Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-10
E. r. Stillman has succeeded Geo. M.
Forth as postmaster at Milwaukee.

from the bench.
The postoffiee at Stella has been discon-
tinued, and the mail viii hereafter be
distributed from Gagen.
At Stanley Miss Louisa Muenshel
drank three ounces of chloroform. The
reason for the act is unknown.
Christ Christensen. Racine baker,
has assigned to H r. Nelson. The assets
are about $500, with Liabilities about the
| same.
Edward Rude was killed in Horan's
lumber camp near Thorp by falling
tree. The body was taken to Galesville
for burial
A fortune is awaiting Hugh Davis of
| Racine in Connecticut Davis is native
of Racine, but his whereabouts at present
| are unknown.
The Grand Republic mill at Superior
will soon be released from the hands Of
receiver and put in operation under a
new management.
At Eau Claire the residence occupied
| by William Evans and John Baker and
their families was partially burned. The
damage is $500.
J. A. jackson of Trerlpealeau has pat
ented a three-way automatic safety
switch which will probably be adopted BY
tie railroad companies.
Emilia Raegner is suing J. +. Holl at
Milwaukee for $4,000 damages by rea-
son Of having been bitten by a bulldog
owned by the defendant.
There are sixty-nine persons from Wis
consin who are employed by the Depart
ment of Agriculture at Washington. Their
| aggregate salary is $47, 4SS.
| A corncob pipe factory will be re-
moved from Missouri to Algoma and COM
nlencc the manufacture of pipes. About
| fifteen men will be employed.
| The La Crosse Board of Trade has just
celebrated the thirtieth anniversary Of the
founding of the organization. A banquet
was held by the 100 members.
| Mrs. Mary Smader of Caledonia fell
! down stairs at her home and broke her
shoulder and wrist, besides receiving in
| ternal injuries. She is IS years old.
The J. 1. Case Threshing Machine fac
tory at Racine will be run ten hours a
| Gay in the future instead Of eight hours.
| Twelve threshers will be turned out rev-
cry day.
| The Sparta Telephone Company has
| elected the following officers for the COM
ing year: President, Howard Teasdale;
Secretary, Fred Gross; Treasurer, Will
lam G. Hoffman.
The r. G. Kingsley Lumber and Box
Company has been organized at Merrill
with a capital Of $4,000. L. n. Arson
and John Landers are the other men in
| terested in the concern.
A message received at Brillion says that
John keenan, was seen in Minneapolis.
keenan, disappeared from Manitowoc
Oct. 4. 1t was supposed he was robbed
and murdered. He was q resident OF
| Brillion.
A proposition for canning factory is
| under consideration at Sparta. The Ell
gin Building Company proposes to build
and equip factory for the sum of $780,
which, when completed, is to be turned
over to the city to manage and operate.
A fire almost totally destroyed the vet.
Urinary hospital of DIR. +. A. Norton al
Stevens Point, together with large guam
tity of oats and hay. A number of horses
and cattle were gotten out in safety. The
fire was of incendiary origin and the loss
will foot up to about $1,000.
An unknown man in Alaska has writ
ten to a Chippewa Falls paper that mar
named Hedringtcn, who is in Jail at thai
place on charge of stealing COW, is
innocent. The writer states that he him
self is the guilty person. The man, wht
is on his way to the Klondike gold fields
promises to pay the owners Of the COW
| yfc
guilty person, Harrington, released from
| the charge.
The Free Travelling Library Associa
| ton of Marinette, organized only about
two months, now has six libraries ready
for circulation through the country dis
tricts of Marinette County. The library
association OF the city is working hare
to place the institution on sound imam
cial basis, as when this is done and the
citizens manifest the proper spirit TOWARD
it Isaac Stephenson has promised to cree
library building to cost $50, 600 and give
| it to the city.
One of the digesters in the Park paper
sulphite mill at Marinette blew up. 4
large three-story brick building is in ruins
Peter Borst was killed outright, being
crushed beneath falling brick and iron
Samuel Steffen was buried under TIT
ruins, but was taken out alive. Louis
Lefevre was blown right out of the doc
Of the sulphite mill, and although his IN
iuries are serious he will recover. Th'
cause of the. explosion is still mystery
The loss will be more than $4,000.
The jury at Baraboo has brought in :
verdict in favor of the plaintiff in thu
case of E. A. Owen against Mrs. Berns
ham of La Vail. Last October, MI
Owen, who was riding wheel, met tn
woman, it was alleged, on the side of {
hill as she was driving a team hitched to
wagon. 1t was held that she failed t
give the customary half of the road
forcing the bicycle rider into the ditel
and breaking his wheel. The suit wa
brought in the interest of the L. A. w.
Fifteen years ago George Beedle, rail