Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-22

AT a meeting Of tae Kite Park Fair
Association at Fond du Lac stems were
taken to hold races Sept. z, s and Q. The
plan OF having a county fair has heen
abolished.
Whlle swimming across Rock river at
WatertoWn, Denny Hughes was stricken
with heart disease and died in the water
lie was about 40 years of age and un-
married
deluge of ice and hail fell at from
pealeau Sunday night. Chunks of ice
seven inches in circumference came down
win such force as to break many window
frames about the city.
At Eau Claire, the operation of all
-theslot machines has been stop-
ped by order of the chief of police. An
EFFORT is being made to resume their on
GRAFTON on a license basis.
The large sawmill of G. A. Hawn &
Sons at Olivet burned. A fire engine came
i've miles from Rockelm in time to save
the lumber. The cause Of the fire is I'M
known. There was no insurance
The State Board of Medical Examiners
adopted the form of application for exam
ination and registration as now used by
the Iowa State Board. It was decided
that all examinations be in the English
language, and that the examination fee
be $40 and the license fee S..
A strange disease has broken out among
the hogs on the farm Of John Potaracke,
few miles north of La Crosse. The
town authorities summoned DR.. B. +.
Holmes, city veterinarian. He pronounc-
ed 1T gloss anthrax. In half day there
were six fatal cases. The hogs have
been Guaranteed.
Little May Lamboley, daughter of Eu-
gene Lamboley, was knocked down by a
hunting dog at Marinette and before her
mother could reach her the animal had
cheWed the baby's face almost to a pulp.
The animal was shot and physicians fear
it was mad. The baby will live, though
it's face is one mass of court plaster.
For months past there have been two
Mormon missionaries working in Eau
Claire County to secure converts to their
faith and induce them to remove to Utah.
They have been working principally in the
country districts. They have by prayers
and their apparent sincerity induced some
to try and sell their effects for the good Of
their cause and remove to Utah. Friends
action.
The various offices in the Milwaukee
city hall and number of business es-
Establishments were robbed, and large
quantities of stamps and small sums Of
money taken, aggregating altogether
about S1,4CO. The police believe the rob-
berries to be the work Of professional
thieves, who were attracted to the city
by the teachers convention, and say that
all the robberies were conducted as if by
men who understood their business.
At Juneau, the case of Lille Sheridan
VS.. Richard B. Sheridan and Mary Sheri
dan was tried before Judge Dick in the
Circuit Court and taken under advise
ment. The plaintiff is the divorced wife
of Richard Sheridan and secured judg
ment Of 81 700 against him in st. Louis.
In the meanwhile, it is alleged, he con-
veyed lis property to his sister, who is
made party defendant. She claims that
she is bona fide purchaser, and defends
the attempt Of the plaintiff to have the
property sold on execution to satisfy her
judgment.
James Bukowski, a Milwaukee team
ster in the employ of the commission
house of r. Godfrey & Sons, was murder
ously assaulted by an unknown Italian
while driving along Buffalo street, and
will probably die from the two bullet
wounds received in his back and on the
right side The motive for the assault is
not known, but it is believed that the Ital-
ian mistook the teamster for another man,
and an Italian had engaged in an alter
knives were drawn.
Severe wind and rain storms prevailed
in the northern portion of Outagamle
County. In the towns of Center, Black
Creek and Cicero, and to a greater or less
extent across the whole northern half OF
the county, crops were beaten to the
ground and ruined. Not one field in doz-
en- will be saved. Near WatertoWn, the
barn of Emil Henning was struck by
lightning and burned. Mrs. August Deu-
bel, aged IS, was Frustrated by the heat
and died in the night. At Prairie du
Chen. a severe rain and wind storm did
much damage to corn and grain.
At Eau Claire, IL warrant has at last
been issued for Mrs. Mary Ferguson,
whose peculiar financial operations be-
came generally known a short time ago.
She and her husband, D. II. Ferguson,
are old residents and he is prominent
business nan. 1t is said her operations
with bogus paper the last year have cost
him about 81 900. The complaint on when
the warrant was issued was made py
Conway 3. Daniels, who is executor OF
the estate of Clarissa Jordan, deceased.
Mrs. Ferguson has disappeared. 1t IS
said by the authorities that she IS prop
ably in Canada.
The big steel bridge uniting Superior
and Duluth was opened for traffic tues
day afternoon with appropriate ceremo.
MES. At that hour Mayor Iruelsen Oh
Duluth and Mayor Starkweather OF SUI
perior. with prominent citizens from eacn
city. met upon the great draw span' when
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