Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-25
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John Van Dunk, so, Holmen, Wis,
was killed when his automobile was
hit at a grade crossing in Onalaska by
a northbound North Western train.
The car was demolished
Charles Murphy, 76, a retired meat
dealer, was found unconscious on the
railroad tracks in Fond du Lac, and
died in hospital 1t is believed he
was struck by passing train.
Heroic efforts on the part of his
son Louis, who gave his blood that
his father might live, failed to save
Andrew Florian, 48, of Sheboygan.
Mr.. Florian had been i'll year.
Two giant muskellunge, weighing
S6 and SO pounds, were caught in
Tomahawk lake by Eugene Schoettle,
q tourist Jack Lynn was Mr.. Schoet-
ties guide and assisted in landing the
fish.
Dealers in Stanley raised the price
of gasoline from 13 to 1914 cetns, coin
cident with announcement of Scent
reduction in neighboring cities which
brought the price there to a level with
the new charge in Stanley.
Promotion work with the object of
establishing an embroidery factory in
New Glarus is progressing slowly
Final decision as to whether the plant
will be moved from Chicago is to be
made in October. 1t would be the
city's first industry outside the realm
of dairying.
The State Normal school, Stevens
Point, opened it's thirty-firSt year Last
week with an enrolment of more than
500 students. The new rural demon
stration school building, just COM
pleted, is being used An assistant has
been engaged to supervise instruction
given cadets serving in public schools.
George Hughes was knocked down
and seriously injured and other mem
bers of threshing ring at the Martin
Ball farm, near Roberts, were routed
when member of the crew whose
name is not known fell into a fit of in
sane rage, demanding his pay at once.
The maniac finally was appeased with
a handful Of coins and went away on
foot.
But one plug of Swiss cheese is to
be permitted before purchase in the
future, according to announcement Of
the new Foreign Type Cheese Dealers
association at Monroe. Enforcement
of a strict rule is said to be necessary,
since plugging is being practiced to
a greater extent than ever before and
refunds on account of damage by such
test holes are increasing.
Magnets failed to remove particle
of steel in the left eye of Mardell
Pfund, 9-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Pfund, near Monroe, and
although she may always carry the
foreign substance it is believed her
sight will be saved. The steel splin-
ter flew 10 feet from hammer that
Mardelps younger sister was striking
on an anvil in their fathers farm
workshop.
Leigh B. Gilbert, former Madison
contractor who died last week, left
ali estate valued at 100000, according
to his will, which was filed in pro-
bate court in Madison. Anton Nuss-
baum, for many years foreman for Mr..
Gilbert, was bequeathed all of the
buildings, machinery and automobiles
OF the deceased, and $500 in cash.
The remainder of the estate goes to
the widow.
Walter, 6, son of Mrs. Henry Kluck-
nan, drowned at Merrill, in the Wis
ccnsin river after slipping from rock
reef. Leonard, g., was with his broth
e. at the time of the drowning The
body has not been recovered. Rose,
sister of the boy, met a similar fate
eight years ago when she fell from a
boat in the Wisconsin river in about
tire same place where her brother
drowned. She was IL years old.
The Paine Thrift bank is the name
under which new financial institu-
ton, to operate is West Algoma, will
be known. Application for permits
tion, to operate in West Algoma, will
filed with the state banking depart
mant and a hearing has been set for
Oct 21 at Madison. The proposed
new bank will be capitalized at $780,
900. The Paine Lumber Co. has about
1900 employees Establishment of the
bank is one of the major activities
undertaken by the company in their
behalf.
For the third consecutive month, a
grade Guernsey COW belonging to
Wayne Meraw, Tomah, led the records
in testing of the Cataract Testing as
ISOLATION, her production for the 30
days ending Aug. 81 being SAG
pounds, from 1887 pounds of milk In
the three months this COW has made
1892 pounds of fat. There were 10
cows which produced more than 40
pounds of fat. Mr.. Merow also led
the herd records, with an average
from IL cows of TIA pounds of milk
and 1915 poundsNo of fat.
Lorna, 2-year-o old daughter of Mrs.
Alkaline Collier, died in the hospital
in Marshfield from injuries received
when she fell backward into bucket
of boiling water left standing on the
porch of her mothers home.