Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1899-08-31

i Swarms of caterpillars have made their
appearance in Kenosha and are devastat-
ing the lawns.
Three valuable horses, the property Of
J. H. Meaney of Reedsvlle, were struck
by train and killed.
An Italian section hand was run down
and killed by a Northwestern train near
Racine. His name could not be learned.
Joseph Felix, an insane patient who
was being taken from Ironwood, Mich,
to Kewaunee, escaped from his keeper
at Appleton.
A lady from Mineral Point was reliev-
ed of all the money she had, amounting
to over 5000, by a pickpocket, while on
her way to GAINESVILLE ON train.
Markward's meat market and Henry
Miller's residence at London burned. The
buildings were worth about 81 900 each
and each was insured for about $500.
Artemus Coon, assistant superintend-
ent of the Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, was struck dead by lightning
on the sidewalk at Eau Claire in heavy
rainstorm.
Congressman Babcock has made appli-
cation for the establishment of rural
free delivery at Neenah. The Postofice
Department has sent an inspector to in
vestigate the need of such service.
A 6-year-old son of William Holtz
drowned in Lake Michigan at Sheboy-
gan. The boy, with three others, got
possession of boat and rowed out into
the lake, where the boat capsized.
E. w. Davis, a wellknown farmer and
lumberman of the town of Cady, was
instantly killed in runaway accident by
the wagon running over him and crushing
his head while he was hauling a load of
lumber.
George G. Houghton has been elected
vice-president and general manager Of
the Wisconsin National Bank to succeed
the late Charles Best. He is one Of the
Oldest and best known bankers in Mil
waukee.
A span of the st. Croix river bridge at
Osceola on the Minnesota side of the
main river collapsed and dropped into the
river. The span is $50 feet long To
repair it in a substantial manner will
probably cost $4,000.
Edward Gillen, assignee of the Hurl-
but Manufacturing Company of Racine,
filed his final report. The amount real
lied is SAT, 927.46, leaving $3,S41.96 in
the hands of the assignee The assignee
wants $4,000 for his services.
Deaths in the State: Mrs. Ernest
Helms, aged 20, GAINESVILLE; Fred J. Bur-
byte, aged 55, River Falls; Mrs. e. III.
Rogers aged 80, Boomer; Arthur Eilert,
aged II, Evansville; II. G. Wright, Ell
roy; Antoine Wesler, aged so, Kenosha.
While Mrs. William Hilpertshauer was
at work at Sheboygan an oil stove ex-
ploded and she was quite badly burned
about the face. The house caught fire
and there was about 500 damage before
the blaze was extingushed by the de-
partment.
Fire broke out in the hayloft of w. HI.
Raynors barn at Lake Mills while a
high wind was blowing. Two horses were
burned. Mr.. Raynor was nearly suffo-
Gated and fell to the floor while trying
to loosen the horses. He made des-
perate effort and crawled out.
David Headland and Oscar Lundgren
of Washburn, who went to Klondike
about two years ago, returned from there.
While not a fortune, the boys have
brought back good deal of money. They
both have good health, but say Wiscon-
sin will be good enough for them in the
future.
William Blake, a farmer living near
Friendship, has found in Mrs. William
Black of Stark County, Ind, sister
for whom he had searched for forty
years. The Blake family formerly lived
in Milwaukee and early in life the chill
dren became separated. Mrs. Blake
was adopted by family who moved to
Indiana. Thirty years ago Blake began
his search
Eugene Sprague, an aeronaut of Lyons,
Mich, and Miss Mabel Schumacher of
Racine, were killed by an electric car
in front Of the Racine city hall. They
were riding bicycles and, in trying to
avoid collision with the car, fell upon
the tracks in front of the motor, which
was en- i~wn grade and running at a
high rate of speed. Policeman Schumach-
er, stationed at the city hall, heard the
young woman's screams, ran out, picked
up her dead body, and was Mortified to
find it that of his own daughter.
Nicholas, the 12-year-old son of Law
renee Ambrose, was drowned at Sturgeon
Bay. The boy left home early in the
evening, and, not returning at the usual
hour, his parents and others set out to
look for him, the search being continued
all through the night. 1t was not until
5 o'clock the following morning that he
was found. The father discovered the
boy in the water near the Washburn
planning mill. The body was in
standing position and there was but one
foot OF water over his head. He had evil
IDENTIFY gone fishing, fell off the dock,
hung to a pile until exhausted and then
let go and drowned.
Quite an exciting bear story comes
from Superior Junction. One of Dan
Conroy's BURBERRY teams was passing
through the country en- route to the juno
ton, when something which looked very
much like little black pigs was discovered
close to the wagon, and while the two
men on the wagon were trying to ascer-
tain what they were the horses were fe-
rociously attacked by female bear. The
horses turned and started to run, strik-
ing tree and breaking the wagon