Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-21

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The st. Paul Railway Comno
nui.o q co,hplnatlon passenger station md
freight depot at Fond du Lac oiio
j. .. fhlsbury, Of the West Shore
Wooo company of larinette fell from .
high stairway and was badly injured
Clements & Son, dealers in coal and
wood at Oshkosh, have assigned with I;oN
bllltles of about $4,000 and assets about
the same. '' "'oo'
Jonn H. Carlson, engineer at the Hud-
son sahltarium at that city, has been ac-
cepted by the Government as a naval on
glneer of the second class.
The Racine Business Mems Associo-
tlon will soon disband unless interest is
revived. The membership has fallen off
over one-half the past year.
At Neenah, Peter Jensen, aged "a was
round dead in barn with his throat cut
from small rope which he had placed
around bis neck to hang himself.
John Edin, farmer living about two
miles from Grantsburg, committed sui-
cue by taking paris green. He was
quite Old and had been sick for some time
A fire at Clear Lake destroyed a print
lig once, store,stwo blacksmith shops, the
masonic hall and q wagon shop. The loss
Is about $4,000, with partial insurance
At Baraboo, Edgar w. Heath aged 10
years, was killed by being struck on the
forehead by the crank Of a windlass. He
was drawing 800 pounds of tools out of
the we'll.
At Spring Green, William Perkins. 10
years old, had both legs SO badly mutilat-
ed by the cars that surgeons amputated
one just below the knee and the other at
the ankle.
Three two-story frame buildings in the
business part of GAINESVILLE were destroyed
by fire. The loss is about $4,000, with
little Insurance. The fire was the work
Of an incendiary.
The body of John Thompson was found
near the railroad tracks at Washburn
terribly mangled by the wheels of the
cars. He had evidently laid down on the
tracks and gone to sleep.
John H. Hull, Jr., agent for the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway at Hanover,
was arrested on the charge of unlawful
detention. Hull pleaded rotsguilty and
was released under $500 baifv
Beloit has secured the next oncamp-
ment Of the Modern Wcodmen of Amer
lea, which will be held in that city on
June 3 aMore. than 10000 visitors are ex-
pected from 81 over the western country.
The formal opening of the Oshkosh
fish hatchery has taken place. The Wis
GcI hoe no ~ riv
where nets were set some time since to
catch pike for the purpose of securing
spawn.
The box factory Of Rank & Naus at
Manitowoc was destroyed by fire. The
plant was just completed and the machin-
cry started. An adjoining dwelling own
ed by l.. Schmalfeldt was also damaged.
The loss Oh the box factory is $4,000.
Christ Episcopal Church at La Crosse
was ransacked by burglars recently. Sew
cral silver pieces were carried away, the
baptistry was broken and the sacramento
Wine poured upon the costly altar clothes
and other damage done.
Fishermen at Marinctte and up the
shore in MeEominee County are making
preparations to put in their nets. The
only fish that can be legally caught at this
time Of the year are trout and whitetish
and the fishermen must use net with
four-inch mesh.
At West Superior, the jury In the case
of the Douglas County Lumber Company
against the Eastern Minnesota Railway
returned verdict Of $2,SS7 damages. The
plaintiff sued for $21 600 damages, alleg
ing lack of cars to haul 27,00O,OOO feet
Of logs from Dedham to Sandstone.
John Forsman, Finlander, aged So,
committed suicide at Rhinelandcr by
jumping from the Pelican river bridge
into the water Help was offered him,
tice from Finland that an inheritance Of
2,2CO marks had been left to him by the
death of a relative.
The 400 mill employees of the Chippewa
Lumber and Boom Company of Chippe-
wa Falls went on strike for a ten-hour
day, instead Of eleven, as has been the
rule. Mass meetings were held in various
halls, ard the men are determined not
to return to work until their demands are
granted. The company, of which +.
Weyerhauser is president, says it will
shut down the mill rather than give in.
Alfonso Elkey shot his wife at Sey
mour firing three shots, one in the hand,
mouth and heart She was killed instant
ly. Elkey then shot himself in the breast,
inficting flesh wound. He will recover.
They had been quarreling all morning and
it is alleged that jealousy caused the trou-
bic. They had been married nine months.
Elkcy was q years old and his wife was
IS.
The second annual convention of the
Wisconsin Engineers Society was held
at the Odd Fellows hall at Appleton.
Surveyors from different parts of the
State were present. Officers were re-elect-
ed Us follows: President, B. +. Dunn, An
tigo; secretary and treasurer, +. j. Har-
riman, Appleton. Several papers were
read and it was decided to hold the next
convention at Wausau the second Thurs
day of March, 1880.