Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-02-19
Galen Moore, 81, postmaster at Losas

Sheriff Rhode, Dodge county, mas ue-
clared war on the slot machines now
being operated in the county, following
numerous complaints.
w. j. Gravenor, 81, of Albany, drop
ped dead in Waupun while engaged in
unloading car of machinery for the
new Libby-McNeil plant.
Falling to the floor as he walked to
the bathroom of his home in Chippewa
Falls, Herbert r. Fitzpatrick, for two
terms sheriff of Chippewa county, died
In five minutes.
The Kewaunee County Guernsey
Breeders association has been organ
lied with George +. Blahnik as presi-
dent and Erwin Pflughoeft as secre-
tary7treasurer
Elmer Churchill, driver of the car
that crushed out the life of Mrs. Cora
Gibson, Mukwonago, on Dec. 80, was
found guilty of fourth degree man
slaughter and sentenced to one year
in the Milwaukee house of correction.
Resolutions favoring the introduction
of bill in the state legislature to root
out the crookedness in the bonding OF
irresponsible contractors were adopted
by the Master Builders Association
of Wisconsin in session at Sheboygan.
Sparta was recently visited by a
check passer, giving the name of HON.
.er Peabody, who is said to- have dis
posed of $3.50 worth of bad checks at
a hotel, clothing store and jewelry
store. He was arrested just as he had
purchased a ticket to leave the city.
Gov. Blaine has granted a pardon
to Frank Drummer, Manitowoc county,
who was sentenced last year to serve
three years for arson. Drummer owed
$4,000 on property worth $4,000, and
he was convicted of burning buildings
to collect the insurance.
There is deficit of $500 in the fund
for the payment of the bills of the
university Junior prom, recently held
in the state capitol building.
The Menominee River Sugar Beet
SOhPAhJ 10 dl1duSlHS " COHtA at
sugar beet acreage in the vicinity Of
R0sholt.
Work has been started at Toma-
hawk Lake, Oneida county, on the con-
struction of large recreation camp
for boys. The camp will consist of
twenty-seyen buildings and will pro-
vide accommodations for over 200
boys.
An estate of more than 100000,
mostly personal property, with his
widow as principal beneficiary, is dis
posed of by the will of w. H. Grinnell,
Wisconsin G. A. r. department COM
mander in 1909, and prominent Be-
lott manufacturer, who died recently.
Clark j. Kinney, former Three Lakes
bank president, entered plea not
guilty when arraigned in Rhiuelander
court on charge of en-
bezzling $4,000 while treasurer of the
Three Lakes Drainage district, and
was bound over for trial in March.
Destruction of 80 watts containg 3d.
500 barrels of real beer valued at more
than $150,000 stored in the old Kiln
kert brewery, Racine, was orderel de-
stroyed by Judge Geiger in federal
court at Milwaukee, after prohibition
agents testified to having seen trucks
visit the premises at night.
The $4,000 alienation of affections
suit of Irwin Remus of Marshall
against Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Reese
of Lake Mills was dismissed on mo-
ton of defendant for nonsuit on
grounds of insufficient proof The
Reeses are parents of Mrs Remus,
and according to Remus, turned his
wife against him.
Mrs. M. G. Sherwood, for more than
80 years a teacher in Stevens Point
schools, has observed her ninety
seventh birthday anniversary. After
retiring from the teaching profession
she became member of the Wiscon-
sin Veterans home at Waupaca, where
she served as an assistant matron for
several years.
The Crivitz hotel at Crivitz, Oconto
county, was burned to the ground by
fire which started ian the basement
from an overheated furnace. The
hotel was frame structure, valued at
$4,000. Local fire fighters, when con-
fronted with the danger that the fire
would spread, called in the Marinette
fire department. The fire is the sec
ond one of consequence in that village
within six months. Last fall fire de-
stroyed 10 buildings and virtusMly
wiped out the entire business district.
A message from Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, announces the death there of
ex-Mayor Henry Stole of Manitowoc.
Mr. Stole founded the Stole Manu-
featuring Co. in Manitowoc, operating
the first plant for manufacture of tin
sel and Christmas tree ornaments in
the middle west Mr. Stole was
prominent for years in state councils
of the Socialist party, at one time be-
ing a candidate for United States SEN
ator, He amassed a large fortune,
said to have been invested largely in
bonds.
Members of the Wisconsin national
guard are employees of the state and
as such are entitled to compensation
under the workmen's compensation act