Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-04-24

DR.. Frank =. Perkins, 50, tsromtnenl
! veterinarian, died at his home in Ellis
worth. He is survived by his wife,
one son, Eyeral. and one daughter,
Vera.
Eta Gross, 40, a telephone operator
for II years, died suddenly on treir
while returning from Milwaukee. She
was accompanied by her only daugh-
ter, Iva.
Ever A. Lund, 20, real estate man,
committed suicide by hanging himself
from the rafters of shed in Mount
Horeb. He is believed to have kad
financial reverses.
The paving program in Superior fof
the coming season, revealed in paw
ing projects now under way by the
board of public works, calls for an
expenditure of 100000, according rs
w. J. Patterson, secretary of the
board.
While returning from the corner
grocery store John M. Johnson, 55,
Racine, father of six children, fell
down a small flight of stairs in tbs
store and cracked his skull on the
cement floor He died at ST. Luke's
| hospital 10 minutes later.
Andrew Thornton, 78 year old her
nit, near Manawa, was assaulted anG
robbed at night The robber secured
a little over 500 in bills Sheriff
Swenson and Undersheriff Toepke of
Waupaca arrested Arthur Guerin, sus-
pected of being implicated in the
crime, and lodged him in the county
jail. His bail has been fixed at 81 800
Dr. F. A. Norton, county humane
officer, suffered two broken toes when
a horse, owned by Michael Fabish,
farmer, Of near Stevens Point, kicked
him as he shot the animal on To-
cal street after it had broken it's leg
in a spectacular runaway. Although
Fabish and son were hurled out OF
the wagon, neither was injured.
Trout season opens May 1, and the
interest Of the angler is at 9 high
pitch. Recently, at meeting of the
Lincoln County Rod and Gun club, it
was decided to buy 10000 salmon
trout eggs for planting in Lincoln
county streams. A T. Curtiss and
Henry Dudley are cooperating with
members Of the club IN plan to have
willows planted along the Prairie
river.
Instructions regarding forest fire
fighting in Wisconsin during the COM
ing season has been dispatched to all
town chairmen in the state by Elmer
S. Hall, state conservation commits.
sioner. The commissioner also makes
an appeal to chairmen to assist III
observation Of Forest Protection weeA.
Apr. Il to "a. Forest protection dis
tricts will be established this year III
connection with the campaign.
Mystery surrounds the disappear
ance and return of a necklace made
for Mrs. Emil Hasse of Chippewa
Falls, by her son, Clarence, in a New
York base hospital, where he was con
fined after service in France. The
necklace was taken from the Hasse
home month ago. Mrs Hasse adver-
tised reward for it's return. She had
abandoned hope of recovering the
necklace until surprised to find it in
her mail box.
Frederick Rudolph, 81, was found
dead in field a half mile from the
home of his son-in-Iaw, Emil Aurs-
land, who lives near Denzer, Is miles
south of Reedsburg. Rudolph disap-
peared April 9Th, presumably to go to
the home of son a short distance
away. This was the last seen of him
until his dead body was found mired
in the soft mud and dirt of the field.
Indications showed that the aged man
had struggled vain1y to extricate him
self from the mire.
As a result of confusion over the
ruling of the attorney generals de-
partment regarding the state fish laws,
Elmer S. Hall, conservation commits
sioner, has addressed letters to gamc
wardens and sportsmen of the state,
outlining fishing regulations. The
| letter points out that the closed sea-
son is in force on muskellunge, pike,
pickerel, bullhead, perch, blue gill,
sunfsh, crappie and roach until June
l. Exceptions te this rule ere noted
in Columbia and Sank counties The
trout season opens May l.
Members of Monroe's municipal
band are practicing UP for 16 concerts
on Wednesday evenings during the
summer. Last year the city council
failed to make the usual appropria-
ton and the concerts were diseon-
tinued Now the voters, by two to
one decision, have made an appropria-
| ton of $1,000 to assure financial back
| ing for the organization which attracts
hundreds of people weekly from all
sections of Green county. Band night
is Monroe's big evening of the week
and trade booms.
| At a meeting in Fennimore farmers
and business men heard officers of
the Wisconsin Pea Packers associa
ton point out the advantages of a
canning factory. Favorable action
will be taken and farmers are now
signing pledges for the acreage to
support such plant. The Lancaster
Canning company has sold its entire
pack for 1924, in advance. Cobb, a
small village in Iowa county, has a
! now c10n n0O cannnrv nearing com DIe-