Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-31

Ieter Her lost his horse in trying to
cross ford over a creek in the town Of
Primrose.
The organization of State association
Of grain buyers was started At GAINESVILLE
by grain handlers.
The Field Mems Club, an insurance
workers organization, held its annual
meeting at Green Lake.
The government has discontinued the
postoflice at Dacada, and free delivery
routes have been established.
The first reports received at the office
of Secretary of Agriculture John NJ. True
show that crops are in fine condition.
Recent rains have caused the Wolf
river to overflow its banks near Shoe
ton, causing thousands of dollars dam
age.
The boom-men's threatened strike,
which would have involved the whole
lumber industry of the Menominee river,
was settled
Michigan capitalists have purchased
the Diamond Match Company's plant at
Mnrinette and will convert it into ce-
real food factory.
The issuance of tax certificates on two
of the biggest churches in Superior gave
the congregations quite scare. The GER
titicatcs were issued by mistake.
Mrs. NJ. Ritchter ST the town of Ne
kimi, aged S3. has appealed to the muni-
cipal authorities for protection from the
alleged cruelty of her three daughters.
At Babcock Thomas J. Smith, Mil
yankee road brakeman, was badly injur-
ed while giving signals from the side OK
a car. His arm struck n switch target.
Seventeen nurses at the county hos
ptal Milwaukee, the entire staff, went
olt on strike They rebelled against the
strict discipline enforced by the head
nurse.
The life of John O'Connell, assistant
city electrician, was snapped out III the
twinkling of an eye by grasping high
potential wire of the Oshkosh Electric
Light and Power Company.
Work on the new compressed air water
supply system for the State University
and capitol building at Madison, for
which the last Legislature appropriated
$4,000, is soon TO be begun.
At the State free employment Offices
in Milwaukee and Superior 1872 per-
sons applied last week for employment
aud each one was provided with a place.
There were l94 applications for help.
Startling information wss received Mt
Milwaukee from State Bacteriologist
Russell of Madison whereby it develops
that dog which attacked and bit a NUM-
Der Ct children recently was suffering
from rabies.
At Oshkosh Frank Reiscnzahn, aged
Is years. attempted to change the belt
on pulley with stick The stick
caught in the wheel and struck his chest
with such force as to break two Of his
ribs. He died.
AS result of being stung by swarm
of bees, Jens Ramstad, farmer reSid-
ing near Spring Grove. and his hired
mau are nearly dead. Two horses were
killed by the insects and the men only
saved themselves by jumping into n
stream.
Springvale is excited over the discov-
cry of copper deposits in quantities that
az, said to be paying. Il. f.. Scott and
.Jt I'm Baker struck Il vein of ore at thirty
feet. The land in the vicinity is selling
on options at high figures, and prospec-
tors are busy.
Judge Il. Il. Dunwiddc of the Circuit
Court of Rock County granted re-
straining injunction against picketing at
the Berlin Machine Works. The injunc-
ton is very sweeping in it's nature. The
machinist&' union has been out on
st rike for nine weeks.
NIistaking a woman picking cherries
fer birds, John Ryff, a farmer near Osh-
k!.sh, shot a charge of bird shot into the
Il &c and was Mortified to see Mrs. Mar
ysret C,ieoSt drop to the ground. Sev-
clnl of the pieces Of shot took effect, but
Mrs. Giesst was not seriously injured.
Miss Sawyer, who shot herself in New
York, was formerly one of the best
ltr own society girls of Milwaukee. she
is the daughter of James Sawyer,
mamber Of the Board of Trade. About
tiys years ago Miss Sawyer was married
to Cecil Clay of Philadelphia, an artist
shortly afterward she secured Il divorce
ana went on the stage. Her family is
one Of the oldest in the city.
4 lively discussion is expected by Wis
con.sin bankers ut the annual meeting OF
the State Bankers Association, to be
hel9 ut the Hotel Pfister, Milwaukee.
Congressman Charles \. Fowler author
of the Fowler finance bill in Congress.
has consented to speak on the affirmative
side of the asset currency question.
Banker 4. J. Frame Of Waukesha will
sneak on the negative side and 4 general
discussion will follow.
TIE Penn Mining Company will start
work soon on the water power at the
mouth of the Sturgeon river at Norway.
A bill was passed in the last Wisconsin
Legislature TO allow it to build dam
in .larinette and Mcnomnee counties.
The plans have already been drawn tor
tho Improvement, which will cost over
$500 900. The power will eventually be
used for an interurban line connecting all
the Ienominee range towns.
Max Winkel has been arrested on the
charge of having killed James Campbell
MAY "A at his farm near Arcadia Inc
affair was clothed in mystery for time,
hut n chain of circumstances Which had
several missing links was recently made
complete by the efforts of District At
tornay Cowie At the time of the MUIR