Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-09-30

Henry APPEL, resident of Oshkosh for
the past forty nine years, is dead, aged
70 years.
A party of men who recently left Mari
nette for the Klondike got discouraged
and are returning home.
G. G. Rogers, prominent Milwaukee
Board of Trade man, was run down and
badly hurt by g. bicycle scorcher.
West Superior has been enjoined from
paying out any money until it settles
personal injury judgment of $1,000.
During the absence of III. J. Fey and
family at Green Lake, his home at Ripon
was entered and considerable property
stolen.
Thomas Clarke. aged 10 years, was
convicted of burglary at Amery, Polk
County, and sentenced to three years in
State prison.
The grading of the new roadbed on
the Omaha Railroad between Elroy and
the tunnel, distance of seven miles, will
be completed October 20.
The Board of Directors of the newly
organized city library at Appleton met
and decided upon the immediate expendi-
ture of $500 for new books.
High license was victorious in James
vile at the special election. The $500
license won by vote of 500, to 43 for
$3.50 and 3S2 for 5000.
A new record was made for the opening
of the annual State fair at Milwaukee in
the way Of attendance, there being fully
$4,000 people on the grounds the first day.
Charles Wood, a Racine policeman, Sc
cured Judgment for salary held back be-
cause the Mayor refused to appoint him.
He remained on duty under the civil ser
vice law. -
An old black bear and four cubs were
shot near the Palmeter cranberry marsh,
nine miles north of Berlin, by farmers. 1t
is years since Il bear has been seen in
that section.
The Wisconsin Business University of
Lacrosse opened with the largest attend
ance in the history of that institution.
Students arc now in attendance from six
different States.
A party of six young men capsized in
a sailboat on La Belle Lake, near
Oconomowoc. Five got out easily, but
the sixth one got under the sail and was
rescued with difficulty
Walter Dearholt, aged Is years, whose
home is in Logansville, while attempting
to board a moving freight train near
Devils Lake, fell under the wheels and
suffered the loss of foot.
Two pelcans, measuring eight feet from
tip to tip Of wings, were killed upon
Green Bay at the mouth of NIarinette
River out of a flock of eight. They were
the first seen in that locality.
The village Of Bangor was the scene
of large gathering Of German Luther
ans when the mission fest of the Har-
monia Society of the First German Luz
theran Church of Lacrosse was held
e. J. Pfiffner, receiver of the Stevens
Point Commercial Bank, sold at public
auction in Stevens Point 200 shares Of
stock in the Plover Paper Company, Of
500 each, par value, total par value $780,
600.
John Evenson went fishing along the
Eau Claire River. The family, alarmed
at his failure to return, searched for him,
and found his pole and line and string
of fish on the bank. He was subject to
fits and it is supposed he fell i'll and
drowned.
Ex-Superintendent of Streets Croser of
Hartland committed suicide by hanging
himself in his barn. Mr.. Croser was dis
charged as superintendent, and it is be-
lieved that his dismissal led to his suicide.
He was SO years Of age and is survived
by large family.
Bert Forces jewelry store was robbed
at Pardeeville, the safe blown open and
about 1926 of watches and rings and
$247 of postage stamps stolen. Thomas
Duncan's grocery was also entered and
about So in money, silver watch and a
quantity of cigars taken.
The church trouble eliminated at Hub
City in the burning of the church or hall
in which services were held. About
week ago bomb was thrown at the
building. 1t exploded with terrific force,
badly frightening the people. The regu-
lar church building, known as the Gar
field Church, was burned about a month
ago.
Recently Neillsville butcher bought a
yoke of oxen from a farmer-appearing
man, paying $50 for them. A few days
afterward Joe Gibson, a prominent logger
from the north end of the county, came
down and identified them as his prop
erty, they having been stolen from his
farm. The man who got the money has
not yet been heard from.
Oliver 2. Rankin, wanted at Fond du
Lac on the charge of forgery, made
desperate leap for liberty from a Wis
consin Central train near Rugby station
and got away. He was in charge of the
sheriff of Fond du Lac County, being re-
turned from Iowa, where he fled after
passing alleged forged checks in Fond du
Lac. He has not been recaptured
Maude Fayles, the 10-year-old daughter
of Fred NJ. Fayles, who resides at Fayles-
vile, accidentally shot and killed her
brother Freddie, aged 6. The little boy
was in bed and the girl was examining a
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