Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-24

ness and Wife renewing the martial
vows made so years ago in Norway.
9. G. Wilcox, 76, died at his home
in De Pere. He was president of the
National Bank Of De Pere and one Of
the leaders of the state democratic
party. He served in the assembly
some years ago.
Steps have been taken at Sturgeon
Bay to form a Door County Historical
society. The purpose of the organiza-
ton Is to mark the numerous histor-
ical spots within the county with ap-
propriate tablets.
On the eve of the opening of the
Calumet county fair in Chiffon, Ere
Of undetermined origin destroyed the
large horse barn at the fair grounds,
with loss estimated at $4,000 In
surance of $4,000 was carried on the
building.
Two masked bandits held up Art
Beesecker, Bridgeport merchant, TAX
ing $40 in cash and a gold watch,
while he was returning home from
Prairie du Chen. AS Beesecker
slowed down his auto for corner, the
men jumped upon the running board.
Archbishop Sebastian g. Messmer
has returned to Milwaukee after a
summer spent in Rome and his native
Switzerland, where he recuperated
from serious illness last winter The
a &c, hi
health was excellent and that he was
anxious to resume his duties.
After terrorizing his family and In
habitants Of the village, and driving
Sheriff A. A. Briggs from his home
with a loaded rifle, j. Thornton, Mar
blehead wild man." was tanned and
taken to the county Jail at Fond du
Lac by Sheriff Briggs and Deputies
Elmer Becker and Otto Kobs.
Frank Kuntz and Lawrence Kelly
received injuries which nearly cost the
on corn shredder In operation on the
formers farm near Turtle Lake. Kel-
ly had his right arm so seriously shat
tered by piece of the f1ywheel that
it was found necessary to amputate It,.
Mrs. Margaret Tyron, Eureka, wife
Of George Tyron, while clam fishing
with her husband between the Eureka
lock and Omro on the Fox river, found
large pearl of beautiful luster and
perfect shape, which an expert pearl
buyer declared to be one of the finest
ever taken out of these waters and
worth not less than $4,000.
More than $500 in cash and stamps
was the loot obtained by robbers who
entered the post office at Baraboo.
After forcing window in the base
ment the robbers made their way to
the postal vault by bursting in door.
They cut their way through heavy
steel door of the safe by means Of an
oxo-hydrogen torch.
Although the Junior High school has
not yet opened because work on new
addition is not completed, more than
1900 students were registered In the
public schools of Fond du Lac on the
first day of the school year. The to-
tai registration is expected to be more
than 5000 when the Junior building is
opened This will be a new record
figure for the city.
Speed Cop Meisel, who does rush
ing business at both Weyauwega and
lola, being Jointly employed by the
towns for part-time work In each, was
"pinched" by Speed Cop Art Hewitt Of
Waupaca, who charged him with go
ing % milesRan hour Meisel was in a
hurry to get to Weyauwega, after a
half day of holding down the speeders
at lola.
What is believed to be another MUIR
der mystery was added to the many
for solution by Racine county authori-
ties when the body Of woman, ap-
parently dead for several weeks, was
found in the ravine near the Racine
Kenosha road and short distance
from the plant Of the Case south
works. Under the body was found a
razor. 1t Is not believed, however,
the QedJ0 WAS Il case VI SulSluS.
Motion picture machine operators Of
Fond du Lac were restrained from all
demonstrations in connection with the
strike now in progress other than the
methods of peaceful persuasion pro-
vided for in the statutes, in an order
issued by Judge c. A. Fowler. The
temporary injunction was issued upon
the complaint of the Fond du Lac
Theater Co., and affidavits subscribed
to by the motion picture machine oper-
ators, who have replaced the men on
strike.
Dodge, Green Lake and Fond du Lac
counties are raising nearly 20 per cent
of the total hemp crop Of United
States, according to A. H. Wright,
agronomy department Of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin, but he warns that
the acreage of this crop should not be
greatly extended Hemp Is the only
fiber crop commercially grown in Wis
consin. The fiber is obtained from the
stems and must be separated from the
rest of the plant by mechanical means.
In wisconsin, separation of the fiber
is done in mills especially equipped
for the purpose.
w. A. Holt, lumber magnate of OcOn-
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