Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-11-09

L. >. JlnXSWler, proprietor OF L1S
Farmers Hotel in Cumberland, was SELL
ously injured in a runaway.
James Palm, employed IN the Chippe-
wa Falls Lumber and Boom Company's
mill. was fatally injured by log rolling
on him.
William Witt, farmer living two miles
west of New Holstein, was kicked and
instantly killed by horse which he wac
tending.
A 2-year-old son of Henry MuldeT.
farmer of the town of Greenbush, fell
into vat of water a few days ago and
was drowned.
Louis Murgaw has been discharged at
Grantsburg for lack of evidence. He was
charged with the murder of the three
Bosley children.
The reconstruction of Glenwood's wat
er works system, made necessary by the
destruction of the pumping station by ire
in August, is about completed, at cost
of So 800.
Chris Peterson of Waupaca has pur-
chased the general stock of goods and
hotel property of H. c. Van Airsdale Of
Saxeville. Mr.. Peterson will greatly im~
prove the Saxeville property.
F. +. Washburn, a leading haberdasher
of Racine, in business fifteen years, made
an assignment to NJ. G. Forrest. His
liabilities are given as $4,000 and he
places his assets at the same figure
Lineman F. A Wickert of the Western
Union Telegraph Company was Knocked
in the head by falling cross-arm al La
Crosse while thirty feet above ground,
and but for the Intervention of network
of wires would have been dashed to death
on the pavement below.
Henry Keppler, who disappeared from
La Crosse two years ago and who was
thought to have been drowned near Rock
ford last spring and mourned as dead
by his family, was found in Minneapolis
working. He makes no explanation. Keep
pier disappeared once before.
BIackleg has broken out among the
horses in the town of Grand Chute. Three
valuable horses owned by John kap-
hingst have died and a number more OF
the twenty-eight remaining horses ON the
farm are suffering with the attilctlon.
Most of the horses on other stock farms
have now been inoculated and further
spread of the disease is not anticipated
While being taken to Waupun to serve
seven-year sentence, James Gee OF
Washburn escaped from Sheriff Lien OF
Bayfield, County and is still at large. The
conductor of the train, who saw Gee just
as he was leaving the COACH endeav0red
to arouse the sheriff from the sleep he
had fallen into, but failed to do so IN
time Gee made his escape from a NOV
ing Wisconsin Central passenger tram
near Marengo. On leaving the train ne
ran into the woods which skirt the track.
While hunting in the woods near the
town of Black Greek William WenzeI
Of Appleton discovered the skeleton of
man, who from appearances had evident
ly committed suicide over a year ago.
The dead body was completely devoid OF
clothing, with the exception of shoes ana
fragments of straw hat, which Iald
under the body. 1t is the supposition of
residents of the town of Black Greek
that the skeleton is that of an insane
man. who wandered into the city over
year ago. and whose disappearance was
as mysterious as his arrival.
Fire started in the rear of Robert Pin
kowski's grocery store in Wausaukee
from an overheated stove. 1t spread to
Renaud's photograph gallery, Payants
dwelling and Broller's barber shop. The
buildings were about four feet apart and
could not be saved, as the water gave
out in the wells. The loss on Rickaby's
two buildings is $1,000; loss on Payant's
dwelling and the contents is $500; loss CD
Broller's barber shop and contents is
$500: loss on Walter Powells household
goods. 5000; loss on Renaud's photo
graphic and jewelry stock $500; loss on
julius Decaster's household goods, $500.
A mailman with shotgun ruled the
town of North Cape for hours the other
day. The citizens fled in terror when he
began shooting in all directions, and they
sought safety in cellars. The man, Jo-
ham johnson, who is a prosperous farm
err, became, violently insane and, taking
his shotgun, he left the house, telling
his wife he had discovered a plot to poi
son him, and that he would settle with
his eenmies He told a boy he met tho
names of two men he intended to XII.
The boy gave the alarm and the men ma
before Johnson reached town. Angered
by his failure to find his intended vic
tins, the maniac began firing promiscu~
ously, and soon he had the streets to him
self.
Fred Louin of the town of Freedom and
Edward Schultz of Appleton were delay
ed about two hours on the haukauna
road the other day while driving from
Appleton to Freedom. A pine snake,
estimated at twelve feet in length anu
FIVE inches through, was lying across the
road at point seven miles from Apple
ton, and despite their efforts to scare it
away the huge reptile calmly remained 10
the road and denied passage. One Of the
party was finally compelled to go back
to the first farm house, distance OF
three miles, and procure rife, but upon
his return the snake had gone and they
continued on their way. The snake had
been seen in that vicinity a number OF
times before.
Baldwin is to have new elevator and
grain buying firm. Peterson & Larson
have just let the contract for building
modern grain elevator of 10000 bushels
capacity at that place to Younglove ~
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