Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-08


ley, was killed by falling from load of
wood.
William Fl. Zahrte, saloonkeeper Of
Millston, lost $500 by the robbery of his
saloon.
John Koehler a prominent farmer of
the town Of Hubbard, lost his life in q
runaway.
A charivari party near Waupun ended
in broken windows and docas and bunch
of arrests.
Bishop Nicholson officiated at the laying
Of the corner stone of the st. Luke's guild
at Racine
Miss Allie WEIGH of Stevens Point has
gone to Chickamauga to nurse the sick
volunteers.
Charles Clemens, bagIer of Company B,
Second regiment, is i'll at Ponce with ty-
phoid fever.
J. T. Kean, formerly of Stevens Point,
South Dakota.
The Park Hotel at Belleville was de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is about "a, 600,
partially insured.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank 3. Fargo of Lake
Mills gave a reception to 200 guests from
all parts Of the State.
The house occupied by E. Rohen at
New London was destroyed by fire. The
household goods were saved.
Miss Van Adestan opened the new deaf
mute department in the public schools at
Stevens Point With four pupils.
The divorced wife Of James Colyin, who
recently died a convict at Waupun, has
ordered the remains sent to her.
James L. Stewart Of Edgerton ended
his life with laudanum. Business re-
verses were the ostensible cause.
The Sank County insane asylum is so
full Of patients that the authorities are
at loss to know what to do with them.
Mrs. Fred Cornell of E1roy died. Last
spring her husband was killed on tie rail
road and two months later a daughter
died.
Godfrey Shafer of Marshfield, % years
old, employed in a sawmili at Mcmillan,
drowned in the mill pond. He leaves a
wife.
Private Max Heck, Racines city at
torney, has been discharged from mill
tary service upon request Of the City
Council.
William Hummel, farmer, living near
Greenwood, diedsas the result Of an acci-
dent. He was 81 years old and leaves two
children.
At Berlin, Alphonso Sanborn was burn
ed to crisp in the flames of his house.
Many believe he was murdered, as he had
considerable money.
Fire of an unknown origin destroyed the
old Morgan sawmill at Oshkosh. The
mill was filled with lumber and the loss
will amount to about $1,000.
West Superior celebrated the advent of
peace by a magnificent display Of fire.
works and bonfres along the lake shore
and a parade of Illuminated boats four
miles long.
Oshkosh has issued an edict against slot
machines, which will be resisted by the
saloon men. The gambling machine craze
has taken an astonishing hold on the Osh-
kosh youth.
At Racine, Charles Burkhart and Dixon
Grout, guests Of the Hotel Racine, and
George Hull, bellboy, fell into an eleva-
tor shaft. Burkhart and Grout were Sc
verely injured, but Hull escaped unhurt.
Mrs. Rubie Bennett of Brodhead has
been granted a divorce by Judge Ben
nett from DR.. Edwin Bennett Two years
ago DR.. Bennett went to Chicago to take
postgraduate course and has not been
seen since.
Fred Wentworth of Spring Green was
found dead by trainmen between Muscoda
and Avoca. He was lying about ten feet
from the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
tracks. He had been at work in Mus
coda with q Spring Green stone mason.
He leaves wife and five small children.
Miss Florence Lindsey, daughter Of
John Lindsey of the town of Mitchell, fell
downstairs few days ago with lighted
lamp in her hand. The lamp set her hair
and clothes on fire, and had it not been
for a man being in the cellar she would
have been burned to death. She was quite
badly burned about the hands, arms,
breast and face, and her recovery is
doubtful. Mr.. Manley, who extinguished
the flames, was quite badly burned on
the hands.
A temporary dwelling on the farm Of
Warren Gilbert, six miles southwest of
Rio, was destroyed by fire and 2-vear-
old daughter of Eugene Gilbert, which
was asleep in an upper room, was burned
to death. The parents had gone to the
village, leaving three children in bed and
no light or fire in the house. The hired
man was in the barn doing chores at the
time the fire broke out It is supposed
that the eldest girl, 10 years old, attempt
ed to light a lamp and in some way set
fire to some clothing in the room. She
and younger sister ran out and gave the
alarm, but before help arrived the fire
had gained such Roadway that it was inn
possible to reach the little one.
According to statement recently COM
piled the increase in the acreage of the to-
bacco crop is less than 10 per cent over
the crop of a year ago, which is some
what less than previous estimates that
have been advanced. The increase Of '97
over '06 was more than % per cent, and
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