Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-02-28

peu aead While unloading wood near Ar.
lington. > ~
John Rafferty,, aged II, received seri-
Gus ana possibly fatal injuries by being
struck by falling tree near Cumberland
Adolph Bauer, aged 23, who was
caught by falling tree in the woods
near Marshfeld, died without having re.
gained consciousness.
The Oconto Exchange Hotel at Mari
nette was damaged and other property
DESTROYED at loss of $13 1000, on which
there Is insurance OF $4,000.
In saloon brawl at Park Falls be-
tween two men named Woode and Blach-
later, the latter was knocked down, the
force of the blow rendering him uncon-
sclous and producing hemorrhage of the
brain. His condition is critical.
A bad fire in the Stanck marble works
at La Crosse caused several thousand
dollars damages and will probably cost
Lieut.. Mclaughlin his life. 1t was four
teen below zero and Mclaughlin was
knocked off ladder, falling far and
fracturing his skull.
Three alleged clothing thieves. Harry
Williams, j. J. Walton and William Ris-
gle ON the Mississippi bridge at La
crosse, i'll which revolvers took a promi.
nent part. They were trying to escape,
1t is said, with clothing stolen from the
Newburg store.
Mrs. Edmund Nelson of st. Paul came
to Hudson to secure bonds for her son,
Will c. Nelson, who is under arrest,
charged with wife deserton and nom
support. While there she was arrested,
charged with assaulting her sons moth
cr-in-law, and was fined. She returned
to st. Paul on the first train without Sc
curing bonds for her son.
Lena Rober, aged 20, attempted to
commit suicide in Racine by taking a
dose of tincture of iodine. Antidotes
were used within few moments and
the girls life was saved. The cause of
the act is said to have been frequent
quarrels with a younger sister, who en-
We'd the handsome clothing worn by
Lena, purchased with money earned by
clerking.
The jury in the Stevenson murder trial
returned a verdict at Jefferson finding
the defendant guilty of murder in the
second degree. This verdict was reached
after the jury had deliberated three
hours. Stevenson's attorneys at .nce
moved that the verdict be set aside and
that a new trial be granted. Frederick
w. Stevenson was charged with the muir
der of Deputy Sheriff William Cooper
on Feb. S, 1902.
Attorney Frank e. Withrow testified
i'll the Sch afermeyer case at La Crosse
that Mrs. Schaffermeyer, who is attempt
ing to secure the defendants fortune by
claiming him as her husband, attempted
to bride him to swear that he was the
justice of the peace who married her to
Schaffermeycr. The woman declares the
ceremony by which she was married to
Schaffermeyer was performed by some
justice of the peace unknown to her while
on an excursion.
When Charles Eberhardt of Appleton
returned home from work on recent
morning he found his wife missing and
the three children left alone in the house.
With the wife had gone all her clothes
and S3S in money. The children re-
port that their mother had gone to bed
with them early the previous night and
instructed them to get to sleep quickly,
as she had to get up and wash at 4
o'clock. They do not know what time or
the night she left the house. Mrs. BIB
crhardt is an attractive looking woman
Of about so years.
The Chicago and Northwestern Com
pany has filed in the office of Secretary
of State Houser notices that the system
of the company in Wisconsin would be
extended as soon as practicable, some
forty-five miles One extension is to be
twenty miles in length, in Shawano, Mar
athon and Portage counties, from the
present main line ut Eland, extending to
the west and southwest. The other eX-
tension is to be twenty-five miles III
length, in Langlade, Oconto and Mara
thoin counties, from Elton, east ana
northeast to the main line Of the road.
While in the county jail at Fond du
Lac awaiting trial in the Circuit Court
charged with the theft of several nun
dred dollars worth of jewelry and wear
ing apparel from Mrs. Mary BranshaW,
Mrs. Ellen Drew, wife of travelling
salesman, died of heart trouble. MIS-.
Drew was arrested on Feb. Is III Minnie
apolis. She came to Fond du Lac sew
cral months ago and took up her resi-
dence with Mrs. Branshaw. when she
left it was alleged lnaI sue h'u I"f>~"
with her some jewelry and valuable mer-
chandise which. it is claimed, were alter
ward found in her possession.
Many persons were Injured, two 1t is
believed. fatally, during panic among
the 1000 spectators at the Lakeside au-
ditorium in Racine, during the Horllck-
Richmond polo game. y section OF the
seats gave way and 200 men were thrown
among the broken timbers The crash
was heard throughout the building ana
alarmed all. and many rushed Tor the
doors to escape. The police were sum.
moned to preserve order. The cries OF
tho men could be heard, and at once res
cucrs were at work clearing away the
debris. The two men believed fatally
| injured were taken to St. Mary nos
pital.
4 horse belonging to James Wilcox OF
uavton was killed recently by crows
which aGghted upon the beast, peckma
and scratching until it sank exhausted te
the ground The horse was confined III
| \ small compound some distance IRON