Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1895-08-22
ROBBED A P0ST0FFLCE.
Burglars Succeed in Making Quite
a Large Haul at Fond
du Lac.
FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS GONE
The Contents of Two Mail Sacks
was Also Taken Other
State Specials.

Tend du Lac, Wis, Aug. 17.-ISpecialI
The Fond du Lac postoffice last night
was entered by burglars and stamps and
cash to the amount of $500 was taken.
The building was entered from the base
ment, the robbers pressing open the door
leading to the postoliice proper. Evident
ly the work done was commenced shortly
after midnight and was prosecuted IN
1eisurely manner. A half-inch hol~~ was
drilled i'll the vault door and the combina-
ton lock easily displaced. An attempt
was made to open the small safe inside
the vault. but it successfully resisted the
burglars efforts
This safe contained between $500 and
$1,000. From the vault was taken $500 in
cash and stamps and Sa2 in cash belong
ing to Miss Bristol, the postoftice news
and stamp agent. A package of regis
tered mail for Fond du Lac distribution
of the exact contents of which no infor-
nation is obtainable was also taken.
Thursday night a number of blacksmith
shops We're entered and variety OF tools
procured, many of which were used in
this job and left behind This is the third
time the Fond du Lac postofice has been
robbed within the past ten years. There
were also some valuable papers and bonds
in a small box in the vault belonging to
Miss Bristol. VINO is the eXecutrlX of an
estate, but they were unmolested. A gold
watch and some other jewelry belonging
to the assistant postmaster were left be-
hind, the thieves preferring the cash
The building offers very little resistance
to burglars as the doors are not secure
ly barred. There is no clue to the rob-
bers
Sheriff Watson has instituted a search
whereby he has succeeded in finding
out a great deal about the past career
of the man Wright who was arrested
on a charge of stealing oats from the
Of
1t has been learned that he visited this
city and left thirty-two bushels of wheat
with the firm of Allen & Treleven at
the rate of 81 cents a bushel. The mem
bers of this firm have identified Wright
in his cell as the man that sold them
the wheat Last week he spent nearly
all his time between Oshkosh and Nee
nah. making the Wisconsin house at
the former place his headquarters. Fri
day night he left Oshkosh at $50, say
ing he was going to Neenah Saturday
noon he appeared at the Wisconsin house
in OSHKOSH again and remained at the
hotel till 7 o'clock Sunday night. when
he departed, again saying he was GO
ing to Neenah The next heard of him
was his wheat deal with Allen 4 IRE
leren Monday morning in this city. AS
far back as the early part of June he is
known to have traded off a pair of horses
in Oshkosh for the fine span of grays
which he had attached to his wagon
when captured.
At the Turner's meeting held last even
ing it was decided to rebuild their pres
ent hall on Portland street. After long
discussion by various members OF the
society as to the amount to be expended,
it was decided to appropriate SooOO.
After the hall question had been de-
cidcd, the young Turner's came forward
and stated that it had been decided to
hold gymnastc and athletic tourna-
+h ait IN fItl n
condition that the older members of the
society would not object to it. The
..oung members were encouraged IN
their undertaking, and the date set for
September l in this city at ATHLETIC park
The Milwaukee and Oshkosh turner's
have already entered, and it is expected
that the Turner's throughout the state
will be here.
News was received in this city today
from Maynard, ILL.,, announcing the
death of f. Il. Norris. who was at one
time resident of this city. He had
years. like his brother. G. w. Norris,
and kept at work until last January,
when he was taken i'll with the grippe,
>and before his recovery from that dis
ease he took severe cold which was
the direct cause of his death. He was
"a years of age.
Willie. the 5-months-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs James Wood, died at the residence
of his grandparents 30 Sixth street, ear
~ this morning. -,
The Fond du Lac baseball team will
cross bats with the Fox Lake club at
Athletic park August % A purse of
500 has been raised as a gift to the
winning team. Both teams must play
home men.
Mr. and Mrs. David Lyons of Jackson,
Tenn, are the guests of their son, A. +.
Lyons. II. O. Hicks accompanied them
on their Northern trip.
Mrs August Rebhan, wife of the we'll
known Milwaukee real estate and insur-
ance man, is stopping at the Windsor
hotel.