Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-05-02

Lieut.. j. II. Price of Milwaukoo b,s
opened United States recruitino oftica
in Oshkosh. "'''ns oilce
Mrs. Anna Bader has suad Osblosh
for $1,000 for injuries received ~ a.
tective sidewalk.
'onn thompson, aged 20, living near
Esofea, lost his left hand in sawmiIl
where he was working.
Inc shoe store of John johnson at
"estoy was entered by burglars and $40
taken from the cash drawer.
Harry Sheldon, a farmer in the town
OF harris, fell from load of hay and
broke his neck, dying almost instantly.
Deputy Sheriff Enhart of Wrightstown
Is after two tramps who stabbed and
attempted to rob an unknown man who
was with them in a box car.
BY the burning of her home in the
town Of Clayton, Mrs. Augusta Wismer.
widow, lost all the property she had
accumulated during a lifetime, including
$1,000 in cash.
An unknown man was killed at Gene
see by the freight train going west. He
was put off an evening train in an in.
toXicated condition and slept under the
watertank all night.
Gold has been discovered on the ex-
ploration of L. Maxim, in property To-
Gated three miles north of the village of
Rouse. The official assay shows the
precious metal to run $S15 to the ton,
win lesser amounts of copper and silver.
Walter Terry, Racine teamster mar
roWly escaped being crushed to death by
two heavy curbstones. The team which
Terry was driving became frightened and
ran away. He fell to the ground and the
stones were thrown from the wagon and
barely missed falling on him.
In the case Of the State of Wisconsin
VS.. Willie Schuette, Louis Schuette and
Charles Veins, at Sheboygan, verdict
OF not guilty was rendered. On June q
last the three defendants were firing a
revolver at box and young man by
the name of Braun was hit with a stray
bullet while riding a bicycle along the
road side. Braun only lived a few hours
The Milwaukee railway station at
Sun Prairie was broken into by burglars,
the safe blown open and about $40 in
money secured. The depot is situated
some distance from the village and no
one heard the explosion. The burglars
got away with about 500 worth Of gold
nuggets belonging to L. ]. Erickson, the
station agent, who recently returned
from Cape Nome.
Carl Voigt of FreiStadt. on a~charge of
murderous assault on his sterson, Robert
Kroening, was sent to Waupun for two
IL hat
quarrel arose between the stepfather and
stepson over some whisky. AS a result
the father went for the boy with a gun
and the lad defended himself with a
club, but the latter got charge of shot
in the arm which afterwards necessltated
amputation to save his life.
Richard Jungmann, aged IS years.
while walking on the track mile north
of the Appleton station, discovered
broken rail- A passenger train was al
most due, and the lad hurried down the
track and tagged it just in time
Though broken, the rail was not greatly
out of place, and the train was able to
crawl over it, Had it been struck at
the rate of speed the trains usually travel
at that spot, it might have spread and
wrecked the train.
The village of Babcock is very much
aroused over an attempt to poison Henry
w. Remington, an aged attorney ana
old settler. The following facts were
filed with District Attorney Wipperman
for investigation: Mr.. Remington mas
been in poor health for some time. Inc
other day some toast was made for hlm'
upon which was placed tomato sauce. AS
he did not like the sauce he scraped It
off and underneath found layer OF
quicksilver The matter is now beng
investigated.
William Camps. Marinette mason, ID
at the county Jail under bonds to keep
the peace He was arrested on complaint
of his former sweetheart, Miss Louise
Ruhl who says that Camps threatened
to kill her if she persisted in keeping
company with another young man. Nhen
mt on the stand in court. Camps admit
ted all that the young lady said, but
pleaded in extenuation of his threat to
kill her, that it was to save her from
vOuno men who were plotting her rum.
He took with perfect resignation the
sentence visited upon him and IS SLOWLY
pining away at the Jail, refusing to eat
ULs IblhS"
Clarence Peck, % years old, was ar
rested in La Crosse just as he was leaV-
ing for ST Paul, charged with the lar
ceny of a bicycle lamp. He was taken
to the police station, and a large ugly
45-caliber Colts revolver was found on
his person Later in the day it was dis
covered that he had entered the room OF
travelling man in one of the downtown
hotels, and, cutting open the side OF the
grip, extracted all the valuables he could
find in it. He went before Judge Brlnd-
lev and entered a plea Of guilty to three
| charges, two of larceny and the other
of carrying concealed weapons. lie was
! sentenced to two years and six months
in the States prison. Peck IS a ylctlm
| of the cocaine and morphine habit.
\ well-known young man of Janesville
has applied to the police for protection
as he fears he will be kidnapped. For
! some days past gypsy named Iyra mas
| been telling fortunes there and many