Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-02-01
WISCONSIN NEWS.


WILLIAM Boom, colored man, was
sent to the penitentiary from roma ou
Lac in December, 1892, to serve nlteeh
months for cutting white man VIII q
knife. Boom was always known as a
shrewd negro, but he outdid hlmsel1 IN
an attempt to get out of prison. lie
caused to be written a letter, purportlng
to come from Kansas City. wherein IL
was announced that he had fallen helr
to a property worth $4,000. The mo-
ment if became known that he had SO
mich money. he surmised, he could
command legal talent. The plan mis-
carried. for when inquiries were naue
at Kansas City no information cou1u pe
obtained regarding the colored man s
patrimony.
THE Wisconsin State University has
come into possession of an interesting
curiosity in the way of dynamo which
was one OF the first used by Edison IN
his experiments in incandescent cleo
trio IL hitting. The dynamo was ob-
tanned from the Edison exhibit at the
Worlds Fair. The machine was con-
structed in 1880 in Edison's laboratory,
at Menlo Park, and was used IN test OF
lighting.
FINAL arrangements have been made
for the collegiate debate between
the University of Minnesota and the
Wisconsin University. The speakers
chosen to represent Wisconsin are:
George Kroencke, of Wilmot, 5. YOU
ker. OF Waterloo, and G. w. LamoreauX,
of Horizon. The debate will take place
early in the spring. The question Will
be submitted by Wisconsin.
WORD has been received at Oshkosh
that G.. F. Heckes, of that city, who SO
mysteriouslv disappeared three weeks
400. has been found alive and we'll at
Eureka Springs, Ark. 1t was reported
recently that Heckes had been muir
dered. His parents reside at Zion,
Winnebago County.
JOHN WEAVER was burned to death in
his OWE home in the village of Merton,
Waukesha County, while trying to ex-
tinguish blaze caused, as is supposed,
by an overturned lamp. His head and
feet were nearly burned Oft. He was %
years of age and lived alone, being a
WidoWer.
OLE QUALLE, a young man residing at
Mcfarland, Dane County, while work
ing on an ice run missed his footing
and fell distance of thirty feet. He
struck on a pile of ice and was picked
up almost liteless. 1t is feared he cam
not survive.
PETER PAULsEN, Norwegian aged 80
years, proprietor of the Menekaune
Hotel at Marinette, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head.
He is supposed to have been tempo
rarily insane.
THE Eau Claire Pulp and Paper Com
panv's plant at Eau Claire was sold by
Receiver Burlington to O. H. Ingram for
$4S, 800. The plant is to be started up
and operated night and day.
Mrs FANNIE RAYMOND, of Racine,
died at her home in that city of heart
failure, aged 20 years. Edwin 7.
Dickey, also a resident Of that place
passed away at the age Of 81 years.
ANTON GENEsK1, residing near Port
age, was badly burned about the face
10y the explosion of pop bottle con-
tanning blasting powder. Mr.. Genesky
held the bottle too near fire.
HAZEL, the young daughter of Mrs. F.
f. Morehouse, of Oshkosh, died from
the effects of an injury received by fall
ing on the open blade of knife a few
days ago.
JOHN PRINCE was seriously injured by
a falling tree at Mineral Point. His leg
was broken and he sustained severe in
ternal injuries.
HENRY GUNDERsoN, living near Eau
Claire, was stabbed in the back during
quarrel at a dance. He will recover.
GILLA LENoRE, Florence resident,
has been arrested on a charge of rob-
bing North Western freight car.
THE city Of Oshkosh expended $S4S
upon its poor during the month of De-
cember.
A CASE of smallpox has been discov-
cred in the Rock County Jail at James,
Vile. No prisoners will be discharged
until the health officer is satisfied that
there is no danger of the disease spread
ing.
CONSTABLE CUFF, of Rio, was arrested
on charge of assault, preferred by
man named Jarshaw.
The authorities at Oshkosh are in
vestigating the cause of the recent fire
which destroyed the Buckstaff & Ed
wards plant at that place.
DIR. A. SAURHERING, Of Mayville, died
from the result of injuries received a
few weeks ago. He was Is years of age.
BYRON TIERNEY, formerly resident
of Westport, Dane County, died sud-
denly at Lincoln, Neb.
WILLIAM T1BBErT, an old resident of
Fond du Lac, passed away at the age of
% years.
AN interesting case was decided in the
circuit court at Madison, the jury find
ing verdict for the defendant i'm the
suit Of Mrs. Margaret Longfield against
the Madison Street Railway Company.
Mrs. Margaret Longfield jumped from
a car, Oh which there was no conductor,
after the motorman had reversed the
car to avoid car coming from the 9th
er direction, which was out of control
of the motorneer. Mrs. Longfield sus-
tanned serious injuries and sued for
remained ON the car We're not injured.
The court held that plaintiff was guilty
of contributory negligence.
The Neenah fire department has re-
Gently been reorganized and more