Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-11-01

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fifty hogs from cholera. and many others
are affected.
Mayor Higgins of Racine appointed
Fred Billings superintendent Of MOUND
cemetery. in place OF Samuel Gates, re,
signed.
Racine police are looking for the per
son who left 4-weeks-old baby boy on
the steps oe Olanzo Burgess. prominent
resident.
W. r. Boies of Elm Grove has recelv-
ed news of the death of his 13-year-oid
! son by drowning while in the State OF
Washington.
The roof of the old Heileman icehoase
caved in at La Crosse, and injured TWO
workmen. one of them. Andrew Suquest,
probably fatally.
Unknown persons broke into the folun-
teers of America hall in Racine. broke
| open number of trunks and stole 30
which the members had saved to pay the
rent.
Hog cholera is taking off the swine IN
two or three sections of Dane County.
In Cross Plains about 100 animals nave
died, but the progress Of the disease Is
now somewhat checked.
William Jacobs was instantly killed at
Marshall by the premature discharge OF
a gun in the hands of Eddie Diedrich, 10
years old. The coroner's jury returned
verdict of accidental DEATH,
The report of the postal department.
shows considerable increase for the he
nosha office during the last four years.
In 1896 the revenue from this city was
$14 ,S67.93; this year shows $1S,29o.14.
There are two cases of smallpox in one
of the Wilkinson camps, a few miles out
Of Iron River. The board of health IS
acting promptly in quarantining the in
fected camp and isolating the sick men.
After long-fought case, extending
over more than a week, the jury in the
case of Ashland Lumber Company VS..
Detroit Salt Company rendered verdict
of $3.50 in favor Of the Detroit salt
works.
J. D. Writer of Grand Rapids, who
has established a number of travelling
libraries in the State, will donate IL
brary Of eighty-two books to the town
Of Hammond, La, where Mrs. Witter
spends the winters.
The clerk of the Circuit Court at Ke-
nosha reports that more than one hum
dred ''6rst papers" have been issued from
his office during the last few days. Among
these would-be citizens Poles and Boz
hemfans have a majority.
Authority has been granted for the or
ganization of the Peshtigo National
Bank, capital $4,000 William Ellis,
Jr., w. A Ellis, F. E. McGraw, Thomas
Barrett. j. Brown and Warren J. Davis
are named as incorporators.
William Glenzer, employed on the farm
of William Mueller, near Sheboygan, was
nearly killed while blasting rock with
dynamite. He sustained a compound
fracture of the skull, and his left hand
was badly burned and lacerated.
The large tobacco shed of William
Oates in the outskirts of Milton, togeth-
er with its contents, seven acres of to-
bacco, was burned. Loss $1,000 The
fire was the work of an incendiary his
tracks being found leading to and from
the building.
Tillie Kaunzer, who disappeared sud-
denly from the Hotel Kenesha, where
she was employed, and who was suppos-
ed to have committed suicide by drown
ing at Highwosd, has been traced to Mil
waukee, where she is reported to be alive
and Well
Three men blew open the safe in the
postoffice at Footeville, securing a guam
tity of stamps and a registered letter con-
tanning $53. They were captured at Ev-
ansyille by Officer Broughton and his as
sistants. The money and stamps were
found and also revolvers and a full kit Of
burglars tools.
By fleeing to Europe to avoid a $4,000
Judgment, Charles Mayer of Milwaukee
has lost $4,000 estate. His equity in
his homestead, valued at that figure, has
been declared forfeited by Judge Seaman
because of Mayors flight. 1t now goes
to his creditors, and the $1,000 judgment
will have to be paid if he returns.
Mrs. William Bradford and her two
children, one an infant in arms, were
driving in a top buggy at Durand, when
they met Elijah Brown driving a thresh
ing machine through the streets. The
team of bronchos driven by farmer took
fright and dashed into Mrs. Bradford's
vehicle. The occupants were thrown out,
Mrs Bradford striking on her head, be-
ing killed instantly. Her young child was
seriously injured, and the other quite
DaQly nuft.
Edwin H. Abbott who made several
millions out of the reorganization of the
Wisconsin Central Railroad, and then
went to Boston to live, still has faith in
Milwaukee business chances. He is about
to spend nearly a million dollars on dock
property which he owns there, which ex-
tends several hundred feet east of the
Northwestern railroad bridge. The new
docks will be Of stone and concrete, with
depth of water greater than that at
any other docks on the lakes, so that the
largest draft vessels may be accommo-
dated for all time.
Miss Lottie Eagle, beautiful quarter
blood Winnebago Indian. about Is years
Of age, living at Minocqua. received let
te, from the London law firm of Tutroch,
Pedsen & Strolle to the effect that she
is heir to S1300 by the death of her