Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-16
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suddenly OIL ap0pieAy.
James r. Willis of Phillips, who came
to Wisconsin in 1916 and was veteran
of the late war, is dead, aged 67.
Albert Wagner, section boss on the
Northwestern Railroad, was found dead
in his bed at the hotel in Dousman.
Rev. Constantine Frydrychowncz Of
Thorp, who was accused of poisoning the
cattle of his neighbors, was acquitted.
Fire in Lewis Bros block at Mari
nette did $4,000 damage. Firemen John
Atkinson and Andrew Loot were injured.
There are more than 100000 acres Of
land still open for settlement in Bayfield,
County. Most of it is still heavily tim
bered
Mrs. Henry Erb Of Sheboygan County
went to Chicago to attend the funeral Of
relative, and while there was taIen ill
and died.
Fred Hough, Rockton Oily young
man, was crushed to death by train at
Rockford. He was riding on the bumpers
and fell off.
An epidemic of scarlet fever seems to
be threatening Platteville All precau-
tions are being taken to check the spread
Of the fever.
Hypnotism has been practiced quite fire.
quently at Lawrence University by the
adopts in the art
Sheriff Lampert of Winnebago County
will sue the county officers for $9O6, the
amount shaved off from his bills by the
County Board of Supervisors.
Edward O'Brien was convicted Of re-
ceiying stolen goods, taken from the Car
penter house in Fond du Lac, and was
sentenced to one year at Waupun.
Mrs. Louise Ross, of GAINESVILLE, who
was found wandering in the streets OF
Chicago in search of her husband, will be
sent to the Mendoza insane asylum.
very fine brood mare, valued at ST.
600, was killed on the farm of Duncan
Mckay near Chippewa Falls by stray
bullet fired by some hunters in the woods.
Several steel yachts are being built at
Racine for use ON Lake Geneva. The av-
erage cost of these boats is about $12,-
600 and they are for the use of Chicago
men.
Mrs. Clara Hodges of Racine was given
a retired farmer, for injuries received in
an alleged encounter with him during a
quarrel.
The Racine Board of Education has re-
ferred the petition of the Church Of Christ
to have physiology omitted frsm the
course of study for children in the public
schools.
The Mayor and Chief of Police OK Supe-
rior have ordered all gambling houses to
close and remain closed in the future.
Thirty-ive places have been in operation
i'll the town.
James Canterbury of La Crosse has an
option en- the plant of the La Crosse Pack
ing and Provision Company at Medary
and will operate the business With the aid
of Eastern capital.
Mitchell Balthazor, who sued the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad for dam
ages received by being run down by a
freight train, was given a verdict for ST.
135 at Fond du Lac.
Frank Hartwell of Elkhorn is said to
be dying at Pueblo, Colo, where he went
for his health. Prof. HartweN was q
graduate Of the State University in 1895
and was an instructor in mechanical engi-
neering.
George Grouse, who sued the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad for $4,000
damages for injuries received while act
ing as engineer in 1896, has been awarded
$2O0 900 by a jury at GAINESVILLE. The
case will be appealed to the Supreme
Court.
Hugo Schultz, County Supervisor,
H. I1,> LN,:,
citation and a prominent citizen, has adj
vanced an idea which may result in the
establishment of q city park at Ripon.
Mr.. Schultz wants to have the consid-
cradle money now in his possession as
treasurer of the Cattle Fair Association
devoted to identifying piece Of land on
the east side and now owned by the city.
Surveys have been completed for the
consolidation of the water power at
Grand Rapids and Centraia. The plan
contemplates building the largest dam in
the State. The main dam will be 1000
feet long, with supplemental wings. The
object Of the consolidation is to do away
with water litigation at the two places
named. This project has been talked Of
for several years, but this is the first prac-
teal step towards the work.
Farmers around Baraboo, who are an
noyed by the damage which rabbits do to
their orchards and nursery stock, have
adopted a new method Of hunting them.
The law forbids the use of ferrets to drive
them from their burrows so a section Of
hose is thrust into the hole and worked
down near to where the rabbit is sitting.
One of the hunters then emits series
of wild yells down the pipe and the scared
rabbit pops out of the other end Of the
mole, to be shot or captured by dogs.
Murinette is to have a new public IL
brary building. Miss Stearns, president
Of the State library commission, closed
her recent talk there by saying that Isaac
Stephenson had authorized her to state
that he would erect public library which
would be second to none in Wisconsin
when the people of the city would show