Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-04
Edmund u. Hall, q well-known business
man at GAINESVILLE, is dead. aged G5.

Rev. j. j. crosby Of the Baptist Church
at Hudson has resigned to accept a call
from Detroit, Mich.
John McFadden, brakeman on the
Chicago, Burlington and Northern Rail-
way, lost an arm while coupling cars at
Charme
Albert Burton, 20 years of age, an in
mate of the county poor farm at Fond du
Lac, was struck by a st. Paul engine and
instantly killed
The body of George Fehler, an old man
about 70 years of age, was found in the
lake at Algoma. 1t is supposed to be
case of accidental drowning.
Word has been received at Chippewa
Falls upon authority, to the effect that
B. +. Willard has been appointed United
States marshal fer Alaska.
An old man named Wassam, aged 80.
living four miles from Barron, committed
suicide by hanging. He suffered from a
cancer and became Respondent.
At Kenosha, Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Wright
and their entire family were poisoned The
poison is supposed to have been taken
into the system by eating green onions.
The store of III. J. Watts at Gillett was
totally destroyed by fire, which is suppos-
ed to have started from a hanging lamp.
The loss is partly covered by insurance.
Justice Marshall of the State Supreme
Court has decided to build an opera house
at Chippewa Falls at a cost of $15, 1000 G,
$4,000. Part Of the block will be used
for stores.
The strike at John Thompson & Sons
works at Beloit is over and the 100 mer
have resumed work. The obnoxious locks
were removed from the gates, as the men
demanded.
Frank Newman of Appleton was sent to
Jail for ten days for contempt of court by
Court Commissioner Boyd. Newman was
summoned in an unimportant case but ig-
nored the notice.
The packing plant of T. G. Gross &
Bros. Company, in Milwaukee, was dam
aged by fire to the extent of $4,000. One
car load of hogs was burned before the
cars could be moved.
T. Kelley, aged 62 years, walked off the
dock on the Government canal at Kaukau-
na and was drowned. He was a paper
maker at the Outagamie mills. He leaves
a widow and nine children.
Schett's saloon and the Morse restau-
rant at GAINESVILLE were burglarized by
boys, cigars and candy being taken The
police found several boxes of cigars be-
meath a sidewalk, which were not the
property of the above firms.
The statement that Warden Roberts of
the State prison at Waupun was to retire
to make way for Charles G. McClaughry
is followed by the news that Deputy War
den Nosburg is to give place to Assistant
Superintendent Thomas of the Green Bay
reformatory.
Steiner Stenerson, young Marinette
man, left Marinette last February for his
home in Norway. Nothing was heard Of
him until recently, when a notice was re-
ceived from the public authorities of G1as-
gov, Scotland, stating that he had died in
that city on his way home and was buried
there.
Charles n. Gorham, who has been con-
nected with the Bank Of New Richmond
for the past fourteen years, and n. B.
Bailey, cashier of the Bank of Hudson,
have purchased the Bank of Baldwin and
will reorganize the same as the State
Bank Of Baldwin, with capital of $780,
| 900.
At Maustcn, the jury in the case of A.
+. Lynch, charged with the murder Of his
divorced wife's father, after being out
twenty-six hours, stated to the court that
they were unable to arrive at a verdict and
| were discharged. The defense was insan-
ity. The murder occurred at Tomah, June
20, 1898. A new trial was Immediately
commenced.
Prof. Carl Kukla, teacher of music
we'll known in Milwaukee, died while Civ
ing lesson. The old professor died while
playing the violin. AS his bow drew forth
the last strains of an old German melody
he fell forward on the floor, the violin
crashing under him. His death was caused
by heart disease.
The Lakeside swimming school, owned
by Helmald & Exc of Fond du Lac, was
broken INFO and goods to the value of
considerable sum taken. An entrance was
made by breaking in the office door.
Among the articles taken was a box OF
soap, 100 towels, four boxes of cigars, a
quantity Of tobacco and tools.
Fishermen report that many of the
trout streams around Baraboo have been
depopulated during the severe winter just
passed. The streams froze solid, which
caused the springs which supplied them
with water to flow out over the banks or
on the frozen surface of the creeks. Except
in rare and favorable cases the trout have
persisted.
William H Salter of Milwaukee is hope
lessly blind as the result of burning by
carbolic acid thrown in his face by
young woman. AS Salter was returning
from work in the dusk of evening the
young woman met him at the gate and
threw the acid into his face without
word and then ran away. Several persons
saw the assault, but made no effort to de-
tain the woman.
Mike Bartimes, living short way from
Phillips, became jealous of the attentions
shown his wife by another man and I'M
dertook to kill her with a shotgun, only
| infiicting severe flesh wound upon her,
however He then. turned the gun on him