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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09
BUTCHERS HIS WIFE.
Kenosha Farmer Charged with
an Awful Crime.
Body Of the Victim, Horribly Multilated'
Found in Milkhouse.

Kenosha. Wis, July 6.-Mrs. Hllgen,
dorf e wife Of August Hilgendorf,
farmer in Pleasant Prairie, three nln ,',..
wast of Kenosha, was brutally inui
dered Saturday August Hllgendor1 an n,,
Bernhard Hilgendorf, husband anu MY
of the dead woman. are IN tue So a;no-
jail to await the preliminary .d Hi
gendorf brought word to Sheriff Cropley
that his mother had been muruereu'
The coroner went out, and after muste!-
ing a Jury viewed the body, put tneli
verdict will not be given untli Iouas'
The body was found in the miihnouadI i,
a small building about fifteen . anad1
from the dwelling. Blood was sca. '.ea',.
an was crushed and her throat cut. ne e
upper part of her body was stripped -
clothing and the arms were covered VIZ
bruises. On ever side marks or ureiu-
full struggle were visible. In corner
was cornknife covered with blooa.
August Hilgendorf, in answering cne
questions of the coroner. trled 10 -
vey the impression that the woman nv 4iau
committed suicide, but his explanation
was unsatisfactory and he was arrested.
The story told by the man IS tnat ne
went to Kenosha in the morning apout
8 o'clock, leaving his wife and TWO sons
at home. He sturned some time III Tue
afternoon and not seeing his wire aDout
the house he began to look for her ana
finally found her in the milkroom dead.
He did not give the alarm to his nelgh-
bors but waited for the boys to come
home
Bernhard says that he went into Ne
nosha some time in the afternoon ana
got home again about $3.50 O'CLOCK
When he reached home his father sa1d;
Look in the milkroom and you Will
see something there" He went ut once
and found his mother Without stopping
to say anything he went down to the
Thomey farm and young Thomey ana
he drove to Kenosha to notify the sherlH.
The circumstances surrounding the
story show an almost inhuman cruelty.
When Thomey went over to the Hllgen-
dorf farm August Hilgendorf was milk
ing the cows, and when the coroner went
out at night the table was spread and
the remnants of supper were visible.
while the murdered woman was lying IN
the little room and 10 one had even
thrown a sheet over her. Before Hill
gendorf was brought in he was made to
cslange his clothes, which the sheriff now
has There are blood marks on the
sleeves of the shirt, places where an at
tempt was made to wash out spots, ana
the shoes are spattered With bloNh.
Hilgendorf is about So years Of age.
He came to Kenosha county about four
years ago and bought 24O acres Of land
from the Lippert family. He was an
habitual drinker The murdered wom-
an was about 40 years old
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09
SCHOOLS NEED MONEY.
Higher Branches of Learning in the
State Handicapped by
Lack of Funds.

Madison, Wis, July 2.-[Special.] THE
board of normal school regents, which is
holding its annual session at the capitol.
The board would be satisfied to use
either gold or silver (at 100 cents on the
SD if they could get as much of either
as is needed to conduct the schools under
its charge. In spite of the extra appro-
priation of $4,000 made by the last
Legislature, the proceeds of the 1-5 mill
tax and other sources of revenue yield
ing an annual income of close to $780,
900, the demand made on the capacity
of the schools finds the board utterly
stalled as to how to provide for them.
The question, Secretary lockwood
says, is whether the board will not
mission to the schools that they are
full-there is no room for more. The
records of the past year show an in
crease in attendance of % per cent.
and all indications are that next year
will see like increase. No member of
the board, the secretary says, wishes
to ask the Legislature for more money,
but they are confronted with the fact
that the pressure for room is crcwding
the limits all the time.
All this was brought vividly to view
at the session this morning, at which
the presidents OF the normal schools
presented their annual reports, which in
clude the needs for the next year as well
as the progress made in the past. They
show need of more teachers and more
room, as we'll as various improvements in
the buildings
The board spent the larger part of the
day in considering ways and means to
meet their needs, and were discouraged
before they got half way through.
The session will probably conclude to-
day. The election of officers will be one
of the last things done. There is little
doubt that all the present officers will be
reelected. They are: President, r. D.
Thompson of Oshkosh, secretary, s. s..
lockwood of Portage.
In his report President Harvey of the
Milwaukee school recommended an in
crease in the teaching force OF the Mil
waukee school and proposed the election
of Miss Fox of Three Rivers, Mich,
as teacher in the primary department to
succeed Miss w. E. Jones, resigned
After a lengthy debate at last nights
session it was voted to appropriate a
sum not to exceed $2O64.93 to equip and
furnish the Superior school, the money
to be expended under the direction of the
executive committee.
A handsome banner, which will occupy
a place in the headquarters Of the Wis
consin delegation at the National Educa-
tiOnal association convention in Buffalo,
N. Y, was received by the board It
was made by A. Thierba CHI & Co. of Mil
waukee under the direction of Regent
Charles Pittelkow of Milwaukee, and S.
S. lockwood, secretary of the board.
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MILWAUKEE, MATTERS.

William A. Price, Il son of the late
David G.. Price, for some years post
master of Bay View before 1t was taken
info tho CITY. and who also served in the
Assembly. died on the 9th at the fam
ily home, 6S5 Dover street: at the age
of % years. after short Illness. The
deceased, who was better known as Burt
PRICE. was for some time and up until
his death in the employ of the Chicago
G. North Western road as a freight clerk
He was single and resided with his
mother.
Amalia Carrow, aged Is years, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Anton Carrow
of 1920 st. Louis avenue, st; Louis, fell
convent Of Notre Dame, at Jefferson
street and Ogden avenue, about o'clock
Tuesday afternoon and died almost in
stantly from the effects OF the fall Her
skull was fractured. Miss Carrow fell
nearly twenty feet.
John Holzinger, charged with shooting
and killing his mother-in-law, Catherine
Mueller, on the evening of March 20.
was convicted of murder in the first
degree by the jury in the municipal
court at $40 o'clock Tuesday night, after
being out only ten minutes. But one
ballet was taken. Holzlnger's attor-
news. w. &. Williams ana Dunlop, i'm
mediately moved for new trial
n y
Julius Wolfgram, a laborer and an in
mate of the Milwaukee hospital for the
insane for the past two months, hung
himself at that institution at 4 O'Clock
a. m. Wednesday. About half an hour
before the suicide the nurse visited the
mans room and found him sleeping
peacefully When he came back at 4
O'clock Wolfgram was discovered hang
ing by his supenders, one end of which
had been fastened to a bar of the win
dow. Wolfgram was SO years of age
and unmarried. He suffered from mel
ancholia He has a brother residing at
1927 Nineteenth street.
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NEW SHORT LINE.
1t will Connect with the North Western
Near OcOntO.

Near OcOntO.
Oconto, Wis, July 81 Especial. J.
John Noonan, master mechanic for the
Oconto company, has planned all engi-
neering work for the new line of railroad
now being built from Spies mill, by the
Green Bay Transportation company, to
connect with the Chicago & Northwest
ern and Milwaukee & Northern tracks
in the outskirts of the city and about
forty men are at work laying the track
which Will be completed next week.
The barge Muskegon is undergoing re-
pairs and the tug Balloon is ready for
services. Considerable Lumber and wood
await shipment by the water route.
The White Diamonds of Milwaukee
want to, play the Oconto Baseball club
July and T. Sunday July II, the
OcOntos go to- Marinette.
The summer school opens at the high
school next Monday with F. W. Heath
and D.. j.. Ryan as conductors.
Howard Lucia. who won second time
prize in the road race at Milwaukee,. has
entered nine races at the meet in Apple
ton July 8 and; g..
Congressman; Alexander" Stewart is in
town today.
The city attorney has recommended to
the common council that it should not
pay the claim of Paul Foley of Milwau-
kee, who put in the sewers in this city,
but let the courts decide whether the
debt shall be paid by abutting property
owners or the city at large. The con-
tractor threatens suit.
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ELROY GIRLS SAD DEATH.
Miss Kate O'Neil's Graduating Dress Her
Burial Robe.

Elroy, Wis. July 1-[Speeial-I Miss
Kate O'Neil one of ElroY's most popular
young women, died of malarial and ty
phoid fever, aged about is years, after
an illness Of more ti:Nm two months.
She was one of the. members of the high
school class: of '96, and had always stud
led hard. A few weeks before the time
for the commencement exercises she WAS
taken sick, but the school board awarded
her diploma on, her excellent class
standings. She hoped to- be well in time
to attend the graduating exercises, @nd
made all preparations for that event,
but did not recover, SO her class, the
teachers and the. school board gathered
at her home on graduation day, June
Is, and presented her with her diploma,
and masses Of beautiful flowers. From
that time. on she steadily grew worse,
until the end came yesterday She had
known for many days that the end was
near, and made all arrangements for her
own funeral even to- selecting the pail
bearers. Her graduating dress is to be
her burial robe. She is to be buried to-
morrow from the Catholic church.
Baraboos Wis, July 1.-[Special.1-B
F. Reymore.. aged 81 years, died here
yesterday of consumption. He was
buried today at Poplar Grove, Ill.
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ENGAGED THE FACULTY.
Preparations for the Coming Normal
School Year at Superior.

Preparations for the Coming Normal
School Year at Superior.
Madison. Wis. July Sat the meet
ing of the state board of normal school
regents six members of the faculty of
the Superior school were engaged and
their salaries fixed. They, are: I. G.
Mcneil, Kansas City. president. $4,000;
e. C. Walker, Whitewater, institute
conductor, $4,000; Mary E. Doyle, Platte
vile, director of practice work. $3.50;
n. A. Harvey, Kansas City, chair of
science. $4,000: Catherine Schlegel, Ste
vens Point, English, $3.50: Irma Reel,
Milwaukee, German, $3.50; jennie
Evans, Superior, physical culture, $3.50.
An increase was made in the faculties
of the Milwaukee, Oshkosh and River
Falls schools; the first by two teachers,
one in litera cure and English, and the
other in science and mathematics. An
additional male teacher is to be engaged
for the River Falls school, who will
probably be Prof. J. +. Sims of Ona-
laska. Mr.. Dresden was engaged to
teach German at the Oshkosh school,
and at the Platteville school Miss Null
lay was promoted from the grammar de-
partment to the dictatorship of practice
work
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FELL FROM A WINDOW.
A Novice, Whose Home was in St.
Louis, Killed in a Convent
at Milwaukee.

Milwaukee, Wis, July 1.-Amelia Car
row Of st. Louis, novice at the Convent
of the Sacred Heart in tAis city, fell
from the second-story window of the
convent yesterday and fractured her
skull, dying soon after. Miss Carrow
had only been at the convent for few
weeks and had been placed in the in
Urinary on account of severe famting
spells. Yesterday she rose and walked
to the window overlooking Ogden avenue
to get a breath of fresh air, for the ex-
IRENE heat made it very close in the
room. She had been standing there but
a short time when she fell out. 1t is
supposed that she was seized with
fainting spell and this was the cause of
the fatal accident
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VISITED THE SHRINE.
Second Pilgrimage of the Season to Holy
HILL

Hartford, Wis, July 2.-ESpecial.E
The feast of the vista ton of the Blessed
Virgin was celebrated at Holy Hill to-
day. This is the second pilgrimage that
has taken place to the noted shrine of
worship this season and although the
weather was propitiaus yet the attend
ance was not very large. Only small
number came with the $50 passenger
train from Milwaukee. A number of
passengers came from Beaver Dam on
the 9:1O train and some from Iron
Ridge. There were number of buses
at the depot which conveyed the pill
grirns to the place of worship which IS
about nine miles south of the city. Rev.
Zimmer. formerly of this place. but now
of Beaver Dam. was one of the otficlat.
ing priests as we'll as Rev. Beram OF
the ST. Kilian's church of this city. A
male choir from Newcastle rendered the
vocal music for the occasion.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09
VICTORY FOR o'CoNNoR.
Final Decision i'm the Noted Ashland Land
Case.


Acting Secretary of the Interior Reyn-
olds today denied the motion for a review
of the departmental decision against the
defendant in the land case of William
O'Connor against Frank W. Gage from
the Ashland district, Wisconsin. The
secretary finds that the evidence in the
case abundantly sustains O'Connors con-
test and awards the land to him.
The acting secretary also affirmed the
commissioners decisions in the case of
Annie Erickson John Thompson, August
Rundquist Kristina Jansen, Barney
Johnson, ALFRED ThOrcson, Ole Bergen
son, John Erickson and Agnes Nahr-
ing against the Omaha Railroad COM
pany from the Ashland district. The
applications of the plaintiffs to make
homestead entries arc rejected on the
ground that the land had previously
been patented to- the company.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09
MANAwA PEOPLE DISGUISED.
Will Have to Wait Year to Incorporate
as u Village.

Will Have to Wait Year to Incorporate
Village.
Manawa, Wis, July 2.ISpecial.1-
The recent decision of the Supreme court
holding unconstitutional the general act
for the incorporation of villages, on the
ground that it delegated legislative pow
ers to the circuit courts, has nipped in
the bud movement for the incorporation
of this village, much to the disgust of
those who are back of the movement.
The advice of attorneys who have been
consulted is to the effect that nothing
can be done until the next session of the
Legislature, when it is thought that a
special act incorporating the village will
be passed. The sentiment here is strong
" in favor of Incorporation, and if the
question were submitted to a popular
vote it would carry by large majority.
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JOINED THE COMMISSION.
Honor for a Former Well-Known Port
age Man.

Portage, Wis, July 3.-[Special1-
John Muir, a native of Portage, the cele
brated California naturalist, who has
Of his aged mother, yesterday joined the
forestry commission of the National
Academy of Sciences. The commission
was recently appointed at the request of
the United States government for the
purpose of studying the condition of the
forests, forest reserves and national
parks, and to give advice as to their
management This commission also COM
prises Prof. Sargent of Harvard, Prof.
Brewer of Yale, Prof. Alexander Agas-
siz, Gen. Abbott, Prof. Arnold Hague,
Clifford Pinchot and Wolcott Gibbs, pres
ident of the National Academy of Sci
ences. They will examine the forests
of the Rocky mountains. the Cascade
range in Oregon and Washington and
the Coast and Sierra Nevada mountains
in California.
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MADE THEM NERVOUS.
Depositors Of Kenosha Bank
Thrown Into a FURRY by Idle
Street Rumors.

Kenosha, Wis, July 2.-[Special.1-
Unfounded rumors were the cause of
quite a run on the First National bank
here today.
A few days ago one of the big manu-
facturers paid all of his men off in
checks. This morning the men went to
the First National bank to have their
checks cashed. There were a great many
of them and the fact that they were
standing around the bank caused rumor
to be started that the bank was in fnan-
cial stress and within an hour a run
had been begun by the smaller deposit
OrS.
Mr.. Simmons, the president of the
bank, was seen shortly before noon and
made the following statement: LAS near
as l can learn the run this morning was
started by idle rumors. There were a
number of men who were here to cash
their checks, and the fact that they all
came to our bank no doubt caused the
rumor to spread around that everything
was not all right. There will not be the
slightest trouble, however, as the deposit
ors will no doubt return their money
when they find out that their fears are
groundless. We paid out about 100000
this morning and can have that much
more tomorrow morning if necessary.
There is only about 100000 due the de-
positors so it is plain to be seen that
there is no ground for fear on the part
of the depositors. Everyone of them
can have their money in full at once if
they so desire. The bank was never in
better condition since it's organiza-
tion.''
The large depositors have not drawn a
cent from the bank and they condemn
the persons who started the rumor. 1t is
believed now that the trouble has passed
over and that the small depositors will
return their money tomorrow.
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THREE MEN INJURED.

Scaff0lding On School Building at
Random Lake Breaks.
Random Lake, Wis, July 1.-[Spe-
cial.l-Quite a serious accident occurred
at Dacada, village located about three
miles east of this station. Three paint
ers were engaged painting the parochial
school at that place when a scaffold
broke and the three men fell headlong
to the ground, distance of twenty
four feet. Each man sustained quite
severe injuries. The men are John
Stabb of Grafton, left arm broken; Jo-
seph Grosenberg of Saukville, hip in
jured: Charles Larson of Plymouth, Sc
we're spinal injuries.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09
BLAZE AT ROYALTON.

Royalton Hotel and Barn and Adjoining
House Burned.
Weyauwega, Wis, July 2.-[Special.l j
The Royalton house and barn and an ad-
joining dwelling at Royalton, near here,
burned at / O'Clock this morning. The
fire originated in the barn. The build
ings were insured in the agency of A. Y.
Balch of this place.
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other large pOpu-
| a t ion centers.
Excursion boats
carry thousands
of people from
Chicago to Mil
waukee ev cry
summers day.
During the con-
tinuance of the
exposition t h e
number of Chi
ca go vi s itors
would be large
ly increased, and
t h e Y w gu | d
prove an inpor-
tant source of
revenue to the
exposition.
Nav sc %I
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cally in favor of
securing for Mil
waukee, if possi-
BILE, the national
L. A. w. race
meet for 1898,
which would bring
many thousands
of people to the
city for a week.
An important de-
partment of the
preliminary work
that has already
been started is a
bureau of corre-
spondence with of
fcers of national
and state associa-
tons with a view
of securing their
1898 conventions
for Milwaukee. It
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-09
COOPERATIVE CHEEsE-MAKING.

First Product was Turned Out at Hebron
Fifty Years Ago.
Hebron, Wis, July 2.-[Special.]-Th
fiftieth anniversary of cooperative
cheese-making in Jefferson county will
be celebrated in this village Saturday
where on July 4, 1916, the early settlers
for miles around contributed days milk
for the making of big cheese, about the
size of an ordinary milkpan, that was
cut and evenly distributed, that they
might enjoy the first luxury of the kind
manufactured in this vicinity or perhaps
homes to brave the Wisconsin wilder
ness.
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ANDERSON DISCHARGED.
Result of the Suit Against the Douglas
County Clerk.

county CIefK.
West Superior, Wis. July 2.-[Spe-
cial County Clerk Anderson, who was
arrested on the charge of embezzling
$1,000 of county funds, was at noon to-
day discharged from custody at the end
of the preliminary hearing before Court
Commissioner Cooper. Anderson's de-
Tense was that he had right to take
the salary of his deputy and appropriate
it to his own use, such being the intent
of the county board when the appropria-
ton was made to which members of the
county board testified. District Attor-
ney Sloan says he is satisfied that Ander-
son is not entitled to the money and
will take steps either civil or criminal
ury
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years in agriculture, in the arts and
sciences, in manufactures. in commerce
and in education-in all the things that
have contributed to the welfare and
the rapid development of the common
wealth. The deeds of the past will be
reviewed and marks will be set for fu-
ture achievements. Besides the great
exposition, which will continue for sey-
eral months upon the State Fair grounds
at Milwaukee, there will undoubtedly be
local historical and literary celebrations
at central points in the various communi-
ties of the state. Admission day and
Memorial day, coming together as they
do on May 20 and 80, will probably be
observed together throughout the state in
1898, and the exposition will open at
later date. 1t is proposed to do away
for that year with all the agricultural
fairs and expositions held throughout
the state and to concentrate the exhibits
of all the counties in the Semi-Centennial
exposition.
The State Semi Centennial project was
the outgrowth of the successful Mllwau-
kee city semi-centennial celebration held
last October. Pursuant to an invitation
issued by John @. Koch, then mayor of
Milwaukee, Frederick G. 1senring, chair
man of the Milwaukee county board of
supervisors; John e. Hansen, president
of the Milwaukee Merchants and Manu-
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Fatal Runaway Accident.

Ahnapee, Wis, July 1.-[Special.]. IA
runaway accident, which may prove ia
tai, occurred here this forenoon. Joachim
Pieplow, an old gentleman, was thrown
from the wagon and seriously injured
He was cut about the head and face ana
injured internally
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leaulnS cltlZenS OF One Hundred.
of the state have shown an active in
terest in the Semi-Centennial project
Their names insure it's success The Ex-
position company's officers will be select
ed from the many patriotic and resource
full business men who have given Wis
consin a worldwide reputation for enter
prise and integrity. The Sem-C Centennial
exposition will be worthy the confidence
and patronage of the people of the en-
fira 81 to
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II Il II t IL, JOnu chairman committee
w mans, J. J. of One Hundred.
Hogan and r. r. Hicks to select Il
committee of 100 citizens, ten from each
congressional district, to take the initial
steps for the celebration. That commit
tee decided upon the following general
scheme:
An Industrial exposition.
An educational exposition to illustrate
the progress of our educational system
and institutions.
Conferences and commemorative exer-
cises by religious denominations, benevo-
lent and musical societies and labor or
CARNATIONS.
The organization of system for col
Iecting and preserving facts of local
history.
The holding of suitable commemora-
tive exercises of the admission of the
state to the Union.
Such other matter as the board of di-
rectors shall deem proper for these OBJ
jects and purposes.
The general committee of one hum
dred delegated to an executive commit