Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-13

Dora Zahn. a domestic. drank carbolic
acid at Oshkosh and died because her
sweetheart had taken out another girl.
John Sears of Monticello, former cash
Ter of the bank of Monticello. fell from
windmill fifty feet high and was killed.
Because her husband refused to take
her to picnic, Mrs. Ferdinand Honey
church of Racine took poison and is now
IN precarious condition
George H. Tucker of Baraboo, while in
toXlcated drove his wife and little daugl-
ter into the woods with butcher knife.
They remained there all night
The plant of the Milwaukee, Steel Cast
ing Company was damaged by fire to the
amount of $4,000. The loss is princi-
pally on patterns and machinery.
The thirty-ffth annual encampment Of
the Grand Army of the Republic, depart
ment of Wisconsin, will be held in the
city of Sheboygan June 10 and 20.
The case of Leopold Schroeder vs. the
Wisconsin Central Railroad was tried at
Grand Rapids, the jury bringing in a YER
dict for $4,000 in favor of the plaintiff.
Fire destroyed the Commercial Hotel
and American House at Pembine The
buildings and contents were totally de-
stroyed. Commercial loss, $4,000, with
no Insurance. American loss, $500,
$500 insurance. Incendiary.
John Lamont and Andrew Somzak
were buried beneath a large fall of
ground at the Atlantic mine at Iron Belt.
Lamont, after being buried eleven hours,
was taken out alive, but died an hour
later. Somzak was taken out dead
The authorities are searching for Char
ley Erickson of Eau Claire, aged y years,
who was induced to leave home by a
tramp, on the pretext of teaching him the
art of tattooing. 1t is believed tramp
and boy went north on a freight train.
Charles Erickson, aged u years, who,
it was feared, had been kidnapped by a
tramp, returned home to Eau Claire with
his arms covered with tattoo marks. The
tramp induced the lad to take a trip
with him, offering to teach him the art of
tattooing.
DR.. H. H. Bush of Washburn has re-
ceived word from England that he has
fallen heir to 100000 by the death of
a relative. The doctor is an old man who
of late years has been living on small
piece of land near town. He win leave
for England to claim the Inheritance.
Kenosha society was surprised by the
news that Miss Nina Mott had eloped
with Henry ]. Baker of st. Joseph,
Mich, and was married at Waukegan,
Ill. Baker had recently returned from
the Philippines, where he served with
the Thirtieth regiment, volunteer infan-
try, seeing much hard service. The hap
Ply pair were sweetheartS before he en-
tered the army.
The passenger train between Washburn
and Iron River, on the Washburn, Bay
field and Iron River Railroad, ran into
an open switch, seven miles west Of
Washburn, and the engine was derailed,
necessitating the aid of Il wrecking train.
The train then proceeded on its way and
found two more open switches before
Iron River was reached. Officers of the
road claim that an attempt was made to
wreck their trains and that some one has
been breaking the switch locks at inter-
walls for two weeks.
During the interregnum that elapsed
between the going out of the old game
wardens and the entering upon duty OF
the new ones appointed by Gov. La Fol-
lettc netting was carried on in Lake Win
nebago and surrounding waters with im-
punity and many tons of fish were ship
ped away. Now, however, the new depu'
ties bave gotten into action, have charter
ed steam launch and are prospecting
vigorous war against the pirates. Miles
and miles of nets and set lines have been
taken up and destroyed and many barrels
of contra band fish have been seized and
sold.
William Lillge, an employee at one of
the Appleton sale stables, was found IN
an unconscious condition on the street.
He was suffering from a large cut IN the
head, evidently from stone with which
he had been struck. The man was haul
ing a bale of hay across the city to the
Lake Shore railway depot, where he was
to feed some stock. He does not know
who threw the stone, nor does he recol-
lect seeing anyone near him at the time.
Rather than suffer longer with an in
durable disease Peter l.. Hansen OF the
town of Orange committed suicide by
hanging. He leaves a family.
Eight thousand dollars was found in
two packages, one of $1,000 and one of
81 900, under a sidewalk in front of the
former boarding house of Stewart Jellett'
held at Mineral Point on a charge of rob-
bing the First National Bank. Ever
since the robbery many citizens have been
conducting an active search for the
money. The finding of the two packages
encourages the belief that the majority
of the stolen funds will be recovered. The
bank officials have been able to identify
the money With the first package OF
$1,000 there were found two bottles of
nitroglycerin, a bunch Of skeleton keys
and a letter, the contents of which are
kept secret.
Lafayette has Whitecaps. Mrs. Julia
Guyon, a resident for twenty-five years,
is the recipient of two anonymous let
tiers signed "Whitecaps,' which threaten
to do great damage to her property II
| she does not leave the town. Ever since