Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-10-22
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: NEWS OF THE :
. BADGER STATE
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hiC uCpcl bliSuI SlldDlSu OueI mug uulLl,
&C, veteran of thousands of fires, to
go on record as Amigos first pen
sioner.
Mrs. Elizabeth Martin, Milwaukee,
was installed as president of the Wis
consin chapter, American War Moth
ers, at the annual meeting In Milwau-
kee.
1t has been reported officially in
Madison that State Senator G. B. Cas-
person, Frederic, has resigned from
the board Of regents of the Univer-
sity of Wisconsin, effective Nov /.
Mrs. Pauline Gruenhagen, 80, widow
of Frank Gruenhagen, and mother of
L. M. Gruenhagen, widely known Wis
consin portrait painter, died at the
home Of her son in Oshkosh.
Potatoes reached their highest mar
ket price in five years ON the market
in Stevens Point on Oct II, when they
scared to $1.75 and $185 a hundred
pounds for round whites. One load
brought 81 when buyers bid it above
the current figures.
A flock Of about 80 wild Canadian
geese, evidently bewildered by the
lights of Prairie du Sac, recently few
around over the main street of the
city for hours after dark. They were
so low that several persons shot at the
birds.
Mrs. Mayme Belliness, Niagara, was
found not guilty of murder in the
death Of her daughter, Cecilia, 4, by
jury in circuit court at Marinette.
She will be examined for sanity. Last
December she shot her little daugh-
ter and then turned the gun on her.
self, inf1icting injuries which kept her
in a hospital for months.
When the Wood county board con-
yenes in November for its annual ses-
sion, it will be confronted with a re
quest by Sheriff Cliff Bluett for con-
struction of wall around the county
Jail, high enough and strong enough
to prevent escape of prisoners. The
sheriff's request is prompted by the
recent escape Of two prisoners, under
sentence to the state reformatory at
Green Bay, who sawed the steel bars
at Jail window and dropped from the
second story of the building to free
dom.
An effort will be made by the Fra
ternal Order of Eagles to obtain the
adoption by counties of the old age
pension system, authorized by the last
legislature, State Senator A. f. Carey
said. Senator Carey and other mem
bers of the old age pension committee
of the Eagles conferred in Neenah a
few days ago. Plans for preparing
and distributing a booklet explaining
the law were discussed. Counties
were authorized by the legislature to
adopt the pension system, with state
aid.
Petition of the Wisconsin Gas and
Electric company to condemn lands in
Marinette county for the erection of
a transmission line was granted in
County court at Marinette by Judge
W. b. Quinlan. Following similar de-
cisions by judges in Brown and Ocon-
to counties, Judge Quinlan's ruling is
the third decision favoring the Wis
consin Gas and Electric company over
the Wisconsin Public Service company
which has been contesting the pro-
cee(ings on the grounds thac the pro-
posed line will be an encroachment
on its territory.
Five men accused Of participating In
the bank robbery at Shullsburg, Il
miles from Darlington, early June %
were arrested at Bloomington and
Aledo, ILL.,, on evidence furnished by
detectives of the Wisconsin Bankers
association, who have been on the
trail Of the robbers for four months
Loot estimated at $4,000 was taker
from the bank during the robbery, In
which five men took part. The bandits
held residents Of Shullsburg at bay
with shotguns for more than -four
hours, firing several times at citizens
who were dilatory in complying witt
injured. The bank was wrecked wher
the robbers blew the vault with ex
plosives.
Madeline Latimer, 10. Milwaukee
and James Sears, %, Kenosha, were
found slain near Kenosha They were
engaged to be married. Their bodies
both shot twice through the head
were found in a ditch about so yard:
from the North Rowland avenue road
six miles north Of that city. Appar
emily they had stopped on their way
to Milwaukee to spend few moments
in each others arms and this lovers
moment was interrupted by the slayer
Miss Latimer had been shot between
the eyes and through the neck. He
clothing was disarrayed and partl!
torn off. Sears had been shot through
the mouth and the temple. A 500
, watch owned by Sears was missing
and only 50-cent piece remained il
his pocket Of $50 he had with him be
fore he left.
Three carloads of high grade cattle
have been purchased for shipment t
Honolulu by o. A. Young of that place
through the Fond du Lac Count,
Guernsey Breeders association. Six
ty cattle, As Guernseys apd II Hol
stems, comprise the lot, which wa
bought at price Of approximate!
$1,000.
Miss Bertha Sachs, SO. Whitewater