Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-03-28

wa ralls from injuries received by fan
Ing downstairs. y Aaii-
Peter Rayome of Glidden. chargod 1,;.h
money under false pretenses.
was dismissed at Ashland.
Inc VIII of W. L. Happier was filed for
probate at La Crosse. The estate l.
valued at 100000 and is beoueatbed to
the wife and daughter.
1t is reported that there are eases Of
smallpox in the town of Chiffon. Strict
measures have been taken to prevent tho
further spread of the disease.
The postofices at Emmerton and Vale
nave been ordered discontinued and mail
VIII be sent to Boomer. The postoffice
al Myra is also to be discontinued, and
mail will be sent to West Bend
Capt. W. A. Thompson of the upper
Nllsslsslppl river improvement has receiy-
cd letter from the War Department
asking nlm~to secure recruits to compose
TWO more battalions of engineers.
Mrs. q. G. Neville of Green Bay, dis
trlct president of the Womans Fedora
tlon OF Clubs, has accepted the invitation
extended by the Woman's Club of Kau-
kauna to hold the next meeting of the
federation in that city. It win occur.
May and 3, Thursday and Friday.
Fire in the Lutheran parsonage at
Nelllsvllle destroyed the upper story and
some household goods. The loss is ap-
proNimately $1,000, fully covered by in
surance IN the Wisconsin Church Au-
tual. Rev. Thrum, the pastor, was quite
badly burned in attempting to save his
library.
Joseph Steidt, aged IS years.. was
struck by a north-bound passenger train
on railway crossing at Appleton and re-
ceived fatal injuries. He had been to
early mass and was on his way home in
binding sleet storm with his collar turn
ed up, which prevented him from hearing
the whistle.
Miss Emma Jens, employed in Apple
ton, was taken i'll in that city, but be-
fore her sickness had been diagnosed as
smallpox she made her escape and went
to her home in Wrightstown, a distance
of eighteen miles. Miss Jens travelled
by train and exposed many people to the
dread disease.
William Johnson, workman in the
Barron Stave and Heading mill, was dam
gerausly if not fatally injured while OPP
Grating a cutoff saw. He slipped and
his head struck a rapidly running belt
which threw him violently to the floor.
His arm was twice broken and blood
flowed freely from his mouth and ears.
w. w. Gillespie, a student at the Mil
waukee Medical College, will be disfig-
ured for life as the result of haZing by
fellow students. A lighted cigar was
thrown in his face. He resented it with
a blow, and was attacked from behind
and knocked down. He thinks he knows
his assailants and will take steps to have
them punished.
The suits aggregating $4,000, which
were recently brought against the North
western Railway Company by Joseph
Hill and son, were settled out of court at
Kenosha. The railway company paid
the plaintiffs in the action $1,000. The
elder Hill had formerly received SINH
lar amount from the company in settle
ment of the same case.
James Nevin, superintendent of the
State fish hatchery, will at once COM
~mence the erection of temporary build
ings at Minocqua for taking bass, pike
and muskelunge spawn this spring. AS
soon as they are through with this year
spawn, work will be commenced ON a
large building and fish ponds to cost be-
tween $4,000 and $1,000.
After shooting himself in the leg with
a 32-caliber revolver, Konrad Halzer at
tempted to walk to his home, distance
of over mile, without assistance, and
was picked up by the Appleton police
in a critical condition rendered by pain
and the loss of blood. Halzer is baker
and while handling a revolver in his over
coat pocket the weapon was accidentally
discharged.
Florian Monka, aged 50 years, and Jo-
seph Shecranek, II years old, were
drowned off Sheboygan. Both were hsh-
ermen and resided at Two Rivers. The
men started out to set their nets, but
before they were enabled to return were
struck by a stiff northeasterly gale and
carried ND the lake. They were carried
ON TO the reef just north of the break
wafer when their koat was seen to cap
size and boat and men soon disappear
ed in the breakers.
The NIenominee stage was entirely de-
StrOyed by IRE WINE pouiio ~ =
Bay. Six passengers narrowly escapea
with their lives. When about ten mlies
ont from Menominee the stage dropped
| into a rut in the track and capslzed. ne
| stove was disconnected and burning coals
| scattered among the passengers, VINO ioss
| no time in scrambling out SeVefsti u
tbem had their clothes burned, the hght
canvas bursting into flame which was
| famed by a furious wind.
Tba Lawrence University Athletic AS
ISOLATION decided definitely 10 pioeeea
lin tbe nlans for field and track meet
of tba high schools of the Fox river val
| Law district under the college association
mana cement and invitations are 10 pe
sant ont at once to the schools OF MARI
nette. Green Bay, Depere, Appleton Nee
nah. Menasha, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac lac
nTa,,;+ov,oc Sheboygan and others. En-