Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-10-05

the family.
Mrs James Vincent committed suicide
in Milton by taking stryhcnine. She had
been in poor health and Respondent for
several years.
William Laying, little son of f. Lag
ing, farmer residing east of La Crosse,
fell into tub of boiling water and was
terribly scalded.
Adeffne Hody and Jorn Hautelet, both
unmarried, employees of the PankratZ
Lumber Company, were drowned off
Chambers island, Sturgeon Bay.
Henry Edwards, an employee at the
John Edwards Manufacturing Company's
pulp mill at Port Edwards, was killed
by becoming entangled in the machinery.
The last reports of assessments in
Dane County have been made to County
Clerk Terwilliger. The total for ali
property under the new law is $4S,90o,
3S7.
State Veterinarian Roberts Of James
| vile condemned and killed eight head of
! cattle afflicted with tuberculosis on VIII
| liam Alexander's farm, one mile north of
| Lima.
While driving home from Catnip Club
| ductor on the Milwaukee road, was
thrown out of his buggy. His left leg was
broken.
| Work has been commenced on the
Princeton and Northwestern depot on the
west side at Grand Rapids. The building
will be a two-story frame structure, 2OXS1
feet in size.
Intense excitement prevails in Stock
bridge and vicinity over the breaking out
| of smallpox, q case having been discover
| ed in a tent-covered wagon occupied by
thrashing machine crew.
Ned Herman, farmer residing about
six miles southwest of Evansville, met
his death while on his way home by fall
ing from load of shingles, the loaded
wagon running over his head.
Mrs. Emil Thilkey, a young married
| woman, tried to commit suicide at Mari
nette. She jumped in the river and went
| down twice, before neighbors rushed to
her rescue and pulled her out.
| Charles FredS.rom of Ashland was at
tackled by an unknown man and stabbed
in the chest. His assailant escaped with
out leaving any clue as to his identity.
| The attack was made in the dark.
While hunting, grouse and cartridges
| in the woods near Ashland, ii. johnson
was accidentally shot through the Shout
| der, the bullet coming out just over the
heart. The injured man cannot recover.
John Ford of Highland was killed by
the explosion of thrashing machine
boiler. He had finished thrashing on
| the farm of John Doyle, in the town of
| Ellen, and was steaming up preparatory
| to moving the thrashing outfit to High
land. One leg was blown off to about
eighty rods distance and a piece of iron
went through his head.
A bold attempt at robbery occurred
in Watertown upon one of the principal
streets Miss Rose Rogan had just left
her home when a stranger who had been
watching where she left the key, boldly
walked up to the door, unlocked it, and,
entering, locked the door after him. The
police were promptly notified, but the
robber became scared and left by rear
| window.
| Marnette parties discovered the re-
mains of a human being imbedded in the
sand on the south side of Green Island.
| There was nothing but the skeleton left,
| but this was intact. BY some 1t IS
| thought to be the remains of either Chas.
l. Martin or one. of the two men who
sailed away with him from that port
about ten years ago and were never af-
terWard heard from.
Mrs. Margaret Peska, residing on Hu
ron street, Manitowoc, was quite danger
ously shot in the right shoulder by bull
| let that came from an unknown source.
| She was in her garden hoeing potatoes
| when a bullet struck her, lodging two
| inches in the flesh. 1t is thought that
some boy was using revolver and acct
| dentally fired a shot in the direction Of
| Mrs Peska, not intending to injure any
! one.
H. L. Thompson, a young business man
| of Chicago, was arrested by Deputy
| Warden Overholzer at Lakota lake for
! violating the game law. The deputy
warden is also justice of the peace and
he made the arrest while on his way to
marry a couple of employees on the Isl
| and Of Mai. b. NJ Shaffner of Chicago.
He almost missed his marriage fee. as
MIR. Thompson, who was to be best man.
almost refused to serve.
Two ties were laid across the North
western track near Weedens Station,
which failed to throw. the train from the
track, but which caused CONSERVATION
/ among the passengers. The Authorities
believe a deliberate attempt was made
| to wreck the train. The engine struck
and passed over the ties with the tender
and two forward coaches The engine
was somewhat damaged also, but not suf-
| ficientIy to prevent the train proceeding.
The train carried a considerable sum Of
money intended to be used in paying Off
the railroad employees.
The will of Mrs Mary Parker, who
lived the life of hermit in La Crosse,
has been contested by Mrs. G. G. Say
age of Brooklyn, n. Y. In her will Mrs.
| Parker left her entire fortune to charita-
BILE institutions in La Crosse, the bulk
| going to the Baptist Church. Mrs. Saw
age, niece of Mrs. Parker, now claims
that when her grandfather, Mr.. Jacks,
died, he left his fortune equally divided