Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-06-28
WISCONSIN NEWS.

During a thunderstorm the family OF
Jacob Karst, living three. miles east OF
Fond du Lac, received a visitation from
lightning they will not soon forget. Inc
bolt entered the window of an upper
bedroom in which Misses Kate and Mary
Karst were at work. Kate was struck
while in a STOPPING posture on the pack
of the head, and the electric fluid passed
downward over her entire body ana rlght
leg, thence along and through the hoors
to the ground The girl was badly
almost entirely burned from her mead.
Her clothing was burned and her snoe
was torn from her foot. 1t is doubtful
if she will recover. Her sister, Mary,
was knocked down, but escaped INJURY.
The remarkable fact is that the mousse
did not catch fire.
The members of the First Methodist
Episcopal church at Lake Geneva have
been celebrating their jubilee. The church
was organized about fifty years ago. In
1887 the region hereabouts was known
as the Aztalan circuit, and the preach
ing was done by the sturdy circuit-rider
of that day. In that year |.e Kew. MI.
Halstead was on the circuit, and as a re.
suit of his untiring efforts a class OF
seven members was organized known as
Geneva mission. Only the names OF
three of the members of that class are
now known-AIr. and Mrs. J. E. Howe
and Mrs. J. G. Ford. They are all dead,
and the first experiences of that class are
almost unknown and forgotten.
Racine county Populists met at Ra-
cine and elected delegates to the state
convention. and passed resolutions COM
mending Mayor Case for his humane
treatment of the Cantwell commonweal-
ers while in the city. They also de-
nounced the acts of the Chicago Il North
Western police, who were there to pro-
tect the company's property, as outrag-
eous and uncalled-for.
Bishop Messmer has been notified by
the Worlds Fair executive committee
that the diocese of Green Bay has been
awarded first premium for general eX-
cellence of the organization of forty
three schools and especially for excel
lence in kindergarten work, embroidery,
needlework and pictures in oil and cray
on.
Racine meat dealers are having a
price war with the Cudahy Packing com
pany, which commenced to cut rates to
compel the dealers to secure their supply
of meat from the company.
While Albert Chrisnickle and COM
paniOn were arranging to watch deer
lick in the woods near Romeo, Wood
county, Chrisnickle was shot. He lived
only a short time. Chrisnickle's compan-
ion had climbed into a tree commanding
q view of the lick. and in attempting to
pass a loaded gun to him, muzzle down,
the gun was discharged. The whole
charge of buckshot entered Chrisnickle's
body just above the hip.
About forty Coxeyites and 500 citi-
zens assembled at Racine junction and
chased the twenty-five special Chicago
detectives sent to Racine to head off the
army. The detectives had to seek ref
uge in passenger car. The crowd threw
stones at the car, breaking every window,
but none of the officers were seriously III
jured. The police force of Racine was
called upon for aid. but the chief was the
only one to respond. The crowd refused
to desist in its violence until the railroad
officials agreed to give the Coxeyites
transportation south.
The singing festival of the Northwest
ern sangerbund will be held in La Crosse
July u Is and Il. Societies are expect
ed from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and
Wisconsin, to be the guests of the Ger
mania and ErohSinn societies of La
Crosse Arrangements are nearly COM
pleted for the entertainment OF delegates
and the accommodation of the vast gath
ering.
The remains of j. A. PAXTON of Chi
cage. which were found in the lake at
Racine. were inferred at the latter place.
A branch of the Danish brotherhood
has been organized at Marinette with
Rasmus Hanson as president.
lightning struck a farmhouse near
Sugartown, twenty miles from Eau
Claire, and killed two men named Brum-
in the same bed. Brummend's home is
at Fab Greek. He had gone to Hage-
dorn's farm to work for him.
The committee of the Racine BUSH
ness Mems association which has had in
circulation petition to the secretary OF
the treasury, urging that the Racine gov
ernment building be erected as soon as
possible has completed the work and for
warded the same to Washington. There.
are over 1000 signatures.
The skeleton of a man was found. III
the woods near Marinette. A rusty gun
with the stock rotted away lay near. The
bones We're in a bad state of decay. and
as no evidence could be found that
would go toward identifying the man,,
the coroner had the remains buried.
B. j.. Mitchell. H. Birkell, Charles, f..
Devendorf and w. w. Mcclure We're COIL
victed at Menasha of peddling without
license. They were given the option OF
fine of $50 or sixty days in the county
Jail. They went TO jail.
The. wife of Prof. R. I. Ely of the
Wisconsin university is i'll at her home
in Richmond, Va. Mr.. Ely will go south
in a few days
Mrs. Herbert A. Lewis WAS married
to Lathrop e. Smith at her home in Madf
son. Mr. Smith formerly resided at Be
lott.
j. u. B. Ramsey OF Madison, who
was ii passenger on the Ethiopia when she
came into collision with an iceberg on
June 6, says that the shock frightened
the passengers greatly, everybody rvrsh
ing to the decks. Glasses and dishes Were
thrown to the floor. and articles, of furni-
ture We're overturned. We all thought the
vessel was sinking said Mr.. Ramsay,
S'as when she backed away from the ice
berg her bow dropped and her stern rose.
The passengers made a rush for the boats,
and the order was issued to clear them
away ready for use. Half an hour after
ward the captain called the passengers
into his cabin ana assured us that we
were not in any immediate danger
-kenosha is in fair way to secure
system of waterworks. The city council
has accepted the report of the special
committee appointed to report on water
works and adopted the ordinance granting
to l. w. Newcomer of Chicago the right
to construct system in kenosha. 1t is
estimated that the system will cost about