Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-11


Duncan McDougal at Camp Douglas, was
bound over on u charge Of murder.
Roy Divan, 2-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Divan, who reside near
Juda, met death by falling into the water
tank.
The board of control of the Agricultural
Association has decided to rebuild the
new exhibition building, recently bloWn
over at Plymouth.
While hurrying to the fire at Belolt on
his bicvcle Bert Rathburn collided with a
log left in the road since the recent gfea'
Storm and was seriously injured.
Capt. Scott, who resigned the Indian
agency at Ashland to go to the front, has
been appointed to have charge of the light
ers for the Porto Rico expedition.
Thomas Holland of Racine, who has
been arrested on numerous occasions,
was sentenced to nine months in the State
prison on the charge of having deserted
his wife.
In runaway at Prairie du Sac Miss
Lizzie Felix's arm was broken and g. A.
Burton was knocked into semi-conscious-
ness from a blow on the head while try
ing to stop the animal.
Four little st. Paul boys arrived at
Stevens Point locked in a wheat car, hav-
ing had nothing to eat since they left st.
Paul several days before. The boys are
each from 10 to y years old.
Ten cows belonging to Ole Melsby of
Spring Valley were driven away by
thieves. -Four were horribly bruised and
crawled home the next day. The others
were found under cliff far from home,
four dead and two almost dead.
NJ 2. Sorenson, an employe of the Chi
cago and Northwestern Railway Com
pany, was run over by dump car in Ev-
ansvlle. A large bolt was forced through
his leg between the bones running from
the knee to the foot, severing an artery.
The water works war, which has been
carried on for years in the city of Osh-
kosh, but with special fierceness since
Mayor Idesen was elected, came to an
end by the adoption of an agreement be-
tween the city and the company, in when
liberal concessions were made to the city.
At Racine. Judge Flett rendered de-
cision in the cases Of A. j. Pierce ana
Miss Adelaide Korizek, charged with rid
ing on the sidewalk with bicycle. 1t
was held that the ordinance forbidding
riding on the sidewalk in the city of Ra-
cine is valid and each of the defendants
was fined 81 and costs.
Sparks from locomotive set fire to the
roof of the Draper elevator at GAINESVILLE.
The building is an old one and is insured.
1t contained machinery worth $500, which
was damaged. While chopping hole IN
the roof City Electrician Kline slipped
ON the shingles and in trying to save HIM
self was severely injured.
In 1868 Dr. A. l.. Buchan lived on a
farm in the town Of Yorkville near Ra-
cine. One day he caught a small mud
turtle and cut on it's back the name, "A.
L. Buchan, 1861 One day the Graham
brothers, who now live on the farm,
caught turtle and on it's back found the
name and the date put on by A. l.. Blu
chan.
A passenger train on the Chicago and
Northwestern Railway killed a man and
a team at Five Mile crossing, near Ra-
cine. The body was taken to Racine and
identified as that of Charles Hoppke, a
Caledonia farmer, 45 years old. He was
on his way home and it is believed went to
sleep and his horses wandered on the
track.
Michael Noonap, a farmer whose home
is at Cooperstown, who was being treated
at Oshkosh, fired two bullets into his
breast and one into his head. Noonan is
about so years old and well-to-do. He
was married to a woman much younger
than himself six months ago. Despon-
dency through fear of going insane caused
his death.
The effort Of the Oshkosh sash and door
to resume operations after
eleven weeks suspension on account of
the woodworkers' strike partially succeed
ed. -Four hundred men went to work,
and all factories except one were rum
ming. The crews will be gradually in
creased, it is expected. There were no
demonstrations
A meeting at Library Hall, Berlin, was
held for the purpose of perfecting per-
manent organization with which every
effort will be made to secure the removal
of the county seat from hartford to Ber-
lin. The petition circulated last fall and
presented to the County Board contained
more than the requisite number of names
empowering that body to submit the
question to a vote of the people.
AT Germania location, a suburb of Hur-
ley, Mrs. John Anur put her two youngest
children to bed, one boy of years, the
other IL months old, and went across the
street to neighbor. Shortly afterward
a neighbor, seeing the house on fire, and
hearing screaming, tried the door and
found it locked. He then broke in a win
dow, but could not get the children, and
was nearly overcome by smoke and heat.
The fire department tried their utmost to
save the house, but it was burned to the
ground with all it's contents. The bodies
Of the two children were recovered, burn
ed to a crisp. The savings of Mr.. Anur
and their clothing with all their furniture
were burned.
The Wisconsin Central stock yards barn
ON Minnesota avenue, Stevens Point. was
DESTROYED by an incendiary fire. While
the fire companies were engaged at this
tire q mile from the business district fro