Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-12-29

aged 73, Racine. neon.
Fart Hewlett, young son Of Jo,,u
ttfof Waupua, had his right hama lew
off in a corn husker. taken.
Gallup Ford, farmer Of ,bo 49,,
Lyndon, was so furiously butted hy on OF
that one of his legs was broken IAN
John NeVeaux, half-breed, was ano
cd while skating near La Pointo V NV
body was recovered the next mornin, LIE
The jury, iEa the case of Addic VI g.
Of Eau Claire IS. Fitch Gilbert hron nSw
ina verdict for 81, S47 for the plaintiff afn'
The new fish hatchery in North nor,. :,
Oshkosh will be i'm operation Feb ! sn' !"
Neyins has Eet contracts for tronrbs
About 100000 lake trout spawn T;n
be- tried first. van
Williaana Rutgers, farmer bow Twin,
ins Westport, st arted to skate across IaLss
Mendota ta attend party in Madison
and has not been seen nor heard fro1
since. 1T is believed he went through tba
ice and waS drowned
The Meshodists of Sun Prairie recertr
enjoyed one of the most important DAYS
in their history. A beautiful remodaIsd
church WAS dedicated with formal services
by Rev. Webster Millar, d. D., presidino
elder of the Fond du Lac district.
Wolf Panzer, superintendent of Streets
of Juneau, received word from Bavaria
his native land, that he had fallen heir IA
a part of a large fortune left by deceas.
ed relative. 1t is pretty certain that h.
will receive from $1,000 to $4,000
An active effort is to be made again IN
divide Chippewa County, and the bill for
this purpose is likely to be one of the
earliest introduced in the Legislature. The
people in the northern part of the county
are very anxious for county seat in their
section.
The 3-year-old son Of J. E. H. StimsoD
of Appleton was burned, possibly fatally,
by the catching fire of his nightdresS. The
child was alone when the accident occur
red and his right side was terribly burned
His 12-year-old sister had her hands bad.
ly burned while endeaXoring to put out
the flame.
Mrs. Ann Ross, q Marinette widow,
went insane over religion. a Chicago
revivalist, representing the Dowie faith
healing, held meetings there and an at
tempt was made to cure Mrs. Ross Of
lameness. Prayer was tried at several
meetings and the final result of it was in.
sanity for the woman. She was picked
up in the hall used by the healerS while
waiting for meeting.
C. II. Moulton, aged 81 years, and one
of the wealthiest residents of Berlin, Sc
cured divorce from Anna Bechinski
who claimed to be the legal wife of plain
tiff. The woman produced marriage
certificate obtained in Milwaukee year
ago, but Mr.. Moulton declared he had
never been a party to any such contract
He stated that the woman was cOnsprlns
to get possession of his property.
James Mellen, foreman of the Pearl
logging camp near Butternut was chased
by pack Of wolves. He was unarmed
and his only chance to escape was by
speed. He urged his horses to their Ut
most and for several miles it was race
for life. Had he stopped, the wolves would
have been upon him and he would have
met a frightful death, but he managed 10
keep ahead and reached town safely.
The deadlock in the Oshkosh City Conn
Gil over the adoption of library plans was
broken by selecting those presented by W.
w. Waters. Suit has been commenced
against the city by the heirs of the Har'
ris estate, which was bequeathed to the
city for library purposes, and IN order
make a defense in court it was lmpera'
tive that something be done to avert the
loss of the entire beQuest. Bids will be.
advertised for at once for the erection On
a $4,000 building. 4
Edward Balm of Kenosha, manufactur'
err of the Balm wagon, died in Pasadena
Cal. Mr.. Balm was born in Kinderhook,
n. Y, March 8, 1923. Shortly after he
became of age he removed to the west
and settled in what was then SOUTHPORT
now Kenosha, establishing hardware
business, which he conducted successfully
for twenty years. In 1852 he began the
manufacture of farm wagons, by which ne
amassed a fortune variously estlmaleu
from $4,00O,00O to S5,O00,000.
Two sisters of charity from a Chicago
convent had narrowing experience III
the woods. They got off at a siding car
ed Summit, about forty miles from Malf
nette. There is no station there and lne
nearest place of habitation is camp '"o
miles distant. The sisters lost their way
in the woods trying to find the camp ro
tunately one of them had matches anu
they built fire. They passed the nlsns
carrying wood to keep from freezing ,, @ni
were rescued the next morning by i''
Stephenson of Menominee.
Miss Minnie Rose Of Beaver Dam s ,ly
herself in the Plankinton House IN MI
waukee. She left a letter Ill when sns
asks that her body be destroyed oy Wv
tricity. She went to the hotel ana en0a a.
cd a room, registering her correcL iI. IN
and address. Shortly after | o cloon IN
the afternoon her body was discover. bs
the room with bullet wound over ~
heart. She had been employed Oy H. In
McFctridge for a number OF Yeas iii.
the letter she says that untrue stoiI'
culated about her drove her to suicIue'
Joseph F. Becker, foreman Of Emu i os.
gems tnishop; Herman Kruger anu aanins
car Meyer were working on q Scan :taI at
at the top of the Holy Family hoSp' Ibid.
Manitowoc, placing cornice on the U ,ork