Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-09-13
WISCONSIN NEWS.
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| will convict him of setting fire to the for
ests the day SO much damage was done
and eight persons lost their lives. The
prisoner was taken to Ashland and ar
raigned before Municipal Court Judge
Foster, who bound him over to appear
later.
A naked man has been several times
seen within the past three weeks around
the bluffs near Rio. He paws the earth
and screeches in an unearthly manner.
The residents Whereabouts have tried to
catch him. but the man has eluded them
successfully each time. He is supposed
to be some insane patient who has es-
capped from one of the asylums.
John Rodgers of Racine sold his in
terest in the Racine Gas Light company
to his associates in the business. He also
disposed of his interests in the Fond du
Lac and Oshkosh Gas and Electric Light
companies. He has purchased the gas
plant at La Crosse and will remove to
that place in few weeks.
The body of the unknown man killed
by a passenger train near Western Union
Junction a few days ago has been identi-
fled as that of Frederick Chedik of Iowa.
He was Bohemian AZ years of age
and has Il daughter living at Chicago.
Charles Gunblach has begun a $1O.-
600 damage suit against the Fish Bros
Wagon company of Racine for injuries
| alleged to have been sustained while at
work running Il saw in the works of the
company in April last
A number of Italians working on the
Wisconsin and Michigan railway near
Marinette struck for higher wages. The
foreman refused the demand and he had
to seek safety in the woods.
Arthur Paul and A. ]. Koch. two
Menasha young men. have invented an
electric device for propelling boats on
Lake Winnebago.
Miss Ada Lucey, an Oshkosh young
woman, was the heroine of very dra-
matte affair in Chicago. She was visit
ing Mrs. Henry Meyers at SO2 West
Madison street. In the opposite fat lived
Mrs. Bruce, widow. who kept boarders.
pet of all the tenants in the fiat. During
the forenoon Miss Lucey was startled by
| hearing agoniZing cries from Mrs Bruce s
| apartments The young woman went to
the door, but could not get in. She Sc
cured a step-iadder and broke in the
! transom. She was just in time to see
| DR.. Fitch, one of the boarders. beating
| the little girl in terrible manner. Miss
Lucey called for assistance and had the
| man arrested. The child is in a critical
| condition from the effects. of the beating.
-Melrose can boast of some mammoth
| trees as we'll as California. There is /,
| cottonwood tree standing Il few miles
west of the village which was recently
| measured. and it's circumference one foot
| from the ground was - feet, or about 10
| feet in diameter.
The hearing of James Carney, who
was arrested on a charge OF shooting
Chris. Price. in the town of Harrison,
amina ton and was held in 5000 bonds to
appear at the October term Of the circuit
| court.
William McMann. who was so badly
| burned by the explosion of Il gasoline
stove at Fond du Lac few days ago,
| also burned. will probably recover.
Mrs. Chapman Smith of Marinette
, ran a sewing machine needle through her
| finger and expired an hour later from
| the shock to her nervous system.
Charles Peterson is under arrest at
| Marinette on a charge of assault with
| intent to murder Gus Anderson. The men
| were rOOmmateS.
A meeting was held in Appleton by
papermakers Interested in the proposed
purchase of all the Wisconsin plants by
an English syndicate. Besides local man
| ufacturerS there were present at the meet
| ing several men from Fox river and Wis
| cOnsin river points who are interested III
! plants The exact nature of the business
| transacted at the meeting is not known,
but the outcome was apparently salts
! factory to all concerned.
| The Racine police arrested Harry
| Bassinger, a young business man, and
| William Ranney. William Liegler and
| John Peterson. other Well-knOwn young
men, charged with entering the NJ. M.
| Secor trunk factory and stealing two
| other property.
The Racine city council ordered Il
special election on September IS, to elect
an alderman in the place of Leonard
Schaefer, declared ineligible. Later it
was discovered that the resolution was
not legal and the election will not be
held until November.
/ The 1G-year-old daughter of Joseph
Briggs of Eau Claire was found at a
neighbours house in Il dazed condition.
| She had been drugged. but was unable
to tell how it happened The police are
| investigating the case.
| Fire destroyed fourteen sets of log
| Greenwood. the property of G.. l.. Cole
man of La Crosse.
Alexander Grant, a pioneer of Mari
nette. died at the age of 81 years. The
remains were taken to Peshtigo for burial.
| e. w. Morrison, a former resident OF
| Madison, was killed in a runaway acct
dent in California
| George Smith and James Conway,
| two young men and both strangers at
| stevens IO1nC, WHO were diIeSleu lOI I'll
tering a Central employees car and steal
| ing clothes therefrom. were taken before
Judge Murat and pleaded guilty. The
| former was sentenced to six months and
the latter to one year at Waupun.
Rudolph LANCE, aged II years, en-
ployed in the sawmill of the Menasla
| Woodenware company, had his right foot
| SO badly cut that it is thought amputa-
| ton will be necessary.
The diamonds taken away by }. Ar
lington Spencer. the young insurance
| agent who disappeared from Racine a
short time ago, have been recovered at Il
| Chicago pawnshop.
The Menasha & Neenah Electric
Street Railway company presented a pc
| tition to the Menasha common council
| asking for franchise. The matter was
laid over.
The remains of Mrs r. C. Dimock.
| who died at Dubuque. Ia, were taken to
| Prairie du Chen for interment. De-
ceased was ID years of age.
| Otto PaulZene, an Appleton boy, cut
off part of his foot while fooling around
| a crOSs-cut saw.
Jacob Wisnewski and Mrs. Andrew
| Mich who Xypra recently arrested nj