Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-05-11
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Mayor Higgins of Racine ignored the
petitions made to him to place women on
the Board of Education.
(, T. D. Corcoran and Mrs. Nina Nor
throp of Reloit were married at GAINESVILLE.
The bride was until recently city librarian.
Porter Ross of Kaukauna, who has been
on trial on the charge of having murdered
Katie Duprey two years ago, was acquit-
ted.
Beloit academy debaters were for the
third consecutive year defeated at War
rem, ILL.,, by the debaters of Warren acad-
envy.
The sawmll belonging to Frank Buza
Of junction City was burned. The mill
was a small one. Mr.. Buza places his loss
at $500 on machinery. No insurance.
Frank Bradley shot himself at Ran
dolph, once in the temple and once in the
forehead, breaking his skull. He was
found unconscious on the railroad track.
At Merrill, Johnny Brandenburg, the
12-year-old son of August Brandenburg,
farmer, was kicked in the breast by
horse, from the effects of which he died.
At Francis Creek a son of Joseph Tesa-
rik was struck by lightning and seriously
injured He was driving team of horses
at the time and both animals were killed.
decomposed body, found near Butte
DIES Morris. is supposed to be that of Ole
| Danielson Of Winneconne, who disappear
ed last winter and is supposed to have
drowned.
The postoffice, general store and the
dwelling of John West at Ring were COM
pletely destroyed by fire. The property
destroyed is valued at $500; insured for
about $1,75O.
George Sauchey, the 12-year-old son Of
farmer near Sturgeon Bay, was killed
by lightning. He was playing with sis
ter when the bolt came through the cell
ing, stunning the mother and sister and
killing the boy.
At Racine Junction, freight car on the
Northwestern Railway was backed into a
Belle City Street Railway electric car, de-
molishing it, Daniel Warner and an
other man were in the wrecked car, but
escaped injury.
Karl Bolduan, a German farm hand,
was sentenced at GAINESVILLE to six months
in the State prison for the larceny Of $54
in cash and $3.50 in notes from his en-
ployer. Bolduan claims that he had &c.
OOO worth of property in Germany.
A bronze spike, the last to go into the
new bridge at Eau Claire, was driven by
ex-Mayor Kepler. Iron plates are to be
placed on the bridge, two at each end,
giving the names of city officials, the name
Of the bridge concern and date Of compile
ton.
A serious cloudburst occurred in Farm
ers' valley, few miles from Sparta, caus-
ing big floods. Many hogs and sheep were
drowned and fences and bridges were car
ried away. The water rushed down the
valley, sweeping out the dam of the Sparta
Touring mills.
While James Dawson, a prominent
farmer, was going to Albany his horse ran
away and Dawson's feet became entan-
gled in the lines and he was dragged about
ten rods, his head striking the fence posts
as he was dragged along. His skull was
badly crushed.
Herman A. King, postmaster of Pleas
ant Prairie, was very seriously, if not
fatally, injured in a runaway accident by
being thrown over a barbed wire fence
along the road. He was found some time
later in an unconscious condition, having
suffered internal injuries.
A fire in Ladies' Hall at the State Uni
versity was discovered late at night by
two students on their way home. One Of
the curtains in a window was ablaze.
They tore the screen from another window
and climbed in, and succeeded in extin-
gushing the blaze with small damage.
A man who gave his name as Gus Mo
row attempted suicide by throwing him
self against the side of an engine on
Chicago and Northwestern passenger
train. He was taken to Neenah and it
was found that one arm was badly frac-
tured. The man had been confined in a
hospital at Oshkosh.
The prisoners in the county Jail at West
Bend attempted to gain their freedom by
cutting through the brick wall Of the
building and by severing a number Of bolts
in the door. They would have escaped in
time, but for the vigilance of Sheriff Shin
ners who discovered fine steel saw and
three table knives in the pocket of win
dow weight.
A little 7-year-old daughter of Chester
Moore, living three miles east of Augusta,
stepped upon the covering of we'll in the
field, which gave way under her and let
her down into the well. There was twelve
feet of water in it, but luckily the bucket
was down, and the rope was fastened
tight to a post. So the little one managed
to climb the rope and get out.
The celebrated suit of e. A. Shores
against John Garfield, wealthy Manistee
lumberman, came to an end in the United
States Court at Milwaukee, when Judge
Seaman entered a final decree requiring
Garfield to account. This suit grew out
of what is known as the WISCONSIN ven
ture," which was the largest and most
successful pine land deal ever attempted.
One Of the first effects Of the anti-pass
law was the purchase by the board of con-
troll of $3.50 worth Of mileage to be used
by the members in travelling about the
State on their official duties. Each of the
five members secured 2,000-mileage book
on the Milwaukee, Northwestern and Wis