Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-28


berly and secured about $75 worth Of
postage stamps and $25 in money.
At Mayville the young son of EmiE
Mann drank carbolic acid by mistake
Ehe chiId's life was saved by prompt
medical attention.
Fred Brodhaken of the town of Wash
ington committed suicide during a fit of
dependency by shooting himself in the
abdomen with a shotgun.
The druggists of Dodge County have
organized the Dodge County Retail Drug
gists' Association, with G. W. Helbing of
Beaver Dam as president.
During a thunderstorm Edwin Shirley,
carpenter, II years of age, residing at
Fond du Lac, was struck by a bolt OF
lightning and killed instantly.
Barney Norton, while changing stoves
| at the Mayvile iron works, ignited the
gas and was burned very badly all over
his body and face. He will recover.
James Mulvey, young man of Loyal,
died at the Butternut summer resort, of
consumption. He breathed his last i'll a
boat on the lake while out rowing.
a new and large discovery of graphite
| beds has been made in the vicinity of
sunk and good body of ore uncovered.
The Falls Manufacturing Company of
Oconto Falls suffered loss by fire Of
| $4,000. No statement of insurance is
given. The plant will be rebuilt at once
In La Crosse Mrs. Joseph j. Fyatt, am
Assyrian mother, has been arrested,
charged with hanging her little son up OR
a hook ON the wall by the heels and beat
| ing him.
Harry Shipman, aged 40, a returned
| soldier from the Philippines, committees
suicide at Brodhead by taking opium.
He leaves widow but no children. No
| reason is given for the act.
James Rawlinson of La Crosse was rum
over and killed at the Chicago, Miwau-
| kee and st. Paul depot at Sparta. De-
! ceased was bricklayer employed on the
| American Cigar factory building.
Robert S. Downs has been appointed
superintendent of the Washburn, Bay
| field and Iron River Railroad, succeed
| ing e. Stanton, resigned. Mr.. Downs
has been train dispatcher for three years.
After two months of solicitation and
| hard work on the part of the promoters,
| definite and agreeable arrangements were
concluded at a mass meeting and the new
| 1000 theater at Appleton is now as
| sured
Matthew Kingsley Of La Crosse at
| tempted to commit suicide by jumping off
| the high bridge into the Baraboo river,
a distance of forty feet. He was rescued
| from the attempt. 1t is thought ne was
| insane.
| Isaac Stephenson has offered $4,000
| to Marinette for a library building on
condition that the city bond itself to APP
| propriate $4,000 year for maintenance
| The council has unanimously accepted
| the offer.
While walking over the top of a swiftly
| moving freight train near Rushford,
Mimi, George Koethe, a brakeman, re-
siding in La Crosse, fell between the cars
| and was instantly killed. Koethe was 10
| years old.
| Judge A. H. Goss of the Oshkosh mu-
| nicipal court sentenced Emil Waltz alias
Karl Stolen, to eight months in the
| county Jail for the abduction Of Annie
! Kramer, 6-year-old daughter of Mr.. and;
Mrs. Anton Kramer.
Mrs. Thomas Jarosch of Butternut re-
| Gently became the mother of twins. This
| is the fourth pair of twins born in the
| Jarosch family and all but one child are
living. Mrs. Jarosch became the mother
of single child but once.
John Howard of La Crosse will lose q,
| hand, the result of rescuing a young
| hound from being crushed by a lOcomo-
tive. 1t was in the way of the engine
when Mr.. Howard jerked it away by the
| tail. The dog not understanding the sit
uation and taking this as declaration Of
war, bit his hand frightfully and the doc
tors fear it will have to be amputated.
While A. Jacobs, farmer residing on
st. Josephs ridge, was at work Turing
patch of turnips a swarm of bees flew
over the heads of his horses. At the same
instant one of the animals opened its
mouth and the queen bee entered it in her
flight The working bees swarmed about
and when, in great agony, the animal re-
opened it's mouth the entire swan darted
| in after their queen. The frenzied animal
galloped madly about the field until its
| fell to the ground exhausted. 1t died
few hours afterward.
The bank of Hammond was blown
| open and the contents of the strong box
taken by unknown robbers early on a
|
some valuable papers We're secured. There
| is no clew to the robbers. The town is
full of strangers, over $50 men being at
work on the railroad. The robbers en-
tered the building through the rear and
dug hole through the wall of the vault,
| then they blew open the safe. Several
thousands of dollars in currency and Sc
curities were taken, the cash alone
amounting to $4,000
| After being separated forty-two years,
there was a happy reunion of three SIS
tiers in Racine They are Mrs. Michael
Frawley, Marinette; Mrs. John Gilmore,
| Chicago, and Mrs. John Young. Forty
| two years ago there were six children and
their names were Hanley. The parents
died. Some of the children went to
Milwaukee orphan asylum and others
were adopted. John Hanley was one OF
| the brothers. He became assistant chief