Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-24
WISCONSIN NEWS.

e nast of Medford, was the scene
borribIe murder. The victim was
-nan who lived alone in shanty
- half mile from the village and
- . mile from logging camp oper-
hv 0. Darwin. When found her
: VAS covered with knife wounds,
v.rine in number, probably IN
- while she was struggling for life,
oreater part of the wounds were
ne hands and arms. The left
r. her throat was cut, the large
r;ce being severed, and her face
hloocled and slashed in a frightful
n@r The woman's name is Kone-
III and her home is at Schofeld,
d+hnn County. A man, whose name
Sl,nown, has been arrested charged
+t.e crime and is in jail at Med
When arrested his clothes were
: brated with blood.
DARING highway robbery was COM
he'd st Racine in broad daylight. AS
rIas Fohn was walking along the
pat ne was accosted by two strangers
made inquiries regarding the time
4 boat left for Chicago. He accepted
;n,,irati0n to take a drink with the
After drinking a glass of beer he
kame etupefed and the strangers led
L r. a vacant lot where they relieved
If S45 in cash. Fohn was found
consc;cus shortly afterwards and a
Esic,an was summoned. He was
Scklv brought to consciousness and
4 fiat he had evidently been drugged
i the men. The police have been
&rkinc on the case, but have rot been
Il 10 find any trace Of the strangers.
4 DESPERATE attempt to break jail was
die al Florence a few days ago by Nell
4 Curtis and Chris Maloney, both of
ION we're awaiting trial on charge of
berry. When Sheriff Keyes entered
j reIl of Curtis with his dinner the
or struck the sheriff and stunned
N. Maloney then put in an appear
q and the Two prisoners beat Mr..
ives IN q frighttul manner. They
HE their escape, but were recaptured
! same day. Sheriff Reyes is in a
zfious condition.
In remains of William Barker, who
III few days ago at Nashville, Neb.,
IT, taken to Lake Geneva for burial.
4 was formerly well-knoWn resident
&GeneYa.
bym GILLEN, aged SIS years, died AT
/ home in Racine. He was alderman
i the Fourth Ward and a Well-known
Extractor.
HANTzCH, q Hneman in the
hpIoy Of the Telephone and Lighting
bmpany at Eau Claire, while at the
HI If q mole received the full incan-
$srent current. With a cry of pain he
n and hung by one foot to the wires,
Dparently corpse. Two fellow work
sen ran up the poles and tried to lower
4 ln with rope, but he fell, striking on
considerable agitation over the affair
Ia the City Council has appointed
zEmmiree to investigate the street rail-
6pl and electric light system in rela-
s b to public safety. Hantzch is the
i bond victim of the deadly.current at
& b Claire within a week.
s. Brown, charged with illegally
I3 IRVING William Wallace to Mrs. Ida
a lark, mad a preliminary eXamlh alton
s Racine From the testimony it APP
fred that the ceremony used was
! liar to that of all ministers. Mrs.
+ rk thought it was all in fun and
bwn was of the same opinion.
81 was held to the circuit court for
LIVE white sturgeon has been added
4 he attractions at Washington Park,
<fen Bay. The rare one is forty
Les n length, pure white in color,
with eyes of deep indigo blue.
hemnen who have been in the bust
i s forty wears say it is the first time a
"a Of that kind has been taken from
Waters Of Lake Superior.
HE directors of the Union National
k At Racine, which suspended few
Is age, have decided to go into liquid
& pm and appoint a receiver to wind up
affairs Of the bank. The bank has a
HlcleDI amount of securities to pay
Bosltors dollar for dollar.
$HAELEs SPIrBERGER, of Cottage
kYe Dane County, pleaded guilty to
i charge of assault with intent to do
s at bodily harm to John Allerton, of
serijeld, at country dance, and was
RtrnveG 10 eight months imprison-
fHEo. J. SoMERFIELD, of Iron River,
j commenced suit against the West
I Union Telegraph Company for
VU damages for the non-delivery OF
aessage.
HE eX-convict impersonating the
+. i. j. Brown, OF Waupaun, when
fested Tor burglary at st. Joseph, Mo-,
rank Bender, as surmised by Mr..
P"n when he read the report of the
RS. N response to Mr.. Browns
Fgr4m the chief of police of st.
feph lad Bender's photograph taken
4 1t was forwarded to MIR. Brown,
Il recognized it at a glance.
HE Commercial Bank, of Eau Claire,
'lch closed recently, will be reorgan.
r. and reopened. The schedule,
sl en- IS nearly completed, will show
pHtues about $751; 900, with assets
Put $4,000 more than that. While
/ assets comprise not oyer $4,000
II, Receiver Butfing believes all liza
/ tles viii be paid in full.
TATE ETERINARIAN f. J. ToUssAINT
|oe a trip through the Northwestern
knues recently finding many horses
Rerng with CHAMBERS. Horses belong
/ 70 Frank Bodwar, of Somerset, st.
PN ounty; Arthur Wilson, of Can
barron County, and Sam Wright,
amp beau, Chippewa County, were
Iered killed. Mr.. Wright lost a
r. With the same disease last winter.
\ lLLl4I WALLACE SACKET, who par
RpaIed IN an illegal marriage with
t~N \. Clark at Racine and who ia in