Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-04-26
A new sd COO intake nipe is to be pur

is $1,000, with no insurance.
Archie Morris, arrested at Dale for
aourishing revolver, was sentenced to
sixty days in Jail at Appleton.
John Wolf of Criyitz, prisoner be-
ing taken to Marinette on a criminal
charge, escaped from an officer.
John Owsley, ST., one of the foremost
pioneers of western Wisconsin, as well
as of South Dakota, died at Mendoza.
August Krahan and Carl Dagge were
struck by locomotive On the Wisconsin
Central at Abbotsford and instantly kill
ed.
Former Speaker George A. Buckstaff
of Oshkosh is candidate from his dis
trict to the national Republican conven-
ton.
j. L. Raycraft of Oshkosh was award
ed the contract to build the addition to
the Oshkosh normal school. His bid was
500, 265.
Henry Poebling of La Crosse paid $500
judgment secured against him by Anna
Jacobs of the same place for breach of
promise.
A. T. Lassen of Kenosha has sold his
bakery and will go back to Denmark on
account of having received a legacy from
the death of relative in that country.
A cable message from Oligno Italy, an
nounces the death of Count Palolano
Frensanelli Cibo, the husband of for
mer Racine lady, Miss Marie McClury.
Miss Mary c. Brehm, national super
intendent of junior work of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, held a
county temperance institute in La Crosse.
The Chicago and Northwestern road
has sent five large locomotives north from
Green Bay to handle the immense ore
business which the company expects to
do this season.
DR.. A J. Benjamin will this year be
superintendent Of the northern Chautau-
qua assembly. He is editor of the Wis
consin Christian Advocate. The assem-
bly, will meet Aug. 2.
Judge Emil Wallber has forwarded his
resignation as municipal judge in Mil
waukee to Gov. Scofeld, to take effect
May 20. Judge Wallber will assume the
duties of judge of the County Court.
d. d. Weschler of Chicago, manager
of the American Mailing Company, has
spent some time in La Crosse looking
over the ground with view of locating
million ushel elevator and mailing
plant.
Ensign John Holley Roys of the United
States navy, has arrived home on a 30
days furlough, the greater part of which
he will spend in La Crosse with his uncle,
Cashier John NJ. Holley of the State
Bank of La Crosse.
A plan has been instituted in Sheboy-
gan which will result in the probable cree
ton of a $50, 900 theater in the course of
time. 4. A. Cabow, a theater promoter
and builder of Kewanee, ILL.,, arrived
in the city and submitted the proposition
that he would build an opera house there
that would seat 1000 persons. The plan
is similar to that which has been used
in the erection of opera houses in Green
Bay, Wausau and other Wisconsin cities.
All of the seats in the house must be sold
for the initial performance at $40 seat
and there must be interested other local
capital.
Quite a few farmers have been notified
the past few months by Harvey klotsch,
the register of deeds of Sheboygan Coun-
ty, that the Government title to their
lands was not extinguished, and advised
them to secure patents for their lands.
A large number of the farmers paid no
attention to the request. But case has
come up showing how necessary it is.
Two farmers in the town of Greenbush
have found that the titles to their farms
are absolutely worthless, as the land be-
longed to the Government. After consd-
cradle trouble they will secure a home
stead claim for their land and in the
course of time it will all be Strengthened
out. These farms are now worth SlO,-
600, and if it should have happened that
a sharper discovered this and purchased
the land from the Government, the farm
ers would have a hard time to hold their
farms.
Considerable excitement has been arous-
ed by an occurrence that happened on
the outskirts of Neenah, and in which
4 supposed tramp was beaten by August
Rock, a molder, and so severely that he
may not recover. At noon Mr.. Rock
was notified that tramp had broken in
the panel of his house door and had in
suited his wife. simultaneously mes
senger was dispatched to police headquar-
ters. Mr.. Rock left for his home at once,
and ascertaining the state of affairs, he
at once set out III search OF the unknown
man. He overlook him finally and with
out ado began pounding him with club.
Chief of Police Watts reached the scene
about this time and found Rock standing
over the man, who was mass of blood
from the wounds he had received. Chief
Watts took the man in charge and turn
ed him over the city physician for treat
ment. The man gave his name as L. Van
Blaren. He is 81 years old. He says he
knocked at the Rock residence asking
for drink of water. This was refused
him and the dog was set upon him and
he was bitten in the leg. To defend him.
self against further attack he picked up
stone and threw it at the dog, but the
stone few wide of its mark, hitting the
door and cracking the panel. Van Blar-
en- has been recognized as once-pros-
porous resident of Shiocton, where he
conducted photograph gallery.
Wolves have again gotten to be nui-
sance in the section around Sparta, espe-
cially in Farmers Valley. Recently
hunter of the name of Hughes brought