Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-12-28

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| Now London. received injuries Whiie
.rorl,inp in the woods in Birnamwood'
| from which he died
| Fred Lamprecht, weil-known res.
| dent of Fond du Lac, while driving in'o
tho CITY. was struck by an engine o.
messenger train and instantly killed
nar;ncttc lumber companies will ship
% nnn 600 feet of lumber by rail- TINS
winter. This is four times rs mucn as
h,e henn sent out by rail in previous
| years.
| o-year-od daughter Of Edward Ael-
i, r.os fatally burned at Menasha by up
setting a lamp, which burst, the OIL SAT
nrat fling the child's clothing and then lg-
hitting.
The house of William Barcholtz OF
Confer was wrecked and he was slightly
injured by the dropping OF a dynamite
cartridge Barcholtz was about TO take
the cartridge from shelf IN ms Kitcneh
when it fell
George Moore, a Marinette man trav-
cling in the West, lost SOU In Tacoma
Wash. He carried the money in pack
at and left it on his dresser in the hotel.
| When he returned to the room the money
had vanished.
| John Banstone, a farmer Of Temple
ton was robbed of $50 in Chicago by
man for whom the police are looking. lie
was drugged in saloon, but cannot re-
member where. He regained his senses
in State street hotel.
The handsome new Methodist Church,
built since the tornado of June II, was
dedicated at New Richmond. Rev.
Eaton of Des Moines preached the SER
mon The church was dedicated free
from debt and cost $4,000.
A shocking accident occurred at Stan
| ley. Matt johnson, an old resident OF
Stanley, was struck by the west-Dound
| limited on the Wisconsin Central road.
| His head was severed from the body,
both arms broken and left leg broken.
In Joint debate held in the opera
house at Lake Mills between the pupils
OF the high school ofsthat place and the
pupils of the high scavN of Jefferson,
Lake Mills won, scoringMone and four
tenths points more than their opponents.
The State has paid William T. Sher-
man of Rock County $376.61 for the
twelve head of cattle affected by tuber-
culosis, recently killed by order Of the
State veterinarian. This is two-thirds
the total claimed value of the cattle,
$3.50.
Fred Lamprccht Of Fond du Lac was
run down and instantly killed. He was
returning to the city driving a team, and
while crossing the Northwestern tracks
| inside the city limits, was struck by the
Princeton passenger train which was go
| ing west.
Herman Bubolz of Maple Grove was
at the village of Reedyille on business.
On his way home the horse ran away and
Bubolz was thrown out. He was found
the next morning lying on the road in an
unconscious condition, severely injured.
| He is a man Of means.
The Trades and Labor Assembly Of
! West Superior has made complaint to the
| United States District Attorney on ac-
count of the local street car company
making what, it is claimed, is too free a
use Of the sign, ~. S. Mall which is
put on the cars by virtue of the fact that
they are used in carrying mail at certain
times Of the day.
| Charles Mckcnny, president of the Mt.
| Clemens, Mich, Normal School, has been
elected president Of the Milwaukee Nor
NAL School by the State board of Normal
School REGENTS. He has been four years
president at Mt. Clemens. State super
intcndent Harvey was exonerated from
the charges that he was advertising and
| favoring the book trust
The will of Banker John G. Wells of
| Fond du Lac disposes of $4,000 in money
and lands. The widow is bequeathed the
| homestead on Sheboygan street and $780,
| O0O III money; an only son, W. H. Wells,
is given $4,000; Nj. L. Simmons, who
has been the manager and cashier in the
Wells banking house for years. is given
the bank building and it's fixtures; IL. 0.
Lewis, assistant cashier, is given $4,000,
! and $4,000 is left in trust FOR his daugh.
ter, Miss Fannie Wells, the income to be
paid to her during life.
mass meeting was held at Hammond
for the purpose Of discussing the adyisa-
billty of building a new court house at
Hudson for st. Croix County, which the
County Board decided to build at its an
nual session. The meeting was largely
attended from over two-thirds of the
towns of the county. A committee COM
posed Of q. &. McCabe, Ed Gardiner. J.
y. Nitford, Z. NJ. johnson, Peter
lrlckey, all representative men of the
eouHty, WAS appointed to secure counsel
and use all honorable means and meas
ures to prevent the building at this time.
Racine has another mystery and the
ohcers are working to unravel it, A few
evenings since stranger entered tho
saloon of Patrick Devine. He took
lew drinks and his peculiar actions at
tracted attention. Presently he left the
place by the rear door. AS he did not
come back an investigation was made
ana IN the back yard he was found lying
IN the snow on his face. He was assist
ed INTO the saloon and properly attended
TO. Not long after he departed. An
nour after Mr.. Devine locked his place Of
business and started home and found the
stranger lying in ditch nearly dead
irom exposure. Ie kindly helped the
man and took him to his room and did |
al ne possibly could to warm him up.
and decided to let him remain during the |