Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-03

| a young farmer named orkShlre Of
| Hazel Green was run over and killed
near Buncombe by a Northwestern
| freight train.
Prof W. A. Henry of the Agricultural
| College estimates that the damage to
| Wisconsin crops by drouth is not less
than $15,O0O,OOO.
! S. G.. Davis, a farmer residing a few
miles from La Crosse, shot a 3OO-pound
cub bear while the animal was attempt
ing to get into the house through win
| dow.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles Shea died in Eau Claire from the
| effects of drinking kerosene. The father
and mother We're away visiting, and the
! child had been left in charge of rela-
| t:yes.
| Paul Verheyden, a farmer of Suamlco,
aged % years, was instantly killed by
! lightning while seated on the doorstep
Of his house between his mother and
| young sister. The two women were only
| stunned.
A prairie bull snake, 81 inches long,
| white with brown spots, was found
curled up on the doorstep of Alexander
| Deans residence on Fourth avenue, Eau
| Claire, by lady who was about to call
| on Mrs. Dean.
Thomas Prickett of Oconto attempted
| to board a train at Pembine on the Mil
waukee road and was thrown under the
cars. One leg and an arm were crushed.
He cannot live. Prickett is 26 years of
age and single.
| In the Circuit Court r. A. Connell Of
| Charleston was appointed receiver of the
| German Exchange Bank Of Chiffon, i'll
| accordance with petitions of George Phil
| lips and 426 other creditors, interested
| to the extent of 1884, 900.
William g. Bruce has been appointed
receiver for the ngCramer Company,
! printers and engravers of Milwaukee.
| The liabilities are said to exceed $4O,-
| 600. The principal asset is the printing
| plant, valued at $4,000.
The Omaha Railroad will be extended
east from Spring Valley, distance Of
twenty miles, this fall to some timber
owned by Starr of Eau Claire, who is
helping to pay for the road. It will not
go near any other town.
Charles La Pearl, who has been hand
| ling the snakes in 4 street show at Mil
waukee, was bitten by a rattlesnake
and is in a precarious condition. This is
| the second time La Pearl has been Bit
ten within a month by a RATHER.
Joseph Yorkshire, young farmer liv-
ing at Hazel Green, was struck and kill
ed by a freight train, while attempting
| to drive across the tracks Of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway at Buncombe.
| One horse was also killed and the buggy
demolished.
While frescoing the ceiling Of the Ger
man Methodist Church in Sheboygan
Hugo Kress and William Schulz fell
with the scaffolding twenty-six feet be-
low. One of Kress' legs was broken and
the other man was badly bruised. Kress
is 80 years old and has a family.
AS a result of the coroner's inquest
Patrick Haley, Bradley Mills and Ar
| thur Murphy were placed under arrest,
charged with completely in the murder
of Thomas Davis, who was found de-
| in an alley in Stevens Point. Investiga-
| ton proved that the old man had been
| subjected to the most horrible torture be-
| fore being left for dead by his asSallants.
| The testimony adduced was of a most re-
voting nature and it is hard to believe
| that savages-to say nothing of civilized
human beings--could have perpetrated
the atrocities practiced upon Davis and
which resulted in his death.
While Peter Isaacson was out on his
| farm near Phillips, moving hay he was
shot through his left side, the bullet pass
ing through one rib and coming out near
the backbone and going within one inch
! of his heart. Isaacson fell when shot
| and no one came to where he was AS
soon as he was able he walked half a
! mile and then rowed a boat a mile, pass
ing over Fleming's rapids to his home
near Elk river. His chances of recovery
are fair. Isaacson is . single man about
| 50 years of age and lives with his broth
err, Allen Isaacson. They have farm
about five miles from Phillips, and Peter
takes care of it while his brother works
in the sawmill Some say he was shot
| accidentally, but there is a suspicion that
he was shot on purpose, as there was
been some ill-feeling between him and
some other parties over some farm mat
| ters.
Crop reports from Rock County show
an alarming condition OF affairs. Fig
ures and estimates received from CORE
spondents, town officials and farmers
from all parts of The county, indicate the
| damage to crops in that county will
| re0cn IFOiu CO " w PEI Cent? AOoSAIoO
is the greatest sufferer, and from the
returns received, the loss from the drouth
will reach probably So per cent. Some
of the early planting is in fair shape
and with rain may be saved Corn is also
in bad shape About the same acreage
as last year was put in, but the cod
damp weather of the last of May and
early June retarded the growth and the
| July drouth kept it small and stunted.
There will be a crop, but it will be dam
aged more than 80 per cent and the yield
will be small and mostly ''nubbins. The
potatoes will be pretty fair and was got
ten early and had good start before the
dry weather set in. An examination OF
the field discloses that the potatoes While
numerous in the hills are small and
scrawny and wart covered and that the
WELD will probably be at least 40 per cent
less than any ordinary season. The hay
! cron is almost n total failure Few farm