Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-10

80 Oh uSh W II Specldl Train carrying the
Yale Glee ana Mandolin Club and in
stantly killed az Marshfeld
Five prisoners under indictment for
the Reedsville burglary last month have
petitioned the court to be permitted to
plead guilty and receive sentence.
Lester Phelps, rural mali carrier,
when about six miles from Amigo, pulled
out his, revolver to examine it and it was
accidentally discharged, the ball entering
his leg.
Edward Strauss, farmer living on
the Lamers road, near Milwaukee, is
badly battered up, as the result of be-
, ing assaulted by a wood ak in the hands
of robbers.
A gasoline explosion started a FIRE
which wrecked the Beaver Dam Lumber
Company's large department store at
Cumberland, entailing loss of $4,000,
fully insured.
The four heirs of the late f. G. Shat
tuck of Neenah will have nearly $1,000
600 divided among them. The executors
have been discharged and a division of
the estate ordered
At a special election in Algoma the
water works and lighting proposition was
carried by a large vote, the result being
pol to II. Work on the plant will begin
as soon as possible.
The Menominee Abstract and Land
Association QimiteD has purchased 5000
acres of cut-over farming lands in Me-
nominee County from the Burns Il
Hicks Lumber Company.
Harry NJ. o. FIobbins of Madison, for
I'll 20 ot
Havana. has been appointed vice-consul
to Hongkong and will leave for China
with Gen. Bragg in January.
II. II. Harrison, Alderman of La
Crosse, and one of the best-knOwn sugar
brokers of the Northwest, has decided to
leave the business and move to Michigan
to enter the fruit raising business.
Former Bank Cashier John II. Joice
pleaded guilty at Madison to the charge
of receiving money, after he knew the
Dane County Bank to be insolvent and
was fined 500 and costs, amounting to
S1,S76
Ole Waarum of Auburndale will de-
fend an action for breach of promise to
marry, the plaintiff being Miss Mary Ell
lesta of Cato. Waarum was married two
weeks ago at Auburndale, but formerly
resided in Manitowoc.
Miss Pauline Petersen of Racine has
returned from a four years soJourn in
the klondike country. She went with 4
party of Chicago people. Although Miss
Petersen did not return rich, she Drought
6ack many valuable gold nuggets and
dust sufficient to keep her comfortable
for some time.
Miss Sarah Rich. well off in worldly
goods, but poor in not having husband,
and having reached the age where she
gave up hope, attempted to commit sui
eide at her home in Bangor and was
brought to La Crosse before Judge
Brindley and found insane. She had TAX
Ell paris green to end her single lone
someness and had made previous at
tempts to end her life. She was taken
to Mendoza.
In Racine Mrs Marion Snyder receiv-
ed letter from the commanding ofhcer
of the Fifth United States infantry, sta
toned at Manila. stating that Norman H..
Jetto had died at the hospital there Nov.
II of Asiatic cholera. At the outbreak
of the Spanish American war he enlist
| ed his services in Cubat and was then
| ordered from Cuba to the Philippine Isl
ands. He was &c years of age and was
prominent man.
James Murray. James Roach, George
| Wilson and John Dunn, who are suppos-
| cd to be responsible for several petty
| depredations committed around Juneau
within the last two months, were ar
roigned in Justice court and given SEN
fences ranging from four to six months
on - charg. of larceny. The complaint
of robbns the depot at Woodland on
Nov. 26 was dismissed owing to lack or
evidence and the larceny charge was
| substituted.
| AdoIph Grcgor. a Kenosha man whose
recent escapade in Chicago, during when
he spent 5000 i'll four hours. caused con-
siderable comment, lost nearly S-uo Oh
SINGLE poker hand the other night. The
game had been arranged tor MS esee-
ci.I hone6t and on the first hand dealt
Gregor was given four kings "hile niS
onnonent held four aces. Gregor com
piained to the police and three Oh the
mon were arrested. pleaded guilty and
/ paid fines
Horny Wilson, who escaped from the
GaIeua Jail in November while seriously
sick with typhoid fever and was later
| captured at Bridgeport by Sherl' bicN
inson of Grant County, was sentenced
To two wears at Joliet. After beng I'M
nrisoned the Joliet officials investigated
his record. Discoveries were made tha'
hn is q well-kuown counterfeiter whose
real name is Hubbard and an nvestlsa
tiop of clues has led to the discovery OF
q large amount of spurious coin.
When the ruins of the Lautz lire al
Tn Crosse were being cleared up the meI
c,me across the dead body of the faith
fnl little house dog that, according t'
thc latest information, saved the entire
family from death, losing its own IRE
in doing it. The father. mother ana sN
children slept on the third floor while
SON s,ent on the second over the but2nei
shon. The barking of the dog awoke the
how ON the second floor and he summon
cd the departments the dog then runnlns
- the rest of the family above. Inc
flames had gained such Roadway now
ever. that the family had to be gotte'
ont by the fire department IN a sun'
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