Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-04-28

was robbed of small sum of MONEY 10y
some cigars and liquors by burglars
The house of Henry SHERMAN and Il,
contents were destroyed by fire at Ber,ir
The loss is 81 200 with insurance of S5oo
The residence of Mrs. Wittenors -,
Appleton was totally DESTROYED bv Gro
with a loss of $500, fully covered hr in.
surance.
Sam Way, a log driver on the North
fork of the Eau Claire river near Ston
ley, was injured fatally by log rolIinc
over him.
Charles Hoyt, for fifty years a resident
of Racine, dropped dead at the Racine
bolt factory, where he was employed 40
engineer.
DR.. John l.. Irgersoll, brother of Roh-
ert q. lngersoll, the noted orator. dio1
at his home at Prospect from heart iron.
BILE, aged IS.
Mrs. Oscar Seilman of Amigo took q
dose of carbolic acid with suicidal in.
tent. Physicians have hopes of her recov-
cry, however.
1t is now definitely known that tho
Northern Grain Company will build an
other elevator at Manitowoc, with ca
pacity of 100000 bushels.
Fred Helwig of Wrightstown aged 81
years, committed suicide by hanging,
Temporary insanity from ill-health is suD-
posed to be the cause of the act.
There seems to be a sentiment among
| Chippewa Falls aldermen not to accept
passes at the hands of the Wisconsin Cen
trail Railroad Company this year, as has
| been the custom heretofore.
e. w. Schultz, representing +. 3 Far
| 60 & Co. of Lake Mills, has about COM
| pleted arrangements for the establishment
of a creamery at Custer. 1t is proposed
to issue $4,000 worth of stock in 500
| shares
The residence at McDnl Of G. +. Nc
| Dill, cashier of the Citizens National
Bank of Stevens Point, was destroyed by
! fire. The family escaped with only few
articles of clothing. The less is $4,000;
insurance $4,000.
The Citizens Traction Company of
Oshkosh has let the contracts fer its sum-
mer park extension and buildings. The
contract was awarded to the Falk Man
ufacturing Company Of Milwaukee On its
bid Of $4,000.
A boy by the name Of Ernest George
was instantly killed in the stave mill at
| Glenwood. He attempted to replace
chain on the elevator shaft, when his
clothes caught and he was drawn down
and his throat cut.
Plans are nearly complete for an i'm
mense addition to the Diamond Match
| Works at Oshkosh. The new structure
will cover space Of ground about s. by
127 feet. 1t will be three stories high and
will nearly double the capacity of the
works.
McCabe & Young's combination gave
| performance at Marshfield, and after they
| had gone to their car became involved in
a row. The face and hea.! Of one of the
male members were badly gashcd by one
of the female members, who used razor,
it is alleged.
The panel of Circuit Court jurors at
| Neillsville was challenged on the ground
| that the jury commissioners were appoint
ed under the provisions of chapter 176,
witch took effect last April, and that they
selected the jury list in September after
! chapter 17G had been repealed by chapter
sion Of the Legislature in August, and
that the provisions of chapter $50 had
not been complied with. Other defects
| as to the manner of drawing the jury
were alleged. Much time was consumed
| in arguing the question. but Judge ONelll
overruled the motion to quash the jury,
and court proceeded.
Fire at Arena swept away several bust
ness houses. infiicting a heavy blow on the
town. Among the places burned aye Nc
| Cutchin Bros general store, loss S+,UOO,
insured; w. II. Jones bank, loss $1,000,
insured; d. D. Shea's drug store, loss
| $1,000, insured; James Kings store build
ing, stock and household goods, loss 49,
coo, with about 5000 insurance; post
| office, loss 5000, no insurance: NJ. Doran
meat market, building and tools, loss
$40C, partly insured. Healey's hotel ana
other adjoining property was also daGi-
aged to considerable extent. In the al
sence of fire extinguishing apparatus, the
property was quickly consumed. Inc
cause of the fire is unknown.
The State University catalogue for the
college year '97'9S presents many inter-
csting figures in regard to the attendance
at the institution. There is total gam
in enrolment of III students, or an Ell
rolment this year Of 1,161, while FSC
| year it was $50. There is gain III lie
| graduate department and III the colle5e
of letters and science. In the latter &c,
partment there is Il gain in the junior ana
sophomore classes over last year A sali,
is shown in the college of mechanics anu
engineering. The college of agrictl'Gte
and dairy school shows a gain III al de-
partnents, while in the college OF Id"
! there is falling off, the middle year De'hs
the only class to show an increase lnele
is a loss in the school OF pharmacy
The entire plant of the Chippewa huilll
Der and Boom Company has been s'Hr!eu
I'D. all the old men of the company oeins
in their accustomed places. This course
was decided upon after long cons ia
ton with the members of the state Do.' -
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