Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-11-30

pilv find themselves in a position to
abandon the aggressive and assume the
defensive in the matter. The city clerk
has served notice upon the drainage
commissioners that he declines to take
action in spreading the special assess
ment upon the tax rolls. The commits
sioners are expected to begin manda-
mus proceedings to compel the clerk to
act.
CHARLES HILL, 4 former Manitowoc
bov, rendered his services 70 the Bra
lillian government and was given COM
mand of man-of-War. He attended
the United States naval academy at
Annapolis.
FERNIE AND HERMAN koEuN, two Osh-
kosh youths, were arrested OF charge
q stsa fsc flGf1 f b9Va G9taSf R o at
shantv furnished which they occupied.
JOHN G. MAYNARD, one of the pioneer
lumberman of Oshkosh, died at his
former home in Calais, Me-, while there
on visit. He was "a years of age.
A FAMILY named Hoffman, residing
at Oshkosh, is sadly afflicted. One
child is dead and the mother and five
Young children are sick in bed with
diphtheria. The attending physician
saws two of the children will die.
Mrs. julius DoLMAN was instantly
killed while endeavoring to pass under
train of cars at Elroy. A coroners
Jury exhonerated the trainmen from
blame.
THE Mansion House, an old landmark
at Madison. has been torn down. The
way of old coins, government script,
soldiers coat buttons, books, etc. A
promissory note dated April 25, 1855
came to the surface, also q nicely print
ed book, the history of Mary, Queen of
Scots, printed by Harper q Bros, in
1913
A CLAIM has been filed in the probate
court at Appleton by Henry Sherry and
Humphrey Pierce as trustees for Alfred
Galpin, H. Pierce, A. Babcock, j. w.
Hammell, Louise Golf, f. c. Shat
tuck, Henry Sherry, d. c. Golf,
Welcome Hyde and the es-
tate of George w. Gerry, de-
ceased. as owners of IS, 900 acres of pine
lands in Madison County, Fla, for $l02,-
600. Messrs. Pierce and Sherry repre-
sent syndicate which purchased these
pine lands in 1887 at cost of SSl 900.
The title was contested, and the syndi-
cate lost their claim to the title, by the
decision in circuit court and the case
is now pending in the supreme court OF
Florida.
TIE residence of w. H. Stark, stu
ated near Turtle Creek, Rock County,
was destroyed by fire u few days ago.
The Stark residence was one of the old
landmarks of Turtle Creek, and was
built nearly fifty years ago. The main
building was built of different colored
''har,i head'' cobble stones that were
picked up on the surrounding land and
q wooden annex had been recently
added. The loss will reach about 81 800.
FRANCIS A. BROWN, one of the men,
bers Of the Marinette Lumber Com
panv, of Marinette, has returned from
an extended tri p among the timber dis
tricts in the northern part Of the state.
He says there is eleven inches of snow
on the ground and in some places as
to put in 25,000,0O0 feet Of logs this
winter.
ILLEGAL fishing in the lakes about
Madison has been commenced by the
Wholesale, as is usual this season of the
year. Deputy game Wardens have
captured half dozen big gill nets in
Fourth Lake, but no arrests have yet
been made.
A TOBACCO shed belonging to George
Lyle, of Rutland, Dane County, to-
gether with several acres of tobacco,
was destroyed by fire. The building
was insured for 5000 and the tobacco
for $500.
THE GAINESVILLE police have arrested a
man named Clarence Wixom on a
charge of robbing farmers in Rock
County. The police claim that Wixom
was the leader of gang of thieves.
Mr. AND Mrs. ERNST KRAUsE celebrat-
ed the tiitieth anniversary of their
4 at ~, nch
They have resided at that place since
1870