Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-02-27
MILWAUKEE MATTERS.

James Wright. a well-known news
paper man Of Chicago aud formerly a
resident of Milwaukee, died III Chicago
Saturday after brief illness of pneu,
monia. Mr. Wright was 81 years 81
age. He left Milwaukee twelve years
ago. going to Chicago to Work as q com
positor on the Tribune. Then ne became
proof-reader on the Times, and five years
ago was made telegraph editor OF the
Herald. When the Chronicle came into
existence Mr.. Wright was placed IN
charge as managing editor position
which he held at the time of his death.
Mr.. Wright's parents reside IN TINS citH.
He also leaves !; widow and two chill
dren.
Casnar Bleyler. father of Theodore
Bleyler. died on the 18th 1T the residence
of his son. 6S1 Twelfth street. after a
short illness. The deceased was aged 'o
wears and he came to Milwaukee from
Hamburg. Germany. about five years
ago. He was Il retired druggist.
August Jutzmann. a carpenter en-
ployed by Contractor Fred Raasch, VINO
is erecting an icehouse for the Wisconsin
Lakes Ice company at Larkln ana BRAD
ford streets was instantly killed Monday
afternoon by falling from scaHold. lie
tell fourteen leeC anu StIuCA oAA .oViiAS
cakes of ice. breaking his neck. .Iutz-
mann was Al years of age and leaves
widow and one child.
Edward Caravan, aged 20 years. en-
ploved as q machinist at the West Mil
waukee shops, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the temple Monday
night at his boarding place. 1926 South
Pierce street, in the town of Wauwa-
tosa. His father and mother reside,
at 1854 National avenue, also several
brothers and sisters. He left postal
card on which was scrubbed the request
that his body be removed to the home OF
his parents. 1t is not known what led
the young man to take his lite.
Joseph Winters and Joseph Thompson
were each sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment in the state prison at Wau-
pun, bv Judge Seaman i'll the United
States court Tuesday morning for the
forging of keys designed to open the locks
on mail boxes. When the sentences :si e X,
pire, however, the prisoners will not be
allowed to go free for the charge OF
ooening mail boxes still hangs over their
heads and of that charge they were also
found guilty this morning.
Elijah Fairbairn, general manager of
the Milwaukee Gas Stove company, died
at 40 o'clock Wednesday morning at
the family residence, 1921 Mount Vernon
avenue; Merrill park. Pneumonia was the
cause of death. Mr.. Fairbairn having
been i'll with that disease since last
Thursday His condition was not con-
sidered critical until last night, when he
underwent Il sudden change for the
worse.
Mr.. Fairbairn was in his 59th year
and was born in Lancashire, Eng. Lie
came to America in 1850 and obtained
employment in the machine shops at
Harpers Ferry. There, and in the chi
ploy of the Cumberland Coal and Iron
company. he learned his trade, and in
tered the mechanical department of the
Chicago. Milwaukee e st. Paul Rail
way company and in time was advanced
to the position of master mechanic of
the companys shops at West Milwau-
kee, place which he held for a long
time. He was a skilled and thorough
mechanic. He retired few years ago
and engaged successfully i'll the manu-
facture of gas stoves. Mr.. Earbairn
leaves 4 widow. a son. William j. Fair
BARN. who has been associated with
his father in the gas stove business and
a stepSOn.
The little frame cottage at II Plym-
outf1 avenue was the scene of Il murder
and suicide shortly after II o'clock noon
Wednesday, and as a result of the affair
the bodies of Mrs. Marguerite Senger,
aged 81 years, and Jacob Moser, aged 65
years are at the morgue. Moser MUIR
dered the woman and then shot himself
The cause of the tragedy is not definitely
known. but it seems to have been a
neighbours feud of long standing. due
largely to the whims of the aged as
sassin, Jacob Moser.
At noon Tuesday Mrs. Leopold Dvor-
ak of 532 Fifteenth street had IL narrow
escape from being burned to death She
had Il bottle of gasoline in her hand.
AS she approached the kitchen stove the
bottle, collapsed and the liquid flowed
over her clothing and about the floor.
The unfortunate woman shrieked and her
neighbor. Mrs. Pierbach. who resides
down stairs, rushed up and seeing the
woman's clothing on fire hastily grabbed
q wooden blanket and wrapped her in it.
This put out the flames. In the mean
time one of Mrs. Dvorak's children re-
ceived several burns about the face.
The mother was severely burned on the
arms, hands and face. The fire was
extinguished before an alarm was turned