Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-07-06
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Salvation Army at Madison, with the
result that it will at least be obliged to
cease the praise of God with kettle and
bass drums in residence neighborhoods.
A squad of the army has been recruit
ing in Madison for several years. The
barracks are located among residences
and the drum accompanlments to the
evening services have been disturb
ance often complained OF, but never IN
terfered with. A complaint has been
sworn out against Capt. and Mrs Harry
Teed, the leaders, and the case will
have hearing in court.
MINIATURES new city directory is
lust out of the hands of the printer The
publisher, basing his calculation on re-
ports Of his agents, estimates the cltys
population at 1868, 900.
WELL-DIGGERs at Milwaukee, while
prosecuting searches into the bosom OF
Mother Earth in an effort to procure
from Chinaward non-garbage Favored
aqua potr0, otherwise plain unitarian
water for cleansing and other purposes
in the culinary bureau of the new Ho-
tel Davidson, unearthed a number of
small nuggets of silver at a depth of
100 feet. The product netted $40 in
one day.
The Street Lighting Committee of the
City Council at Madison has taken the
initiatory towards municipal lighting by
advertising for bids for doing the city
lighting for a period of years by private
corporation, and also for putting IN an
electric lighting plant for the city COM
plete except grounds and building,
which the city now has,
THE coroner's jury at Madison re-
turned verdict that the child of Frank
Lawrence, killed by an electric car a
few nights ago, met death purely by &C
cident, and eXOnerating the motor man
from blame.
Mrs. GEORGE FISHER, La Crosse resi-
dent, had her arm broken and received
severe internal injuries in a runaway &C
cident.
PRESENCE of mind saved Miss Stella
Hammel, an Appleton girl, from burn
ing to death. She was attending pic
mic and in passing campfire her dress
became ignited. With rare presence OF
mind she succeeded in tearing the burn
ing skirt from herself, although she was
enveloped in flames at the time. She
was severely burned about the hands,
but otherwise she was Uninjured.
CHARLES, the 3-year-old son of Mrs.
F. Goodfellow, of Marinette, died from
the effects Of being scalded with hot
coffee.
WILLIAM VANoRMAN, an old soldier re-
siding at Madison, has been sent to the
Mendoza asylum for treatment.
Miss LIZZIE SToRCH was joined in we'd
lock to Ole Peterson at the home Of her
parents in La Crosse.
OsMoND HEsTEBE, a farmer living in
the town of Drammen, Eau Claire
County, was found dead, hanging by
the neck to tree in a grove near his
house. He was buried by several men
without an inquest or funeral cere-
monies. The news was taken to the
authorities at Eau Claire by nephew
of the deceased The household of
Hestebe consisted Of himself, his wife,
and his unmarried daughter. The wife
and daughter knew nothing of the de-
tails of his cath. The men who buried
him are unknown. The nephew lives
says he knew nothing Of the matter I'M
til two days afterwards. Hestebe was
about 81 wears of age and prosperous
farmer. District Attorney Frawley and
other officials have started from Eau
Claire for Drammen by team. The body
will be exhumed and an inquest held.
1t is reported that Hestebe had a seri-
Gus disagreement with parties about
property matters.
A LOGGING contract has been made be-
tween Frederick Weyerhauser and
David Dobe, of West Superior, which
surpasses anything of it's kind yet made
in Northern Wisconsin. The latter
agrees to put in 25, 100000 feet each year
for ten years, the stipulated price per
thousand being $3.50. The pine is To-
Gated in Douglas County. The contract
also provides for the construction of a
railroad twenty or twenty-five miles
long for the transportation of logs to st.
Croix Lake in the same county.
LOUIS NJ HoBB1N, of Madison, has
been presented with a relic in the
shape of watch originally owned by
bequeathed to Mr.. Hobbins by Mrs.
Philip Hamilton, who died few
months ago. The works have been
taken from the original case within the
past few weeks and placed in modern
eighteen carat gold case. The original
case, which Mr. Hobbins preserves is
also gold. 1t is known that Alexander
Hamilton wore this watch when the
declaration OF independence was signed
and also that he wore it during the
famous dual with Aaron Burr.
A LANCASTER, Pa, paper reports the
arrival in that city of Peter Hahn, a
resident of Sturgeon Bay, whose father
resides in Lancaster. He left Sturgeon
Bay on May and walked the entire
distance of 400 miles, reaching Lancas-
ter June II. He walked the whole dis
lance except in two cases when he had
to cross rivers upon ferry. He made
no stoppages upon the route. He met
with no accidents and reached Lancas-
ter in safety and good condition after a
FORTY seven daVs' Journey
Kos1NEE and Moneypenny, the two
Indians convicted by jury at Madison
of the murder of Boneash and his squaw
on the Odanah Reservation near Ash
land, were brought into the United
States court for sentence. Their coun-
sci asked for suspension until a mo-
ton for a new trial could be urged.
This was refused. Judge Bum SELL
fenced them to hang August "a