Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-08-04

AT Cnetek, the Sprague house anu
store, with contents, was destroyed by
fire. The loss is $1,000, with insurance
Of $1,000.
Mrs. A. C. Clas of Milwaukee was rob-
bed of $1,000 worth Of diamonds, which
she thinks were taken from her by seek
er after aims.
Anotht claim against the city of Osh-
kosh for damages for injuries sustained at
the Mcmillan riot has been fled with the
city clerk The claimant is Philip Rose.
Mrs. Haivor C. Olson of Eau Claire,
whose husband was killed in the fall of
Music Hall some time ago, has begun suit
for $4,000 damages against the owners OF
the building.
During the recent storm the Catholic
Church at Elroy was struck by lightning
and large hole torn in the rear steeple.
The church was struck in nearly the same
place two years ago.
Ole Oleson, q blacksmith employed in
the shops of the GAINESVILLE Machine Com
pany, carelessly stepped into a shaping
machine to pick up tool. His right leg
was terribly crushed between the knee
and thigh.
Judge vi. NJ. L lleiES Oh tue AlOSh ooOA-
ty municipal court was struck by Chi
cago and Northwestern passenger engine
at GAINESVILLE and seriously if not fatally
injured while riding a bicycle. He was
terribly cut and bruised about the nead
and was taken to his home by the hre
patrol.
Gov Scofield has received many letters
from people in the State urging that
something be done to check the abuse Of
the Wisconsin troops at the front. Moth
ers and wives, particularly, are vehement
in their demands that some steps be taken
to prevent a recurrence of severe forced
marches.
The Sheboygan Advancement Associa-
ton has completed preliminary survey
for a railroad between there and Waldo.
The road is to be run in connection with
car ferry across Lake Michigan, which
will be established as soon as the new
elevator is in operation. 1t is believed the
ST. Paul Railroad Company is behind the
project.
There is complicated litigation going on
over the Appleton Water Works Com
pany and two receivers have been ap-
pointed, neither of whom is in possession.
The Central Trust Company Of New York
attempted to foreclose on bonds of $1lO,-
coo, and Herman Erb of Appleton was
appointed receiver. His demand for pos
session Of the plant was refused and j. NJ.
Baer was appointed receiver on behalf Of
other creditors.
Hugh J. Kealey is the second wheelman
in Milwaukee to be killed through fast
riding within a week. Kealey, with
younger brother, was riding east on
Knapp street, and was coming down the
hill toward the street car tracks at
rapid pace. AS the pair neared the tracks
car came along. The younger rider
managed to clear it, but his brother ran
into the car and was picked up uncon-
scious. He was taken to the Trinity hos
pital, where he died.
A west-bound freight train on the Wis
consin Central road was boarded at Thorp
by several tramps, who proved unruly,
and when the train was stopped to put
them off more boarded the train, making
about twenty in all. The tramps were
too strong for the train crew and conse-
quently ran the train to suit themselves.
Police Of Chippewa Falls were wired to
be on hand when the train arrived to ar
and when about one mile east got off the
cars and made good their escape.
A shocking occurrence is reported from
Plum City. While a party of berry pick
ers were securing the woods between
Plum City and Pepin one of the number,
mother, nurscd her babe and placed it
in buggy to sleep. When she returned
from the berry patch, an hour or SO after
ward, she was Mortified to find that her
little one had been devoured by animals.
The child's bloody clothing and some
gnawed and half-eaten bones were all
that remained. 1t is supposed that the
child fell out of the buggy and became
prey to hogs or wolves. The latter are
very plentiful in the woods in that vicin-
ity.
While the Modern Woodmen were hold
ing initiation rites in their lodge rooms in
the Sons of Veterans hall at Marinette,
some one by placing a ladder on top of
shed succeeded in getting high enough to
look into the windows. For some time he
watched the new members ride the goat
and be otherwise abused before he was
noticed AS soon as he saw that he had
been discovered he jumped to the ground
and ran. Several members Of the lodge
followed him, but he got away. How to
punish the offender was a question. Final
ly it was decided to capture him and put
him through a few of the initiatory rites
which he had witnessed and a few cere-
monies not set down in the manual, but
they have been unable to get hold of the
lad.
The heavy rains of the last few days
have brought to light the remains of q
curious animal at Anderson Mills. A
son of John w. Anderson accidentally dis
covered the point of a huge tusk protrud-
ing from the ground and at once set to
work to take it out. He discovered that
he had found complete skeleton of some
strange animal, now extinct. 1t is diff
cult to form q clear idea of it from the
parts now exhumed, but the skeleton is
evidently that of a mastodon. The tusks
are 9 feet inches in length and measure
q inches in circumference at the base.