Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-10-19
Deputy Game Warden ". J. Mecca

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! deer regardless of the law.
A granary owned by Richard Curtis
! burned at Two Rivers. The loss on the
| building and contents is $4,000 The
cause of the fire is unknown
In Marinette fire destroyed the North
| Star Daily newspaper office, the armory
of Company /, Second regiment, W. Y.
c., and other business places.
| Miss Emma Haldersen, wel-known
| Cato girl, has brought suit against
John Qualley, farmer of the same town,
for the amount of $1,000 The complaint
is breach of promise
| Mary Hoff of Kenosha, who disappear
ed two weeks ago, returned home and in
| formed her mother that she had not been
outside of the city. She refused to give
| any account Of herself.
An interurban car returning to Eau
Claire at high rate of speed ran through
an open switch in the city limits and
| crashed into the car house. The car and
house were badly wrecked
James Urquhart of Oconomowoc, while,
playing with his baby, swallowed a dol.
lar. The coin lodged in his esophagus.
Three physicians worked for a long time
trying to extract it, but it finally got
| away from them and went into his stom-
ach.
George Robinson, who has terrorized
La Crosse and vicinity for months and
who was trailed with bloodhounds over
the western part of the State, was cap
tured near Sparta. He had been in hid
ing for several weeks in corn fields and
swamps.
Miss Helen Erickson, aged 20, was
struck by a board, which fell from a
Northwestern freight car at Racine while
she was waiting for the train to pass.
Her head was badly cut and she was
unconscious for twelve hours. She will
recover.
La Crosse County farmers, living near
West Salem, have been victimized out of
over 81, 100 by strangers who had wire
fence fake contracts, which turn out to be
promissory notes. All We're cashed at
West Salem and La Crosse and the men
have flown.
A north-bound logging train on the Mil
waukee road struck a cow just north of
Arbor Vitae, which ditched the train. The
engineer, Charlie Blair, and the fireman,
both jumped and the engineer received a
broken arm and other injuries, while the
fireman escaped unhurt.
The 7-year-old son of George Brophy
died in terrible agony at Tomah from
what is alleged to be whisky poisoning.
The boy was riding out to his uncle's
farm and complained of being cold, and
the whisky was given him to warm him
up. The bottle contained pint and the
boy drank the whole of it. In short
time he became unconscious. He remain
ed in a stupor for forty hours.
4 company of men went to Mukwo-
nago from Waukesha to help quell dis
astrOus fire which broke out in Thomas
Swans wool warehouse. The buildings
which were destroyed by the flames were
the warehouse, coal shed of r. l.. Por-
ter's and part of the Wisconsin Central
depot. The total loss will probably ex-
coed $4,000, about half Of which is COW
cred by insurance. Spontaneous combus-
ton is supposed to be the cause of the
fire.
Felix Zipsock, a weIl-known resident
of Ashland, was arrested charged with
grand larceny. When his trunk was
opened by the sheriff it revealed a choice
selection of jewelry, lot being opera
glasses, gold watches, diamond rings and
many suits of costly clothes. Among
other things was found the engagement
ring of young bride-to-be, who had
row with her lover over the loss of the
band of gold. Zipsock is employed in one
of the sawmills on the bay.
The Attorney General has been notified
that the county judge of Jefferson Coun-
ty has held that Erik Sandberg, a resi-
dent of Sweden, has satisfactorily prov
en- his claim to the estate of Laura Au-
gusta Armitage, deceased, and that the
property will be turned over to him. Mrs.
Armtage died at Jefferson Nov. I, 1897,
leaving so far as was then known no
relatives. Her estate, consisting of 3D.
900 in money and a house and lot in JEFF
ferson escheated to the State on Jan. l.
Leon Ayers, one of the brightest and
most popular students in the GAINESVILLE
high school, committed suicide at his room
in the Y. NJ. G.. A. building with chloro-
form. 1t is thought that he was mentally
unbalanced, the result of fall from Il
scaffolding last summer and subsequent
injuries in a football game. lie was ~
wears old, member of the senior classes
of its football team and a singer IN the
| First NJ L. Church choir.
Following terrific explosion of drugs
caused by a match being dropped into Il
| kerosene can, the drug store owned by
DR.. Oscar Houck burned to the ground at
La Crosse Ed Erickson was lighting
the lamps when a match dropped from
| his hand into the oil. Erickson made
| lean for the door and had just gained the
outside when the explosion took place,
which tore the entire front from the
building. Erickson is seriously burned
| about the hands and face. The loss IS
| $4,000. with $4,000 insurance.
| A curiosity in the form of will came
to light at Milwaukee when the last tes'
lament of Peter J. Gergen was hled for
probate. The estate. which is valued at
| So, 500, is to be divided among the WIDOW
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