Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-01-27
F. M. Givens gets the appointment @
postmaster at Fond du Lac.

Bernard J. Awe has been appointed
postmaster at Forestvilie, vice Marion
Schmitz, removed.
Albert MILLER was buried under forty
feet of sand while working in the bottom
of Il well at Baraboo.
Henry Fiese Of Beloit. who enlisted in
the regular army few months ago, is re-
ported killed by Indians in Indian terri
tory.
John Werrick, an old soldier living near
Beloit, is dead at the age of So years.
Mrs. John Early of Holland died sudden
~ at the age of 81 years.
At Manitowoc, the jury in the case of
Anton MatjowitZ against John Stastny
and others for malicious prosecution and
libel brought in a verdict for the plaintiff,
awarding him SO damages.
Racine is having smallpox scare. A
high school girl was taken sick with the
disease. Her school books were burned
and the school house thoroughly fumigat
ed. No spread of the malady is antici-
pated.
Four young men threw brick through
a show window of A. Stechel's store at
Milwaukee and stole four gold watches.
The theft was committed in the presence
of a number of people, but the thieves eS-
capped.
William Anders, farmer of George
town, was struck on the head by limb
while at work in the woods. He was
taken to Cumberland, where he died. He
was 40 years old and leaves a wife and six
children.
The Gilkey & Arson Company of Mer-
rill has purchased the real estate and mill
of the former Wolf River Lumber Com
pany and the box factory of the G. A.
Norway Box and Lumber Company in
that town.
Ex-senator Sawyer has promised anoth-
err 81 900 towards the completion of the
Science hall of Lawrence University at
Appleton, when $4,000 is raised. More
than $4,000 has already been given to
the project.
Edward Miller, a farmer living near
Marinette, was knocked insensible by a
blow from limb of tree which he was
cutting. He lay unconscious in the snow
for several hours and almost died from
the exposure.
The faculty of Lawrence University at
Appleton has practically repudiated Cap
tain Fuller of the military department,
modifying the punishment of Cadet Otto
G. Haefner to Il reprimand and the usual
time at drill
Hereafter the small water consumers of
Milwaukee will be given the same rates
as larger consumers, who have heretofore
enjoyed many privileges in the way of low
rates, scheduled according to the amount
of water used.
The Milwaukee Bicycle Company at
North Milwaukee executed an assign
ment to Jesse B. Whitnall. T. III. Hoyt
is president of the company, Joseph Gill
lette president, Charles Celenski
treasurer and James l.. Smith secretary.
MI. and Mrs. Joseph Lapinc, who re-
sides two miles north of Fond du Lac,
celebrated their golden wedding anniver-
sary. Mr.. and Mrs. Lapine are the par
ents of thirteen children, have fifty-four
grandchildren and eight greatgrandchil-
dren.
James McDonough, an engineer on the
Chicago and Northwestern road, who
boarded in GAINESVILLE and was we'll known
among railroad men, was struck by a
train on crossing in Chicago and in
stantly killed. He leaves Il widow and
two children.
At Milwaukee, Matthew Thomet,
charged with arson, was discharged. He
served two years in the penitentiary for
setting fire to the Pabst thcater and was
pardoned by Gov. Upham. Last June he
was arrested on Il new charge of arson,
but no case was made out.
Henry G.. Payne announced that he
was letting politics alone and attending
strictly to business He refused to talk
about his candidacy for the United States
Senatorship, and he disclaimed any knowL
edge of what was going on in reference
to the nominations in the spring.
Henry Faust, who has lately returned
to Kaukauna after an absence of two
years at Fitzgerald, Ga, was bitten by
small black spider, and although only
short distance from his house, by the time
he reached there he was so overcome by
severe pains that he could go no further.
He Immediately applied strong ammonia
to the wound Mr.. Faust was complete
ly paralyzcd for about three weeks and
was blind and deaf during most of the
time. Even now, after a. lapse of seven
months. at about the same time in the
month that the spider bit him he is partly
paralyzed for a short time.
The dedication of the First Congrega-
tional Church, Lake Geneva, occurred
the other day. The sermon was by Pres
ident e. d. Eaton of Beloit College. At
the morning session there were addresses
by the pastor, the Rev. r. G.. Denison of
GAINESVILLE and the Rev. J. w. Fifield Of
Chicago. The meeting in the afternoon
was addressed by the Rev. DR.. +. w.
Fisk of the Chicago Theological Semi
nary, the Rev. d. l.. Holbrook of Fond
du Lac, the Rev. G. G.. I4ockridge of Elk
horn and the Rev J. Faville Of Appleton.
The evening sermon was addressed by
the Rev. John Faville of Appleton and
DR.. w. Douglas Mackenzie of Chicago.
The mention of book nearly 2oO years
of age, the property Of j. G. Van Neil,
has revealed the ownership in Little Chute
hook much older 1T