Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-14


Chris. Olson was struck by a falling
tree on his brothers farm, near West
Salem, and instantly killed.
Company B has purchased the Turner
Hall in Oshkosh and it will be used as
an armory for the local company.
August Haubrich, an employee of the
Aliens Sons tannery at Kenosha, drop
ped dead Of heart disease at his home.
The infant son of John Johnson, a few
miles south of La Crosse, fell from a high
chair and broke his neck, dying immedi-
ately.
Mrs. Christina Becker died at Sheboy-
gan from the effects Of dose of carbolic
acid, which it is believed she took by
mistake.
A disastrous fire of spontaneous origin
is raging deep in the big soft coal piles
on the Youghiogheny and Lehigh dock at
West Superior.
Helmik Hansen, farmer residing at
Tisch Mills, was held up and robbed Of
$3.50 about eight miles from hewaunee
by two masked men.
Joseph Fl. Jensen was drowned while
skating on Lake st. Croix, below the
sawmill at Hudson. The boy was about
II years old and the son Of widow.
Daniel Jones, one of the best known
farmers in the town of Mount Pleasant,
attempted suicide at his farm by cutting
hits throat with a razor. His physician
says he will recover.
Hugh Tulley of Beloit will spend the
next five years behind prison walls at
Wau pun, on account of entering a Mil
waukee road warehouse in Beloit and
stealing two bags of -four.
Theresa Wytusch, girl of II years Of
age, bought a ticket at Arcadia, Nov. .,
to go to Eau Claire to see her father.
She has not arrived and no trace of her
whereabouts can be found.
Ten thousand dollars worth of goods
in the factory of the Modern Shirt and
Skirt Company in Racine was damaged
by fire. The damage to the building will
amount to several thousand dollars.
Clara Gunther the 12-year-old daugh-
ter of Daniel GuDther, residing near the
Illinois State line south Of Kenosha, was
terribly burned about the face and arms
by the explosion Of a kerosene stove.<
Alonzo Beans was found dead at his
hime in the town Of Nekimi, with an
empty bottle marked carbolic acid beside
him. He was about 20 years of age and
had been in poor health for some time.
Lloyd P. Horsfall of Prairie du Chen
has been appointed by Congressman Bah
cock to the military academy at West
Point from the Third District of Wis
consin. The appointment takes effect
June l.
James Bean, an old soldier 65 years
of age was found dead on the river bank
near the old sawmill site at Prairie du
Chen. Where became from is unknown.
Physicians found no marks of violence on
the body.
The dry goods and clothing store known
as the Surprise Store" run by A. Levitt,
was completely destroyed by fire at Ber-
lin. The building, owned by A. Frohne,
was burned to the ground. The origin
of the fire is Il mystery.
Frank O'Brien, a freight conductor
running between Amigo and Ashland,
was shot in a row at James McHale's
saloon. O'Brien died of his wound. The
shooting was the result of a heated dis
cussion concerning a freight car.
Elmer Johnson, aged IS years, was
dangerously injured by his brother, 20
years of age, while they were examining
revolver in one Of the rear rooms of
their home in Racine, Elmer being shot
in the right groin by 32-caliber pistol.
Provided she does not marry nor have
any relations or communication whatever
with q man who formerly lived upon her
fathers homestead, Miss Alice ?. Della
mater of Vinland is to inherit the home
stead of her dead father Hanson Della
mater.
While out hunting William Harder Of
Chiffon town was shot and seriously i'll
iured by David Lcahy, his companion.
Leahy was crawling through a wire fence
and in some way the shotgun he carried
was discharged. Harden may possibly
recover.
Frank Neatly, the 1S-year-oId son of
Charles Neatly of Ribbon, was drowned
in White river near his home while skat-
ing. His brother, George, broke through,
and while Frank was trying to save him
he was washed under the ice and drown
ed. George was rescued.
Mrs. Thomas LittIefair, an aged wom-
an, who lived five miles southwest Of
Dunbarton, cut her throat with a butch
er knife and died from the effects. She
had been a great sufferer for a cOnsid-
cradle time and for The past two months
her mind became affected by pain.
Ed Deter, well-known and prosper
Gus farmer, one mile north of Juneau,
committed suicide, almost blowing his
head off with a shotgun. For some time
past Deter had not been on good terms
with his family, and it is supposed that
these family Quarrels prompted the rash
act.
Charges of hazing among the students
of La Crosse high school were made at
meeting Of the Board of Education,
when Dr. Oscar Houck, member of the
board, reported that complaints had been
made to him. In one instance, he SAID,
an applicant to the social club of the
high school had been brought to a tree
and tied there while fire was started
under him, and the boy was left for three