New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1891-12-09
WISCONSIN,.

All the mills on the river at Marinette
have shut down for the season.
Thieves entered the Daniels Sisters
millinery store at BelOit and secured $50 in
cash.
Louis Anderson, teamster at Sheboy-
gan was kicked by a horse. His right arm
was broken and his face badly cut.
Gottfried Burke, Of Green Bay, was sent
to the insane asylum on the petition Of
Henry Miller, OF that place.
Joseph Werner, an engineer CT Chippe wa
Falls was terribly burned by escaping steam
from theexhaust pipe. He will recover.
G. Beck was run over at La Crosse by a
Milwaukee switch engine and killed almost
instantly. He was river man.
Gov. Peck has. appointed John NJ.
Smethurst first lieutenant and Earnest F.
Shafer second lieutenant of Co. F., First
Regiment located at Eft. Atkinson.
The total cut of the - lumber mills on
Chaquomegon bay, Ashland, Washburn and
Bayfield, for the season is 251, OO0 900 feet
as compared with 25O, 600, 600 feet last year.
Executions were issued at Appleton on
Judgment notes and levy made on the stock
of Leopold Jacobs for $13 1882. Total liza
billtieS unknown.
The Worlds Fair commissioners have ac-
cepted from W. r. Sutherland, of Ashland,
mammoth cork pine log which will be a
prominent feature of Wisconsin's exhibit
at the Worlds Fair.
The comptroller of the currency at
Washington has approved the selection of
the First National Bank of Chicago as re-
serve agent for the First National Bank of
Platteville " -..=t e.
The creditors of Sherman Murphy, of
Ashland, are very anxious about his
whereabouts. He left that place about two
weeks ago owing bills to the amount of
81, SEQ. g
Anthony Comstock of New York, the
agent of the Society for the Suppression Of
Vice. confiscated $1,000 worth of books and
photographs found in the possession Of C.
n. Caspar, an antiquarian bookseller of
Milwaukee. Caspar was arrested.
A south bound train on the Wisconsin
Central ran into the rear of another freight
train; which had stopped at the Lake Shore
railroad crossing at Medina Junction. An
engine and several freight cars were wreck
ed, and Ole Anderson of Ogdensburg who
was in charge of car of potatoes, was kill
ed. The accident was caused by a fog.
IOWA
James Mcnamara, alias Red Mike, in now
in Jail at Keokuk, charged with rape on Eff
fie Bell Ashton, aged II.
Joe Hansell, of Marion, fell down cellar
way at Cedar Rapids while in an intoxi-
Gated condition and was probably fatally
injured.
A lie Mars special says: M. G.. Mills,
Democratic representative-elect from this
district, has sent in his resignation on &C
count of ill health. A special election will
be called
A. S. Birdsall, aged 81 was recently
swindled out of $500 by Chicago gang
who claimed to be the Chicago Theatrical
Company" He put up the cash and
took worthless mortgage as security.
Alonozo Burliner, of McGregor, Clay
ton county, attempted to cross the ice from
McGregor to the island and is believed
to have been drowned. His cap was found
on the ice, He was about 80 years old and
leaves family.
Harrison West. the veteran ferryman,
who rows passengers across the Mississippi
river between Montrose and Nauyoo, froze
his hands and face in making a crossing
during the recent cold snap. He fought
the ice for over two hours, and his hands
and face are horribly frozen.
Mrs. Elias Henry, of Burlington. had
narrow escape from death recently She
had entered a store. and while making
some purchases it was discovered that her
dress was in flames. Prompt action of the
employees saved the lady's life, although
she was slightly burned. How her dress
caught fire IS . mystery. 9s#5 . .s5
a meeting OF the coal miners Of Iowa