Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-06-30

The large farm house of Preston Wei
ster in the town Of Almond was entireIy
destroyed by fire, together with all the
contents.
:. Mrs. Sarah Hicklin, within two or three
years of being centenarian, died at her
home at Patch Grove. She went there
nearly seventy years ago.
The suit Of James Ryan of Washburp
against the Duluth South Shore and A.
lantic Railway for $1,000 for the loss Of
Il leg was settled for $1,000.
The Chippewa river is at splendid
driving stage and the logs are coming
down in large quantities. The Mississippi
has not been so high in years.
A son of D. w. Owens, about five miles
north Of Platteville, was accidentally shot
by companion while out hunting. The
boy was about II years old.
The little S-ycar-old daughter of Law.
renee Cooney of Chippewa Falls. while
playing in a lumber yard was caught be-
meath heavy lumber pile and seriously
injured.
Gust Dudley, an unmarried man, was
instantly killed by freight train at Tom
ahawk. He had been out all night with
the boys and was resting on the railroad
track and fell asleep.
At Green Lake, August Nimpli, Ger.
man. pleaded guilty to murder and was
sentenced to life Imprisonment at Wau-
pun. Nimpkli shot his wife at Berlin
June s during a quarrel.
The committee Of the Fiftieth Anniver-
sary Club which had the Little Chute
semi-centennial in charge acknowledge
that the association is behind $500. The
expenses are said to have been 81 1900.
The body Of an unknown man was
found back of the Russell paper mill at
Neenah in about two feet of water. A
tattoo mark on his arm and the initials
81. p. w." dated 1916, were marked on
his arm. One arm was off at the elbow.
A bullet wound was discovered in his hip.
Edward Brown, well-known timber
man of West Superior, committed SUICIDE
by shooting himself in the head with a re-
volver at the Merchants Hotel. He made
an unsuccessful attempt at suicide at
South Range month ago. Business re-
verses had unsettled his mind.
At flag-raising exercises at Ithaca, Am
asa Grover, % years old, was almost ia.
tally injured by the unexpected discharge
of a cannon. Mr.. Grover was loading,
and when the last Charge was put in a few
sparks which remained caused prema-
ture explosion. He may recover.
The fishermen report millions Of Ger
man carp in the shallow waters between
Lake AIonona and Waubesa in Dane
County. Some years sine>i the United
States set about introducing this fish in
these waters. About ten years ago Il plant
of them was stocked in Lake Wingra
They have multiplied in great numbers
and grown to immense size.
A small strike occurred at tie plant Of
the Riverside Fiber Company at Apple.
ton. About a dozen boys who were EN-.
ployed in the machine room walked out
demanding an increase in their pay of %
cents day. AS most of the boys were
being paid 1926 day, which is more than
is paid for similar work in any sulphte
mill in the valley, the managers refused
to grant the demand. When they appear
ed to go to work they found that new
hands had been employed in their places.
Consequently there are a dozen sadder
but wiser young men.
Postoffice inspectors and secret service
men have been put to work to unearth o
number Of thefts from soldiers mail which
have taken place recently. Many of the
volunteers at Chickamauga have sent re-
mittances to their homes in various parts
of this State, and in many instances com.
plant has been made that the letters tell.
ing of the enclosure of money have been
received, but that the money which was
inclosed with the letters did not come
Complaint has been made especially at \
Oshkosh. The authorities believe that the &
irregularities are committed at some point Z
between Chickamauga and Chicago.
Young Borgwardt, who shot and killed 4
a companion named Duerkepp while out II
hunting year ago last fall, has returned &
home to Alma. They were cousins and II
the best of friends, and went hunting one &
day but did not return. Duerkopp was D
found shot and unconscious, and died the y
same day, while Borgwardt was not to
be found. Borgwardt says he was going
to kill himself, but the gun would not 20 d
off and, fearing the law and punishment
from his father, he ran away He says
he travelled through Minnesota, Dakota "
and Iowa. The boy admits that he shot
Duerkopp, but he says it was accidental
which the people believe.
The Indians, who for more than twentT
years have lived on the bank of the beau
tiful Rice lake, near Harshaw, have aban
doned that point since the storm and NOV
ed to Bear Skin lake, about five miles
north of their old haunts. This is a rem
nant Of the Pottawattomie tribe thai
many years ago were taken to a reserVa'
ton In Kansas. But the Indians love Of
the timber, for the free life in woods, f@
the splendid hunting and fishing of then
old Wisconsin home was too strong ana
one by one they have come back and ratf
er than return to the Kansas prairies re
nounce the annuities provided by the Gov sss
eminent and remain here. When tux
lumber companies commenced erecul
their camps on the banks Of the lake tE
Indians said something would happen Y
the white mans houses, and now think Tue d.
Great Spirit was displeased at what thy
consider the encroachment of the WllE
man and sent the great wind to puns' rs
them M