Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-05-03
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GO VI Appleton has been
seh.enced 10 sixty days in the county Jail.
The reunion of the Fourteenth Wiscon-
sin will be held at Algoma June :. 6
and {. -
MIS-. Anna Strand of Warrens was
run over by freight train at Miuston
and killed.
James Winters, an ex-enpipeer IN tho
Northwestern road was adiud.ed insane
at GAINESVILLE.
Spring Valley business men are making
an effort to locate an iron foundry for
small castings.
wayne +. Doolittle, the 7-year-old son
OF Claude +. Doolittlc, was accidentally
drowned in the race at Brodhead.
The Beloit militia company, reorganiz-
ed, will be readmitted to the Wisconsin
National Guard by order of Col. Falk.
The Beaver Dam Guards have obtain
ed an option on a suitable site for an
armory and are now busy soliciting aid
for erection of the new building.
The barn of Il. Denzer of the town of
Rhine was struck by lightning and burn
ed to the ground, together with 1000
bushels of grain, two horses, two cows
and lot of chickens. The loss is ST.
| 500.
The sawmill near West Superior, own
ed by E. Horner & Sons, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is upwards of
$4,000. The lumber piles and the plan
ing mill were saved and the mill is in
sured
1t is now probable that the interurban
line from Appleton to Kaukauna will not
be built for another year. The company
is said to be not satisfied with the fran
chise recently granted them at kau-
kauna.
| Charles Wright of Emmett was acct
dentally killed by his wife. Mrs. Wright
shot at a large hawk just as her husband
was passing out of the barn, and the
charge tore through his body, killing him
almost instantly.
John Taggart was murdered at Ash
land, his body carried to a high bridge
and thrown into ravine. Officers chas-
ed an unknown negro tramp into the for
ests north of Ashland. Robbery was the
motive for the murder
Mrs. Christina Tempar of Oshkosh
hung herself, using clothesline to ac-
complsh her purpose. She was "A years
of age and lived alone. She was told by
| some of her neighbors that she was to be
taken to the insane asylum, and. rather
than go she decided to hang herself.
Octavius S. Newell, ex-Mayor of Keno
sha and one of the wealthiest citizens Of
southern Wisconsin,. died very suddenly
at the Pennoyer sanitarium in that city.
| Mr. Newell had been at the sanitarium
since his family went abroad last fall and
his health had been in very delicate
condition for some time.
The case of the town of Flambeau VS..
the Chippewa River Improvement and
Log Driving Company, of which Freder-
lex Weyerhauser is the head, has Deen
settled The plaintiff alleged that the
defendants logs damaged the bridge IN
the town to the extent of $4,000. Suit
was begun for that amount. The settle
ment was adjusted for $4,000.
Gov. Scofeld has pardoned John
Fritsch and John Dwyer, conditioned up
on their total abstinence from all liq-
uors for a period of five years. The
| two young men both live in ManltoWoc
| County and were sentenced to State 5
| prison for term Of two years Jan. "A,
1899. Their terms would therefore have
expired the Oath of next January.
Sawdust and mill rubbish dumped into
the Chippewa at Chippewa Falls, it is al
legged, and brought down by high water,
has cogged the racks at the Dells dam in
Eau Claire, causing much damage to vari-
ous concerns. The Dells Pulp and Paper
| Company's mills had to shut down, the
water works station had no power for
| pumping from the wells and the light and
power company could not operate the
street railway.
Samuel Tingley, lineman in the en-
ploy of the Peoples Telephone Company
at West Superior, is lying in the hospital
with a broken neck, with no chance for
recovery Tingley was hanging to cross
arm on pole trying to locate wires whlcn
had become crossed with heavily charg-
ed wire He struck the right ones ana
the current was stronger than anticipated.
1t burned his fingers, caused his grip 10
loosen and he fell to the ground thirty
five feet below.
The remains of Andrew Mattson, who
was drowned in Yellow lake, near Grants
burg. Oct. % last, have just been found.
He went out on the lake the morning he
was drowned to shoot ducks. little
later his boat was found bottom Side up.
Every effort was made at the time to ind
the hody. but without success, and his
| friends came to the conclusion that ne
had left the country and turned his boat
over to give them the idea that he had
been accidentally drowned.
A 'sscoot" running on the Wisconsin
! Central road between Neenah and Mani
towoc was wrecked near the freight depot
at Neenah. The rear truck of the express
car in some manner left the rail, turning
upon a sidetrack and drawing the Tor
ward truck of the following car with It.
After jumping along few feet the rear
truck of the mail car broke through the
bridge and the car stood nearly on end
and was held on the track only by the
engine. No one was injured
Anton o. Black, defaulting ex-postmas-
ter village, town and church treasurer.
etc. of the village of Holmen, was ar