Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-01-10

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Prof. Ely of the University of Wiscon-
SIN IS again at the head of the American
| Economic Association.
In the town of Caledonia SMALLPOX has
broken out in three different families,
and nine persons are down with the dis
ease.
| Mrs. John Wentker, who had been i'll
| a long time, shot herself at Burlington
| and died in short time. She was 40
years DID,
Joe A. Haasl aged 20 years, was acei-
| dedally shot by his own gun and almost
instantly willed while hunting rabbits
at Milladore
| Louisa Klein, the 2-year-old child of
August Klein of La Crosse, fell in tub
OF boiling water and was so badly scalded
that she died a few hours later.
Fire ruined valuable farm property on
the David McLay farm, in the town Of
JohnstoWn. The property is owned by
Mrs. William Hamilton of New York.
Henry Wescott, bookkeeper for the
Eau Claire Grocery Company, fell dead
from his stool while working on his
books. He was veteran of the Civil
War.
Joseph Bougie, a well-known Mari
nette citizen, was killed by a north-bound
Northwestern train while driving over an
unguarded crossing. His companion had
his legs cut off.
The jury in the case of Samuel Cooley,
charged with the murder of John Con-
roy Sept. 16 last, brought in verdict
of not guilty at GAINESVILLE. Cooley plead
ed self-defense and gained much sympa-
thy.
A bank Of earth fell in on Hugh Cor
bett of the town of Campbell, complete
ly burying him for a time. When resr
cued he was nearly suffocated, but will
recover. He received severe internal in
juries.
The Rev. Anton L. Moline, pastor Of
the Scandinavian Free Church Of God
of West Superior, dropped dead during
services. He was % years Of age. Heart
failure is believed to have been the cause
Of death.
Samuel Hubbard, young man of 10
years, died at his home in Stevens Point
from the excessive use Of cigarettes. He
was taken with cramps and spasms the
eral hours.
Gov. Scofeld pardoned Mrs. Maria
Pleya, sent to prison from Kenosha three
years ago for poisoning her husband aft
ter he had threatened to kill her and
their children. Her sentence was four
teen years.
Mrs. J. T. Jacobson of La Crosse, after
alighting from a street car, fell and frac-
tured her hip and received other severe
injuries. She is the mother Of the wife
of John T. Dougherty, prominent Dem
ocratic politician.
The Zschetzsche Sons Company in She
boygan settled with the insurance adjust
ers on their losses by the recent fire to
their tannery, the amount allowed beng
$123, 800. The company will begin re-
building at once.
Two personal injury damage suits have
been started by Quinlan & Daley of Mar
inette against the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railway. Mrs. Jessie Nor
ris sues for $4,000 and Mrs. Charles
Hanson for $4,000.
George Cross was killed at West SUI
perior while working at the machinery IN
that he was caught in belt, for when
found one arm was torn out, leg DroK-
en- and he was bleeding internally.
With the blunt end of an ak William
Clabots wrecked his jealous vengeance
on his second wife at West Superior. He
killed her instantly and tried to fire the
house, but the blaze was put out. Cla-
bots then gave himself up to the police.
Max Walk, dealer in hardware crock
cry and toys at Racine. filed a petition
in bankruptcy His liabilities are S3,2oO
and his assets 81 900 in hardware and
TOYS. He had no sales during CHRIST
mas week. which is the cause of the fail
ure.
Carl Hall, an assistant in the State
library of Madison, and Maud Andrews
| of Stevens Point narrowly escaped
drowning while skating at Amherst. Ihey
broke through the ice in the channel ana
| the young man broke aboul nifty 1ee1 ~
| ice before getting out.
plans have been made for an ADDITION
| TO St. Luke's hospital III Racine, when
will double the capacity of the lnstltu,
| tion William and Arabella Horllck Will
erect the proposed addition as memorial
| 70 their daughter Alice, who died FeD.
| 10. 1882, at the age of 10 years.
Mrs w. III. Gilbert, who mysterlously
d;sonneared from her home four mules
northeast of Palmyra, Oct. IL last' nas
heen located at Waukesha, where she
wont and hired out as a domestic. Inc
disannaarance of Mrs Gilbert created
profound. sensation all over inns see''o'.
of the country.
Fire broke out in the dwelling occu-
pied by the sisters employed as teachers
in St. Mary's parochial school in Apple.
ton. The sisters, ten in number Mels
absent at church and the fire gained
Roadway before it was discovered; Il IT,, Is
supposed to have started from tn NE au :.
mace in the basement Only portion o. ..
49, e,,rn;+nra was saved and the loss IS