Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-12-21

which are so numerous in the lakes,
and ship the fish to the hungry up
North
ARTHUR Goss has Oh exhibition at Be-
lott an Indian mortar of hard rock that
| is twenty-four inches IN diameter. and
nicely followed out to hold possibly
eight or ten quarts. It was found by
Mr.. Weidman while he was grub5ing
trees in the famous Indian trail leading
from RocEton, ILL.,, TO Prairie du Chien.
FEANK BooRMAN, formerly resident
of Pewaukee, was badly burned about
! the face and arms by the explosion Of a
! where he was working.
CHRISTOPHER HUTzLER, one of Mad
son's oldest settlers, passed away at the
/ age of IS years. Mrs. James Burke,
also resident Of that city, died at an
| advanced age.
| A MAN named John Svoboda died
under peculiar circumstances at st.
Paul. From December ; to he was
away from his home. When he re-
turned he stated that he had gotten
into a saloon row at Spooner, Wis, with
a man with whom he had money deal
! ings In the melee which followed, he
stated, he was struck on the back of
the head with a beer keg, but by
whom he did not know. The key was
afterwards thrown at him, striking him
! suit ofthe injury. Svoboda was freight
! conductor on the Great Northern Rail-
road.
A PECULIAR accident occurred at Fort
! Atkinson to horse owned by Mr..
! Lowe, of Hebron. The animal was
! hitched to an iron post about three feet
| high. In his effort to walk over the
post the horse became impaled, the
post running over two feet into it's bow
els. 1t was necessary to kill the animal.
WILLIAM MAS, aged II years, has
been sentenced to the Reform School at
Waukesha. He was arrested with his
brother on a charge Of robbery at APP
pleton Albert Mas was bound over
tor trial.
THE jury in the case of William Whit
taker, the negro who was arrested at
Portage last June on charge Of assault
ING Miss Anna Manthey, brought in
verdict of guilty. Judge Siebecker sem
fenced him to ten years at Naupun, the
first five days to be in solitary contine-
ment
The City Council at Racine will pass
resolution requiring all policemen who
receive fees when they testify in justice
courts, to turn the same into the city
treasury Heretofore the officers have
kept the fee, and one officer drew more
than 500 in less than Il year for witness
ices.
JouN SULLIVAN, an old resident of
Oshkosh, died at the home Of his
nephew in New York. Deceased was
u years of age. The remains were
shipped TO Oshkosh for burial.
DAVID DRUMMoND, one of tine oldest
jewellers at La Crosse, has made an as
signment to r. a. Scott. The assignee
gave bond of $lS, 900 The liabilitiesare
not known.
DWIGHT r. DIX, salesman for Armour's
Ashland house, charged with the en-
bezzlement of S., 900, hopes to pay back
the money and adjust the matter before
his case comes up for trial next May.
He is out on bail.
Mrs MARGARET DOUGLASS, of Madison,
who is stopping at the Great Northern
Hotel in Chicago, has lost her pocket
book containing $40 and some valuable
papers. She has offered d reward Of
300 for it's return.
FRANK MILLER, Of Johnstown, Rock
County, blew out the gas on retiring for
the night at a GAINESVILLE hotel. 1t took
six hours to restore him to conscious
ess. He will recover.