Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-02-16


Elroy; Mrs. Eunice Gibbon, aged So, Sun
Prairie
George krema, a well-to-do farmer liv-
ing IN Casco, aged 90, was killed by being
kicked by a horse.
Representative Davidson has recon-
mended Herman J. Weckwroth for post
master at Germania
Herman Myers, a farmer living near
Swan lake, was gored by bull and lies
IN critical condition.
Every slot machine in Afarinette has
been taken out in pursuance of the orders
Of Chief of Police Cook.
Fire at Altoona destroyed the postoffice
and general merchandise store. The
rest of the town was threatened.
An order has been issued discharging
Private S. r. Clark of the hospital corps,
attached to the Fourth Wisconsin regi-
ment.
freight train left the track at Romeo
and fifteen cars were piled up. Trains
were held until a. temporary track could
be built.
William Iraut, an employee in Fond
du Lac foundry, had his hand caught in
putated.
At mass meeting of temperance people
at Eau Claire resolutions were adopted
asking the Mayor to strictly enforce the
liquor laws.
District Attorney D. f. O'Keefe and
his sister of Ashland have gone on trip
to New Mexico for the benefit of Mr..
OKeefe's health.
Capt J. w. Curran has been appointed
deputy Oil inspector for Dane City to sue
coed r. J. Mcconnell. The position pays
about $500 year.
Prof. T. F. Showers of Sheboygan
Falls was elected principal and superin-
tendent of the Amigo schools by the
Board of Education.
Private John D. Jarvis of the hospital
corps, now on sick furlough at his home
in La Crosse, has been ordered discharg-
ed by the War Department.
Former Mayor Starkweather of Su-
perior has been delving in copper mines
of late and is said to have been offered
$4,000 for his interest in one piece of
property.
Danforth Maxey and Miss Edith
Twiggs were married at Washburn. Mr..
Maxey is vice-president of the bayfield,
County Bank and manager of the Wash
burn water works.
Albert Fritsche. q German about 40
years of age, died at the Kenosha Coun-
ty jail from the effects of a wound on the
back of his head How he received the
wound is not known.
Charles AIvardt, car repairer of the
| Chicago and Northwestern Railway at
Manitowoc, met with painful accident.
| While repairing draft iron, his hand was
caught and badly crushed.
Sylvester Hughes, a prominent farmer
of the town of Emmett, was instantly kill
ed while engaged in chopping down tree.
The branches of the tree caught him and
bore him to the ground, crushing his skill.
| Peter Miller, one of the employees of the
Ross Lumber Company, while working
| in the woods, was struck upon the head
by falling limb. He was Immediately
taken to the Rhinelander hospital, but
died lew hours later.
Miss Cora Wallin was married to Henry
Mcdonald at Marinette. They were to
have been welded in the Catholic Church,
but the parents of the bride objected and
the priest refused to of1iciate. A justice
of the peace overcame the difficulty.
A great deal of sickness among the
Catholic clergy os the Green Bay diocese
is reported ynere are number of places
vacant for the time being, the priests be-
ing SEX, with no extra priests for supply.
TIE grip seems to be the prevailing dis
ease.
William Winter, aged about 30, who
was working in the woods for the Scofield
& Arnold Lumber Company, about twelve
miles from Armstrong Greek, got his time
and started for that place on supply
sleigh When about five miles from there
he got off from the sleigh to walk claim
ing he was cold. Nothing was seen of
him until six days later, when he was
! found hanging from tree near the place
where he left the sleigh.
The will of the late Alonzo T.. Kane,
pioneer resident of Milwaukee, creates
| trust of his $500, 900 estate, the income to
| go first to certain heirs until the time of
| their death and afterward to five char
| liable institutions of Milwaukee in equal
portions. The institutions that will be
| benefited by the trust are: st. Johns Old
Ladies' Home, the Milwaukee Protestant
Home for the Aged the Milwaukee Prot
estant Orphan Asylum, the Associated
! Charities and the Wisconsin Humane So
| ciety.
| News has reached La Crosse of the
death of a whole family of five, named
| Cuckendahl, residing near New Albin, Of
| diphtheria The oldest boy had worked
several years in Aberdeen, S. D., and
few weeks ago was taken i'll with diph-
liberia. Before his death he requested
that his effects be sent home to New
| Albin, which was DONE A suit of clothes
worn by him were worn by his brother.
| Several days later the brother was taken
! sick. as were four others in the family, all
! of whom died.
While crossing the Northwestern Rail-
road tracks at Oostburg, John Lohuls,
| Well-to-do farmer. was run down by a