Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-10-13

1AeV. w. N. sloan, pastor or the First
Presbyterian Church at Eau Claire, has
resigned to take a pulpit in Helena, Mont.
Henry NJ. Arno and Miss Louise Bart
lein We're married at Menasha the Rev
Father John Schubert performing the GER
emony.
The $1S,50O bonds for the new nigh
school building at Marshfield were sold to
the First National Bank of that city for
$40, 1889
At Greenwood Thomas Bibby fell
from the scaffold on his house, striking
on his head and rendering him unconscious
for two days.
Timothy Cookery Of Company |, Sec
ond Wisconsin volunteers, who became
i'll in Porto Rico is dead at Ashland. He
lived in Cobourg, Ont.
Oscar Christensen, while out hunting
up the Manitowoc river, was seriously
wounded in the abdomen by the accidental
discharge of his gun.
Conductor Riley of Baraboo died sud
denly in his caboose. He was sitting in
the car smoking when blood vessel burst
and blood rushed from his mouth. Death
followed Immediately.
ApCIl lIASSuoIL. WuuC COdSlllS NEAR
Black river bridge at Neillsville, lost con-
troll of the wheel and plunged into the
river. breaking his collar hone and mar
rowly escaping with his life.
Three hundred Rock County farmers
have organized to contest the assessments
of the Farmers Mutual Township Hail
Insurance Company. Farmers who recov-
cred from $40 to $50 have been assessed
$50 to $50.
a fearful storm Of short duration IA ged
at Rib Lake. driving everything before it
and unroofns several buildings. The
bark mill of Fayette Shaw's tannery was
one of them and considerable damage is
the result.
1t is estimated that 1000 people were
burned out in the recent forest fires, most
of them being farmers. They are rot
discouraged and will return to their lands
with what assistance they can get in the
way of food and seed.
John Scofield of Stockbridge, who at
tempted to commit suicide, and who was
found unconscious on the shore of Lake
Winnebago, where he had lain for four
days, has been committed to the North
crn hospital for the insane.
The Bay View rolling mills have passed
into the hands of a new corpora ton, the
Federal Steel Company succeeding the
Illinois Steel Company, a deed transfer
ring the property to the new concern hay
ing been filed at the recorders office at
Milwaukee.
While threshing on the farm OF John
Schoenrock Jr., in the town of Sheboy-
gan Falls, Il hot journal on the threshing
machine set fire to the straw and two
barns with all the grain and other con-
tents were burned. The loss is $4,000,
with insurance of about $1,000
A team belonging to Frank Jhorke ran
away at Abbotsford. His son John, Il
years old, who was in the wagon, was
thrown out, and received injuries which
may prove fatal. The team ran against
a plate glass front and demolished it. One
horse was badly wounded.
While Mute Mutt a Wausaukce farmer.
was driving to Cedarvlle. he passed
chopping Of the Bird & Wells Lumber
Company's. The men did not notice the
team coming and felled two trees. One
dropped on the horse, killing him instant
ly, and the other tree fell right behind
the buggy.
Emil Lebert, saIoonkeeper in the
town of Lake, south Of Milwaukee, was
shot and killed by two men whose purpose
was robbery. The men drove up to the
place in buggy and on entering ordered
a drink. Liebert and his wife were then
ordered to hold up their hands. Mrs. Lie
bert seized whisky bottle, which she
threw ar the intruders, who Immediately
began firing reviewers. Six shots were
fired. one of which entered the right lung
of Licbert. resulting fatally. The muir
derers then fled. Liebert leaves a wife
and five children.
Several days ago Joseph Storzbach, a
retired farmer of Stevens Point, left home
to visit his son in Algoma. He returned
home, going to his home on Water street,
where he lives alone, and went to bed. The
next morning, desiring to use some money.
he went to his woodshed and dug up tin
box which he had buried there. He found
the box but to his CONSERVATION the con-
tents were gone. When last seen by Mr..
Storzbach the box contained $1,000 of
Stevens Point city bonds; $4,000 in Gov
eminent bonds, and about $4,000 in gold
and greenbacks The money had been
but had frequently been inspected by its
owner, who has no suspicion as to who
took it, AS far as is known, no one knew
where the treasure was concealed, bur
someone evidently knew that Storzbach
had large sum i'll his possession. as his
house has been entered and searched sew
eral times during his absence.
A work of considerable Importance to
the fishing interests all along the Mssis-
sppi river that was inaugurated at La
Crosse some weeks ago has spread all
along the upper river. La Crosse fisher
men cast about for means Of saving the
vast millions of minnows of black bass
and other food fish from the shallow peck
cts along the river. where they die, and re-
turning them to deep living water. This
sort of thing happens every year. During
the high water the little fish seek the shall
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