Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-12-28


taken from a pocketbook.
At Mellen William Lovely was sentenc,
ed to a term at the Waukesha Industrial
school for house breaking.
Andrew Olson, aged 20 years. was
| drowned in Root river near Racine, while
skating with George Bassnger, aged IS,
Peter Iverson, farmer residing near
Glfdden, has become violently insane
Iverson is young man and was married
| only six months ago
The house Of Peter Schnugg at Coch-
rane was burned, together with its con-
tents. A half-witted daughter of Mr..
| Schnugg was unable to escape and per-
| ished in the fames
3. &. Willard of Chippewa Falls and
L. G. Dillman of Seattle have sold a cop
per mine at Valdez, Wash, for 81, 125, 900
to Chicago End New York capitalists. Mr..
| Millard's share is $4,000.
| Ed. st. Hellenger of st. Croix Falls
fell from a building, thirty feet high,
landing on pile of railroad ties. He
spralned one arm, breaking the other
wrist, cut his face and knocked his teeth
| in.
A verdict of $2O1S9 in favor of the
late George W. Pratt, well-known lum-
herman and formerly United States mar
shall, was returned in the Circuit Court
at Oshkosh in a suit against w. K.
Scribner.
4. Z. De Lorimer, engineer at the
Prairie du Chen Button Company
plant, fell into the open door of the fur
mace under the boiler. The ends of his
fingers were burned off and his face was
baked. He will lose the sight of one
eye.
George TOlfson, the morphine fiend,
who made a murderous assault upon his
mother with a Ratchet and then attempt
ed to end his life by cutting the arteries
of his wrists, was adjudged insane by
physicians at Racine.
Frank G. Shattuck, secretary and
treasurer of the Kimberly and Clark
company, president of the National Man
ufacturers' Bank of Neenah and vice
president of the First National Bank Of
Appleton, is dead. Mr.. Shattuck had an
attack of appendicitis.
VERNE Weston, while standing near a
revolving churn in. the cheese factory
owned by S. Harrison of Genesee, was
caught by a hook on the churn, carried
over it and dashed upon the cement floor
with such force that he was rendered
| unconscious for several hours.
A row Of ancient frame buildings on
Water street, Eau Claire, was Destroy
ed by fire. A milling store, dressmak-
ing establishment, a photograph gallery,
and quarters occupied by families and
lodges, were wiped out. Damage about
$1,000.
Nels Larsen, a farmer living near
Chat, was found nearly frozen to death.
On his way home he fell out of his
sleigh and lay in the road until o'clock
in the morning with the mercury 30 de-
grees below zero. Medical aid was i'm
mediately called and the doctor says that
he will lose one hand and one foot.
Richard Gabel, an engine wiper at the
Chicago and Northwestern roundhouse
in Appleton. while on his way to work
about 10 o'clock the other night, was
held up and sandbagged by tramps, who
secured about $3.50, which sum was all
he had il his clothes. Mr.. Gabel lay
unconscious on the tracks for several
minutes before he was discovered by a
fellow workman. When found he had
the tips of his fingers frozen.
Albert Cavanaugh of Marinette is in
Jail on a charge of being too handy with
an ak. A few days ago his mother pre-
scented him with several pairs of socks,
which he claims were appropriated by his
wife's relatives without his knowledge.
When he wanted to wear the new articles
of footwear he could not find them. Be-
coming enraged, it is alleged, he procur-
ed an AK and chopped open everything in
the house capable of containing socks.
Not satisfied at this, he continued his
work of destruction and did not stop until
every article of furniture was demolished.
While at work in one of the paper
mills in Appleton ]. L. TAFT of Aberdeen,
Scotland, received almost fatal and equal
ly unique injuries on one of the large
paper machines. He was engaged string
ing one of the watts of paper when the
paddle which he had in his hand came
in contact with a rotary portion of the
machine and after revolving several
times, struck him, piercing his chest
nearly to the back, leaving distinct hole
of nearly an inch. Mr.. TAFT is a wealthy
Scotchman, who came here several
months ago to learn the paper manufac-
turing business, as is it carried on in this
country.
Douglas Kramer was found guilty of
shooting Peter Isaacson and was SEN
! fenced to Waupun prison for thirteen
years by Judge Parish of Phillips. On
| July % Peter Isaacson was engaged in
cutting hay on Deer Greek marsh, eight
| miles from Phillips, and about 10 o'clock
in the forenoon he was shot by some
| one in ambush from ? clump of bushes.
The gun used was a rifle, and the bullet
! entered his left breast and passed
| through his body. Mr.. Isaacson fell to
| the ground unconscious. He revived in
about an hour, and succeeded in reaching
his boat and rowed it down the river
to his home When he arrived at the
landing he was so exhausted that 1t re-
| quired the assistance of nelghbor'
| Douglas Kramer, to get him out of the
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