Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-05-31
WISCONSIN NEWS.

-1ohn r. Hitler, who became noteo
Eehruary %. 1894, by marrying MISS
Grace Washburne, handsome BLOOMING
Ton. III. girl. upon twenty-four hours ac-
o,o;n+ance and who was soon Thereafter
a.rastod in Chicago upon the charge OF
h;oamy- brought by her mother, Was
fonnd guilty of bigamy as charged ;t anu
son+onced to one wear in Joliet pemten-
t;arv and fined 500. The principal VII,
ness against Hiisr was Miss Meyers; ;; an
Appleton girl who was marrieu ~
after an acquaintance OF TWO uays
Special rates of fare anu as .A for
have been granted Ds Tue - f' the North
western Saengerbund and the Dl,ehlll..i
meeting of the Upper Mississippi ocnu nue..
zen BeZirk. to be held at La crosse July
- to *. the rates being given from points
in Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota VIII
in 100 miles of La Crosse Inc saine
rate is granted on account of the German
M. e. campmeeting, to De nelu ~
town Junction, June IL to 2O.
Some time last winter the Kew: MI, MI.
Cady- of Lake Geneva, lost a roll or Dllis
Confirming $50. He advertised Tor II
and hunted for it but had given 1t up as
lost. A few days ago while making IRE
in the furnace he had to rake up inc las1
hits of coal in the bin and there he tound
his wad.
The trial of Mrs. Mary Mayer,
cbaraed with the murder of her first hus-
hand Herman Groenke, has cost Raclne
County about $1,000. The verdict OF acc
ouittai met the approval of majority OF
the residents of Racine
An Appleton barber has given notlce
that he intends to break the SUNDAY CLOS
ing agreement and the other BARRIERS say
that if he does so they will prosecute him
under the state law.
Clarence Hysell, accused OF robblng
the house of ex-Mayor Pettingill, OF Iron
River, was found guilty in the circuit
court at Washburn and sentenced to tour
years a. Waupun.
A man giving his name as Andrew
Nicholson, who had escaped from the
Northern Hospital at Oshkosh, was found
wandering about the streets at Marlnette.
In the case of the state against Dr
Theodore Yuengst, charged with the muir
der of young Jameson at GAINESVILLE, on
motion of William G. Wheeler, district
attorney, a nolle prosequi was entered.
DR.. Yuengst, who has been confined in
the Rock County Jail for the past SIX
months awaiting trial, is dying OF con-
sumption, and it is the opinion OF his doc
tor that the defendant can live Only
short time.
In the circuit court at Racine Leonard
Schaffer, by his attorneys, hled a demur-
rer to the complaint of Peter Tledeman,
who charges that he is not legally holding
the office of alderman of the Seyenth
Ward. 1t states that the facts alleged
are not sufficient to constitute cause Tor
action, and that the court has no Jurls-
dictiOn.
Mrs. Edith Gerhardt was married to
w. E. Cole few days ago. Both are
residents of Neenah. The announcement
caused considerable comment, as Mrs.
Gerhardt had been divorced from her
husband only six weeks ago, While MT.
Cole was free from the matrimonial moose
only two weeks since.
John Burns, George Stump, John
Daily and Frank Edwards, charged with
burglary, withdrew their pleas of not
guilty at La Crosse and were each sen,
fenced to a year at Waupun. They robbed
a farm house near Medary.
Charles Adams was convicted OF
criminal offense at La Crosse and was
sentenced to two and one-half years IN
state prison.
Raymond Eisenach has put in claim
for 81 900 against the city OF Neenah for
injuries sustained on account of a defec-
tive road
Mrs. Annie Bergh was granted a di-
vorce from her husband, Smith c. Bergh,
at La Crosse. Alimony was also allowed.
Joseph Breskie, owner of saloon
near AppletoR, has been arrested on a
charge of selling liquor to minors.
Osborne Lyons pleaded guilty to steal
Eng q horse at Onalaska. He was sent to
Waupun for two years.
Among the many interesting things
which are on record in the office of the
register of deeds at Oshkosh, is a will of
was drawn in 1861. Mr.. Walton owned
considerab BILE property in the town Of Osh-
kosh and after his death the wil2 was
taken there by his heirs and put On rec
ord. The interesting part of it is that it
bequeaths eighteem negroes to the heirs:
1t is the only will off the kind on record
in thsst county.
Justice s. U. P.Emney, of the supreme
court, who had planned to start next
week on a Europeam trip to occupy the
summer vacation Of the court, has a bah
doned the tour Mr. Pinney is suffering
from Gu severe attack of asthma, and will
remai1n at Madison TO- undergo coarse
of treatment by hiss physician.
lightning struck the dwelling of .Sohn
Draheirn, in the town of Ithaca, Grant
County, while the inmates were asleep.
The bolt struck the roof over the little
girls bed, tearing a hele through the shin
giles and wrecking the window sash. .Bhe
lath ard plastering were torn from one
side of the bedroom over the girls bed,
was completely wrecked, posts rent into
splinters, sheets andl mattress torn INTO
shreds and the girl, strange to say, was
uninjured.
The Rust Land Company, which is
to deal in Southern lands, is being in
corporated at Eau Claire with capital
Of $50a, 1000. William A. Rust, of Eau
Claire, is to be president. Other incorpo-
rators will be A. il Rust, P. e. Bust
and Jahn Owen. Large purchases of
lands in the South Have been made
Racine is to have plenty of compe-
tition in the telephone business. The
Wisconsin Telephone Company has had
the exclusive monopoly there for years.
Now three different companies are after
franchise to put in new plant
Even Evenson... who was arrested
two months ago at R4a Crosse on charge
of assaulhng his mother with intent to
do great bodily har1n, has entered a plea
of insanity.
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