Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1902-10-11
George welloner was killed in tie ,ail-


result of stroke of apoplexy.
Miss Annie McGurk of Chippewa
Falls and William Houlton, a prominent
lumberman, were married at Brule.
Heavy and protracted frosts have not
only put a stop to fall work, but have
caused much loss to farmers by running
corn fodder.
After bleeding at the nose for over five
days John w. Burke of Delavan, boiler
maker, "a years of age died. Mr.. Burke
was married.
Frank Steinmetz, wealthy and we'll
known farmer of Tilden, aged S6 years,
was found dead in a field. Apoplexy was
the cause of the sudden death.
Broke Ingal reported to the police that
he was robbed of $3.50 in Oshkosh. He
visited several saloons and does not know
when or where he was robbed.
William Miller, young man residing
in La Crosse, accidentally shot himself
while getting out of launch. lie had
been hunting It is not thought that he
can recover.
Fred Skundberg, the 3-year-old son of
prominent farmer of the town Of Al
den, was instantly killed by the accident
al discharge of rifle in the hands OF an
older brother.
At Burlington Mr.. and Mrs. James
Patoute celebrated the SEVENTEEN ami
versary of their marriage. They are be-
lieved to be the oldest living married
couple i'll the United States.
Frank Peterson, a farmer in the
Wheaton township, lost all Of his farm
buildings and crops by fire. The loss is
fully $1,000, with $500 insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown
Joseph Van Haelst, 4-year-old child of
III. Van Haelst, was killed in front of his
home in West Superior by being rgn ever
with a wagon load of heavy timbers, up
on which he was trying to climb.
Ear Sturgis, an employee at Pixies
mill at Bayfield,, was almost cut to pieces
by a saw. He had just taken the belt off
and attempted to stop the saw with
| stick when he was thrown on top of it.
Norman Anderson, the 3-year-old son of
NJ. Il. Anderson, residing near Spur
| Three, was killed by a rifle, which was
left standing by his older brother against
| the wall, falling down and discharging.
I. L. Kincaid of Oshkosh has received
word of the finding of the body of his ~
year-old son, Forrest Kincaid, near Wau-
| zeka. The young man was employed
with railway construction crew. He
| disappeared several days ago.
Joseph Lautner, aged -, son of Joseph
Lautner of Hastings, Mimi, was acct
dentally shot and killed at La Crosse
| by Frank Kisselbach, aged Is, with
whom he was visiting. The boys were
| shooting at a target with a rifle.
Rev. II. D. Kamp, who for the past
| two years has been in charge of the
| German Methodist Church in Kenosha,
resigned his pastorate and will retire
| from the ministry. He will be succeeded
| by Rev. j. Romoser of Manitowoc.
| The giving way of the Jones & Adams
| coal dock at Ashland allowed 5000 tons
of coal to be split into the bay and did
a damage to the dock which it will take
thousands of dollars to repair. The APP
proximate loss is computed at $4,000.
1t develops that Christina Peterson,
the girl charged with stealing horse at
Eerryville, took the animal so that she
might join her lover in Vernon County
and be married. Her arrest has put Il
stop to her romantic ideas. Her parents
live at Lansing.
While John, the son of Ferdinand
Thielke, six miles west of Woodland, at
tempted to slide down haystack, a rod
which was leaning against the stack en-
tered his abdomen, inflicting a wound
several inches deep. Unless blood poison
ing sets in he will recover.
A crowded street car running at high
speed ran off a curve in going around a
corner on the north side at La Crosse,
skipped over the sidewalk and ran into
house on the corner, injuring Mark
Post and severely shaking up the other
occupants of the car. Several women
tainted from fright
Burglars entered the general store of
John Lyle at Middleton and carried away
$4,000. They blew open the door Of the
safe with dynamite. Several men who
heard the explosion rushed into the street
and saw three men running away An
armed posse was formed and wild chase
began. The robbers took to the woods,
but two men were captured.
The Circuit Court adjourned at Bar
ron. There were no criminal cases on
the calendar and the only jury case tried
Beaver Dam Lumber Company of Cum.
berland. Mrs Steene sued for So 900 for
the death of her husband, who was killed
in the company's mill near cumberland,
April /, 1901. The jury found for the
plaintiff in the sum of 81 $500.
John Tesch, once a prominent clothing
dealer of Chiffon, committed suicide by
jumping into the Manitowoc river above
the mill dam. His body was washed
ashore near the warehouse of the Chill
ton granite works, where it was found by
possers3y. He was about 60 years old
and leaves family. For some time he
had been in poor health and this to-
gether with other troubles, is thought to
have led him to commit the deed
The mystery surrounding the finding
OF the human skeleton near Augusta re-
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