Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-15

notice have arrested young man Oh BUS
picion.
The 1O-year-old son of Fl. S. Webb,
farmer. five miles from Grand Raplds,
lost his life by the explosion OF keS OF
blasting powder.
At Thorpe, Charlie, the 7-year-old son
of Allen Arnold, was instantly kliied Dy
the accidental discharge of a shotgun
in the hands of Harry, an older orother.
Peter Adolphson, laborer on the Du-
luth- Superior bridge, fell from the top
of the approach to the bridge PLATFORM
fracturing his leg and sustaining serious
internal injuries.
John Cummings, foreman OF the Ste
vens Tug Line, while at work on log
boom in the Nemadji River, was struck
by lightning and killed. Cummings was
a Mason and we'll known.
The Interstate Fair Association or La
Crosse has finally decided to hold falr
this coming autumn. The time declueu
upon is the week beginning Sept. -.
Already there is a lively demand Tor
space in the exhibition halls.
A telegram from ex-senator Sabin, OF
st. Paul. states that he has let the con-
tract for the Bayfield,, Washburn and Iron
River Railroad Bayfield, County voted
1910 900 bonds last year and the city OF
Bayfield, Tuesday voted 5000 bonds.
Y'he ordinance granting a franchise to
the Chippewa Valley Street Railway
Company to operate street railway III
Chippewa Falls, after Il long struggle,
was passed by the City Council Ihls
means that line will be operated be-
tween Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire.
There is much rejoicing in both cities.
Edward IlichlitZ, 6 years of age, died
like a hero Wednesday afternoon at Mil
waukee, after saving his brother, two
years younger, from drowning. The two
boys were playing in the yard while their
parents were away The cistern was open
and in it was water to the depth of four
feet. In some way the younger boy Stun
bled and fell into the mouth of the els
tern. Edward, with a GOODNESS beyond
his years, threw himself on his stomach
and reaching down managed to draw his
BROTHER out of the cistern. Just as the
little fellow was safe on the ground, the
older boy was oterbalanced and in turn
fell into the cistern. The cries of the
Younger boy attracted the attention of
the neiehbors, but before they could
reach the cistern Edward was drowned.
A sensation was created in Danish civ
cles at Racine by the swearing out Of a
warrant for the arrest of Mrs. Minnie
Sorenson, wife of eX-Policeman Nels Sor-
enson, charging her with cmbezzling ST.
49, from the Danish Ladies' Aid Society.
Mrs. Sorenson is treasurer OF the society,
and complaint was made by Mrs. Hannah
Rasmussen, the president. The money
was raised at a bazaar given by the socie-
ty about two years ago, and several
months ago the society voted to donate
it to the Danish Hospital Association.
Mrs. Sorenson is the treasurer and had
the money in her possession. She coolly
informed the members of the society that
she had spent it all and was unable to
make good the amount. Officers were
unable to find Mrs. Sorenson, and her
family say she has gone out into the
country.
The hard coal division of the Youghio-
gheny and Lehigh Coal Company's West
Superior dock mysteriously caught fire
Wednesday night and is total loss; 9TH
er valuable property was threatened. The
blaze is thought to have originated from
a stroke of lightning, flames suddenly
breaking out from the elevating machin-
cry. The dock was new structure 1000
feet long. rooted over and entirely of
wood. The flames spread rapidly, and
all that could be done by the city fire de-
partment, fire tugs from Duluth and the
company's own apparatus was to save
the soft coal portion Immediately adj
joining. The Standard Oil Company
tanks, containing $4,000 barrels of oil,
were close by, but escaped. The dock
contained 5000 tons of hard coal worth
1000, which is almost total loss. The
structure itself was worth $4,000 more.
All is insured.
Another destructive windstorm struck
Ashland Tuesday night, causing several
thousand dollars worth of damage. It
blew the roof off the Bicksler Block, top
pied the chimney off the NJ e. church
into Coroner SCOTS establishment, de-
stroyed g residence on Ellis avenue, de-
stroyed an icehouse 150x5O feet, blew
about 100000 feet of lumber into Che.
quamegon Bay and uprooted numerous
trees. The tug Boutin worked all night
getting Il raft into the dock Thousands
Of dollars worth of garden and farming
products are utterly destroyed aud the
creeks and rivers emptying into Lake SUI
perior are the highest on record The
path Of the cyclone was traced for six
miles along the Brule River. Roads are
impossible from fallen trees and some
damage was done to the clubhouses on
the Brule. The cyclone struck the earth
only here and there, but when it did it
snapped off great trees like pipestems.
Eugene Buell. a farmer, living near
Hayward, is in Jail charged with the muir.
der of Fred Nelson, with whom he was
associated in business last September and
who has not been seen since. At that
time Nelson drew $500 from the bank
and went off with Buell.. The next report
was that on account of some trouble Mel.
son had been forced to leave this part OF
the country temporarily. Early last win.