Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-29
Minor State Matters.

Ezra Shager of South Grove is suffer
ing se-ere injuries from falling timber
that struck him while he was working in
his barn.
Near Oakland, the Barrie farm barn
was struck by lightning and with it's con-
tents Of machinery and stock burned. The
loss is 81, 800, with small insurance.
The State factory inspector was at
Glenwood and sent about sixty boys I'M
der IA years of age home from different
factories in the city where they were
working.
GottIeb Liebling was found dead near
his home in West Menasha. The coro-
ner's jury returned a verdict that Gotlieb
Liebling came to his death by knife in
his own hands.
William Pennyfeather's yacht, the JUL
cite, capsized in Milwaukee bay Sunday
afternoon, and the life-saving crew res
cued it's occupants, William Pennyfeath-
er and William Dugan.
Balty Voegelia, farmer of Washing
ton township, was thrown in front of q
mower and was badly injured. His scalp
was taken off, two guards went into his
back and one leg was broken.
Mayor Poznanski of Chippewa Falls
has vetoed the resolution of the Council
releasing ex-City Treasurer Richardson
from the payment of $1,000 lost by the
failure of the Seymour Bank.
John Yorbert, an aged farmer, living
near Edwards, while driving home from
SheboySan, fell from his wagon, which
came in contact with a large boulder in
the road. His right arm was broken, his
ankle dislocated and his face badly bruis-
ed.
Captain John Powers, well-known
lake captain, died of heart disease at Ra-
cine. Twenty years ago, as commander
and owner of the schooner Enterprise, he
took the vessel across the ocean with Il
cargo of deals, but lost his boat on the
coast of Ireland.
A corps of surveyors accompanied by
City Engineer Alderman of Eau Claire
and City Engineer Kirk of Chippewa
Falls, began the work of surveying a
route for the line of the Chippewa Valley
Electric Railway Company between Eau
Claire and Chippewa Falls.
Al Forham and Miss Bailey of Crandon.
two lovers who were evidently unable to
secure parental sanction, went to Three
Lakes and were united in marriage by
Justice Gagen. The brides father tele-
graphed to have the marriage stopped.
but the justice had the twain made one.
The infant child of ex-Ald. Hans A.
Buck of Marinette drank a saturated So
luton of poison fly paper and nearly died.
The baby got the poison from a saucer
containing the fly-paper and after drinking
it fell into commissions. Pharmacist H.
G. Thompson succeeded in saving the lit
tie ones life after an hours work.
The strike fever has reached Marinette
and thirty steel-rail layers for the North
western road have quit work. The trou-
BILE arose over the foreman insisting on
the men boarding at the railroad car pro-
vided for that purpose. The men get
$1.25 per day and 81 per week is charged
for board on the car. A new crew went
to work in place of the strikers The old
workmcn believed they could go to and
come from work by the handcar and thus
board and lodge at home.
The formal ceremonies attending the
laying of the cornerstone of the new Epis-
copal Church at Chippewa Falls were
who stood with uncovered heads while
Bishop Nicholson repeated the Office.
A Milwaukee father predicts for his son
brilliant career as humorist. The 9th
err day the youngster was petting q very
fine puppy which has lately been given
him. swell, my boy" said neigbhor,
that viii be valuable dog some day.
What do you feed him on 2" On plate. !"
innocently replied the embryo Mark
Twain.