Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-04-16

Civil war and for 90 years q FeSlueHl
of Beaver Dam, died after long i'll
ness. His wife and several children
survive.
Charging that the boxes were stuffed
with ballots of absent voters, ]. ID.
Little, defeated candidate for the Rock
county board of supervisors, has de-
manded a recount. John G. Wixom
was the victor by vote of 14l to 10.
More than 1000 acres of standing
timber, valued at $4,000, was de-
stroyed in forest fire which ragged
only few miles from Devils Lake
park, Baraboo, and for time threat
ened timber on the state reserve. Inc
fire spread from small brush blaze.
Land intended for use by lodge,
but which no building is erected Is
not exempt from taxation under the
Wisconsin law, G. A. Erikson, deputy
attorney general, held in an opinion
sent to Fulton Collipp, district attorney
at Friendship.
L. A. Robinson, former president OF
the defunct Southern Wisconsin Secur-
tiles Co., and who is now waiting
hearing in superior court for alleged
violation of the blue sky laws, filed
voluntary petition in bankruptcy In
federal court at Madison. He listed
liabilities amounting to $4,000 and
no assets
A statute empowering county sher-
ifs to work their prisoners on state
and county highways is favored by
Municipal Judge HI. M. Fellenz Of Fond
du Lac as a curb against drunken and
reckless drivers, speeders, habitual
drunk and disorderly char ges. The
Judge has communicated with legis-
lators at Madison in regard to this
plan.
William G. Hood, aged head of the
former American National bank of RAJ
cine, was found guilty il federal court
at Milwaukee of charges Of conspi-
racy to violate the national banking
act. He was indicted on fifteen counts
alleging the misapplication OF bank
funds, the kiting of checks and decep-
ton of the United States controller OF
currency.
The city electrical and water depart
ments of Kaukauna Lave filed a petit
ton with the Wisconsin railroad rate
commission asking permission to raise
the rental on city fire hydrants from
$50 year to $50, the average amount
being received in other cities. The
proposed rates will have no effect on
regular consumers. The plan is mere
ly to increase the rental to offset city
taxes on the utilities property.
Frank Beardsley, recently bound
over to the Monroe county court
charged with arson, was again ar
raigned on second charge of arson
on complaint made by B. G. Laid,
deputy state fire marshal. This Sec
ond arrest was brought about by the
mysterious burning of an old building
bought by Beardsley last fall upon
which, it is said, he collected con-
siderable sum in insurance.
Miss Anna Roehrig, 40, entered the
ward at the Sacred Heart hospital,
Eau Claire, occupied by her mother,
Mrs Gertrude Goehrig, 81, whipped
out a revolver, shot the latter through
the head, and then turned the weapon
or herself, sending shot through her
heart. Both died instantly. Miss
Roehrig had been twice an inmate at
the Mendoza asylum and her act was
ascribed to brooding over her moth
ers condition and the conviction that
the mothers illness was due to her.
A Niagara falls Of milK! That is
one of the features being prepared by
the dairy department of the college
OF agriculture for the University of
Wisconsin exposition, which will be
held in Madison April 16 to Is. AT the
dairy display will be depicted the milk
production Of the state, giving the
amount of milk used in the manufac-
ture of cheese, butter, city milk, con-
densed milk, evaporated milk, ice
cream, matted milk, milk powders and
milk chocolate The entire college Of
agriculture will be on display.
The new tax of 2 cents gallon on
gasoline is not intended to work a
hardship on farmers or others who use
the motor fuel in tractors, stationary
engines or commercial uses in which
the highways are not used says State
Treasurer Leyitan. All person who
purchase gasoline for other purposes
than for the operation Of motor We
hicles on public highways or streets
can secure a refund of the cents per
gallon tax by filing sworn statements,
accompanied by original invoices, with
*he state treasurer.
Edward J. Sailstad, who with DorO-
thy Anderson, was convicted on
charge of arson on Dec. 20, 1923, and
sentenced to four years at the Green
Bay reformatory, has been granted a
parole by the state board Of control.
Sailstad was convicted on charge of
burning cottage on Lake Nebaga-
mon, near Superior in the summer Of
1921 In order to cover up his elopes
ment with Dorothy Anderson, his for.
mer stenographer. In order to leave
the impression that he persisted in the
fire, Sailstad dug from its grave the
body of man and placed it in the
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