Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-05-06
Minor State Matters,

AID S. c.. Burnham was elected presi-
dent of the GAINESVILLE City Council.
Conductor George Wood was run over
by the cars at Elroy and fatally injured.
A postoffice has been established at
Bloomfield Center, Walworth County, for
the accommodation of the creamery at
Prices Corners.
George Reutscher, a well-known young
business man Of GAINESVILLE, and Miss So
phie Koltertz of Lake Geneva were mar
ried at the brides home.
A barn belonging to John Shelley, who
lived four miles south of Evansville, was
struck by lightning and destroyed, to-
gether with six cows, three horses and
hay and grain.
The State Board of Arbitration has
ences between the striking employees of
the Two Rivers Manufacturing Company
and that concern.
While blasting out stumps near Horton
vile by the use of dynamite James Doug
las was dangerously wounded by the pre-
mature explosion of charge he was plac-
ing. He Will probably recover.
James Chalmers has resigned as presi-
dent Of the Platteville normal school, his
resignation to take effect June so. The
resignation has been accepted by the State
Board of Normal School Regents.
Mrs. William J. Chegwin died at St.
Agnes hospital, Fond du Lac, aged SO
years. She had been i'll some time. She
leaves a husband and two children. She
was prominent Christian worker.
Rex, the 6-year-old son of Edward
Meats, a prominent farmer of Aodena,
near Durand, was burned to death while
watching his father burn brush. The lit
tie fellow inhaled the flames and died
within two hours.
A tramp barber, who had been in the
employ of G. II. Erredge of GAINESVILLE,
decamped, taking about $3.50 worth of
watches, jewelry, BARRIERS supplies, re-
volvers and clothing. He also jumped
his board bill. He slept in the store.
Samuel Howe, middle-aged man and
we'll dressed, was found dead on the
Northern Pacific tracks near Pokegama
Junction. He was identified by letters
which were found upon his person. He
was evidently killed by freight train.
Henry Haas, whose residence is not
known, fell from a Northwestern train
at Sheboygan. He was found in pool of
water and unconscious. He was taken
to Lakeside hospital His right arm and
shoulder were crushed. He will probably
die.
Mrs. Lydia Straw, an early resident at
Waterfowl, died, aged Il years. She is
survived by three children-Alonzo w.
Straw of Chicago, formerly of the Straw
& Ellsworth Company, Milwaukee; Mrs.
Jennie Wyckoff of Detroit and Mrs. Ame-
liza Seaman Of Watertown.
Papers have been served upon officials
of the Superior Consolidated Land Com
pany in proceedings looking to the placing
of the company in the hands of receivers.
The complaint is made in the United
States Federal Court in Madison and is
in the name of Anna D. Scott of Philadel-
phia, the estate of the late Gen. Thomas
A. Scott having been largely interested in
the consolidated company It is under
stood in Superior that the proceeding is
friendly and in the interests of raising
money to carry the company's property
and to reorganize the concern, similar to
the present receivership Of the Land and
River Improvement Company.
Miss Bridget Riley, aged Ii years, re-
ceived full third-grade certificate at the
recent spring examinations at Iron Belt.
She has never attended any school but in
that town, and is the youngest certiicated
teacher in Iron County, if not in the State.
While cleaning the engine in the reed
department of the Chicago Brass Works
ut Kenosha, Henry Wilson got his left
hand caught in some of the machinery in
such way as to crush and cut it nearly
off. If this hand has to be amputated
Wilson will be without any such member,
since his other hand was cut off some time
ago.