck, Howard, discovered their house
on fire and had just time enough to
fee before the upper STORY crumbled
upon the foundation. When the sec
ond story toppled the dog was crushed
under a mass of burning embers.
Contract for construction of five
new buildings at the state psychiatric
institute, Madison, was awarded by
State Engineer Peabody to the F. +.
Comb Co., Minneapolis. The success
full bid was for S128,000. Construction
work at the. institute will begin as
soon as weather will permit, it was
said.
Charles Dickinson, eight years a
member of the police force, resigned
two hours after Chief Charles New
man had notified him of his suspen-
sion for neglect of duty and conduct
unbecoming an officer. Dickinson is
the fourth policeman let out by the
department since city management be-
came effective in GAINESVILLE.
Joe Jewell, arrested on disorderly
charge, tried to hang himself in the
city jail, Rhinelander. Officer Will
liam Nixon cut him down just in time.
Chief of Police Straub was called and
as the two officers were endeavoring
to revive the man he sprang to his
feet and put up a fight. In municipal
court Jewell was sentenced to 80 days.
Necedah and other points in Wood
county report an appalling aftermath
OF the recent cold snap in harvest
of dead prairie chickens. The frozen
birds were found in large numbers
in the marshes and low places along
the Wisconsin river. Because OF the
thick crust on the heavy snow, the
birds were unable to scratch as usual
for food. Consequently they starved
and froze to death.
A Price county COW now holds the
state record in her class. She IS a
Jersey heifer owned and raised by
George B. Reeda1, of Phillips. This
heifer, King Milan's Daisy ~, pro-
duced 1854 pounds of milk and 5l5
pounds of butterfat in 305 days. This
is 2,400 pounds more milk and 80
pounds more butterfat than the preVl-
Gus state record in her class.
A bold attempt at robbery was made
at the viaduct on South Main street,
Fond du Lac, when H. NJ. Phillips,
aged North Main street groceryman,
was struck over the head by one OF
the two young men who intercepted
him on his way home. The blow
failed to knock Phillips out. and I'M
mediately after it was delivered the
two youths took to their heels. Phil
lips chased them a short distance.
Wallace Rudd and Henry Casper,
Eau Claire workmen, were severely
injured when a plank on which they
were walking across a span OF the
partly constructed Madison street
bridge in Eau Claire slipped from It's
place. Rudd suffered fractured
wrist and injuries to his spine when
he struck a large rock. Casper
alighted on his feet. Rudd was knock
ed unconscious and had to be drawn
to safety with ropes.
Collections totaling $2,724,lO7 for
motor vehicle licenses have been ctl-
lected thus far this year by the secre-
tary of the states office, Secretary
Fred R. Zimmerman announced March
20. The registrations at the close OF
work numbered I91, 096.