Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-03-21


ihS since December was found in tha
lake' 1t is thought he killed himself.
The Bank of Ladysmith has ononed
Tor business. The officers are: President
IL. y. Sinclair; cashier, J. 0. Sinclair:
bookkeeper, Maggie Sinclair, all of Sac
City, Iowa.
Mrs. Henry Hamilton of Marinette
saved three of her children from her
burning home by lowering them to the
ground in sheets and then jumping cut
or the second-story window.
John Il. Powell, farmer of Rozeu
vile, who killed his wife Feb. 25. has
been adjudged insane and sent to the
asylum at Oshkosh for treatment. The
charge OF murder has been dismissed.
Sylvester Baldauf Of Menasha, years
old, was run over by Wisconsin Central
passenger train on the Manitowoc divis-
ion and so badly manged that he will
die OF his injuries He was an orphan.
The Roth Picking Company is trying
to induce the farmers of West Bend VI
clhlty to engage to plant 100 acres. of
cucumbers. A picking establishment
will probably be built there this spring.
Operations have been begun to develop
gold and silver finds in the town of
Stanton by local company organized for
that purpose. 1t is believed that crude
oil will also be found in paying quanti-
ties.
The entire village of Hancock was
threatened by fire that caused loss of
about $4,000. NJ Plank, department
store, Bank of Hancock, DR.. Woods.
Hancock News and Commercial Hotel
were among the sufferers
Mrs. Hannah Peacock died at the
home of her son-in-law, Harvey Godfrey,
i'll Whitewater. She was born in Beadi-
field North Ireland, ninety nine years
ago this coming April Fifty-four years
ago she came to America.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Barrett, T. Schmidt
and Mr.. Schmidt's three daughters were
overcome by escaping coal gas at Fond
du Lac. Mr.. Barrett was awakened and
succeeded in securing medical aid. 1t is
thought that all will recover.
Lindsay Waters, a grocer at Appleton,
was notified that his uncle, Charles Wat
ers, aged so, recently died at Stratford,
Wits County, England. leaving him and
three of his brothers and sisters heirs
to an estate valued at 100000.
Because his daughter, Rose, n pretty
girl of 10 years, married Wall Mulder,
a prosperous young farmer. against his
| wishes, James Kane, an aged and veal
thy farmer of Mandoro, committed sui
eide in a hotel by drinking laudanum.
Ten Finnish and Swedish miners re-
Gently left Hurley for Cuba, following
| eight others who left for mines near
Santiago 4 short time ago. The outlook
in Cuba is said to be very good and more
are expected to leave i'll the near future.
While burning the houses Of several
fishermen on Black river Game Warden
| Henry c. Schultz was lured out on to the
ice by some of the fishermen and broke
| through into the river. He struggled for
nearly an hour before he was saved from
death.
\ supposed insane man was nearly
run down by an interurban car near Lit
| tie Chute. He was walking on high
trestle bridge and, seeing the car APP
preaching, sat down deliberately i'll the
middle of the track. He proved 10 be Il
simple old man of nearly so. The car
was stopped i'll time.
| Miss Flora Kramer of Spring Bluff at
tempted to commit suicide in the woods
north of Stevens Point by drinking a
bottle of aconite. She was discovered
in time to administer an antidote succes S.
fully. She was removed to the county
Jail. She is the daughter of Monroe
Kramer of Spring Bluff, and had writ
ten letter reproducing local character
with spurnng her love and devoting his
attention to other women.
Mrs. Emma Lonstorf, who sued her
husbands mother for alternating the af-
fections of her husband, Otto Lonstorf,
who is heir to the Lonstorf millions, was
examined in the County Court in Mil
waukee to establish the question of her
mental condition. Two doctors have tes-
titled that they think her insane. She
claims that her husband loves her and
that she has been prosecuted and threat
ened by her husbands family.
Sadie Voecks, employed as cutter girl
at the Outagamie paper mill in hau-
kauna. came near losing her life while
irving TO cross the switch tracks of the
Northwestern road just below the Till
many Pulp and Paper Company's mill.
Miss Voecks was thrown violently about
thirty feet, crushing one arm to pulp.
1t was amputated just above the elbow
She received other quite severe injuries.
1t is thought she will recover
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Fox River Fair and Driving Association,
officers for the ensuing year were elect
ed as follows: President, w. l.. KooS
vice-president Humphrey Pierce; secrc-
tary. NJ +. Barteau; treasurer, j. d.
sherman. The executive committee
which is to have charge of the details of
ARRANGEMENTS for the coming fair the
first week in September is George f..
Peabody, A. G. Hatch and the officers.
Mrs. Frances Osmer, aged 81 years, a
n.;do,v of y soldier who died recently at
the Waupaca Veterans Home( was Kill
ed at Fiield. She was bound for Du-
luth over the Ashland division of the
Wisconsin Central Railroad, end by mis-
take got off the train at Fiheld. AS
she stepped from the ear the tram pc
gan to move and she slipped and fell
between the smoker and the regular day
coach. The wheels passed over her head.
crushing the skull and severing the head