Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-09-04
WISCONSIN
STATE NEWS

After serving four years as Oneida
county nurse and child welfare worker,
Mrs Florence Lee has resigned and
will go to Yankton, S. D.
Frank Alley and Fred Christianson,
of Green Bay, suffered serious injuries
when high-powered motor car they
were driving crashed through a fence
and turned over near Spread Eagle.
Two Reedsville youths, Sylvester
La Fortune and George Barnard, jr,
paid 5000 for the privilege of rough
ing it, with dance hall inspector
and biting the arm of the inspectors
wife.
Mrs. Mathilda Nickel, SO, Menomo-
nee Falls, ended 80 years of suffering
from nervous complaint by hanging
herself in the woodshed of Edward
Puehler, a neighbor. She leaves a
husband and daughter. Mrs. Alfred
Knaack
The assessed valuation of the city
of Sparta, according to Clerk Blyton,
is $4,001 ,231 as compared with $4,331,-
$50 for 1928 Homestead exemptions
were 766 in number, totaling $377,375.
There would have been slight in
crease in valuation had it not been for
the exemption law
One of the largest muskies taken
from Oneida county waters this year
is credited to Harold Youngs, Milwau-
kee. The fish was caught in Toma-
hawk lake and weighed 80 pounds.
Mr.. Youngs was alone in the boat and
it was only by the most careful han
ding that the fish was landed
Road construction in Brown county
is running behind schedule. Contin-
ual rains have put crimp in con-
struction work and contractors are
hoping for a dry spell so that they
in finish up before frost. Several
of the concerns may double their
working crews to hustle along the
work
Worry over the destruction of his
farm building by fire last week is be-
lieved to have caused the death of
George Boland, 81 years old, of near
Fond du Lac. He was one Of the
states Oldest town officers. Mr.. Bo-
land was found dead in bed early in
the morning, just one week from the
day of the fire.
Henry Kohls, SO. of 814 South Maple
avenue, Green Bay, car Inspector for
the Milwaukee road, was killed when
string of freight cars was shunted
into another string, between two Of
which Kohls was working repairing
coupler. Kohls was veteran employee
of the road, having worked in Green
Bay for Al years.
Harold Bebenroth, Stevens Point
druggist, and Michael Kendizallo, re-
Gently graduates from the Stevens
Point Normal school, were fined $500
and 500 respectively by Judge G. z.
Luse in federal court, Madison, for,
federal prohibition violations. Judge
Luse lectured the students against
law violations.
Arnold Mannigel, 10. of WATERFOWL,
is dead as the result of slight prick
from a rusty nail. The lad stepped on
the nail Aug. 20. No signs of trouble
developed until he went swimming
few days ago. Blood poisoning in1ne-
diately set in and he was taken to
hospital in WATERFOWL. He was
pupil at Redwood school.
Edith Johnson, IA, was seriously
burned when thread wire used Tor a
kite string touched a high tension
power wire at Ashland. The current
passed in at her jaw and out at her
feet. The jaw was burned deeply ana
her feet punctured. She was rushed
20 hospital, where an operation was
performed. Current over the city was
discontinued for half an hour until
trouble shooters found the girl IN
conscious.
After keeping his fellow townsmen
in ignorance of the event for nearly
two months, Mayor Carl E. Peterson
of Menomonie admitted that on July
S he and Miss Thelma Leonard, BIZ
mingham, Ala, summer school STU
dent at Stout Institute journeyed to
st. Paul and were married. rumor
regarding the marriage gathered force
until the fact was admitted by Mr..
Peterson His bride is visiting her
parents in Alabama. Mr.. Peterson is
one of Wisconsin's youngest mayors.
Margaret Boyanowski, 10, was killed
and her mother Mrs. Leo Boyanowskl.
81, suffered a broken neck in an e9to-
mobile crash on highway 10, two miles
north of Stevens Point. The victims
were riding in roadster with Mr..
Boyanowski, who escaped serious In
juries. BoyanowsM applied the brakes
near the foot of a hill while travelling
IS miles an hour The brakes locked
ard all three were hurled out. The
roadster turned a complete somer-
sault, landing upright in ploWed
field. Mrs. Boyanowski is not expect
ed to i've
Legal action, it is said, may be
taken against two men claiming to be
federal prohibition agents who, &C
cording to charge made to the sher-
ifs office, held up the driver OF
truck Of the Nugent Products Co. of
Green Bay.
Fred, Billie and Clarence Vanark,
Ashland, were bound over for trial for
BURGLARY and bonds wprn set at 500.