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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-07

J. J. Collier, secretary and treasurer
Of the 0. r. & @. r. R., arrived in the
city on No. today ON business of i'm
portance connected with the line in
this section.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-05-07

David Bowman, one of Washington
county's Oldest and best citizens, died
at his home on Knob Greek Monday, at
the age of rs years. He leaves five
children to mourn the death of fond
and loving father. He was member
of the Dunkard church.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
MURDERED A FARMER.
Fred Messner Killed in Brutal
Manner at His Home Near
Fond du Lac.

Fond du Lac, Wis, March 5.-[Spe-
cial.]-A cold-blooded murder occurred
last evening at u farmhouse about four
miles southeast of this city, the victim
being Fred MesSner. The murdered
man was about 40 years of age and was
one Of the most prominent farmers in
this part of the state. He was well
known throughout Winnebago county on
account of the interest he always n.:>ni-
tested in the county fairs.
About 6 O'Clock last night Mr.. Mess
ner started to the barn to milk some of
the cows. Failing to return within Il
reasonable time his family became
anxious and one of the members went
out to see what was OBTAINING him.
There was no trace of Mr.. Messner in
the barn where he usually MIXED the
cows and the young man went into
a shed in the rear of the barn. There
a horrible sight met his eyes. On the
floor lay Mr.. Messner with his face COW
cred with blood and his skull crushed in.
Word was at once sent to this city
and a ,coroner's jury was at once I'M
paneled to visit the scene. Their names
are: George Z. Dana, G. f. 1oumans,
a. \. Otte. Thomas Watson, August
Egelhoff and James Wilkie. The jury
visited the place and viewed the remains
and then adjourned until o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
There are several theories as to the
probable cause for the murder, but the
one most generally accepted is that the
deed was committed by tramps. 1t is
certain that the victims death could not
have been the result of an accident as
Mr. Messner was not near any cows at
the time and from the appearance of
things he had never reached the shed
where the cows We're quartered. Mr..
Messner had visited this city few days
previous and sold some stock, receiving
quite a sum of money for the same. 1t
is believed that some tramps or other
parties saw him with the money and laid
in wait for him at the farm. The police
have been working on the case since
last evening, but up to noon today no
clue to the murderers has been discov-
cred.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12

vertise TO the world the diversified inter
ests or Wisconsin.
In the report of some remarks by Col.
J. A. Watrous, at the Press association
meeting yesterday, an error crept into
the published report in morning paper
which unintentionally placed the colonel
in a false light. The sentence. I'VE
should publish the society notes, pink
teas etc. the report made it abolish"
all those features. The colonel desires
it understood that he is no enemy of
society notes and pink teas.
G.. W. Bowron of the Oshkosh North
western was elected president of the
Wisconsin Press association at it's last
meeting in the afternoon. President
Maggie positively declined a reelection.
Other officers were chosen as follows:
Secretary-O. F. Roessler, Jefferson
Assistant Secretary-Mrs. Julia L. c.. Os-
borne, La Crosse.
Treasurer-Mrs. Flora Ginty. Chippewa
Falls.
ce-Presidents-W. w Clark, Milton; H
L. Hoard FIT. Atkinson: A. S. Hearn,
Dodgeville; John G. Gregory, Milwaukee;
Menasha; w. J. Showers. Onalaska; H. w.
Meyer, Appleton; E. T. Wheelock, Wausau;
j. E. Jones, Shell Lake.
Executive Committee-John Hicks, Osh-
kosh John Maggie. Manitowoc; Andrew
Ryan, Shell Lake; w. l.. Osborne, La
Crosse; H. D. Hanson, Oregon.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
WISCONSIN EDITORS.
Newspaper Makers Counsel
One Another,
The Annual Address of the President
Other Papers.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 5.-The
forty-third annual meeting Of the
Wisconsin Press association was called
to order shortly before IL O'Clock this
morning at the hall of the Merchants
and Manufacturers association, in the
University building, by President John
Nagle. There were twenty-five or thr-
ty members present. An invitation was
received from the management OF the
Evening Wisconsin asking the members
of the association to take dinner at the
Hotel Pfster as guests of the Wisconsin.
J.. w. Nieman invited the members to
inspect the Journal office this afternoon.
Both invitations were unanimously ac-
cepted and by vote the association deSig-
mated p. m. as the dinner hour. Man
ager Mcleod of the Wisconsin Tele-
phone company placed at the disposal Of
members of the association the city and
state lines of the company during the
visitors stay in the city. This was also
accepted with thanks.
The following members of the aSSOcla-
lon were present at the openilL- session:
Thomas Cunningham, Independent. Chip
pewa Falls; ". l.. Osborne and wife, Chro.r
lce, La Crosse; f.. |. WheelOck, Record.
Wausau; A S. Hearn. Chronicle, Dodge
vile, +. X. Helmer and wife Banner. Gin
ton; T. b. Hemstreet, Druggists Exchange,
GAINESVILLE; f. G.. Morehouse. Young Church
man, Milwaukee; Mrs and Miss Ginty
Herald. Chippewa Falls; -. Hurlburt Free
Press. OcOnOmOWOc; w. G.. Weeks, Repub-
lican, OconomowOc; w. j. Showers. Record
onalaska; John Foley Index Cassville; j.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
THIEVERY IN PRISON.
Waupun Convicts Take and Dispose
of Goods from De-
partment.

Waupun Wis, March GA whole
sale robbery of the penitentiary contract
firm by convicts in the Wisconsin prison
has been discovered, Convicts engaged
in the robbery received money, various
luxuries and liquor in exchange for the
goods. For some time past Warden
Roberts has suspected that illicit traf-
ic was being carried OH and discoveries
were made Sunday night which led to
the arrest of Arthur Miller, a farmer
living near the prison, and Fremont Fair
banks. a farmland.
r. G. Russell, d convict trusty, en-
ployed in farm work several months ago
arranged with Miller. it is alleged, to
receive and dispose of socks from the
knitting department of the penitcntiary.
Money, whisky and other articles re
ceived in exchange for the goods We're
divided among the convicts. Miller ard
Fairbanks confessed and told where
large quantities of the stolen goods could
be found. Russell was placed in soil
tary confinement and Miller aupl Fair
banks We're held TO trial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
PLAYED IN THE COFFIN.
Musie Box Causes % Sensation at a Funeral
Near Green Bay.


Green Bay, Wis, March 7.-From 81
station on the Milwaukee 4 Northern
railway between here and Champion
comes a peculiar story. Its tauth is
vouched for by reliable men. An enl-
Dloye of logging company at that place
died and his body was to be shipped to
his friends at home in another part of
the, state The few belongings of the
dead man. together with the body. were
placed in u coffin which latter was then
securely nailed and screwed up, before
being carried To the railroad station. Il
mile or SO distant. Friends at. the dead
man carried the casket VITA it's silent
anhabitant oyer the rough and frozen
mud road. when all at once the sounds
of Il peculiar kind of music were heard
TO issue from within the coffin But
for q moment only were the pallbearers
staggered, and then they remembered
that a musicboX, which had been the
companion of the dead man for several
years past, had also been put into the
cottin- That explained the mystery.
Once reeonciled to the cause of the
strange and rather unexpected music.
they readily recognized the tune as
After the Ball The jolting of the
casket had probably caused the springs
to relax and set the cylinder revolving.
A little thing like that did not perturb
the living very much and they proceeded
on their way. ''If Jim hadn't been
dead" said one of them, "after listen
ing to that tune he surely would have
died. No danger of his being buried
alive now"
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12

rose from the couch on which he was
lying and fell back dead. His sudden
death was a great shock to his family,
consisting of his wife and three children,
two sons and daughter, who were pres
ent in the house at the time.
Mr.. Hiles was one of the old-time
pioneers in the pine woods of the
north part of the state. He was
a native of Michigan, and was 70
years of age. He came to Wisconsin
about fifty years ago and located at
Baraboo. After living there for time
he purchased large tract of pine land in
Wood county and removed there, whore
he founded the town of Dexterville. He
made this town his home up to a few
years ago, when he moved to Milwau-
kee. In order to get an outlet for the
product of his mills, Mr.. Hiles built
and equipped a short line of railroad out
from Dexterville to the valley division
of the st. Paul road. Mr.. Hiles was
said to be several times a millionaire,
though his exact wealth can hardly be
computed. VIVA tever it is it was dug
out of the pine woods of Northern Wis
consin in the main, though afterward
added to by judicious investments in real
estate and other business ventures. The
remains will be taken to DeAtervilIe for
burial.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
LA TOILETTE MEN WIN,
Dane County is SWept--Success
Ones Are Mckinley
AdherentS.

Madison, Wis, March 7.-Caucuse
were held in all six wards of Madiso
last night, to elect delegates to the couI
ty convention which will choose delt
gates for the congressional district an
state conventions. Every ward wa
carried by the so-called La Toilette fa(
ton as against the Reyes faction. til
aggregate vote in the city being 522 fo
La Toilette delegates against 292 fo
the opposition:
It gives La Toilette his home distriC
and the solid support of Dane count
and insures his election as delegat
to st. Louis. While the state admins
tration was divided and questions 0
state politics were made prominent, tn
fact that La Toilette was known as til
intimate friend and congressional assC
ciatte of Mckinley was the potent Al
gument with his adherents. In 1891
when the same factions fought owe
the ground, La Follette's forces los
every ward in the city, although the
carried the county. The delegates elect
ed to send representatives to the stat
convention will support eX-Goy. W. D
Hoard for delegate at large and other
known to be for Mckinley.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
IT WAS MURDER.
Verdict of the Coroner's Jury at Fond iu

Fond du Lac, Wis, March e.-[Spe-
cial. l-District Attorney SWEET, DIR.
E. +. Atkins and l.. A. Bishop held
post norton on the remains of Fred
Messner, who was found dead in a shed
on his farm yesterday, and have decided
that the man was murdered. His head
blows had been necessary to kill him.
The first blow was on the top of the
head and the second on the side just
above the eye. Part of the skull was
driven through the head
The case Of the Chinaman, willie"
came up in court this morning. The
charge was changed somewhat and the
celestial pleaded guilty. He was fined
500 and costs or four months i'll jail.
The girl. Olga Thorn, was sent to the
industrial school for girls ut Milwaukee,
until she is u years of age.
Peter Heltzel, an old resident of this
city, died yesterday morning at his home
on Forest street after long illness. The
Brown post, G. A. r. The funeral will
be held from the Baptist church Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock with intermGat in,
RienZi
a wreck occurred late last evening on
the Wisconsin Central line, one mile
south of the city. A freight trai1r left
the track at one of the switches and
eight cars were damaged
Matthias J. Diederick died early yes
tertay morning at his residence on Green
street. The deceased was 81 years of
age ana had been a resident of this city
for the past tEIrty-five years. The fu-
from ST Mary's church with burial at;
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
CANNOT GET ACROSS.
Railroad Surveyors Meet with Di
ficultleS i'm the Vicinity Of
Shell Lake.

Shell Lake, Wis, March G.-[Specla'
A report has reached here that III
railroad surveyors between Butterhi
lake and Dresser Junction are ha'inI
a great deal Of difficulty Ill getting dow
off of the high trap rock ridge. Iie
cannot find a practicable route into "
CroiN Falls, as the great black srahl
ridge" this side is too high to cross. Inc.
have run nine different preliminary sur
yeys to cross the ridge, and it is though
that they will be forced to go some II Nv,
or six miles further southeast Gelo''
they can find place to get through aG,
reach the Junction, and that -. 'IHiI
Falls will be entirely left out. 1t IS Nm i
difficult point that has been detain!ils s sn
surveyors so long. The probablllle:sS, Il" \
that a curve of several miles VIII y
made to the southeast so as to aNoiu H., t,i'
high, billy section Of the proposed i lux,
The surveyors have established the iln'
from Ashland to Pratt. and the prelinI
nary through to Shell Lake.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
MAKE THEIR OWN MEDICINES.
Wisconsin Druggists Form New Manu-
featuring Company.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, March 5.-[SpeeiaLl-
The druggists of the state of Wisconsin
will soon be manufacturing all the pro-
prietary medicines that they handle.
NAL Manufacturing company has been
formed the officers being: President,
G. Widule. Milwaukee,: vice-president,
D. A. Taylor, Stevens Point: secretary.
E. B. Heimstreet, Janesyille: treasur-
er, A E Menges, Madison: directors,
J. G. Huber, Fond du Lac; Edwin Sum
ner. Madison. and r. J. Washburne,
Palmyra. The capital stock will be
$4,000 divided into SO shares. only
five of which will be sold to any one
man. The company will make all lines
of proprietary and veterinary remedies,
and will establish factory of its own.
Secretary Heimstreet says that 9S out
of every 100 druggists and physicians
to whom the proposition was submitted
looked upon the idea with favor.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
TAKEN FOR A TRAMP.
Minnesota Cattle Buyer Has Expert
ence with Green Bay Police.

Green Bay, Wis, March 7I[Special.l
Jacob Maatti, a cattle buyer of Red
Jacket, Mimi. and man of considera-
bic wealth. proposes to make it ''hot" for
two of the policemen of this city. who.
re claims, have subjected him to ignomin-
Gus treatment. After having located Il
car with milch cows at Hilbert junction.
Mr.. Maatti came on to Green Bay and
waited in the public waiting room at the
depot for the freight trail which was
to pull out early in the morning and take
Hmm and hrs cattle to a town up North.
1t was In the waiting room, he claims
that he was accorded the treatment of a
refractory tramp and hustled to the lock-
uIT, despite bis protests and an explana-
tiom of his business. He also says that
he was refused any breakfast and that
his livestock was suffered to go on with
QUE him aud suffer from want of atten-
ton. He has engaged Attorney ]. II.
Eeeney to bring the case into court
Mayor Gilmore and Chief of Police Nolan
deny that the man was maltreated in the
least. The two officers are known to
be careful men and claim on their part
that the rich cattle buyer was most in
soient FROM the start and refused to give
any information concerning himself
This information. the officers say. they
had a right to ask for, owing to the fact
that many suspicious characters are wont
ta hang around the depots.
Mrs Hastings, wife of Judge s. D.
Hastings, Jr., last Wednesday gave 4
noon luncheon in honor of Mrs. s n
Hastings, Sr., the wife of the famous
Wisconsin temperance leader A num-
Der of old-time friends of the reyercd
lady Were invited The aggregate ace
of the ten old people who sat down to
the dalntily prepared spread was CAS-
years. The guests We're the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. S. ID. Hastings, ST.. Mrs
Scott, Mrs. Sanbo:n, Mrs. Phillips. Mrs
Smith. Mrs. Benson, Mrs. Storm and
Miss Sylvester.
Green Bay, Wis. March 7.-[Spec;al
The members of the Woman's club a
their meeting yesterday afternoon came
to the conclusion that a hall will he
necessary if their members are to derive
real benefits from the meetings and lact-
ures. The parlors in the private resi-
dences, it has been found are not sniff
ed for the purpose. These lectures have
aroused great interest and the plans.
of the originators of the club have been
more than carried out.
The famous divorce case Of Docls-
stader VS.. Dockstader will in all pro6-
ability be settled out of court. If is
the case of the Indian who sued his w;fe
for divorce, the first of it's kind on
record. ~
At the council meeting last night tbo
committee which is to devise plans fo
assist the Park association in kaenin@
the park alive, asked for more time to
consider the matter.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
BATCH OF CONVICTS.
Judge Parish Sends Seven Men to Wau-
pun from Hurley.

Hurley Wis March 5.-[Spccial.]-
Judge Parish sentenced few of Iron
eounty's prisoners today. John Hen
Erickson. mansla lighter in second de-
gree, four years in Waupun; Victor Leh-
timer, assault with intent to do great
bodily harm, twenty months at Wau-
pun Lohn Loef. same charge rs, Leh-
timer, nine months in the county JAIL
Emil Johnson, son of John Loci, two
years: Thomas Rule, assault, siNty-fve
days In the county Jail: Louie hemmen.
assault. eighteen months at Waupun;
Ed Kinney inmate disreputable. house.
twenty-five days in the county jail. All
of these prisoners are from the village of
Iron Belt, except Thomas Rule. The
eases of Indictment by the grand jury
will probah bly, not come up at this term,
of court as all but one or two of more
than forty eases have taken change
of venue from Judge Parish. A new
judge will be called in to hear them, eX-
cept G. F. Leclaire's case. which has
been sent to Wausau.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12

Joe NJ. Chapple, the bright and oarro
sive young editor of the Ashland D.i
Press, is now in New York maxine =.
rangements with his publisher for h
new novel which he has recently COW
pleted Mr. Chapple is the outror
The Miner Chord" which met W.,
splendid So cs.; II England last Wear a,'
which he w:'otz during his trip ahroa
His paper is one of the most inAuent
and ably cited in the state and h
''Slips f:cLl Il Spindle" indicate = ma
sonality and strong individuality rare
attained in = country newspaper. ";
consin may well be proud of an authl
of Mr. Chapple's success and his ne
novel will be awaited with interest. ~
English newspapers in commenting q
THE Minor Chord" said lis tone is
the very highest" 1t is certain that NJ
Chappie's new book will be characterize
by that delicate touch of word paintin
and character sketching for which /
has already attained an enyiable reput,
ton. OF course he is modest and h.
not attempted anything Dretcntious in
literary way but he has already attractc
merited attention in literary circles.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12

Contest OF the Jameson Heirs at Mani
t0wOC FruitleSS.
ManitoMoc. Wis. March 7.-[Snecial.

Manitowoc. Wis. March 7-[Special.l
The property the Jameson heirs
thought they had title to in this city .as
dwindled down to naught. Research in
the register of deeds Office shows that
Jameson did at one time own considera-
bic property here. but that it was all
properly conveyed to the present owners.
There is, however. a farm of eighty acres
in the town Of Newton in this county
which the present owner purchased on
tax title deeds, and which the Jameson
heirs may lay claim to- but the outlay for
taxes and improvements would exceed the
value Of the property.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
MAY HAVE PERSISTED.
An Insane Man Escapes fson q
Train North of APP
pletOn.

Appleton, Wis, March 7.-[SpeeiaI l.
An insane man escaped from officers late
yesterday afternoon while on their way
from, Hortonville to the asylum here.
Though handcuffed he jumped from a
freight train near Greenvile stations and
Disappeared in the woods, apparently an
htErt. He has not yet been recaptured.
1t is feared that if he spent the night
without shelter he is badly frozen as the
weather WIS severe and his clothing was
lighl.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
TRAMPS HAVE A JUBILEE
officers Arrest Sixteen of the ho"o
Madison.

Madison, Wis, March 90 Pei hcpn
II that state tramp convention nd az Lac
held in Madison instead of Fond uG lien, 'Ir
those in attendance could have n iham p' in
ty OF object lessons to ASSIST 'n of the
their researches into the ethics s. oi with
question. The town is oYer-run from
tramps at present. All the WY iieo sta.
ten to twenty sleep at the p .1nye find
ton each night and as many m ,bont II
lodgings at the gas works, Aoc lied
o'clock last evening the police W W Gang Of
Migrants were having a drunken Ju uisbei
the inspiration for which was TURNKEY ey
by three or four quarts of alconoi. three
gathered in sixteen of the gam gans' peces7
trips of the patrol wagon pti ;a The
sary to take them to the stat .S;s morn
sixteen were taken to court TINS FL nlo Jail
ing and eleven of them were sem nj on
for ten days in solitary conflnnTlhn n other
a diet of bread and water: ra ~ ant Of
five were given chance TO se'
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
DEATH OF GEN. WEST.
Once President of the MilWauHe
Chamb Of Commercials
State Senator

milwaukee,, Wis, March 7.-Ne"s wa
received here last night of the death :.
Gen. Francis H. West, at his home
Bessemer, Ala. Death was the result
a gradual breaking down. Gen. "" ,gs
was II years of age and removed 10 a IL;
bama several years ago on account u ,h ha
health. He was United States mal +;nu
during Cleveland's first admlnlstTa,lnostt
He was member of e. B. WolcoIt poo
G. A. r., which post passed sultaDle 1 aioo
buttons at a meeting held last e :1ent .
Gen. West was at one time pfeslu eanvpt
the chamber of commerce ana ALSO 'et''
as state senator years ago.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
GEORGE HILES DEAD.
A Pioneer Wisconsin Lumberman
Who Amassed For-
tune

Milwaukee, Wis, March 9.-George
Hiles. the millionaire lumberman, died
Sunday afternoon. He had been in i'll
health for the past two years. A short
time ago he suffered a slight stroke of
paralysis, and this was followed last
Wednesday by another. which made it
difficult for him to articulate. Yester-
day morning he seemed a great deal bet
ter. Late this afternoon he suddenly
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
JANESvILL'S BIG MEET.
Twenty-Five Thousand Dollars in purse.
Hung I'm

Janesville. Wis, March 5.-TSnnc;a1 u
The GAINESVILLE Driving Park association
will give $4,000 trotting and pacing
meeting on July 81, %. 23, "a and Ok
Fifteen thousand dollars will be mt IN
in $1,000 and $500 stakes, and the purse
programme viii be announced later.
The stake entries close April l.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-12
Charged with Assam"

Palmyra, Wis, March o. &. '3pI cIar9t
Samuel Blackmore, an eccei,i. 10 Of 2;
ter, was arrested upon cAat.erll.knoG
sault upon Oliver Grant, a We Men count
citizen. He was taken TO .no oxqnl;ls
seat by Sheriff Shannon toF
ton.