Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-10-12
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Bertha Biebritz, aged Is years, Of Stur-
geon Bay, was adjudged insane.
The barn, with it's contents, belonging
10 James Leslie of Peshigo, was destroy
| ed by fire.
While playing with "a rife William
| Panknure shot John Mccarthy in the
mouth at GAINESVILLE.
| A Racine street car with fourteen pas
sengers on board jumped over three
| foot ditch. No one was hurt.
| The new residence of John Towner,
Jr., in Trempeauleau was burned. The
loss was $1,000. There was NO insur-
I ance.
| Fire at Heart Prairie destroyed the
store building belonging to Mrs. Gle of
Sharon and stock owned by William
| Beach.
| The steamer City of Traverse, Chicago
/ to Duluth, lost her rudder in the storm
off Outer Island, but was brought safely
to Bayfield, harbor.
Near Whitewater, Sextus Case, q
| farmer, was found dead in his yard, hay
ing been dragged along the road, his
clothing attached to the step Of his
buggy.
| Mark Cooks 12-year-old son at West
Point was caught in the tumbling rod at
| the cane mill and whirled over and over
around the rod, breaking his arms, crush
| ing his head and injuring his back. The
accident will prove fatal.
| Assemblyman William e. Hoehle Of
| West Superior has petitioned the County
Board to have his name changed to Will
| liam e. Haily, on account of the differ
| ence in the spelling and the pronunciation
| of the former name. The board granted
! the request.
| Burr Il. Hobart, a young farmer Of
| the town of Fountain Prairie, was in
staDtly killed by the accidental dischorge
of shotgun in the hands of young man
employed on the farm. The charge en-
tered between his shoulders. Burr was
the only son of Capt. M. G. and Mrs.
Sarah d. Hobart, the authoress.
There was bad smash-up on the Mil
waukee Railroad near Amberg. The fast
freight was coming down grade when q
| hange on a box car wheel broke. Fiji
teen loaded freight cars were piled up
and completely demolished. The train
men escaped injury. The main line pas
senger service was blocked for eight
hours.
At La Crosse Blair Decker, aged 3
years, died from the result of injuries re-
ceived by kick of horse a week before.
The child was playing in the street in
front of his home when a runaway horse
came running down the avenue and made
right for the boy. The child was struck
over the right temple and his skull was
crushed.
The deed transferring the Sterling BIZ
cycle factory of Kenosha to the newly
formed American Bicycle Company has
been filed with the registrar of deeds.
The price paid for the factory is said to
have been $4,000. No change in the
management of the works is expected
and the present force will probably be
maintained.
Paul 3. Jones, representing Seward,
Guthrie & Steel, attorneys for the Hide
and Leather Trust, has filed in the office
of Register of Deeds Kletsch mortgage
representing $1O,OOO,OOO given by the
American Hide and Leather Company of
New York. The plant of the G. T. Roe
nitz Leather Company at Sheboygan is
now the property of the trust.
At GAINESVILLE William Pankhurst, while
playing with 32-caliber rifle, pointed the
gun at his companion, John Mccarthy,
and pulled the trigger. The ball entered
McCarthy's mouth, splitting his tongue
the entire length and knocking out sew
eral teeth. The boys are about. 16 years
of age. Pankhurst did not know the ride
was loaded and gave himself up.
James A. Beaugrand, one of the most
prominent men in Racine, is dead, aged
q years. He was born at Fremont, o.,
and in 1916 came to Racine. He was
sailor on the lakes about four years and
in 1868 was elected city clerk, which po-
stion he held for eleven years. He was
assessor for many years, and up to the
time of his death, and was also assistant
city clerk.
A shooting ARRAY resulting in the death
Of John Davis, an Indian, took place in
the Indian settlement, six miles west Of
Pittsville. The facts have just come to
light. 1t seems that Davis attempted to
effect an entrance into the tepee or hut
occupied by Chief Plus Neekoon's 20
year-old daughter. The young woman
seized Winchester rife and put bullet
through the Indians head, killing him
instantly. The facts became known only
after Davis had been buried. Further
developments are expected.
Howard E. Eldred says that ground
will be broken for his new pulp mill at
Stiles before many days. 1t will join
the sawmill on the south and the power
that runs the latter plant will be utilized.
There will be but one stone put in at
first. The dam will be raised two feet
higher, as greater head of water would
flood the MILL Pulp wood in almost UNI
limited quantities grows along the Oconto
river and diverging streams and there is
constant demand for the manufactured
product. @. e. Pride of Appleton will
furnish the plans for the new mill.
The Racine street car situation has
taken on a new phase. Heretofore the
citizens have been content to boycott the
cars in return for the irritating order to
drop fares in a box. The first attempt to
infict damages on the property of the
street railway company was made on a
recent night. Boards, stones, Jumps Of