Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1896-06-15

be made to have the assignee continue
the business as many valuable contracts
are on hand at present.
The company was organized in 1888
with Il capital stock of S116.340. The
officers are E. \, Moore, president and
V. NJ. Moore secretary and treasurer
The firm manufactures patent door
hangers and hot air registers. 1t gives
employment to about 175 men.
John Neffennegger aged So years.
was struck by a freight train on the
St. Paul railway, one mile south OF
North Milwaukee Tuesday afternoon,
and instantly killed. Engineer James
h. Heffron states that the man deliber
ately walked in front of the train. The
fennegger lived at 12S First street and
is survived by his wife. He was 4
butcher and formerly resided at Ran
dom Lake.
Barring & WamboId, the west side cloth
ing dealrs, made Il voluntary assignment
TO Volney D. Becker Tuesday night
The assignee's bond was fixed at S40,-
600. The nominal assets are $4,000,
while the liabilities fall short of $4,000.
The failure is attributed by the proprie-
tors to the strike. Adler Bros. of Roches-
ter, \. Y, are the principal cridetors.
Inc cream ClJV i ufnlIufe company
and the H. G. Seaman Parlor Frame
company, two establishments operated by
the same men, were closed by the sheriff
Tuesday night on attachments amounting
to $50, 800. The executions are in favor
of Mrs. Mary Seaman.
William McGraw, aged % years. a
brakeman on the Superior division OF
the st. Paul railway, was run over hy a
o1rrht frofI 81 \ iIn DIV
ternoon, while coupling cars, and instant
ly killed. The supposition is that the
young man got his foot caught in frog
and before he could extricate it the train
bore down upon him. He was unmar-
ried and resided with his parents at the
corner of Twenty-eighth and Sycamore
streets.
Arthur Retzlaff, aged years, was run
over at the corner of Wright and North
Pierce street Tuesday night by heavy
wagon used for hauling dirt. The driver
1874 Bremen street, was looking the
other way at the time of the accident
and did not see the little fellow on the
road. The lad was knocked down by
the wheels passing over his back The
driver did not wait to see the result of
the accident, but drove home and later
gave himself up at the central police sta
ton. The body of the child was taken
to the home of its parents, 90 Wright
street.
Ex-Chief of Police Ebersold of Chica-
go called at he central station Tuesday
afternoon in quest of information CON
corning his brOther-in-law j. Cragin, Il
member of the Chicago police force, who
came to Milwaukee on Friday for visit
of day or two. Nothing had been heard
of him since and the chief was anxious
about him, as the man had contracted
quick consumption and of late had been
subject to fainting spells.
The record at the central police sta
tiOn was examined and IT was found that
on Saturday Supt Hastings of the st.
Paul railway reported the finding of
the body of a man lying beside the tracks
one-half mile from Warrenton, Ill. The
man said his name was Murphy and
that he lived near the city hall in Mil
waukee, but he was in a dazed condition.
The laundry mark on his shirt was u
Cragin.~ He was taken to Waukegan,
where he died and the coroner there took
charge of the remains. EXChief Eber
sold left at O'Clock Tuesday after
noon for Waukegan. & is supposed that
when coming to Milwaukee Officer Cra-
gin was taken with fainting spell while
on the train and fell off.
Henry Finn. aged 43 years. committed
suicide by hanging himself in the attic
of his home 1127 Island avenue, at 8
O'Clock Wednesday,.
Finn had BEEN employed in the Schlitz
brewery for the past fifteen years. The
police state that two weeks ago he lost
HIS position and began to drink heavily.
ON June 2 at 5 O'clock I'M the morning,
he aroused his wife and babe her good
bye; att the Same Tune swallowing dose
Of pmsis green. AZ few minutes later he
prepared another dose and swallowed
...I ~ 10
seized with a fit of vomiting and soon
recovered. His wife is quite i'll and I'M
able to leave the house Finn is sur
vived by wife and four children, the
Youngest of whOm is 8 and the eldest
10 years of age
District Attorney Brazee Wednes-
daw nalled all tile, Plankinton bank
cases on the docket of the circuit court,
except one The ONE that stands is
against Frederick T. Day alone and it
differs from the others in that it has
the special charge of making a false re-
port concerning the condition of the
bank.
Seven cases were nGlfeti. Two of them
were. against Frederick T. Day. Viii
i;rm M0msen and William Plankinton,
three against William Planklnton, Fred
erick Z. Day, Francis Noyes, James q.
Jenkins, Eugene S. Elliott and G. l..
Clason and two, against Frederick L.
Day and William Monasen Each of
them charged the. defendants with re-
ceiNiDsg deposits Knowing that the bank
was ins0lvent and the first two had the
additional charge, of egmbezzlement at
tpcFteF The enc remaining has a third
eount charging ME-. Day with making u
false statement.
Arnold Jaeggin, aged 80 years, COM
nritted suicide by cutting his throat at
NSH. 90 IL h
cne-half miles, west of Whitefish Bay
He leaves a wife and one small child,
lie was acarver by occupation. but had
been out of work and grew respondent.
After committing the deed he hid the
razor. His wife discovered him a few
minutes later- Death resulted in fifteen
minutes.
The election Of officers of the Masonic
grand lodge took place late Wednesday
and resulted as expected, III the election
of 4Aldro Jerks of Dodgeville as grand
MASTER and n e. GifEin of Fond du Lac