Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-03-01

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its one hundred and sixtythird meeting.
The Episcopal Church at Stoughton
was burned. 1t was insured for 81 600.
The stage of water at Appleton is at
present better than for a number of win
tiers past.
Physicians have decided that Richard
Nelson of Racine, adjudged insane, could
be treated at home.
Fire at Beloit ruined the grocery stock
of Fluekiger Bros. The building is own
ed by Mrs. G. S. Gray
A canning company with capital stock
of $4,000 has been formed at Sun Prai-
RE. A factory will be built.
At Lake Mills Lesley Cobb was badly
hurt while coasting down hill. He ran
into a tree and broke two ribs.
Frank Seaver of Weyauwega has sued
the town of Union for $4,000 for an ac-
cident alleged to have been caused by
defective highway.
In the Kehr murder trial at La Crosse
the jury returned a verdict finding John
G.. Miller guilty of manslaughter and ac-
quitting the other defendants.
The destruction by fire of the prairie
du Sac electric light plant left that place
in darkness. The plant was owned by
John Miser. The loss is $4,000.
In the spring 100000 trout fry will be
sent to Eland Junction from the State
fishery at Madison to stock the two
branches of the Embarrass river.
The Racine Boat Manufacturing Com
pany has just received an order to build
twenty yachts for the Lakeside Yacht
and Boat Club of Syracuse, n. Y.
Irving Smith, a brakeman on the Wis
consin Central, while coupling cars at
Prentice, fell, the cars passing over him.
His left leg was cut off and he died.
Patrick O'Rourk was brought down
from Nebagamon in critical condition.
He was injured in logging camp by be-
ing struck by log His injuries may
prove fatal
The butcher shop and residence Of ia
cob Storzbach at Algoma burned to the
ground. There was loss of about 3d.
500 and insurance of $3.50 on shop and
$500 on stock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T.. Schelling have
brought suit against the city of Racine
for $1,000 on account of the death of
their 9-year-old son. 1t is alleged the
child fell on defective sidewalks.
A large and handsome oil portrait of
Walter Duncan McIndoe, one of the po-
litical leaders of Wisconsin in its early
history, has been hung upon the walls of
the State Historical Society art gallery
at Madison.
Christ. Ourst, who was badly injured
in the runaway at the Harmon Cheese
factory in the town Of Lyndon, died as
the result of his injuries, at the Harmon
House, where he was taken after he was
injured. He was 26 years old.
Mrs. D. Guthrie of Racine stepped on a
match and it ignited and set fire to her
clothing and before the blaze could be
put out she was seriously burned. The
match also set fire to carpet and an
other member Of the household was
burned on the arm while attempting to
extinguish it.
The family of Len Werst of Neenah
had very narrow escape from death by
asphyXiation. Mrs. Werst, her daughter
Mabel and an infant child occupied bed
room near the sitting room, where coal
fire was burning. In some manner the
gas escaped from the stove and filled the
rooms after the family had retired for the
night. Mrs Werst awoke and was al
most suffocated. She managed to crawl
TO the outside door, which she opened to
admit the fresh air and to allow the gas
to escape.
DR.. Paul Malmstrom, who was arrest
ed a short time ago in Kenosha at the
instance of the board of medical exam1n-
ers, won a complete victory when he was
acquitted by jury in the justice court.
DR.. Malmstrom was graduate OF GER
tain medical college Of Chicago, against
which the State board recently started
fight. The attorneys interested say tnat
the decision in the Malmstrom case VIII
practically do away with all the power OF
the State board to discriminate against
certain colleges.
The Chicago passenger train on the
Northwestern road leaving Milwaukee at
1:15 a. m. had a narrow escape from
heine badly wrecked near County Line.
While the train was running at the rate
Of sixty miles an hour the axle In the
journal on the engine broke. One of the
larger drive wheels was thrown, gong
about 375 feet in field, knocking down
several fences in it's path. The train ran
considerable distance before the engl-
neer was able to bring it to stop. NO
one on the train, excepting the engineer
and fireman, knew that an accident had
occurred until the stop was MADE.
Following Immediately on the heels OF
the Kehr murder trial comes another
stabbing affray in the lower part of La
Crosse. Joseph Ausfelder, German no.
telkeeper, aged II, is alleged to have
been attacked and probably fatally stab
bed by Joseph Praus, cripple with
wooden leg. Ausfelder had befrlended
the cripple, boarding him for three
months past without pay of any sort.
Praus, when already drunk, demanded
another glass of beer, which Ausfelder
refused. Ausfelder was then attacked
with large knife, and two stab wounds
in the chest and shoulder were inflicted.
William ellis of Oshkosh. while work
ing in s. W. HOLSTERS logging camp
near Shawano.- was seriously injured
about the head and back by falling tree.
Gen. e. S. Bragg, commander of the
Iron brigade, kept open house at Fond du
Lac in honor of his I'D birthday, and
flags foated from all public buildings