Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-06-27

Patrick Murphy, a well-known MARI
nette painter, has mysteriously disap-
peared
James Lightfoot was instantly killed by
lightning at his farm about four miles
east of Fairchild.
E. J. Curlet, % years of age, commit
TED suicide at Rhinelander by taking
large dose of carbolic acid.
William Fitzgerald, a farmer, 40 years
old, living near Oshkosh, was struck by
lightning and instantly Killed.
Edward Latterman, river driver,
was drowned. He fell in the Pike river
and was carried over Dow dam.
Kenosha city tax assessors will defy
the tax commissioners and property viii
be assessed at one-fourtS its value.
The directors of the Ashland County
Fair Association have decided to hold the
county fair Aug. 20, p and %. Purses
for races will amount to 400.
Burglars entered the residence of Mrs.
Golden on Fisk street, Appleton, securing
valuable gold watch belonging to At
torney A. II. Krugmeier and So.
While sitting in saloon at Bibon Steve
Merrigan, former proprietor of a saloon
and hotel at the place, was shot and
killed by two negroes, who escaped.
In attempting to alight from a moving
street car Andrew Kraus, a well-knoWn
Appleton resident, was thrown several
feet He was badly injured, but will re-
cover.
Phil and Lincoln Goss, brothers, living
on farm about five miles west of Mon
dow, became involved in a dispute over a
line fence and as a result Phil was serl
ously, if not fatally, stabbed.
The Phillips postoftice was burglarized
the other night. The outside door Of
the vault was blown off, but no money
or stamps were stolen. The mail was
more or less riAed There is no clue as
to who broke in the office.
An attempt to commit suicide was
made by taking laudanum by Ethel Da-
mon, young girl, living six miles north
west of Wild Rose. She may recover.
The cause of her action is said to be
disappointment in a love affair.
The Northwestern Railroad Company
shipped 100000 tons of ore in a recent
week, more than was ever shipped by
previous week. Total ore shipments for
the season amount to 100000 tons.
White Bros general store, the post
office and jewelry store at Melrose were
broken into on a recent night. Some
money was taken from the postoffice and
$1,000 worth Of jewelry. The men were
frightened away while trying to enter
Tanners store.
Island Park, beautiful wooded island
comprising some eight acres and situated
six miles north of Oshkosh and two
miles north Of the Northern State hos
pital, has practically been sold to In
dianapolis parties. 1t will probably be
used for a summer resort.
Beloit College is richer by $35O,O00
increase in its endowment and the reten-
ton of DR.. Edward d. Eaton as it's
president. DR.. d. X. Pearsons of Chr
cago has fulfilled pledge OF $500, 900 in
cash which was conditioned upon the
trustees raising $4,000 by July l.
The caboose of Wisconsin Central
train was smashed to splinters in pc
culiar manner about two miles east Of
Ailladore. The caboose was very light.
The train was going at high rate Of
speed when the caboose jumped the
track and struck a crossing, which snap
ped it from the train.
Joseph Pannenbecker and James Nell
son, employed at the Racine Fire Engine
Company, were probably fatally injured
by an explosion of gasoline in a firepot
used for soldering and repairing fire ex-
tinguishers. The gasoline set fire to the
<1nt hiY0c of Ia ovN1 Ihnxy l>oEl,
ed from the building. Fellow workmen
ran after them and with difficulty cap
tured them and extinguished the flames
A gasoline explosion occurred at
Spring Green, in which Philip Neuheisel
and Miss Annie Horning were terribly
burned, and which may be the cause Of
the death of both Miss Horning was
preparing supper with the aid of small
Kerosene lamp. An open pail containing
about a gallon of gasoline had been pur-
chased by a member of the family dur
ing the afternoon, for the purpose Of
testing a gasoline stove just purchased.
This was near the kerosene stove. Miss
Horning supposed the pail contained
water, until it became ignited from the
flame. It is supposed she grabbed the
pail of gasoline in one hand and the
small kerosene stove in the other for
the purpose of throwing them out at the
door, which she did just as Mr. Neuheisel
was about to enter the house. The burn
ing gasoline was thrown ali over the man,
an explosion occurring which also set
Miss Mornings clothes on fire. Both
were frightfully burned before help could
arrive.
About ten years ago family by the
name of Schmidt consisting of husband