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Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23

att the Convention.
FRANCHISE DECLINED
KenOsha Council and the Electric
Railway Company Fall
to Agree.

Kenosha, Wis, March 17.-[Special.E
There seems to be every prospect now
that Kenosha will not have either
through nor local street railway, since
this matter was about decided at a meet
ing of the common council last night.
The Milwaukee. Racine & Kenosha
Street Railway company has been
knocking at the door of the city for
some months for the coveted privilege
of building it's line through here. 1t pre-
scented an ordinance which did not suit
the city fathers and they held several
meetings in which 1t was pruned down
very considerably. After this had been
done, and the ordinance was about to
be placed upon it's final passage, the
company asked to withdraw it for the
purpose of presenting another ordinance.
The council allowed this to be done,
when it was found upon presentation
of the new ordinance that some OF the
very provisions the aldermen had most
particularly eliminated were to be dealt
with over again. Considerable feeling
of resentment was aroused by this action
and the ordinance has been allowed to
lay around without apparent attention
for couple of months
Last night Aid. O'Donnell called it up.
1t was read for the third time, and dur
the amendment which had been made i'll
the previous ordinance. Everything
worked as by prearranged plans. When
the clerk had got about half way through
it Attorney Thomas Kearney of Racine
arose and dramatically declared that no
such ordinance could be accepted by the
company. This caused a genuine sensa-
ton. A heavy lull fell over the alder
men for a moment This was broken
by Mayor Farr, who asked the council
if it desired to reconsider any of it's
amendments. The council voted no.
Then the mayor remarked that the ordi
nance might be placed upon it's passage
and the company might accept or reject
it at it's own option. II'ine council acted
upon this suggestion, President Slush of
the company remarking two or three
times that the ordinance could not be
accepted.
Most of the citizens favor the line,
but owing to this singular line Of pro-
cedure Kenosha has held out against
the line until the last. Franchises have
now been granted in every town and vii
lage between Milwaukee and the state
line. excepting at this point, and the COM
pany is about ready to commence it's
work of construction. 1t is impossible
to tell whether another ordinance will
be presented or whether the existing or
dinance will be accepted by the company
or not
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
FILLED WITH LEAD.
sensational Scene Enacted on q
Farm in the Vicinity Of
Green Bay.

Green Bay, Wis, March 19.-[Speciai.l
John Van Hoover, well-known citi-
zen, lies in Jail with his body filled with
buckshot and the shadow Of death hover
ing over him. He asserts that the shoot
ing was done by Mic Engels, a farmer,
who as yet has not been arrested.
Engels claims that he caught Van
Hoover attempting to poison his stock.
A quantity of bran and middlings mixed
with paris green was found on the per-
son of the wounded man and it is al
legged Van Hoover admits his guilt
The shooting occurred last night. The
sky was dark and the weather stormy
when Van Hoover approached the barn
of Engles' farm, in the town OF How
ard, where the live stock was kept.
The Engels brothers were on the look
out. When Mic Engeis saw Van Hoov-
en- he at once discharged the gun which
was heavily loaded with buckshot, and
while Van Hoover was pitching forward
Engels discharged a second barrel. Near
ly every shot entered the mans body.
Having reloaded his gun Engels COM
PEELED his severely wounded victim to
stand I'D and remain standing in front
of him until Chief of Police Nolan ar
rived.
The shooting took place at $3.50 p. m.
and William Engels Immediately hast
ened to the city and sWore out war
rant. Chief Nolan arrived on the farm
at a. m. and took Van Hoover to jail,
where DR. Slaughter dressed his wounds.
His shoulders and back are simply pep
pered full of shot, some of them having
perforated his kidneys and vital points.
It is extremely doubtful whether he will
live
Van Hoover married the mother-in-law
of William, brother of Mic. Engels.
The old couple did not get along well to"
gether and recently Mrs. Van Hoover
left her husband and went to Engels'
farm to live.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
Received Painful Injuries IN 81, \

Fond du Lac, Wis, Mar. 19.-[Special.]
e. J. Stanton met with a very painful
accident on his farm, about four miles
west of the city, yesterday afternoon.
He was sliding down the side of hay
stack he was measuring, when he struck
a sharply pointed pole which was stand
ing against the side of the stack. The
pole entered the lower part of Mr.. Stan
toms intestines. He was Immediately
taken to this city and his injuries at
tended to by local physician.
of Taycheedah, was found dead in bed
this morning. An inquest was held
and verdict rendered that he died of
heart disease. He was IS years of
age.
Hoyt, Lacy and Bailey, the trio of
young men who are accused of robbing
the postoffce at Kingston, were bound
over to the United States court this
morning in bonds of $500.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
VETERAN EDITOR DEAD.
Timothy Follett Strong Expires in
Fond du Lac After a Long
Illness.

Fond du Lac, Wis, March 19.|[Spe-
cial Timothy Follett Strong, Jr., for
many years editorial writer on the Fond
du Lac Daily Reporter, died late yester-
day afternoon in the fifty-siXth year of
his age. He had been in feeble health
for several years past, and was a great
sufferer from rheumatism. but kept man
fully at his desk till the inroads upon his
constitution made further work impossi-
BILE. The end was sudden. At 4:30
o'clock he was seized with a hemorrhage,
and breathed his last within a quarter of
an hour. Mr.. Strong was the son of
Timothy FOllett Strong, formerly of Mil
Waukee, in his day one of the best-knoWn
and most successful railway men III the
West He was a member of the group
who founded and began the development
of the magnificent system which is now
the Chicago & Northwestern. At the
breaking out of the war, ''Tim," though Il
young man, was among the first to enlist,
going to the front with the First regiment
of Wisconsin volunteers as second lieuten-
ant, and winning promotion by gallant
service. When his term of enlistment
had expired he returned to the field with
the rank Of first lieutenant in the Twen-
ty-first, resigning, in enfeebled health,
November 30 1868 Since the war Mr..
Strong had been actively engaged in
newspaper work, for which he acquired
fascination in the old News Office in Mil
waukee, under the tutelage of his brother
in-aw, the late George III. Paul.
AS newspaper man he had varied
career, owning at different times two
well-equipped printing offices of his own,
and working acceptably in various capaci-
ties on different newspapers in Wisconsin
and Michigan. When the Milwaukee
Republican and News was established in
no tpl and
reader He had the reputation of being
the most punctiliously accurate proof
reader in the West, and sent to the
publishers of Webster's dictionary a long
list of errors which he had discovered in
that work, the publishers correcting them
in a subsequent edition and sending Mr..
Strong a copy for his trouble. After
leaving Milwaukee he did brilliant work
on that excellent paper, the Marquette
Mining Journal. For many years he had
been identified with the Fond du Lac Re
porter. Several grown up children sur
vi him
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
STRIKE MAY SPREAD.
Possibility that the Water Power Conn
bine will Fall Through.

Menasha, Wis. March 19.-[Special.1
Affairs along the waterpower remain
in very much the same condition in
which they were weeks ago. The
Green Bay and Mississippi Canal COM
pany has failed to take up its amount
Of stock in the new waterpower combine,
but it is expected that the end of the
week will bring about a definite result
which will either make or break the
combine. The millmen do not expect
Congress to take any favorable action
on the ''fush-boards'' bill until the COM
bine is perfected, and all control of the
Menasha and Neenah dams turned over
by the new company to the government.
Some of the waterpower men consider
the resolution protesting against the
passage of the bill sent to Congress
from Fond du Lac as local election
issue on the 'Park" question and do
not have much fear for its effect. There
is very little prospect at present that the
level of Lake Winnebago will have
reached the crest of the Menasha dam
by April Is, as expected by the War
department; in fact the present out
look for good season of waterpower
is very moor indeed
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
DENIED THE MAMDAMUS.
Judge Siebecker's Decision in the Tele-
phone Case at Madison.

Madison, Wis, March 1S.-Judge Sic
becker today denied the mandamus
asked by the County Telephone company
to compel the Western Union to admit
the instruments of the plaintiff into the
Western Union Offices. The judge said
this case differed radically from those
which one common carrier had been
compelled to offer the same rights and
privileges to the public that it had Of
fered by means of it's relationship to
another common carrier.
The telegraph company might deliver
or receive it's messages upon it's own
terms and stipulations as long as they
were reasonable. The fact that it did so
for the Bell Telephone company was a
personal privilege or right it might ex-
ercise as it saw fit. For these reasons
the application was denied. An appeal
will be taken to the Supreme court
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
NATURALIZATION OF ALIENS.
Green Fay Pastors Think the Time
should be Five Years.


Green Bay, Wis, March 17.-[Spe-
cial.] -Rev. Patton of the St. Paul M. E.
church last Sunday spoke on Good Cit
izenshio" and during his discourse con-
denned the laws governing the natural
ization OF aliens. He contended that it
was wrong to allow foreigners to vote
after one years residence in this country.
Two Beigians, three Germans and two
Polanders, all we'll known and prominent
citizens, were asked their opinion re-
garding Rev. Pattons utterances this
morning and with but one exception
they heartily indorsed them. It is prob
able that some Of these gentlemen will
take UP again the agitation that was
started by the Deutsche Gesellschaft of
Milwaukee, several years ago, when it
petitioned Congress to pass a law giving
foreigners the voting franchise after five
years residence il the country. They
say they recognize the wisdom of such a
law and would like to have Green Bay,
the oldest city in the state, now take the
Initiative move.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
PRAYING FOR SNOW.
Farmers Arount Neenah Say the Winter
Crops will be Ruined.


Crops will be Ruined.
Neenah, Wis. March 16.-[Special. j
Farmers in the country around this city
are complaining bitterly of the lack of
snow during the months of the year
when sleighing ought to be good and the
land covered with several inches of snow
There are a great many odd jobs around
a farm in the winter season which can
be done best with a sleigh, such as haul
ing wood, straw hay, etc. The absence
of snow will have bad effect on the
land in the spring it is claimed as the
best irrigation the soil can have in the
early spring is that given by the slow
melting snow which, as the frost is grad
ually drawn out, moistens the ground to
great depth and creates a reservoir of
moisture from which the crops are fed
during later periods of drouth The wells
and small streams from which the supply
of water for stock is to be drawn were
at low ebb last fall and unless copious
rains come in the spring they will fail
utterly in the early part of the summer
and entail considerable financial loss to
the farmers
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
HAD A DESPERATE STRUGGLE.

Peshtigo Farmer Found InsensibIe at the
Road de.
Peshtigo, Wis, March 17.-[Special.]
James Barnhardt, Il farmer living in
the town of Little River, Oconto county,
was found in an insensible condition by
the roadside, mile south Of the village.
AS near as can be learned Barnhardt
left the village for home in the company
of another farmer, and or the road
quarrel took place i'll which Barnhardt
was worsted. His clothes were torn and
he received cuts about the head and
face. He was brought to the village
and medical aid summoned.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
TALK TO MINNEAPOLIS.
Plan to Put in Long Distance Phone
System at Superior.

Superior, Wis, March 17.-[Special]-
Capt. Ira Harris, principal owner of the
new telephone franchise recently granted
by the city of Superior, has succeeded in
new local and long distance telephone sys-
tenn which he proposes to establish. The
original plan was TO construct and oper-
ate a system in the city of Superior
alone, but later it was decided that con-
nections must be had with Duluth in or
der to insure the success of the undertake
ing, and now the plan is to establish sys-
TENS for the two cities with centrals on
both sides of the bay and to connect
with ST. Paul and Minneapolis.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
MAY BE THE MURDERER.
Fond du Lac Police Arrest a Man
Whom They Think Killed
Fred MeSsner.

Fond du Lac, Wis, March 1S.-[Spe-
cial THE police arrested Joseph Koch,
whom they suspect is the murderer Of
Fred Messner, the farmer who was So
brutally killed at his home near this city
a few weeks ago. The man is appar
emily insane and when taken into Gus
toby said: Il didn't mean to kill him.
am not so crazy as some people in the
east end of the town think I am The
man acted in a peculiar manner and was
nlaced in iail
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
MURDER CASE RECALLED.
Eau Claire Attorney Sues William Carson
for $1,000 for Fees.

Eau Claire, Wis, March 19-[Special]
The case of V. w. James, prominent
attorney, against William Carson, the
wealthy lumberman. for $500 for serv-
in the noted murder trial, was called to-
day in the circuit court, Judge Siebecker
of Madison presiding. John NJ Olin of
Madison appeared for the plaintiff and
H. H. Hayden for the defendant. J.
V. Quarles is here as a witness for
James, having been associated with him
in defending Mrs Russell. The forenoon
session was occupied in securing the
jury and in the opening address of Mr..
DIN for the plaintiff.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
A nnnhle Wedding.

Monticello, Wis, March 18.-[Spe-
cial. Last evening, at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. Oswald Bablen, in New
Glarus township, there was double
wedding. Victor Bablen, son, was
married to Miss Barbara Zweilfel, and
their daughter, Miss Lille Bablen, was
married to John Zweifel. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. T. J. Ellen Of
New Glarus in the presence of a large
assembly of relatives and friends of the
cOntrac citing nartieS
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
TOSSED FROM A TRESTLE.

Appleton Man Struck by Train and
Fatally Hurt.
Appleton, Wis, March 18.-[Special]-
James Murphy while crossing a railway
trestle over the rapids of Fox river last
evening was struck by a freight train
and thrown from the track, lodging on
pier where he lay unconscious for two
hours before being discovered. He has
eleven scalp wounds and internal inju-
ries, the extent of which cannot yet be
Judged.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD.
Mines Between Pence and Hurley to
Resume Work.

Pence, Wis, March. 16-[SpecialE
A number of mining shafts which had
the course of the winter resumed ope-
rations on this part of the range and
the coming season promises to become
one of general prosperity according to
present prospects. The Montreal mine
which has not done much for some
time is working full force and it is
said that before the advance of the sea-
son every shaft between here and Hur-
ley will resume the work of hosting ore
or continue prospecting.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
FIFTEEN YEARS IN PRISON.

Young Farmer Sentenced at KenOsha for
Assauiting Girl.
Kenosha, Wis, March 19-[Special.1
lie Roy King, a young farmer living
in the town of Pleasant Prairie. this
county, who was arrested last fall on
charge of criminally assaultjng girl
named Schnemmel, pleaded guilty and
was sentenced this morning to fifteen
years in state prison.
Frank Conden appeared in the court
this morning and pleaded guilty to a
charge of horse stealing and was given
five years in state prison.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
Another Carrier for Appleton.

Appleton, Wis, March 19.-[Special. /
By an order received last night from the
postoffice department another mail car
rier will be added to the free postal de-
livery system here, making seven carriers
in all. For two years unsuccessful eff
forts have been made for another car
rier, and two weeks ago it was found
necessary to cut down the territory of
free delivery very materially to enable
the six carriers to cover it without vioIat-
ing the eight-hour law.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
Marinerre Athlete burt.

ed. McGillis, Il local athlete, fell from
the elevated running course in the Y. M.
C. A. gymnasium her last evening and
was seriously injured. He pitched head
long through a window and cut deep
cash in his left arm. Twelve Stitches
were taken in the injured arm.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
QUITE A CURIOSITY.
Flames Shoot Up from Vegetable Gas
Well at Kaukauna.

Kaukauna, Wis, March 19-[Special1
"A vegetable gas we'll is creating quite
a commotion among the residents of the
town of Kaukauna, three miles north of
this city The well is located on the
farm of Joseph Duce and is down sixty
four feet. A flame from four to six feet
shoots into the air when lighted. The
water shuts off the gas when allowed to
raise in the we'll. It's location is in a
SWAMP, which accounts for the presence
of the gas. 1t is the center of attraction
for Kaukauna people and hundreds visit
the scene of the gas well daily.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
Effort to Sell Bonds.

Portage, Wis. March 17.-[SpeciaL1-
Two unsuccessful attempts have been
made to dispose Of $4,000 worth Of
waterworks bonds at Columbus, this
county The premium offered was in
each case considered too small Mayor
Coles has been authorized to dispose Of
them at the most advantageous figure
possible.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
INDIANS ARE SHREWD.
Hunting for the BroOding Nests OF
Wolves Near TrempeaIeau.

Black River Falls, Wis, March 18-
Especial. 1.-The hunting members of the
Winnebago Indians are leaving daily for
the western part Of Trempealeau county
and among the bluffs on the east side of
the Mississippi river, where the wolves
are reported to be very numerous this
spring. Their object in starting early
in the season is not to catch the wolf,
but to learn the exact whereabouts of
the brooding members of the wolf fam
lily. Later on Poor Lo will bag many
fine nest of young wolves for which he
will receive $40 bounty on each scalp.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
POWER STATION BURNED.

Loss to the Bower City Electric Company
at GAINESVILLE.
GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 1S.-[Special.]
One of the power stations of the Bower
City Light and Power company was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. The loss
is $1,000 and the insurance $4,000.
Mashburn Wis. March l9.Ispecial.l
was totally destroyed by fire last night.
The loss is $500; insured for $500. The
fire was caused by the tipping over of a
lamp. The family were all away from
home with the exception OF boy Is
years old.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
Cameron is Turned Down.

York, Pa, March 1.-THE Republican
county convention today selected r. I'll.
Shindel delegate to the national conven-
ton at st. Louis. The resolution adopt
cd instructed Shindel to vote for Nc
Kinley and also instructs the four dele
gates to the state convention not to sup
port Senator Cameron for delegate at
larce to the St Louis convention.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
TRIED A NEW TRICK.
Desperate Scheme of Man to Secure
Free Ride at Appleton.

Appleton, Wis, March 1S-[Special]-
An unknown man yesterday afternoon de-
liberately stepped in front of slowly
moving freight train for the purpose of
being knocked down that he might claim
slight injuries in the hope of securing
transportation to Escanaba He received
a slight cut on the head and bruises on the
hip and shoulder, but his scheme failed to
work and after confessing the trick he
was ordered out of town by the police
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23

Prairie du Chen, Wis. March 19.-
Especial. ]-Fargus Bohen, call boy for
the Chicago, Milwaukee y St. Paul rail
road at McGregor, had his jaw broken
last night while uncoupiing cars IN the
yard at that place.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
Fatal Game OF Craps.

Chicago, H., March 17.-Enraged
over losing $3.50 at craps today, Charles
Fl. Kinds, colored, shot and dangerously
wounded John Johnson in the. latter's
saloon, AGA State street. Another shot
struck man named Moore. Moore
viii recover but the bullet which hit
Johnson entered the left breast close to
the heart.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
CHARGED WITH CONTEMPT.
Marinette Woman on Trial in Peculiar
Case at Green Bay.

Case at Green Bay.
Green Bay, Wis, March 19.-[Special.l
The case of Mrs. Mary Wilson of Mar
inette is on trial before Judge Hastings.
She was charged with contempt of court
for refusing TO answer questions in the
court commissioners court at Marinette
and held. She was released on habeas
corpus proceedings and her case was tax
en- hither on a writ of certiorari. 1t is
being hOtly contested and VIII undoubt-
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
WEARERs OF THE GREEN.
Hibernians Have Grand Celebration
at GAINESVILLE.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 17-[Special1
St Patrick's day was celebrated here
on much larger scale than usual, the
Irish societies of the county joining with
those of this city. The Beloit Hiber-
mans, 300 strong and headed by the Be
the parade. A grand banquet and en-
tertainment will be given at the armory
tonight and covers will be laid for 500
people.
Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-03-23
SHOT THE WRONG MAN.

Gil1ett.
Gillett. Wis, March 16.-[Special1 l.
Frank Cook tried to act as peacemaker
between two men who were quarreling
in saloon and came near FORGETTING his
life as a result. He separated the men,
whereupon one of them picked up rifle,
intending to shoot his opponent In
stead the ball passed through Cooks
hand and tore away part of his ear. No
arrests have been made yet.