Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-01-05

ity of Lodi, many farmers having lost
entire herds.
Grip is reported by physicians to be
epidemic in La Crosse Up to date it has
been manifest only in a light form.
Burglars entered the house of William
Schmitt at Kenosha during the absence
of Mr.. and Mrs. Schmitt in Chicago.
All the Oshkosh banks have cut down
the rate of interest on certificates from
to 2 per cent. A plethora of money is the
cause.
At Platteville, the residence of B.
Beardsley caught fire from defective
fiue and burned out the inside of the
| house.
James Mcdonald, aged 1O2, resident
of Chippewa Falls for forty years, died
in st. Joseph's hospital. He was born in
Montreal in 1906.
Levi w. Naylor, a well-known Racine
boy, has been appointed second assistant
district attorney of Kings County, N. Y,
with salary of $4,000 per year.
Burglars broke into the station at Mid
way. They cut the ticket cabinet slide,
forced the money drawer and all drawers
in the secretary, but found nothing.
Thomas Collins of Rhinelander, aged 40,
was taken to the Northern hospital, hay-
ing been declared insane by a council Of
physicians. He was cook by trade.
Passenger train No. 3, La Crosse divis-
ion of the Milwaukee road, went into
ditch at Camp Douglas. Some little dam
age was done to the rolling stock, but the
passengers escaped with only good shak-
ing up.
A 4-year-old child of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Thiesenhusen of Prospect, while
making dolls clothes, thrust a needle she
had been using into her stomach by fall
ing against a chair. The child could not
tell the location of her pain.
Private John Hack, Battery A, Second
United States artillery, Of Beloit, died at
Huntsville, Ala, of pneumonia. He was
in four battles in Cuba and had thrill
ing experience on San Juan Hill. He was
home on a furlough early in the fall.
La Crosse is now the official residence
of the United States district attorney for
the Western Wisconsin district, D. f..
Jones, who lives at Sparta. His official
residence, as we'll as that of all his prede-
| cessors, has been in Madison for several
| years past.
frankie Brown, aged II years. had
narrow escape from drowning at Neenah.
| He was walking on the ice near the Wis
| consin Central main bridge when the ice
broke and he slipped beneath the ice near
the opening. He was rescued from his
frightful position by workman named
| August Rourk.
| One of the biggest deals in pine stump
| Al l,o
mated by G.. l.. Colman of La Crosse, who
buys from the Weyerhauser syndicate, on
the upper Chippewa river, 1OO,O0O,O0O
feet of high grade pine stumpage. Mr.
Colman will do his own logging and will
establish two camps at once.
The yards of the West Superior Lum-
Der Company on Connor's point had
narrow escape from destruction. A fire
| broke out towards one end of the dock
stocked with lumber, and before the fire.
men arrived it was burning furiousy in a
high wind. About 100000 feet of lumber
burned, with los of about $1,000.
Prof. George p. Bacon, an instructor in
| the Beloit College academy, has been
granted leave of absence by the faculty
| for three years, and will go to Europe to
study special branches. Before leaving he
will be married to Miss Churchill of Bos-
ton, who will accompany him. Mr.. Ba-
con is a brother of Prof. Charles n. Ba-
con, the college astronomer.
The Sieg factory employees at Kenosha
are at their benches again. The strike of
| about two weeks duration was settled
after conference between the company
and President J. f. Mulholland of the
International Bicycle Workers and Allied
Trades Union The contract, which is in
writing, is for one year. The company
agrees to recognize the union and takes
back the men without discrimination. The
prices are the old ones.
Twelve polishers and buffers stopped
work at the Badger brass factory in Ike
| nosha. leaving those departments empty.
| According to the statement of one OF the
| men he was given a task at pleceWork
| rates so low as to cause him to leave 1T.
| He was told that if he did not wish to do
| the work he could leave, which he did
! Another man was ordered to the work,
but he also refused it at the rate and was
told he could so. Then the whole depart
ment went out.
| Patrick O'Connor. travelling scaler for
the Marinette Lumber Company, had a
|
west of Wausaukee. He was chased by
a huge catamount, which followed him for
three miles until he took refuge in home
steader's cabin. His fight was an excit-
inc one, and he only kept the savage beast
away by burning pieces of paper, and as a
last resort burning his handkerchief and
pieces of clothing which he could tear off
| his person while running.
The Fond du Lac city roller mills and
elevators burned The loss will exceed
$4,000. The fire broke out in the roller
mills office and spread rapidly to the 9TH
er portions of the structure. Owing to
| stiff breeze the fremen could make no
Roadway against the flames. The offices
| of the Daily News. a morning paper were
badly damaged. The contents of the office
were carried out and dumped in heaps, en-
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