Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-03-01

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He will recover.
Two female prisoners tried to break
out Ct the Lancaster Jail, but they only
succeeded in getting as far as the hall
way leading to the sheritf's apartments.
FRANK SrURGIs, who was arrested at
Neenah on a charge Of shooting his
| brother William, has been taken to Me-
nasha for preliminary hearing.
The Logan Museum at Beloit College
has been opened to the public. There
are many objects Of interest in the col
lection.
BLEEDING and unconscious Horace
| Van Veeder was picked up from beside
the st. Paul tracks at Gratiot, Rock
County, and half an hour later physi
clans had cut one of his legs off. Van
some way he got under the wheels. He
will probably recover.
JOHNNY BRUNEI had a narrow escape
from drowning on Lake Winnebago at
Fond du Lac. He was skating and
broke through the ice. He was rescued
with great difficulty.
THE Morning World is the name Of a
paper that has made its appearance at
| Eau Claire. 1t is a four-page paper and
is edited by E. E. Vail.
Thu quarters in the new Dane County
| Jail where Matthew Ashton died of
smallpox have been thoroughly disin
fected.
Young MEACHAM, who was arrested at
Appleton on charge of larceny, was
sent to the county Jail for slxty-eight
days.
MAJOR MOORE, who was seriously in
jured at the Wisconsin River Paper
| Companv's mill in Stevens Point two
| he rlOht
and part OF the shoulder had to be am
putated.
DETECTIVE SCHULTZ, who has been
working on the Sturgis shooting case at
Neenah for several weeks, reports that
he has run his man to earth and will
| have him under arrest in a very short
time. It is thought there will be little
difficulty in convicting the suspected
person, as the detective claims to have
woven a chain of evidence that includes
everything from the motive to strong
proof that the shooting was done for
personal revenge by the person now
under suspicion. Mr.. Sturgis has re-
covered sufficiently to be around again.
CONGRESSMAN BARwIG announces that
neither Senator Falconer nor James
postmaster at Portage. Deputy Post
master Downey is mentioned as likely
candidate. He advises that an election
be held to select a candidate.
Young SMYTH, who with Otto Fehling
committed some highway robberies
near Lancaster, was sentenced by
| Judge Clementson to four years at Wau
pun. Fehling pleaded guilty a short
| time ago and was sent to the peniten
tiary for three years.
0. K. CHAPMAN, an old resident of
! Ellis Junction, has been adiudged in
sane He formerly resided at Mari
nette. He was of literary turn of
mind and wrote many articles for the
state papers.
| CHARGES have been filed against the
Rev. William Clark, of the Methodist
Church at Fond du Lac. The trial will
begin in a few days as both factions are
anxious for a settlement.
MICHAEL WEIGH fell off an ice-house
at Lake Mills, a distance of thirty-five
| feet, and was instantly killed. His
home WAS in Chicago.
THE residence of Phillip Fuss, of Osh
kosh, was destroyed by fire. The loss
is 81 900, partly covered by insurance.
GEORGE WEBER died at his home in
! Racine, aged 80 years. His death was
the result of a sunstroke received last
| summer.
I In the case of the Winnebago Furni-
ture Company VS.. the Wisconsin Mid
| land Railway Company, at Fond du
Lac, the motion for new trial was de-
MED and Judgment entered for the
amount named in the verdict, ST.
| 600, with interest from December l.
| $780, to the time of the entry of judy
ment, amounting IN all to nearly 81 ,O00
EDDIE, a young son of John F.
Johns, of Dodgeville, while driving
into the gate at his home was thrown
| violently against one side Of the gate
and caught on an iron hook where he
hung for a few minutes. When as
sistance arrived it was found necessary
to cut the flesh in order to get him
away from the hook. A physician was
summoned and the wound sewed up.
THE question Of vaccination continues
| to agitate the public mind at Racine.
| While many parents favor it there are
on February % the Board Of Education
| will take final action on the order of the
State Boa I'd. The Rev. Charles F. Kel-
Ter, pastor of the St. Johns Lutheran
Church, the largest of that denomina-
ton in Racine, said he was opposed to
the vaccination of children.
LEO PEIL, well-known business man
of Racine, will be the manager of the
new Racine Hardware Company. He
was elected secretary and treasurer. In
about two weeks the plant will be start
ed and employment given to at least 300
men.
DAN Donovan and Emil Riddell, two
Racine toughs, were each sent to the
county Jail for five months on charge
of holding up and robbing Joseph
Marks, Milwaukee boy.
Beloit, died at the age of 20 years. He
was an old soldier and the burial serv-
ices took place under the auspices of
the g. A. r.
Bishop JOYCE has been requested to
go to Fond du Lac and settle the dis
agreement between the members of the