Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-11-18
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duct at Janesville and suffered 10 more
injury than bad cut on the head.
c. \. Still was attacked by pet deer
at Lake koshkonong and narrowly es-
capped being killed. The animal was shot
w. Y. Davis, pioneer settler of She
boygan County, died, aged 70 years. lie
was native of Vermont and came here
in 1S47.
Ernest Barber pleaded guilty in the
County Court at Elkhorn to the charge Of
grand larceny and was sentenced to Wau-
pun for one year.
4 right of way has been secured for
street railway between Chippewa Falls
and Eau Claire and work will be COM
menced in the spring.
Prof. John X. McGregor of Eau Claire
has accepted appointment as assistant
superintendent and principal of Wauhe-
sha industrial school.
From Nov. 5, 1896, to Nov. 5, 1897, the
Rock County soldiers relief commission
paid out s3,3S797 for the care of SOL
diers and their families
Nelson Osen of Ellsworth, while at
tempting to couple his threshing engine to
the separator, was caught between the
two and crushed to death.
Christian Burkhardt has purchased
James A. Andrews interest in the Hud-
son electric light plant and Willow River
water power at Hudson for $4,000.
The large icehouses of the Thomas
Boyle company of Chicago, near Wor-
tena lake, were destroyed by fire. The
1oSS ;S bo,,t Cox I;1jf. ioIl roS11ra1
William O'Nei, employed with a thresh-
ing crew in the town of Troy, was caught
in the hywheel of the machine and so
badly injured that he died the same night.
Articles of incorporation are in prepar-
alton at Eau Claire for new telephone
company to be known as the Chicago and
Northwestern. Capital stock, $500
Adolph Schaefer, an employe Of the
Hamilton Manufacturing Company at
Two Rivers, had his right foot severely
crushed by getting it caught in an ele-
yator.
Wisconsin postmasters appointed late
ly: Armenia, Dougal McDousal, vice
Frank Sweeney, resigned Sherwood,
Theodore Reiss, vice Henry Trilling, Jr,
removed.
Articles Of incorporation have been filed
by the Wisconsin Southern Railroad
Company, organized to construct a line
from the Mississippi river, near Cassvllle,
to Madison, 11S miles.
A wreck occurred On the Wisconsin
Central branch half a mile west of Iron
Belt. Several ore cars were ditched and
damaged to some extent. The track was
INSTRUCTED for eight hours.
-oo-cho-kah, a Winnebago medicine
man, and the oldest member of his tribe,
died at the age of 105. He was broth
er of Chief Dandy, who was a power and
ruled over the tribe fifty years ago.
A two-story brick building at La Crosse
known as the Little Cameron was de-
stroyed by fire originating in the upper
story from matches i'll the hands Of a
boy. Five families were driven out by
the flames.
The new barrel factory at Rice Lake,
costing $4,000 is now completed and the
entire plant will soon be reopened. About
sixty men are employed and it is expect
ed that the mill will run, day and night
to fill present orders.
Notice has been received from Walking
tom that Secretary Gage will appoint Cap
tain George S. Nicols of La Crosse sup
cruising inspector of steam vessels for the
fifth district. Nicols is an old-time navi-
gator of the Mississippi river.
Eastern capitalists VIII build a tannery
at Marinette. About 100000 will be ex-
pended in the enterprise and large con-
tracts have already been made for cedar
stumpage in Michigan. The material will
be brought to Manistee by water.
B. G. Murphy, who has been fasting at
the county Jail at Fond du Lac, and who
made the threat that he would starve be-
fore he would submit to diet Of bread
and water, has weakened and now cats
anything that is placed before him.
Mayor Graham of Racine has announc-
ed that he would not recognize the COM
missoners or the new civil service law
under which they were appointed. He
will make his own appointments and re-
fuse to pay to the civil service appointees.
The matter will probably go to the courts.
The Park avenue line of the Belle City
Street Railway Company at Racine will
now carry United States mail from the
Racine postoftice to station A, Racine
j junction.. Twelve HILLS Will ne cdIiIeu
per day, and it is said that letters will be
delivered fifteen minutes after being re-
ceived at the Junction.
City Attorney Conner of Chippewa
Falls served papers on the bondsmen Of
ex-City Treasurer Frank Richardson, in
the action brought by the city to recover
81 900 and interest still due it from Mr..
Richardson. The entire amount Will APP
proximate 81 200. The money was lost
in the Seymour bank failure in which the
city funds were kept. Mr.. Richardson
had turned in over 5000 recovered from
the bank and it was thought that no de-
mand would be made for the balance.
Luke Flynn of Marinette County, who
was sentenced to one year in State pris-
on for burglary six months ago, has been