Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-07-27

The corner stone of the Union Church
cost about $4,000.
Rev. w. J. G. Ralph, pastor of the Con-
gregational Church at Mazomanie, has
resigned to go to Yale.
The Winnebago County Jail which was
to be built at Oshkosh by Nov. l will
probably not be erected this fall.
President Mckinley bought team of
driving horses at Fox Lake for $4,000.
They were shipped in a special baggage
car.
Patrick Noonan, a known resident
of Hurley, was run down by Wisconsin
Central ore train at Ironwood, Mich. He
was 20 years of age.
The school census just completed shows
that there are 1907 children of the school
age in Kenosha, an increase of 27O over
the census of last year
William Hanscomb, who died March
%, 1898, in the penitentiary at Waupun,
has been granted an increase of pension
from Sc to S. month.
The farm house of John Bluem, one
half mile southwest of Horizon, was en-
81 800, with light insurance.
Louis Budzisz, resident of Jones ISL
and, Milwaukee, while on his way to
work was run over by a freight train and
killed on the Milwaukee road.
The c. H. Sieg Manufacturing Com
pany at Kenosha will be reorganized and,
instead of making bicycles, will manufac-
ture automobiles and gasoline engines.
Gov. Scofield has issued another appeal
| to the people of Wisconsin for additional
aid for the sufferers from the New Rich
mond tornado. He says $4,000 more is
needed.
L. B. McLain, employed as an edger
at Bay Mills, met instant death by 2x4
timber coming back, striking him above
the heart and going completely through
his body.
Christian Burkhardt bought from John
W. Bashford, at Hudson, as trustee, the
Boardman mill property, formerly owned
by William and James Johnston, consid-
Grafton $1,000.
J. J. Gregory holding a $1,000 a year
position in the Milwaukee postoffice, will
be dismissed for accepting the clerkshlp
of the police and fire commission, which
only pays 5000 a year.
At a special meeting of the Oneida
County Agricultural Association it was
decided to change the dates of the fourth
annual fair from Sept. 4, 5, q and Z to
Sept. II, u, ID and IA.
| AT meeting of the Hudson Council it
| was voted to bond the city for $4,000
for city hall. Among the objects of the
| building are to secure an armory for Com
pany c., Wisconsin National Guard.
There is movement on foot at Osh-
kosh to unite the Citizens Traction Com
! pany and the Fox River Valley Com
pany, which would combine the electric
traction interests of the Fox river valley.
w. II. Hay, vice-president and treas
urer of the Hay Hardware Company,
| one of the wealthiest men in Oshkosh,
| has surprised his relatives and friends by
marrying his housekeeper, Mrs. Julia Nc
! Court.
Rev w. J. Patton, pastor of the Meth
odist Church of Marinette, and formerly
| of Milwaukee, is a candidate for the po-
| sition of commander n-hcief of the ma
| tional organization of the Sons of Vet
| Grams.
The directors of the Kenosha Y. NJ. O.
| a. have decided to accept the plans and
| specifications prepared by Architect Leon
| bouts of Milwaukee. Contracts will be
| let Immediately for the building, which
will cost $4,000.
Two men were detected breaking in a
| Stevens Point store and were arrested.
| The men were brought to time by the
officer firing several shots at them. One
gave the name Of O'Brien. The other is
supposed to be Chicago crook.
Fred Forseth, one of party of boys
who were fishing and swimming in Black
river, drowned at La Crosse. He went
! down between the logs in but four feet
of water but was unable to get his head
above the surface. He was taken out in
| a few minutes. but life was extinct. He
| was 8 years old.
William Mahoney, a farm hand en-
| ployed few miles west of Rhinelander,
became insane. Escaping from those in
| charge, he ran a quarter of a mile to
| Boom lake and plunged into the water.
| Before he could be rescued life was ex-
| tinct. He was about % years old. His
home is supposed to have been in New
| York State.
Paul Konec, a well-known Amberg
man, narrowly escaped death at the
hands of what is thought to have been a
| robber. A stranger, whom he met during
| the day, went out for a walk with him
up the st. Paul track and when they
reached the water tank, the man offered
| Mr.. Konec drink Of whisky, which was
accepted.
John Ryan, travelling salesman for a
tea and coffee house started to cross the
| railroad track at Kenosha when the vehi-
Gle in which he was riding was struck by
the engine. A small boy was riding with
him and the train threw both of them
out of the buggy. The horse was instant
ly killed and the man and boy were
thrown into the ditch.
Ike WATSON, a farm hand employed on
Holmes Il Sons farm, east of Wausau-
kee, was gored to death by mad bull.
WATSON was going after the cattle, and