Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-08-21


the Oldest member of the Rock county
board of supervisors, to resign from
the soldier relief committee of the
county board.
Judge McCloud, in municipal court,
Ashland, made good his statement OF
a few days ago when he fined Fred
Lindquist the maximum for driving
while intoxicated, $500.
N. j. Schaffer, one of the organizers
and president of the Farmers ana
Merchants State bank, Sheboygan, for
10 years, died at Perham, Mimi. He
went to Minnesota year ago.
One of a series of drug robberies in
the state occurred in Baraboo when
the office of DR.. F. E. Tryon, city
health officer, was entered and BOZ
quarter-grain morphine tablets were
stolen
The balance in the state treasury
dropped to $16,949,S77 on Aug. !, the
financial report Of State Treasurer
Solomon Levitan, issued Aug. IL,
shows The balance on July / was
9lS, 4oo,OJ {.
La Crosse county board appropri-
ated $3,400 to restore small bridges
washed out during recent storms Re
pairs have been made on all main
travelled highways in La Crosse county
and all are open to traffic.
Mary Sigel, Z, died at st. Joseph's
hospital, Marshfield, from injuries re-
ceived when run down by an auto.
She is a daughter of Mr.. and Mr..
Wesley Sigel. Fred Hupe, driver of
the car, is held blameless.
George Manuel, Sparta, has been ap-
pointed federal prohibition agent and
began his duties Aug. IL. He is one
of two new men authorized by the
treasury department. He was former
ly chief of police at Sparta and sheriff
of Monroe county.
While trolling in the Turtle river,
Mercer, Max Breitenstein, ST Louis,
hooked 33-pound muskellunge which
he successfully landed after playing
the fish for more than an hour. Last
summer at nearly the same place in
the river Mr. Breitenstein caught a
28-pound muskie.
During a severe electrical storm in
the upper Kickapoo valley, Grant
Markee, while standing in barn, was
struck by bolt of lightning which
fired the barn. His body was cremated
with that of his dog and several head
of cattle. Markee was SIS. His family
was not aware of the tragedy until
they saw the barn in flames.
Ben Thompson, living on farm
with his aged mother west of Medford,
was fatally injured while unloading
hay at barn. The hay fork refused
to catch on the carriage and broke a
whiffle tree, which swung back, strik- !
ing him in the face. His skull was
fractured. He was taken to Marsh
field hospital and died the same even
ing.
Mrs. William Schenkenberg, 49, wife
of the postmaster in Waterford, COM
mitted suicide by drowning herself in
the Fox river back of her home. The |
body was recovered Mrs. Schenken-
berg is said to have been Respondent
over the death of her sOn-in-law, John
j. Pettijohn, who died year ago.
Her husband and three children sur
vive.
While John Ziegler, Pittsville farm
er, was serving a Seday sentence in
the Wood county Jail at Wisconsin
Rapids, on an assault and battery
charge, he confded in the sheriff, vol
UNFAIRLY disclosing the location Of two
stills on his property. Now Ziegler
is back in jail, this time for four
months stay for violation of the pro
hibition laws.
Walking into the side of an auto
mobile driven by E. G.. Wollaeger, Mil
waukee, on highway Is, William Nc
Cullough rs, Fond du Lac, suffered
a broken hip and was taken to hos
pital in a serious condition McCull-
ough was crossing the road when he
was struck According to witnesses,
he walked into the car despite Vol
laeger's effort to avoid him, and was
struck by rear fender.
Neil Householder, 6-year-old son Of
Mr.. and Mrs Glenn M Householder,
Madison, lost his left leg when it be-
came caught in the wheel of his pony
cart. The boy was mounting to the
seat of the cart and as he stepped |
upon one of the spokes of the wheel
his pony became frightened The
boys leg slipped through and was
twisted and broken in several places.
Mr.. Householder is farm manager for
the state board Of control.
Creditors of the Northern State
bank, Washburn, will get only Is cents
on the dollar. This was indicated in
a petition filed with Circuit Judge Ris-
jord by Attorney G. F. Morris The
petition asks for hearing with the
creditors of the bank. The hearing
will be held Aug. 80. Depositors in
the Bayfield, County bank, which
closed it's doors at the same time as
the Northern State bank, will receive
about so cents on the dollar.
Fruit growers expect to have prac-
tically all their cherries harvested by
Aug. Is, at Sturgeon Bay Fruit is
rotting on the trees owing to the con-
tinual rains Pickers are in demand,
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