Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-10-05
WISCONSIN NEWS.


Mrs. LIE Grand started oil to hunt up
her COWS, and the little 2-ycar-oid
daughter attempted to follow her, but
wandered away somewhere. As soon
as it was discovered that the child was
not at home, Mrs. LIE Grand. III COM
panv with a party ofneighbors, searched
until dark for her, but were unable
to find any trace of the missing
child, whe1eupon Mr.. lie Grand secured
the assistance of about sixty men
from Benoit, and the search was con-
tinued, but all in vain. The greet.
stricken parents applied to the town OF
Washburn for help and Chief OF Police
Sullivan with posse OF men went there
to continue the search in hopes Of find
ing some clue to the mystery. Hun
dreds of men have hunted for over
week without finding the slightest trace
OF her. The latest theory is that she
has been kidnapped.
MALONE RHODES, of Ashland, has in
vented and holds the patent of Il ma
chine for tallving lumber. 1t figures
the fraction of the foot and keeps the
total a.ount figured up as it goes along.
1t is operated by little levers with the
fingers, there being one for every d.
mension of lumber. The figures are
shown on dial or Indicator. The dial
will show any figures from 4 fraction to
1,GOO, 900 feet.
JAMES MCLAREN, the Racine man who
disappeared from his home August 10
last, has not been heard from as yet and
his friends fear he has made way with
himself or has met with foul play.
DR.. p. H. LEroUENEAu disappeared
from his home in Chippewa Falls two
weeks ago, since which time no word
has been heard OF him. His family
and friends are anxious about his safety.
RICHARD CArIIEART, of Winona, Mimi,
was drowned in the Mississippi River
near Fountain City. He had been
hunting and the boat capsized. He was
80 years of age and leaves Il wife and
two children.
AN attempt was made to throw the
early morning passenger train on the
curve near Deansville, Dane County. \
tie had been placed on the track but it
was high enough SO the cow-catcher
struck it, showing it Off the track.
sc. LINCOLN, aged IS years, died at
his home in Beloit. He was connected
with the postal service for twenty years.
Mrs. Maria r. Fish, a pioneer Of Beloit,
passed away at the age Of IS years.
PH1LL1p SLBEESAGEL bad his arm
broken and received serious internal
injuries by the fail of q scatfolding on
which he was working ut La Crosse.
Mr. DARLING, a La Crosse merchant,
has been arrested Oh 4 charge Of assault
ing Aid. LOXius.
FRANK SEYMOUR, whose spine was
broken in an accident at Menasha
mill, died of his injuries. He was 81
years Of age. The remains were taken
to Depere for burial.
LEADING lunbermen of the North
west including two of the heaviest con-
Germs in Eau Claire, have organized an
insurance concern patterned after the
old English Lloyds plan Of insurance.
With this end IN view the McDonough
bill on the subject was passed last win
ter, the project being furthered by
Frederick Weyerhauser. The name of
the enterprise is the Lumbermen's
Lloyds of Eau Claire, and its operations
will extend over Wisconsin and a num-
Der of other states. The concern is
said to have an abundance of capital.
Gov. PECK says that he has not yet de-
cided upon his answer to the petition OF
the Milwaukee County Board Of Super
visors for an extra session of the legls-
lature. He is having the laws looked
up to determine just what authority or
power the county board has to relieve
itself of the money stringency without
further act of the state legislators.
FRANK JEsMIER, an employee Of the
Vulcan Mill at Appleton, IN order to
make short cut on his way to dinner,
Jumped out of a window about six feet
from the ground. A chain with q hook
attached to it hung under the window
and it caught him in tine groin tearing
= flash -, foo rf,11 Tho n +
tending physician says he will probably
Iecover.
WILLIAM c. KNIEBUsH, of Madison,
has commenced suit in the Rock Coun
tv circuit court against the Chicago IL
North Western Railway Company for
$4,000 damages for injuries alleged to
have been received while in the en-
ploy of the defendent company.
HOMER JOHNSON, A. G. Turner and
Wilbur Perkins, aged respectively 10,
II and Is years were taken before JUS
tice Hubbard at La Crosse charged with
various crimes. They received a SEN
tence to remain in the Wisconsin In
dustrial School for Boys at Waukesha
until they are Fl years of age.
A MAN giving his name as Carr, after
being released from jail at Oshkosh
proceeded to the residence of Frank
Lang and finding no one home he went
to bed with his clothes on. He was dis
covered shortly afterwards by Mrs.
Lang, who had him arrested.
The Chicago e Northwestern Rail
way Company intends to build large
warehouse at Green Bay which will be
used in handling the NorthW estern's
lake freight. 1t will also be used for the
storage of freight consigned to northern
points.
MEs. SUSAN DEWoLF, an old resident
of Racine, died at the age of ~ years.
She was the wife of John DeWolf, vice
president Of the Citizens Bank of that
city.
OSCAR P. DIX, formerly instructor of
the Y NJ. c. A. gymnasium at Dubuque,
Ia, has been engaged as physical di-
rector of the Beloit College gymnasium.
WILLIAM WILLIAMS, who was sem
fenced to prison for life at Chicago on a