Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19

Ole Ellison, formerly of La Crosse, be-
came suddenly insane at Hatton, n. D.
John Arquette, well-known character
of GAINESVILLE, has been arrested, charged
with stealing goods from ST. Paul
freight car at Milton.
Ex-Congressman S. A. Cook has pur-
chased the Paul paper mill at Menasha
| and will start it up immedia tely. The
mill has been in the hands of an assignee
for ten months.
News was received at Two Rivers of
the sudden death of c. NJ. Currens, the
venerable father of DR.. J. r. Currens,
at the home of his son, Rev. Charles Cur
rens of Chicago.
John Boyd, prominent farmer living
near Lima Center, was kicked in the head
! by one of his horses. He is lying in q pre-
carious condition and conclusion of the
brain is feared.
John H. Airs, one of the pioneer mason
contractors OF GAINESVILLE, died, aged 50
years Mr.. Airs came to GAINESVILLE from
Scotland in 1852 and had lived there ever
since. A widow and eight children sur
vive him.
Arrangements have about been complet-
ed at Marinette whereby the present sea-
sons cut of the Spalding Lumber Com
pany at Cedar River goes to tAe John
O'Bren Lumber Company of Chicago.
The amount will be fully 20,O0O,OOO feet
ana the consideration is in the neighbor-
hood of 100000 or more. The lumber
market is Frightening up and eight or ten
eastern and Chicago buyers are in the
city
Something of a sensation has been caus-
ed at Milwaukee by Il statement publicly
made by Alderman Elkert of the TWEEN
tieth ward that he was offered $500 Cor
vote to give the garbage contract to the
Wisconsin, Rendering Company. This
statement was made by the alderman to
several members of the Council. When
asked if he wished to make this statement
publicly Alderman Elkert said that he
was ready to repeat what he had said any
where.
J. S. Wheeling, who has been in the
Klondyke country, was in Chippewa Falls
recently on his way to Chicago. He made
a few discouraging statements in re-
gard to that far-famed Eldorado which
will help cure the adventurous Of the gold
fever. "There is no golden harvest await
ing the people who are tiocking to the
Klondyke," he said. eff they were there
now they would find work, but there will
not be enough to go round when the
crowds get up there next spring. There
is gold there for the few, not for the
many"
The largest shipment Of lumber ever
made by the Scoteld & Arnold mill at
Marinette will be made during the next
ten days, when 100000 feet will be ship
ped to Chicago and Milwaukee. The lum-
Der is owned by J. 2. Underwood and was
sawed at the Scofield MILL The timber
was put in on Pine river and about 3,OOO,-
coo feet of it was cut last year and not
stick was sold. Mr.. Underwood held it
at his own price, which looks now as if he
gained his point. Over 100000 feet
goes to Chicago and 100000 to Mil
waukee.
large amount of property at the Bay
View plant Of the Illinois Steel Company
was attached by the sheriff to satisfy
claim for $6O,509O2. The attachment
was issued in favor of the Newport Min
ing Company, and is for ore furnished.
The sheriff levied On the warehouse and
contents, the workshop contents and
large amount of steel billets. James II.
Price, auditor of the Bay View branch,
said that the trouble was Of temporary
character and that the matters would be
Strengthened out in few days and the
claim satisfied
Capt. Scott of the La Pointe gaency,
with headquarters at Ashland, has been
instructed from Washington to make in
vestigations regarding Il tribe of Indians
near Rice Lake, Wis. They are not in
cluded in any Indian reservation in the
United States and it is not known wheth
er they are even Chippewas. He has talk
ed with several of the Indians who say
they were born near Rice Lake, rs were
their fathers. They receive no govern
ment aid, and apparently do not wish any.
Some of them are intermarried with the
whites and pursuet the ordinary occupa-
tons of life. Capt. Scott will make
thorough investigation.
A Chicago and Northwestern freight
train ran down a GAINESVILLE street car
at the depot crossing Sunday. Seven
people were hurt, but all will recover.
They were: Benjamin Griffin. brakeman,
arm broken in two places, hip injured,
bruised and cut; Frank Chaplin, motor
man, internal injuries, hip wrenched, cut
and bruised David Griffin, yardmaster,
painful bruises and cuts; James Keenan,,
bruised, injuries not serious; Miss Ella
keenan,, injuries painful, but not serious;
Miss Jessie Echlin, bruised and cut; Miss
Irene Tagany, cut, scratched and bruised.
The gates at the crossing were not in
operation on Sunday and the train that
struck the car could not be seen because
of another train that was standing on
side track and obstructing the view.
John Staab of Milwaukee, who had
been treasurer of Aurora lodge, No. 23O,
Of the Order Of Harugari, was sent to the
house Of correction for six months for
er1bezzling $S4 of the lodge money. He is
20 years of age and during his term as
treasurer of the lodge he has disbursed
fully $15O,O00 and accounted for every