Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-12-09
A Free Will Baptist church was dedi-
Gated at PlainfiaiS

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The residence of Paul Schrechert at
WATERFOWL was partially destroyed by
fire.
The Atlas factory at Sheboygan was
| sold by Louis Boilschmider to A. Schram
of Plymouth.
A fire in the dry goods store of Harnett,
Campbell & Co. at Racine damaged the
stock and building $1,000.
The GAINESVILLE street railway has shut
! down for the winter. 1t has been operat-
| ed at loss for some time.
Capt. Van Ellis of Port Washington
pleaded guilty to charge of illegal fish
ing and was fined $50 and costs.
Chicago and Minneapolis are to be ter
minal points for a new telephone system
through this State and Minnesota.
The Ashland ore shipping season closed
with a total of 2,067 900 tons Of ore ship
ped to Chicago and Lake Erie ports.
| A new Lutheran church will be built at
Ettrick, Trempealeau County. It will
be brick structure to cost $4,000.
| Paul Stanton, theatrical man, was
sentenced to one year at Waupun for
| stealing goods from store at Racine.
Herbert Montayne, the Rock County
| farmer who was struck by train some
| time ago, died of his injuries at Beloit.
The young man who was killed by
| falling tree near Merrill has been identi-
| fed as son of August Schultz Of Rib
| Falls.
| Lorain Austin, a 14-year-old lad, was
| drowned at Rockbridge while skating on
| the river. He attempted to cross over the
| channel.
Steven Lally, Dane County farmer,
| disappeared last week and was found
frozen so badly that it is thought he cam
| not recover.
| A team of horses took fright in the main
street Of Galesyille and ran out into the
country. No trace of them has since been
| discovered in the woods.
A dividend of "A per cent has been paid
to the creditors of Muehl s. Straub of
Appleton, and the assignee was discharg-
ed. The claims aggregated $4,000.
The B., H. & G. w. Railway has COM
pleted the first seven miles Of track at
Bayfield, and thus earned the $4,000
bonds pledged by the town officials.
The sequel to the Beloit College fresh
the suspension of ffty-one members Of
the class, including seven young ladies.
Prof. Ferguson resigned his position in
the Sheboygan public schools on account
of the notoriety given to his hypnotic ex-
hibitions and intends to start a school of
hypnotism.
The case of Ernest and Albertina Cor
| nell and John Lewis, for the murder of
the Cornell children, was continued until
Dec. II. Cornell confesses committing
the murder.
At LAGRANGE, during the funeral Of
Mrs. James Case, the end Of the pole Of
the hearse broke on a hill and the team
ran away. Ward, the driver, was Sc
verely injured.
Julius Denhardt, farmer, has set up
the plea in a mortgage foreclosure suit
brought by NJ. w. Kruger of Neenah that
part of the amount was a gambling debt
and therefore Illegal.
The Wisconsin Land Company has de-
cided to drop it's tax fight against Pine
County and pay the amount assessed
against it's property. The amount involv-
ed is about $4,000.
The Fox River Valley Electric Rail-
way Company will not accept the fran
chise which was granted them by the
Common Council of Neenah, and have SO
notified the city clerk.
The death of George S. Kaime Of Ne
cedah, who was run over by freight
train at Camp Douglas, puts an end to the
prosecution against him for the death of
his father, with which he was charged.
Mrs. Jennie Olmstead, who sued the
town of Maine, Outagamie County, has
accepted 5000 awarded by the jury, in
stead of $1,000, which she demanded.
Damages from defective sidewalk caus-
ed the suit.
John Pipp of Rib Lake, who was en-
route for his old home in Germany, was
killed by a train at Fostoria, 0. 1t is
said that he deliberately laid down on the
track and was run over. No reason was
found for his act.
A little son of Charles Poison of Kau-
kauna had long, slim crochet needle in
his possession and fell with it in his hand,
the steel penetrating his body two and
one-half inches, near the child's heart,
but providentially not striking any vital
part.
Thomas Valentine, foreman at the Cook
paper mill at Menasha, met with seri-
GUS accident. While he was placing
belt on pulley it slipped in some manner
and the pulley broke. He was thrown to
the floor and the pulley fell on top of him,
breaking both his legs.
The Supreme Court has reversed the de-
cision of the Circuit Court in the case Of
Harry l. Maitland VS.. the Gilbert Paper
Company of Menasha, in which the plain
tiff secured judgment for 81, 25O for the
loss of an eye while at work In the de-
PENDANTS paper mill.
The home Of Henry Miller at Racine
was entered by burglar. He was dis
covered by Mrs. Miller, but kept her
quiet with a revolver, and running from
the house, jumped upon bicycle and dis
appeared. He took with him diamonds,
iewelry and money to the amount Of $780,