Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-02
MILWAUKEE, MATTERS.

An unknown man about 81 years VI
200 was struck and instantly Killed Dy
,assa,,oar train OIL the Chicago DIVISION
of tbe St. Paul road at Kelly cut, iour
n,ilas south of the city on the 18th ihe,
nan was sitting on the track resting anu
the engineer did not notice nin III. III md .nd
to stop the train. The man arms Wv ii,,
'aos Ware broken and his body was hadly
,nonolad He was FIVE feet nine lnches
tan and weighed 40 pounds. lie wore
GRAY whiskers. At the time of his deaIn
he was clad in three pairs OF t u,4'a -, =
three shirts and two vests lne
mains were taken tic the mofgut
they viii be held for Identification.
Frank Wink, a carpenter RESUME ~
737 Wilson street. was drowned IN lilu
lake. Racine county, Sunday. lie was
out fishing with two companions anu IA
casting the anchor the boat capslZeu.
Wink started to swim to the shore pu'
became exhausted and sank, Whlle MS
companions chung to the boat ana Wef f
rescued. Wink is survived by VIE
and two children.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Landers, aged a years,
fell from the second-story window at
the home of her daughter. 01o Seyenth
street. early Sunday morning. Inc
old lady was a sufferer from asthma
and twice during the night arose ana
went to the window to inhale the iresh
air The last time it is supposed the
chair on which she sat slipped and she
was precipitated through the window to
the sidewalk, causing instant death.
The body of the man found floating
=, ~
last week has been identified as that OF
John Techbel, who boarded at the corner
of Third and Walnut streets. lie had
been respondent and frequently thHat-
ened to take his life.
Louis Miller, carpenter, died at hls
boa rdine-house at 4SO Market street Sun
day night. He had been drinking heavily
of late and at o'clock Sunday morn
ing he wandered into Oscar kroP s
drug store on East Water street and Sc
cured some whisky there, being acquaint-
ed with the clerk. Later it is supposed
that he tried to help himself and secured
the wreng bottle. He went home shortly
afterwards and was soon taken violent
w i'll. A physician was called but could
do nothing for Miller. Deceased is 2G
years of age and his folks live at Romeo.
Mich.
Jared w Cripren, one of the first and
oldest conductors in the employ OF what
Paul system. died Sunday at the home
Of his daughter in Duluth, aged about
IS years.
The properties of the J. Obermann
Brewing company. excepting anlnOr res-
ervatiOns. We're sold to Philip Jung by
Receiver Volney ID. Becker from the
steps of the county cousthousa, Monday
morning, for $23O.O0O. A company with
Mr. Jung at the head it is stated. VIII
be formed to- renoyate iBRd operate the
plant. Although the sale is generally
held to be q successful one, still the
proceeds will not be sufficient to satisfy
all of the ind'ebtedness. after the pay
ment of the preferences there Wiz be
about 95 cents ON the dollar left for
the general bonIfolders and nothing at
all for the holders of unsecured claias,
aggregating 67,5S7~36.
Antionette Nowak died Saturday afte.-
noon in the rag shop of Robert Gunkel, 292
Potter avenue. where she was Employed
She was taken i'll at about 1 O'Clock and
as she was subject to fainting spells, heG'
companions thought nothing of it.
Three-auarters of an hour later she was
found dead. Miss Nowak was 80 years
of age and lived with her mother
Greenbush street, between Becher and
Rogers streets.
Barbara S. Fisk, aged 2 years. was
drowned Wednesday, in a duck pond
in the rear Of her parents residence on
Jones island. The little girl had been
chasing THE ducks about the pond when
she missed her footing and fell in. The
water was only three feet deep blln no.
body witnessed the accident and the lit
tie girl was soon dead. Fifteen minutes
later Barbara's mother missed her and
began search with the result that the
ehiTd's body was found in the pond
The death of William J. Palmer, an
ord resident Of Milwaukee, occurred at
an early hour Wednesday. at his HOMIE.
no Twenty eighth street, at the age of
f. years The deceased who was Il
molder, well known on the west side.
had been in poor health for several years.
He leaves a wife and two children.
The Milwaukee friends of John Gel
gate WIFI BE panied to learn Of his: death
from apopfexy at his residence in To-
Eedo, O. He resided in Milwaukee in TIE,
SOS, and, with his brothers, George Ne.
and Henry c., conducted hardware,
business on East Water street. He was;
actively connected with musical and So
cial matters here.