Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-02-21


Tie officers OF the Chippewa Mining
Company have decided to put in stamp
mill
Frank Bedell, who set himself on fire
with suicidal intent while in Jail at Wau-
sau, died Of his burns
Two boys, aged Il and ID years, escap-
ed from the State public school at Sparta.
One was captured before leaving the city.
W. Il. Springer, painter, dropped
dead on Water street, Eau Claire while
hitching his horse. He left large fam
lily.
= stock company has been organized
working toward the erection of new ho-
tel on College avenue, Appleton. 1t will
cost 100000
Among those who will be graduated as
second lleutenants in this years gradual
ing class at West Point are j. Ell. Poole
| and Ernest Peek of Wisconsin
Robert Smith died from injuries receiv-
ed a few days ago while working in a
saWmill near Embarrass. A lath bolt
flew back and struck Smith in the bow
els.
While hunting, Loran Ellis of Plain
field IA years old, accidentally shot off
two fingers and the. thumb Of his left
hand. His face was lacerated and burn
ed by the discharge, and he barely es-
capped with his life
IK. D. Thomas, proprietor of the
| Blanchardville bank, and Oscar A. Olsen,
who for the past six years has been cash
ler, have formed partnership under the
| firm name of Thomas & Olsen, bankers,
and will start bank at Belieyille.
Fire started in the Economy store at
Fond du Lac and the entire stock of
goods in the establishment was destroy
ed. The building is owned by Louis Rue
ping and was damaged 81 200, covered by
| insurance The stock was valued at ST.
500 and there was $4,000 insurance on it.
The citizens of Cooperstown who are
the only opponents of the proposed cleo
trio railroad between Green Bay and
Manitowoc, will leave the matter of
granting right of way through that
town at special election to be held for
that purpose as soon as practicable.
On account of the unusual mix-up for
judicial honors in the First district, a
Republican convention may be called to
make a nomination for county judge.
Four candidates are in the field. They
are Louis Iohr, Otto Ahrens and w. w.
Rowlands, Republicans, and Max W..
Heck, Democrat.
A scheme is on foot whereby a national
association of anti-contagionists will soon
be formed, with Dr. NJ. j. Rodermund Of
Appleton and Frank ID. Blue, Terre
Haute, Ind, as the promoters. It is pro-
posed to go to work Immediately to get
financial backing, and should the effort
prove successful fight will be waged at
once throughout the country against vac
cination.
The New Richmond Park Association
has taken the initiatory steps toward or
ganizing the county and local fairs into
circuit for the purpose of preventing
clash of dates and to secure better speed
programs and high grade of special at
fractions. At the annual meeting of the
local society the following officers were
chosen O. J. Williams, president; John
III. Pardon, secretary; L. A. Baker, treas
urer.
Next summer the Peshtigo Lumber
Company will build six-mile logging
road from Twin Greeks into large body
of hem1ock which it owns. The road will
and Michigan Railway. The n. Luding-
ton company will also build a logging
road during the next few years. 1t will
tap virgin forest of pine and hardwood
timber east of Wausaukee.. The road will
connect with the Wisconsin and AIichi-
gan Railway.
A frightful accident occurred at the
Grub gristmill at Stanley. 11-year-old
youth named Brill, son of farmer liv-
ing near Stanley, was the victim, and his
life was forfeited as the result. The I'M
fortunate boy, while oiling rapidly re-
yolving shaft, was caught by the cloth
ing and whirled around with the motion
of the shaft. The body was thrown
against the ceiling at each revolution
with terrific force until the engine was
shut down and the machinery stopped.
The body presented a CHASTITY sight.
Because the lawyers in the cases have
not recorded the judgments more than
2O0-perhaps as many as 50O-perons In
Milwaukee who supposed they were legal
" divorced within the past two years are
still in wedlock in the eyes of the law.
In some cases these people have remar-
ried and in consequence are liable to pros
ecuton for bigamy. The fee for record
ing is only $500 and this sum has, in al
most all these eases, been collected by the
lawyers, who have put the money in their
pockets and allowed their clients to go,
supposing that their divorce was an &C
complished fact.
Suffer Brothers of Chicago, the largest
packers and dealers in leaf tobacco in the
West have closed all their warehouses in
Wisconsin and are repudiating all con-
tracts made for the crop of 1900 tobacco.
Several crops were put through the fore
ed curing process at their plant at Cam
bridge, and would not stand the resweat.
The crop in all parts of the State is so
badly damaged by rust, pole rot and smut
that they have refused to accept any
more crops contracted for by them. They
have warehouses at GAINESVILLE, Madison,
Cambridge and Soldiers Grove.
The farmers residing in the western
part of kenosha County are signing
petition to the managers of the proposed