Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-11-24
State Items of Interest.

William Winters of Johnson's Creek
who was injured in a runaway accident
is dead.
Mrs. s. E. Heath of acine, aged 60,
dropped dead on returning from a visit to
a neghbqr.
Roy CASTOR of the Third Illinois infan-
try returned to Beloit ON sick leave from
Porto RICO.
G. S. Douty, an old resident of Omro
and for Elany years engaged in the drug
business there, is dead.
A sulphur spring has been discovered
near Mar.nette and it may possess medic
inal properties which will make it very
valuable. 1t is located on the farm of
Reuben Merryman.
At Augusta, a west bound gravel train
broke in two by the slipping of a coupling
and in running down-grade the two
parts of the train clashed, piling up eight
cars totally wrecked.
Large hay barns just outside La Crosse,
belonging to II. Goddard, were destroyed
by fire. The property was uninsured and
will be heavy loss. The fire was out of
the reach of the fire department and the
water works system.
Major Hugh J. McGrath, U. S. A, and
Miss Mary Carson were married at the
De Soto Hotel at Savannah, Ga. Both
are Of prominent Eau Claire families, the
bride being daughter of the late William
Carson, a millionaire lumberman.
Frank Ncumann lost his dwelling house,
saloon AID dance hall at Kaukauna by
hre. The amount of insurance was ST.
-9O and She property was valued at So,
oo" HERMAN Strech's property adjoin-
ing WAS damaged to the extent of 5000.
Inc Palmer House of Fond du Lac,
which was remodelcd some months ago at
an eNpenp of $4,000, has been leased to
T. l.. Taylor of Duluth, formerly proprie
Tor OF the Spaulding, and +. J. Matchette,
manager Of the st. Charles of Milwaukee.
Adam Hammer must answer for his
shooting nine of the Rowell Manufacture
ing company employees at Beaver Dam,
IN circuit Court, and he will spend the
ume IN jail waiting for the trial, as his
attorneys refused to allow their client to
De placed under bonds.
The Escanaba and Lake Superior Rail-
road thirty miles of which is to be finish
ed TINS winter, will be completed that dis
III 'tlil " uuSS. Steel IS DelLS idlu
al the rate of half mile a day. The
company has some very large contracts in
CEDAR pine and hardwood.
MIS-. Lena Epson of the village of Bris-
'oI met with bad accident, and it was al
most miraculous that she escaped with her
"Ie. She was driving along the Plank
road and had nearly crossed the bridge
over the Desplaines river when the rotten
uheers of the bridge gave way and the
S'uhS lady, horses and buggy struck the
N"'er together. but fortunately the for
tueT escaped with only slight bruises. The
Io'SeS were cut in several places. Mrs.
NpSoh was forced to remain standing
'St deep in the water and hold the
,SInlened horses until a passerby releas-
IeF from her plight. While not seri-
"sF injured, she suffered a great deal
cident. - - 'ii- a.
@rge barn and contents owned by
Ipn helters, near Belmont, was burn
v.,s ~ 'ne ground. 1t is thought to be the
$1,000. nc i0ss Is es'inia'eu a.
sr i1a"serd Daley has been sentenced to
for Sears IN the State prison at Waupun
ioa, shooting at James Kennedy in a sa-
tha IN N milwaukee on the night prior to
iaSt April election.
TIA I Coppes, contracting mason on
foun saukauna water works standuine
fnish;aon' while engaged in laying the
IL sn.s course of stone, got q finger bad
smashed, nevessitat;ng aor,,..+;~,.