Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-05-30

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Fire destroyed the large barn and
granary on the premises of George Meis-
nest at Branch. The loss is $1,000, part
| ~ covered by insurance.
Lillian Anderson, aged 20 years, at
tempted to commit suicide at her parents
home in Racine by taking poison. The
girl was deserted by her lover, it is ru-
mored.
Senator John c. Spooner of Wiscon-,
the late David Blanchard, at Pittsburg,
n. H. and will probably use it for a
stock farm CT game preserve.
Judge Tarrant at Milwaukee ruled that
where city officials were required to fur
nish bond they were entitled to select
their own employees, which is considered
adverse to the civil service law.
There is no foundation in the rumor
that the Minnesota authorities will claim
jurisdiction over Tibbetts, who confessed
to the murder of Ira Shrake, as the
crime was committed in Vernon County,
Wis.
Fire destroyed a building at Mazoma-
ME used by the Brittonhan & Hixon
Lumber Company for storing lumber.
Two freight cars We're also burned. The
loss is about $4,000, covered by insur-
ance.
William Castle of Monroe County es-
capped by jumping through window of
Northwestern passenger train near ely
man. He had been sentenced to serve
three years for burglary and was being
taken to the State prison.
For the second time this year the Mis-
sissippi has risen so high at La Crosse
that the water has surrounded residences
in the lower parts of the city. The city
was practically surrounded by water, cut
ting off farmers on several roads
The section house at Athelstane was
struck by lightning, six men in 1T being
knocked unconscious. Class Anderson,
a young man employed on the section,
was picked up for dead and it was some
time before he regained consciousness
Misses Pauline Ross and Bertha Fin
deisen were held prisoners by an infu-
rated bull for several hours. The young
ladies were picking flowers east of La
Crosse in pasture belonging to H. God
dard when the Infatuated bull resented
the intrusion and chased them into the
til nightfall.
The body of Frank Shell, who was
drowned at Prairie du Sac on recent
afternoon while boating on the river with
three other high school seniors, one OF
whom drowned with him, was recovered
close to where he drowned. The body
of Mabel Bickford, who was drowned at
the same time, has not been recovered.
The high school will not have commence
ment exercises this year on account of
the casualty.
The coroner's jury at GlenWood to
investigate the death of Herman Sachse,
killed on May 5, returned 4 verdict find
ing that the death was caused by re-
volver shots fired by the hand of Rich
ard Sachse, and that the same were fired
in self defense. The deceased had pur-
chased a rifle and revolver in St. Paul,
and on rturning home laid in waiting
for his son, opening fire on him with the
rifle while the son was doing chores.
Department Commander James II.
Agen has issued an order outlining the
program for the department encampment
to be held at Chippewa Falls June
and TO- He announces that Commander
in-chief Thomas J. Stewart and John S.
Black will speak. The Sons of Veterans,
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re
public and the Woman's Relief Corps
will hold their annual meetings at Chip
pewa Falls with the Grand Army.
In Racine Michael Jochum, aged 81
years, committed suicide at the home Of
his aunt, Mrs John Boy, by shooting
himself in the right temple with a %
caliber revolver. There was no one in
the house at the time, and the cause of
the suicide is not known except that
he@was in i'll health He committed sui
eide in the same room, on the same bed
and with the same revolver that his
uncle had used to kill himself with sew
enteen years ago.
Loss of over $4,000 resulted from a
fire on the West Side of Milwaukee,
which destroyed the Jacobs cooperage
plant, the Milwaukee Commutator Com
pany and the Milwaukee automobile
works. Strenuous work of the firemen
saved much other property. A score of
families deserted their homes when it
looked as if they would be destroyed.
Forty Sorkmen employed in the cooper
age plant narrowly escaped with their
lives. Several were injured in jumping
from the second story.
The body of Emil Hafemeister was
taken from the river near the Lincoln
avenue bridge in Milwaukee. A bullet
hole through the breast, evidently from
q shot fired at close range, indicated sui
eide. He was to have been married the
other day to Miss Ella Ewert and disap
peared suddenly three days before. The
intended bride could offer no explanation
Of his sudden absence when she postpon-
ed the wedding and has been firm in the
belief that Emil was true to her and
that he had been foully dealt with.
A tornado resulting in the destruction
of large amount of property swept over
the village of Holmen shortly after sum
down. The roof, smoke stack and part
of the main structure of the Casberg
Milling Company were torn down. Do
hertt's livery barn, a two-story frame
structure, was picked from it's founda-