Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1900-01-25

Prospectors are laying out line for an
electric road between kenosha ana Wau-
kegan.
| Jacob Blahnek. a wealthy farmer NV
! ing near Algoma, was nearly killed IN
runaway. A
Anton Berger of Blair was killed at
Wrights Spur by being struck On the
head by falling limb.
A farm house owned by g. 81. Opheim
in the town of Washington burned. Loss
$4,000, small insurance.
At Big Bend little son OF Inomas
King. while playing with his Drotnel' sno'
him through the lung with revolver.
At Oshkosh Olga Timm, aged II years
was burned to death while playing WIN
paper near stove. She died IN horii-
BILE agony.
The date of the State G. a. r. encamp-
mont 70 he held at West Superior has
/ been changed from June and to june
| 81 and %.
Michael Egan, one of the best-known
| early Irish settlers and business men o.
Beloit, died suddenly at the Catnoilc
Church during services.
The Nekoosa Paper Company,s hnlsn-
ing room and one paper machlne were
DESTROYED by fire. The loss may reacn
5000 and is covered by insurance.
Burglars stole 5000 from the home OF
Samuel Barlow, agent for the American
Express Company at Menasha. Inc
money belonged to the express company
The seed house outbuildings OF the
| Riyerdale seed farm, owned by %. M
Vaughan of Grand Rapids, were totaily
DESTROYED by fire. Being on the outskirts
of the city, no fire protection was TO De
had. Insurance $500. Cause of hre I'M
known.
D. S. Holderby, district agent OF the
Northwestern Benevolent Society, ana
well known throughout the State, was
held ND by two highwaymen at Racine.
His pockets were rifed and the ROBBERS
got SIT in money and pocketbook con-
tanning papers.
At Burlington fire broke out in the cam
era factory of the Multiscope and Film
Company, and as the fire had good
start before it was discovered the build
ing and it's contents were nearly totally
! DESTROYED The loss is over $4,000 and
the insurance is $4,000.
A man supposed to have been Jonn
Rossiter of Dolarville, Mich, was run
over and killed by an engine Oh the w.
/ B. & T. Railroad at Washburn. lie was
identified by number of friends ana &C
ouaintances and his brother was sent for.
| At the inquest it was discovered that the
! dead man was Peter Falkner, resident
| of Washburn.
The boilermakers of nearly all the shops
in Milwaukee went out on strike De
cause the bosses would not sign the UNION
scale of wages. They ask for nine-hour
day and minimum wage scale OF $40.
Later the following firms acceded to the
demands of the men and signed the scale:
Davis Bros, Mertes & Miller, j. w. Ev-
entston and Buxbaum Bros
Mrs. Friend G.. Suffer, wife of DIR. Suit
err. member of the State Board of Health,
| had a narrow escape from burning 10
death at La Crosse. Her clothing acc1-
/ dentally caught fire and the flames rap
| idly spread over her body. Life was saw
ed only by assistance arriving promptly.
The clothing was torn from her body and
portion of her hair cut off.
The Appleton wooden mills inaugurated
the proft-sharing plan by paying over
! fifty employees a dividend of per cent
on the amount of wages earned by each
| last year No notification of intention
/ to pay dividend had been given en-
/ ployes by the company This concern is
the first among Fox River Valley manu-
| featuring plants to introduce the profit
| sharing plan.
An important case has been taken I'M
der advisement by Judge Helms in the
/ Circuit Court at Chippewa Falls. Will
| bod n in, q RrOfh-
erhood of Locomotive Firemen amount
ing to $1,000, made out in favor of his
mother He was married to Anna Bloom
hart in 1896 and had the policy transfer
rcd and made payable TO his wife, but
| the policy was never signed by Evans.
/ Evans died and his mother sued the
brotherhood for the money on his life
and so did his wife. The brotherhood
answered that the money would be paid
to the court and held until decision was
rendered.
GAINESVILLE is to have a midwinter fair
in March. Two years ago one was held
there and it proved far more of a sue
cess than was anticipated. Farmers from
every portion of Rock County partici-
pated. The fair is held on the same plan
as a county fair, only on not as large
/ y AA~-N- -
the rink building, which is the largest
inclosed structure in the city. In the
building are placed the different displays
of grain, vegetables, culinary, dairy,
fruits, poultry and pet stock. No one
who is not a resident of the towns and
cities are allowed to compete in any way.
The farmers have everything their own
way. The fair lasts three days.
John Lenoble, young man about 70
years of age, whose parents reside at
I Harrison, lies in a very critical condition
at the Sisters hospital in Tomahawk as
the direct result of practical joke. 1t
seems the young man was foreigner,
] Belgian, and could not speak or under
| stand English. He was employed in
logging camp near Tomahawk. The men
! in camp, seeing he was green, thought
/ they would have some fun with him, and
so they took a gun that was in camp and
! by fourishing it around, talking loud and