Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-07-16
MILWAUKEE MATTERS,

Walnut street, was found floating in
the Menomonee river at Z O'Clock Il. NJ
on the Sd near Elevator A. Vogel was
a machinist by occupation. He leaves
a wife and eight children, four boys and
four girls.
Ida Moser, whose clothing caught fire
while she was carrying candle in
house at 5SS River street, died on
the Sd at the Wisconsin General hos
pital. where she was taken for treat
ment after being burned
Alfred r. Bechler, aged % years,
a draughtsman employed in the city en-
gineer's Office, jumped into the lake at
the foot of Juneau avenue early Sunday
evening and his dead body was recovered
at 4:45 o'clock Monday morning. John AL
lie, a member of the lifesav wing crew. was
patrolling the beach at that hour Monday
morning when he discovered the body
and notified the coroner's office. The
lifesaving boat took the body down the
lake as far as the North Western depot,
where it was taken charge of by Deputy
Coroner Van Lare and removed to the
morgue. Later it was taken to the
home of the young mans parents, 723
jackson street.
Early Sunday evening Bechler returned
home with broken bicycle after having
Decn out flulnS uuflnS the AFTERNOON.
He appeared very respondent and soon
left the house. Proceeding to the beach
he attempted suicide by cutting his
throat. presumably with a razor. The
wound was Il slight one and finding that
it was not fatal it is supposed that he
jumped into the water. Just what caused
the young man to take his life is not
known. He was nervous and subject to
fits of melancholy. Some of his friends
believe that the breaking of his bicycle
affected him to such an extent as to
cause temporary insanity.
John Trampala, aged % years, a labor
err who lived with his wife and three
children at 4S9 Bartlett street, went
down to the pier on fishing expedition
late Gu Saturday night. Frank w.
with him. Both fell asleep on the pier,
and when Dawszki awoke his companion
was missing. Later the body of Tram
pala was found in the lake. The sup
position is that while asleep he rolled
over into the water and was drowned.
Shortly before O'Clock on the morning
of the Fourth the fire department was
called to the residence of Fred kendrick
at 493 Greenbush street, where the serv-
ant girl, Amelia Killen had tried to
fill the reservoir Of an oil stove while
the stove was lighted. There was an ex-
plosion and she was burned so severely
about her body and arms that she died
four hours later at the Emergency hos
pital. The girl was 20 years of age.
The loss ON the furniture and the build
ing amounts to about $40.
At 2 o'clock Monday afternoon the body
of an unknown man was follthd hOa ting ia
the river at the foot of Erie street by
Capt Boutin of the life-saying crew.
The cOrOner's office was notified and the
body was removed to the morSase. There
was nothing found in the MANS pockets
which would tend TO establish his iden-
tity. From appearances the b@Sly had
been in the water possibly week. The
clothfng indicated that the man was not
very weJl-to-tfo, probably a labortAr- He
wore Il dark suit and dark flannel shirt.
His age would be about 80 or so years;
) feet inches tall; weight about 100 |
pounds. He had no teeth. He wore
side WHISPERS of sandy color.
John s. Stewart. who died in the town
Of Milwauatee Of heart failure Monday
afternoon. at the age Of IS, came to
Milwaukee county in 1884 and has lived |
on his farlR.. where he died, since 1854. |
the year of his marriage to Miss Mary !
Hetlherington.. Both Mr. and Mrs. Stew |
Mr.. Stewart is survived by his wife.
There were NO children. The deceased |
was a me1nber of tire Old Settlers club.
His SILVER Spring farm lis located two
and oIp-haiF miles nerth of the city
The deceased de, LEFT ia: g fortune Of some
Kempf, wife of the register of deeds. is
Il niece OF the deceased and was brought
up in hiss farnilsE:
Carl H. Dobrinz, Known as '@Dobrinz
the hatter." shot himself just below the
heart at Z o'clock Tuestllay might In one of |
the dressing ROOMS at Whitta hers swim
He died at. 3::15' o'cieclG Wednesday |
morning at the Energansty hospital
The cause'of the suicide is supposed to |
have been a. business transaction with |
Il real estate firm. in which Dobrinz fig
ured and Which frem circumstances now |
made public appe:sns to- have Seen de-
cidedly irregular,
Dobrinz Was bocn in GernnSny and |
was 36 years. of a ge: FEE hstd been in
the hat and cap business In this city for |
many years. He is. survived by MS wife
and three Children Rieffurd, Fila and |
Arthur aged s.. 6; and , years respec
lively. In hEs pockets WIS found Il bust
ness card on which he had written. |
''Good bye. dear anna, and gsspd bye,
my darlingss. Yours i'm love, Father.
4. ii. IL.
Joseph Lussnski. ased 20 years. whose
home is at 9SS Eighth avenue, was run
down by North-WesteFD freight train.
near the Kinniekinnic bridge. at 1:2O
o'clock Wednesday, morning and had his
right foot So badly crushed that it was
amputated at the Emergency hospital.
About dusIf last Monday evening Mrs.
John T. Janssen, write of Chief of Police
Jansen. and her daughter We're return
ing to their home 1r 37G Tweaty-second
street when they encountered two I'M
couth-looking individuals standing on the
doorsteps Mrs Ranssen inquired their
business there and one ot them replied
that they Were pe,feflers and had pota-
toes to SELL. Their manner was not re-
assuring and she entered the house to
find that Il had been quite thoroughly
nsacke.i1 during her absence.
An investigation showed that jewelry,
diamonds etc, to the value of some $500,
were missing. The manner in which the