Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-03-01
WISCONSIN NEWS.

but she dared not tell the story before
for fear Of her life. An S-year-old
daughter of the couple corroborates the
statement of Mrs. McBurney. The hus-
band is in jail.
IN the matter of the appointment Of a
receiver for the property of the kicka-
poo Valley & Northern Railway Com
pany, at Madison, Judge Bum an
nounced that he had decided that a re-
ceiver should be appointed, but would
delay the appointment for one week to
enable the parties in interest to agree
upon some person to act as receiver. Ii
they fail the court will select the re-
ceiver.
FIRE destroyed the plant of the Ra-
cine Iron Company at Racine Junction.
The buildings were owned by w. S.
Buffham, and the loss is Sc, 1000; insur-
ance, $1,000 The loss on the machinery
and stock is $4,000; insurance, 5000.
Seyenty-five men are thrown out of en-
ployment. The orig gin of the fire is I'M
known.
MATT HANSEN, a Neenah youth, was
arrested on complaint OF Als father tor
making threats and general abusive
ness. Young Hansen has served a term
at the State Industrial School, and was
better. He will be returned to the
Waukesha reformatory.
THE committee appointed at a mass
meeting of Oshkosh citizens to lnvestl-
gate the cases of alleged discrimination
on the part of the Chicago & North
Western Railroad as to ice rates, has
filed a report completely exoneratlng
the company from any tavoritism.
AT meeting Of the Fireman's Relief
Association of Racine, it was voted to
donate $500 for the benefit of the poor
of the city. that being the amount
cleared from their annual mask ball
held the forepart of this month.
! DoMINICK DYER, the weil-known
Stevens Point lumberman, who was in
iured in a lumber camp at Cadott a
week ago, died at his home in Stevens
Point He was 40 years of age and
leaves an estate worth 1000.
The Racine Board of Education re-
fused to issue an order compelling the
vaccination Of all school children. The
board advised parents to have their
children vaccinated, but further than
this they refused to go.
CHARLES HEsIIN, resident of Mari
nette, has sued the city of Menominee,
Mich, for $4,000 for injuries alleged to
have been received from defective
crossing.
NELs BARsNEss, living near Lodi, fell
from q load of straw, striking upon his
head and sustaining conclusion of the
brain. His recovery is doubtful.
THE residents of Fond du Lac will
vote upon the question of appropriating
Sc, 900 toward a county soldiers monu-
ment at the spring election.
MAYOR LAWSON, of Menasha, has
ordered the public schools Of that place
closed for one week on account Of the
smallpox scare.
EVANSVILLE tobacco dealers suffered a
loss of nearly $4,000 through the fail
ure of big Chicago firm.
COUNTY TREASURER WEBSTER, ofStevens
Point, has received a check for $260.S
from Secretary of State Cunningham,
being an amount due on account of an
error in charge for insane patients.
Portage County has already recovered
about 81 900 from the state on account of
an investigation started in this matter
a few years ago, besides saving even
more than that sum by stopping pay
ment upon patients wrongfully charged
to the county.
MAYOR MOORE, who was SO seriously
injured at the Wisconsin River Paper
Company's mill at Stevens Point, that
his entire right arm and part of the
shoulder had to be amputated, is a
lucky fellow, in spite of his recent seri-
Gus mishap Miss Edith Shaw, of
Yorkville, Ill, the injured mans
fiancee, has been at his bedside since
the day following the accident, attend
ing to his every want, and will remain
to accompany him to their home in
Illinois.
THE 800" line in Northern Wiscon-
sin will probably relay almost it's entire
line with new rails this spring. The
trainmen say that the road has been
put into its present condition by the
use Of the monster mogul engines. It
is said that they are too heavy for the
rails and that the track in consequence
will have to be replaced by heavier
one.
THE main shop of the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railway Company, in Stevens
Point, has been running night and day
for week, getting out an immense or
der of "shims." These are pieces of
hard wood, many thousands of which
are used every winter on railroads to
keep the rails level and lessen the dam
ger Of breaking.
IHE examination OF the Rev. Is. L.
Hepp, who is charged with causing the
death of Effie BroWnell through Grim
lnal neglect, has been postponed until
February 2S. The pastor went back to
Jail, not being able to secure bail.
A. A. FOREMAN, while fourishing
revolver in a Marinette restaurant,
accidentally shot his younger brother.
The wound is not serious. The parties
reside in Menominee, Mich.
Martin Griffin, government timber in
spector, with headquarters at Missoula,
Mont, returned to his home in Stevens
Point because of illness. 1t will be
some time before he will be able to re-
sumo his official duties.
PETER Heller died at his home in the
town of Harrison, Winnebago County,
of heart disease. He was IS years of
age.
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