Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-07-31
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
: NEWS OF THE !
BADGER STATE

Inc state mas completed ueIOur
around the stretch of highway 40
which recently disappeared from sight
near Island lake, Rusk county.
A loss of $4,000 was suffered at
Lake Park, suburb just south of
Racine, when fire destroyed the gen.
eral store, garage and auto owned by
William Ligges. The origin of the fire
is mystery.
Edmund Bayer, 13, son of John
Bayer, a farmer outside of Menasha,
died of injuries received when he fell
from hayrack. The lad fell under
the wheels of the heavy wagon loaded
with hay. He was rushed to hos
pital at Appleton and operated on, but
died the same night.
After lying dormant for several
years, the veterans of the Spanish
American war in Sparta have organ
lied camp and enlisted in the depart
ment of Wisconsin Edward Perham
was elected temporary commander,
Rr. H. H. Williams, adjutant, and
Louis Losby, quartermaster.
A subscription of $1,000 to start a
fund for a home for the aged people
of Green county is offered by A. A.
Gillett, Juda. The institution would
be located in that village and be en-
dowed, according to his plan. Juda
offers Ia lots and the privilege OF pur-
chasing the old school building.
The Ike Walton league OF Stevens
Point has just planted 4S cans OF
brook trout fingerlings iii Peterson's
creek, the Little Wolf, south branch OF
the Wolf, and in Tomorrow river.
The trout fly manufacturers of Stew
ems Point will have something to try
out their wares on in a few years.
A craving for drugs led to the theft
of a medicine case from the automo-
bile of Dr. M. D. Bird, Marinette. In
trance to the garage was made by
breaking a window and unlocking the
door, Nothing was taken excepting a
bottle of narcotic and a hypodeEmlc,
when the case was found the next day
by three boys in an ice house several
blocks away.
New-fashioned ways of canning and
preserving may be all right, but there
does not seem to be a flaw IN the
old-fashioned way either, as can be
attested by Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Skel-
ley, Necedah, who recently celebrated
family reunion by opening can OF
cherries which had been canned 46
years ago. The fruit was found to be
in excellent condition.
Mrs. G. L. Teissler, Monroe, was cut
about the head and bruised when the
car in which she was riding collided
with another as both tried to pass at
a narrow point With Mrs. Teissler
were Mrs. A. w. Fleck and Mrs. My
ron Mitchell, wife of Pinkey Mitchell,
the boxer, both of Milwaukee. They
were only bruised. -Four men from
Beloit were In the other car, which
was badly damaged.
Authorities in Superior have ordered
a leaking water pipe near the cell OF
William BUTTS, confessed slayer, re-
paired, following complaints that the
dripping of the water from the pipe
to the stone floor would drive the
prisoner insane. BUTTS, is confined in
a coll in a remote corner OF the jail
and for several days paced the floor
SO that his footsteps would drown the
sound of the dripping water.
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Murrell Gassen, IS, was seriously in
jured when two wheels of tractor
ran over the lower portion OF his body.
He was employed by Gund & Graham,
paving contractors, Prairie du Chen
AS he stepped from the grading ma
chine to make an adjustment the
tractor on the machine following
pushed him over before he could get
out of the way. Chances for his re
covery are doubtful, it is said.
Whatever the late season OF heavy
rains may have done to the majority
of farm crops it has proved Dlesslng
for sugar beets and this crop shows
an unexpectedly good stand OF plants,
according to George w. Mccormick,
president of the Menominee River
Sugar Co. This concern handles ap-
proximately 70 per cent OF the sugar
beet acreage in Wisconsin and upper
Michigan. Some 5000 skilled workers
are now engaged in field work
Not many boys would choose a
snake for a canoe companion, but VIII
lis Smith, Newell MunsOn and EDWIN
Howe, Prairie du Chen youths about
II. had a three-foot Shiny moccasln
as their guest on canoe trip on the
Mississippi. The poisonous reptile
had secreted itself in the prov OF the
canoe among the samp paraphernalla.
It was not discovered until the boys
reached Camp Henry on Horseshoe
island, and then not until they had
removed their luggage. When the
canoe was fastened to a moorlng the
REPTILE. nearly as large around as a
mans arm, crawled onto seat 10
watch the swimmers as they uoVe
from springboard.
August Erdmann, 65, suffered Sc
we're Injuries to his head and lace as
the result of an accident WneH ne
fell from a haymow in his Darn on
his farm outside of Neenah.
When the automobile in which she
was riding crashed into horse wan