Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-03
WISCONSIN NEWS.

| IHE vaughn library OuAiuno
land was almost entirely destroyed Dy
fire. The total loss is estimated at Sl|o,-
600: insurance, $s1, 900. The lndl-
yidnal losses are as follows: Vaughn
Library building. $4,000, insurance
So. 600: +. J. Voal, $4,000, insurance,
$4,000; Wisconsin Telephone SoM-
pany, 500; DR.. Perkins, s6OO; " n n
! Booth, 81 600; DR.. Brown, Sooo; y. f.
Dixon, law library, S., 1000; other losses,
$4,000. The books OF t the library WIZ a
ported during the fire that one or TWO
persons had perished in the flames, put
further investigation develops the 1act
that motives were lost. The walls OF the
building remain intact and can proDaply
be used in the rebuilding of the library.
JOSEPH SKINNER, a young man reslu-
ING near Stevens Point, while singing
"After the Ball" received a charge OF
shot in his right hip, arm and meek.
Mr.. Weaver, neighbor Of Sklnners,
saws he thought it was tramp who had
previously disturbed him and he de-
cided to scare him away. Skinner is
out of danger and will recover.
Two Racine officers had running
fight with burglar who had entered
the residence of Mrs. r. IL. Baker.
| The burglar fired several shots at the
officers, who returned the compliment.
No one was hurt. The burglar made his
escape. The residence of VIM. lnger,-
soil was also entered and SIS and a gold
watch stolen.
JUDGE SIEBECKER, in the circuit court
at Madison, has affirmed the allowances
made bv Clerk Fehlandt in the taxation
of costs in the roster case, giving eacn
1 Of the six defendants a separate bill OF
costs. A further appeal will now be
taken to the supreme court.
A FARMER in one of the southern
towns of Door County has offered his
flock of sheep for $3.50 per 100 as they
run or $l75 when they are selected.
Two years ago the same animals could
not have been purchased for less than
| twice that sum OF money.
| A CHICAGO man named Condit has be-
gun suit against Adam Homes, of RAJ
cine, to recover $3.50 which he alleges
is due him. Homes was agent for the
| Ohio Farmers Insurance Company
which went out Of existance over year
ago.
Two young men giving their names as
Frank Armstrong and w. III. Lussell
we're arrested at La Crosse on a charge
Of stealing boat. They claim New
York as their place of residence.
A SWITCH engine collide d with two
freight cars in the North Western yards
at Racine Junction. The cars were
smashed into kindling wood.
JOHN BR1cKLE escaped from the Fond
I du Lac County Jail by prying the door
! open with poker. He was arrested on
charge of intoxicatlon.
A NUMBER of Beloit hotel proprietors
have been fined for using oleomargarine
without announcing the fact by signs,
according to the statutes.
FRANK K1Es was arrested at Oshkosh
on charge of attempting to pass
forged check. He was committed to
jail to await hearing.
Mr.. ANDERSON, a GAINESVILLE mer-
chant, was kicked in the face by horse
and badly injured. His recovery is
doubtful.
DORA HANSEN, an Oshkosh girl who
recently masqueraded in male attire,
has been committed to the reform
school.
CHARLES HOFFMAN, who was found
guilty of larceny at Racine, was sem
fenced to six months i'll the county jail.
WILLIAM MCKER1Tr and Michael
Tobin have been held to trial at Beloit
on charge Of burglary.
AN Indignation meeting of citizens of
Ashland who do not relish Mayor Hub
BELLS plan of voting in the City Council
in order to get his appointments con-
! frmed, was held at the courthouse at
Ashland. The Mayor suspended large
portion of the old police force and put
on specials, giving them orders to close
up every gambling place and house of
ill-fame in the city.
0SuCocy1 ,orcb tc no ,o hao,,
of an increase of $3.50 on each thousand
Of their insurance son all stores where
in show window electric wiring is not
from overhead or the trim is within
two feet Of wires, lamps Or gas jets"
KENosHA saloon-keepers have COM
menced suit to recover $500 each license
money which they paid under protest
last July. They claim that the law re-
qulres them to pay only 5000 instead Of
$500 license.
CHIEF OF POLICE JOHN GARvY, of
Menasha, has been instructed by Mayor
John Rosch to notify all saloonkeepers
owning pool or billiard tables that there
shall be no playing on Sunday.
The trial of Juror Reible, who caused
a delay in the first roster case trial by
expressing an opinion on the case, has
been postponed week at Madison
! OTTO OLSEN, OF La Crosse, has shipped
81, 800 Columbian postage stamps for the
Columbian Stamp and Coin Company to
large stamp firm in Peru, South Amer
lea.
LOUIS PURsELL was convicted at Ra-
cine of assaulting Michael Dunlavy with
intent to kill
Mrs. CoRDELIA PRESTON, mother of
Mrs: Caroline Stone, the wife of blind
Daniel Stone, for whose murder Mat
thew R. Ashton was tried and convict
ed, died at GAINESVILLE, aged IS years. Her
death removes about the last of the
central figures in that sensational case.
Mrs. Stone was killed. Daniel Stone
died before the trial, and Matthew r.
Ashton died in the Madison Jail of
smallpox contracted in the Jefferson
jail during the time subsequent to his
conviction.