Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-01-25
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Eight wears ago ne WAS CIalSSd Wiz
having killed his wife near Mineral
Point, was tried, and was sent to state
nrison for the crime. Since then MOTH
inc had been known of him here, ex-
cept that he served out the term OF DIS
sentence and left the state. 1t appears
that he went to Algona where he leu !,
secluded life on a farm. 1t was oilcli
r1lmored that Fairchild had buried ~
600 somewhere near Mineral Point, OUT
10 person seems to nave Deen aple "
learn the secret from the old man.
THE committee appointed by the State
University to elect the JOINT deoateTs
for the minnesota Wisconsin inter-col-
lepiate contest has selected two OF the
three debaters. The two representa-
tiyes chosen were C. w. LamoreuN. '94,
Horizon; and NJ X. Reilly. '94, Fond
3r Lac. The third man will be selected
in day or two.
RICHARD GUENrHER, ex-consul gener-
al to Mexico, has returned to his home
in Oshkosh for a visit. Mr. Guenther
is manager OF q large gold NINE IN
Mexico. Ex-senator Sawyer is presl-
dent Of the company.
JOSEPH TECIGRABEa, an employe OF q
furniture factory at Oshkosh, fell from
a high lumber pile and sustained serl-
GUS internal injuries besides breaking q
leg. r., n
LEONARD DAVIS, son of ex-SheriH
Davis, Of Fond du Lac, died at bis home
in that city, aged 80 years.
AN unknown man entered the resi-
dence of John Kane at Florence and
stole $675 in cash Mr.. Kane had drawn
the money from the Bank Of Florence
during the ranic last summer. MIR.
Kane, who is rs years of age, is LETT
penniless. The police claim they have a
clue to the robber.
LOUIS SPANGLER, a youth living at
Onalaska, has been committed to the
Industrial School at Waukesha until he
is II years of age.
Mrs. WATSON, Of Fond du Lac, was
seriously injured in q runaway accident
at Oshkosh. She will recover.
DR.. GEORGE C. koLLoCK was awarded
81 $50 in the circuit court at Madison
for injuries sustained by being thrown
from his buggy by rope stretched
across the street where macadamizlng
was being done. The suit was brought
against Nicholas Quinn, the contractor
for street improvement, with the city
party defendant.
MAYOR POWELL is waging war against
the saloonkeepers at La Crosse for
violating the Sunday ordinance. He
has caused the arrest Of three saloon
keepers.
THE Wisconsin Central Railroad bridge
at ellis Landing is to be rebuilt. Work
on the structure will begin next week.
The present bridge was built in 1871.
JOHN MCHUGH, of Green Bay, was
sentenced to the county jail for four
months on a charge Of assaultln2
Stephen Grammar.
A STRONG plea for clemency was made
by Attorney John Awkward at Madison
in behalf of J. X. Rutishauser, who had
been made penniless by illness in his
family, and then only forged the rame
of a second endorser Oh his own note,
and Judge Donovan let him go with u
fine of 500 instead Of q term Of five
discretion. The prisoner had pleaded
guilty to the charge OF obtaining money
under false pretenses.
TUE Rock County reward for the cap
ture of Murderer Bitson has been divid-
ed, John Carl receiving $3.50 and $50 60
ing to John Dooley. Bitson took break
fast at CarFs house, and Dooley was the
man who went Tor help.
Mrs. ELIZABETH 4. McCALLEY, of
Oshkosh, has filed a claim with the
city clerk for 5000 damages. She al
leges that she was injured by falling
upon slippery walk.
A DOUBLE wedding took place at Nee
nah, the contracting parties being Miss
Adeline Dumstfey and Harvey Young
and Miss Amelia Jape to Henry T..
Young.
TILE marriage Of Miss Daisy Acheson
to Emery G. Neley took place at the
home of the brides parents In James
vile.
THE body Of Edward Schautz, who
was drowned at Hudson seven weeks
ago while skating, has been recovered
JOHN H. JONES, a farmer residing near
Utica, Winnebago County, died sudden
ly at his home, aged 3;533 years.
THE Danish Brotherhood at Racine
intends to erect hall in that citv to
cost $4,000.
HENRY NJ RICE, who died a few DAYS
ago at San Antonio, Tex, was formerly
a resident of Ashland and Bayfield,.
He was well known throughout North
ern Wisconsin. In 1910 he was ap-
pointed sutler In the regular army but
resigned to accept an appointment by
President Tyler as an Indian commas
sioner, in which position he was infu-
entail In making treaties with the
Northwest tribes Of great Importance.
Much of his time after this WAS spent
among the Indians of the territories of
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. In
1888 he was elected delegate to Con-
gress from Minnesota, and in 1865 was
reelected and was active in securing
the passage of the act admitting Mime
sofa into the Union. He was one OF the
first United States senators from that
State, from 1857 to 1868, since which
time he has been in private life. He
founded the towns OF Bayfield,, Wis.
and Munising, Mich, and donated the
land to St. Paul for the park there bear
ing his name. He was also employed
IN making surveys Of Kalamazoo and
Grand rivers, and for ship canal at
the outlet of Lake Superior He was II
years Of age.
TIE members of the Division Street
Methodist Church at Fond du Lac are