Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-11-13

Former Inspector Fred Heiden, Jr.,
of the Milwaukee county house of correc-
ton was arrested on a second warrant,
charging him with obtaining over 5000
from the county under false pretenses
through crooked lumber deal.
Fire totally destroyed the stables Of
the Appleton Brewing and Malt Com
pany and eleven horses and four mules
were burned to death. The loss is about
$4,000, of which 5000 is on the mules.
The origin of the fire is unknown
Thomas Malbon, sentenced to four
years in Waupun in 1898 for burning the
barn and tobacco warehouse of John
Luck and who was later transferred to
Oshkosh insane asylum and subsequent
ly sent back to the Rock County asylum,
has escaped.
State Treasurer J. J. Kempf of Mil
waukee has announced the balances in
the several State funds as follows: Gen
eral fund, $1,31396S.S9 school fund,
S295.35; university fund, 1892; college
of agriculture, $1,70711; normal school
fund, $6,5S3.S2.
Arthur RoedI, II years of age, while
occupied in operating water motor sau-
sage machine in the meat market Of
Cap Roeder in Beaver Dam, met with
terrible accident which crippled him
for life His left hand was mangled in
the sausage machine.
Elizabeth L. Stewart was married to
John w. Brown of Stevens Point. The
bride is a daughter of DR.. Stewart, an
old resident of Unity, and the groom is
State commander of the knights of the
Maccabees and one of the best known
fraternal men in Wisconsin.
Two masked robbers have been causing
terror i'll Auburndale. The robbery of
two business places was reported to the
police at Marshfed, and an attempt on
the life of Joseph Smith, proprietor of
the Auburndale hotel Four shots were
fred at Mr.. Smith, but none of them
took effect.
Mrs Charles Dennison, aged 80, was
found dead on the sidewalk near her
home in Belot. She had been visiting at
neighbours and started home, seeming
ly in perfect health. Her son was on
hi; way to escort her home, and discoy-
ere,! her dead body. Heart disease was
the cJuse of her death.
The case of Walter McMulleR and
Martin Munsen, arrested for fighting,
was tried in La Crosse. 1t appears that
McAIullen had insulted two young women
whom Munsen was escorting home from
church and the court held that Munsen
acted exactly right and released him.
while McAIullen received heavy fine.
With remarkable accuracy, someone
fired four shots in rapid succession into
the cab of Northwestern locomotive
while it was moving at the rate OF forty
miles an hour near Janesvile, and ERE
man Earnest suffered serious wounds. A
rumor that receives some credence Is that
the shooting was the outcome of love
affair of Earnest's.
A suit contesting the payment of an
alleged indebtedness of 10 cents was hleo
in n Neenah Justice court, where 1t occu-
pied the attention of the court, two law
yers and half n dozen witnesses over
! twelve hours. A local organization
was sued for the use of an oil stove
said to have been used during a picnic
given by the organization.
"Jimmie" Lonnegan, alias T. Burns
under arrest at Waukesha for completely
in tho Eagle bank robbery, is wanted by
the Chicago police on several charges
one of them being murder. lie Is also
believed to know something of the MUIR
| dor committed at the car barns seVeFal
| months ago, and efforts Will be maze 10
| connect him with the case
| At the village of Arkansaw double
tragedy occurred. when Lloyd Swartz
| shot and killed Robert Z. Newhart ana
then turned his revolver upon himsell
and committed suicide. 1t is thouSnt
| thot Swartz was jealous, as he is said
TN have accused Newhart of paying at
tentions to his wife. Both men are mar
,;ea and leave families Swartz is %
| and Newhart about Il.
George Johnson, farm hand employ
ed by NJ. c. Christensen, had a narrow
oScona from being killed at Corliss whlie
driving across the st. Paui ra!iio"o
trocks He was engaged in loading a
car at the station and in driving hoiile
! did not notice train approachllis iioin
the west. Just as he drove the team =.
tho track the train struck the horses ana
ground them almost to pieces "ha ~
wagon was wrecked. Johnson mite ni'
escape by jumping, although he was Sc
riously injured.
While Alfred Austin, farmer reslo-
inc nj Harmony, was propeiiins nie
threshing engine over the bridge SIN nhlie !,
,a,.tb Of Janesyille, the machine crashed
through the bridge planking and was
precipitated into the creek twenty y! s,,rsa iee'
balow Mr.. Austin was not injured.
Ahont 1ooooo,oo0 feet of logs nave
boon brought to Marinette by ran an t ms
season and this, with the Zoo,ooo'o .. :
.,.h;oh have been brought down oy uhe
hoom COMPANY, makes up almost Tn ',,
o ou9'4 totoi The season for saving VIII
close about Nov. 10. after which en-, , lnn
not more than one or two mills VIII run: