Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-09-21


| The safe of Dr. Rene in his Office in
the Keystone block, West Superior, was
rifled at noon. Sixty d,1ars was taken.
Herman Wieland, young farmer lv
ing in the town of Rhine, was killed while
threshing on Il farm near New Holsten.
At Oshkosh Mrs. Anna Utz was found
dead in her bed by her husband. Two
weeks before she had an attack Of drop
sy.
George Schwartz. aged Ga years, resi-
dent of the town of Freedom, was thrown
from his wagon and killed. His neck was
broken.
Kenosha police are asked to apprehend
Ben Lundquist. formerly of that city,
who is charged with being a deserter
from the United States navy.
The daughter of John Dalton of Mari
nette was carrying her 5-year-old brother
when she dropped him. He died Instant
ly, as his spine was broken by the fall
William James of Babcock and fire.
man on the Milwaukee road, was badly
hurt at Minocqua by being squeezed be-
tween the engine pilot and lever of the
turntable
4 laborer employed as loader at Leon
ards camp, near Washburn, was Instant
ly killed while helping to switch cars on
the Peerless" logging railroad. The un-
fortunate was G. Grout. single man
about 80 years of age.
Paul V. Carey, referee in the case of
the bankruptcy of J. Hanowitz Of Mat
toon, has filed his petition. The sched-
ules show liabilities of $6.9T240 and as
- Il tl,N., hat H.
waukee firms are said to be losers.
Tramps, giving their names as William
| White, Harry Williams and James Man
ley, were arrested within half an hour
after they had broken into Stevens
Point tailor shop and stolen $50 worth
of goods. All the booty was recovered
George Earring and a party of four
ladies were upset while sailing on Ocono-
mowoc lake. This is the first accident
Of the season on these lakes. and provl-
dentially it was not serious Mr.. Earring
is a son of General Manager a. G. Earl
ing.
A spirit of progression ruled the Mani
towoc City Council the other evening at
one of the livelcst meetings ever held and
the city fathers decided in favor of max
ing extensive improvements to the upper
harbor, the work to be begun at once.
The cost viii be about $4,000 and the
amount will be raised by direct taxation.
The suit of Aid. Barry against Mayor
Parker for $4,000 for libel has been set
tied at West Superior and stipulation
filed dismissing it from the Superior
Court The suit grew out of an inquiry
from Barry asking the Mayor for the
number Of gambling houses and resorts
running in the city. The Mayor made
sensational charge against Barry.
William Guerin. for many years vida
ly known resident Of Manawa, met
shocking death The east-bound passen-
ger train on the Green Bay and Western
Railway had been switched on to the side
track ut Manawa to let another train
pass by, when Mr. Guerin came along
and stepped on the front platform of the
mail car. There he stood conversing
with friends until the train pulled back
on the main track. In some manner his
body came in contact with the edge of
the depot platform and was thrown un-
der the wheels.
What appeared like a plot to take the
life Of John Olson was discovered by
Night Officer Mohr at Rhinelander. OIL
son was found in an unconscious state
with his head lying across the Northwest
ern track A blood-stained rock was
found short distance from where Oh
son was lying. Olson was taken from
his perilous position just a few minutes
before the arrival of the Chicago limited.
Olson had had trouble during the even
ing with Il man by the name of Henry
Ellison, who was arrested on the charge
OF assault, and was given sixty days in
the county jail
George r. Downs of Chicago, known
as the gentleman horse thief" was tried
for horse stealing in the Circuit Court at
kenosha, and was sentenced to three
years in the State prison at Waupun.
1t was one boast OF Downs that he al
ways under all circumstances, was per-
feet gentleman-even when stealing
horses" He led one part Of his existence
on the South Side in Chicago, where he
represented himself as a travelling sales
man. He left the city to work" in
northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.
The case which proved disastrous to him
was the taking Of Il team owned by Ill.
A. Kupfer, a KenoSha liveryman.
John Okray. Stevens Point saloon
keeper, grocer and politician, was shot
and slightly wounded by his youngest
son, Victor, II years old. There has
been considerable trouble in the family
for several months and few weeks ago
Mrs. Okray applied for a divorce. also
getting an injunction restraining her
husband from visiting her home. Okray
went to the house and attempted to force
his way in. but, not succeeding, he fired
two shots from n revolver The boy tlfen
took gun and, aiming it through a Win
dow, fired, the bullet entering Okray's
mouth and coming out through the right
cheek Victor claims he did not know
the intruder was his father.
John Alris, the 14year-old son Of Mr.
and Mrs. George Alris of GAINESVILLE, is
being praised as hero because of the
rescue of three persons who were nearly
drowning in Rock river. lie saved the
lives OF Mrs. Frank Peters, her daugh-