Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-10-02
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: NEWS OF THE !
: BADGER STATE |

ing 81 pounds was discovered in a
field near Pittsville by Adolph Klein
heinz, Marshfield banker.
A two-room public school, the base
ment to be used as community hall,
will be built by the township of Au-
rora. The buildings will cost $4,000.
Edward Engebretson, As, La Crosse,
was killed when ladder he was work
ing on repairing roof broke. He is
survived by a wife and two small
children. g
E. R. Loffboro, GAINESVILLE, guest
at Jansen's Squirrel Lake lodge, near
Minocqua, landed a muskellunge that
weighed 33 pounds. The fish was 4
feet long.
Benjamin F. Daniels, Hillsboro, had
all ribs on his left side fractured when
he was struck by a passing car while
he was repairing blowout on his
automobile.
Fren Hansen, 8, Trout Lake, suf-
fered a shattered hand in the explo-
sion of a dynamite cap with which he
was playing. He may also lose the
sight of one eye.
The Hiawatha mine at Stambaugh,
which closed July /, is again in opera
ton. Two shifts will be employed at
the property, which is owned by the
Munro Iron Mining Co.
An attempted jail delivery at Bara-
boo was frustrated when Sheriff w.
H. Ode discovered three hacksaw
blades in the runway of the Jail, where
all the prisoners would have access to
them.
A gang of professional shoplifters
is operating throughout the Fox river
valley. Thefts have occurred in
stores in Fond du Lac, Oshkosh, Mani
towoc and other places the last few
weeks.
The board of education of Superior
unanimously accepted the school bud
get for the ensuing year, placed at
$685., $50 by the educational committee.
This is $2O,11S above the levy last
year.
A loss Of $4,000 was suffered when
fire destroyed a barn with 125 tons
of hay and 1000 bushels of grain on
the John B. Johnson farm near Darien.
The fire was caused by the backfire
of gasoline engine.
More than 100 new members have
been enrolled in the Green Bay chapter
of the Izaak Walton league since Sept.
1. The success of the enrolment
drive indicates the chapter will go
far beyond it's quota of 200 new
members
The full charge of shotgun entered
Bennett Bushman's right side just
above the hip when the gun was ac-
cidentally discharged when it was
pulled across a stump, while he was
hunting near Chippewa Falls. He will
probably recover.
Mrs. o. c. Cushman, rs, pioneer
of the town of Lewiston, Columbia
county, died at her home at Wyocena.
Her husband has been a member of
the county board of supervisors many
years and a son, S. C. Cushman, is
superintendent of the county asylum
at 'Wyocena
Preparations to log 100000 feet of
timber for the Flambeau Land Co. of
Ladysmith is being made at Chippewa
Falls by Richard Kunsman. The crew
will work this winter on the upper
Flambeau river. Lighter timber will
be floated down the river to the mill
at Flambeau, while hardwood is to
be shipped by rail.
Two high school girls, each II, of
Fond du Lac, Irene Fanny and Illetta
Gross, were severely cut and bruised
when a touring car in which they were
passengers left county highway G at
a fork in the road near Mount Calvary.
Two young men, with the girls, gave
their names at the hospital as J. G..
Peterson and George Bergstrom.
Minocqua will soon have good cleo
trio service and drinking water. The
agreement by which Eagle River will
furnish Minocqua with electricity
for lighting and power purposes has
finally been signed, after having been
held I'D for several months. Minocqua
will now turn it's attention to sinking
a municipal well. Samples of water
taken from a depth of 1876 feet have
been approved by the state health de-
partment
Contributions for aid of residents
left homeless by the Three Lakes tor
nado are beginning to pour into relief
headquarters of the visiting nurse in
Rhinelander. Clothing and other sup
plies are being received, as well as
money. 1t is expected many thou
sands of dollars will be raised for suf-
ferers. Prominent Rhinelander bust
ness men are active in the relief work.
A large crew of carpenters and other
workmen was sent from Three Lakes
to assist in reconstruction work.
Lucille, 8, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
John Grimstad, of Superior, narrowly
escaped death when struck by an auto
mobile driven by Wallace Larson and
dragged several feet. The child was
playing in the street when the acct
dent occurred, witnesses stated.
The Pioneer National bank, Lady