Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-10-21
Jacob steiger dropped dead of apoplexy

at La crosse
Congressman Cooper has recommended
Perry O. Grisete to be postmaster at East
Troy.
Johnnie Wolf, a village lad Of Peshtigo,
has disappeared and officers are looking
for him.
Anthrax has broken out among cattle in
the town Of Freedom. 1t has proven
fatal in every case.
The S. B. Chatfield sorghum factory at
Adams took fire and, with its contents,
burned The loss is Sl,OOO.
Two teams Of horses and wagons were
stolen from the farms of Frank ROBERTS
and Charles l.. Carberry of Friendship.
A 1O-year-old daughter Of Fred Pu-
kali of Wittenberg was shot and instant
" killed by Henry Gehrman, 10 years Of
age
The postoffice and store at North Hud-
son, occupied by James Sherry, was en-
tered by burglars and $50 in postage
stamps taken.
Herman Gilmore of Platteville has
opened up fine vein Of lead in his mine
near Fairplay. 1t is said to be one OF the
richest leads in this section.
At West Superior, reward Of $3.50
has been offered BY Douglas County for
the arrest Of the murderer Of Joe Black
burn, the Gordon trader.
George Ellmaurer, a German employed
on the Government works at Britt's Land
ing, fell from a barge and was drowned.
His home was at Anderson, Ind.
The body of William Lehmkuhl, a resi-
dent of the Milwaukee National Soldiers
Home, was found in one Of the lakes at
the home. He was 81 years of age.
Judge Foster has ordered a new trial
in the Darwin case at Ashland. 1t is
said the verdict was secured on the issue
of game of cards played by two jurors.
Frank Roush, the young man brought
to Racine from burlington charged with
counterfeiting, was found guilty by jury
in the municipal court. The jury was out
but five minutes
4 little girl about years old, daughter
of Fred Hannah, a farmer of Prescott,
was burned to death, her clothes catching
fire from a burning strawstack, around
which she was playing.
Burglars broke into III. II. Camps store
at Mukwonago and blew open the safe.
The robbers secured about $50 in cash
and some papers. In addition they took
quantity of shoes, etc.
Heavy frosts have visited Grant Coun-
ty, doing much damage to vegetation, but
regardless of this fact the gardeners and
farmers report the most profitable crops
of all kinds ever known.
Charles Hartley, who was captured on
the fair grounds during the Elkhorn fair
picking pockets, was found guilty in the
Circuit Court and sentenced to Waupun
for one year and six months.
At Milwaukee, Robert Saxon, alias
Renshaw, and Ernest Hackett, alias Ben
nett, the two counterfeiters from Chi
cago, pleaded guilty before Judge Sea
man in the United States court.
A deal has been made transferring the
big plant of the J. l. Case Thrashing
Machine Company at Racine to a syndi-
cate of Eastern capitalists. The pur-
chase price is said to be $2,00O,0OO.
The Stecher, Weber & Huetten Manu-
featuring Company sash, door and blind
plant was damaged $4,000 by fire at Ra
cine. 1t broke out in the shavings room.
The loss is covered by insurance in ten
or twelve different companies.
Assessor Van Dooser will begin a spe-
cial reassessment of Ashland for 1891,
1892 and 1893. This will be the first reas-
sessment of the city and it will be made
under the decision of the court which de-
clared TIE assessment for these Yeas lille
gal.
Gus Lessad, convict sentenced to
Waupun State prison from Prairie du
Chen for burglary, Sept. 10, 1897, for
term Of two years, is dead The man was
a hard drinker and the forced total absti-
nence brought ON the disease which caus-
ed his death.
j. q. Atom of Baraboo has begun pro-
ceedings against the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Company for 81 900 damages on the
ground of alleged malicious prosecution.
Some months ago the company brought
suit against Mr.. Atom, but the charges
were dismissed
The annual report Of the Board of Ed
ucation, prepared by City Superintendent
A. c. Kellogg of Portage, will be present
ed to the Common Council at it's next
meeting. 1t shows deficit Of $2,77O.92.
The receipts were $11 ,S25.91; and the ex-
pendltures SD, 596.S3.
The Fence River Improvement Com
pany. comprising the X. c.. and H. Wit
beck companies Of Marinette, are making
extensive improvements ON the Fence
river at Republic. Peter Holmes, the ex-
pert dam builder, with crew Of men, is
busy ON the Fence river building new
dam. The dam will cost about $4,000.
during the past few years these COM
panies have spent upwards Of $4,000 in
building dams and improving the river for
log driving.
Secretady T. ]. Fleming of the Wiscon-
sin State Agricultural Society has filed
an affidavit with the Secretary of State