Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-07-03

Little Wolf Telephone Companys prop
erty.
]. H. Green & Sons of Appleton have
been awarded the contract for construct
ing the sewer at Houghton, Mich, which
is to cost $17,663.
An unknown man drowned himself in
the Mississippi at La Crosse. Five meE
saw him throw himself into the river,
but all attempts to save him failed.
The State commission will begin its
inspection of the railroads soon. Com
missioner Thomas has been delayed If
obtaining the services of an expert engi
neer.
At a meeting of the Mondovi City
Council it was voted to put in a COM
pIete sewer system, and plans will be
prepared and work started as soon as
possible.
Chief Onon-Gwat-Go of the Wiscon-
sin Oneida Indian tribe has been or
dained a deacon of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church at the Oneida Mission
Church.
John Shea of Escanaba, Mich, was
held up in Milwaukee by two footpads,
robbed of $6S and shot through the little
finger in graphing with one Of the high
waymen.
The large barn belonging to Charles
Gerbenski was entirely destroyed by fire
at Hartland. The loss is $500, insur
ance $500. 1t is thought to be of in
cendiary origin.
All State and private banks are being
called upon to render statements as to
loS,, 41,o
new law. These institutions will prac-
tically cease to exist after next Septem
ber
The Elmwood, a new 50-foot steam
launch built by A. La Chapel for A.
Born of Milwaukee, was launched at
Pewaukee. This is one of the finest
steamers among those on Pewaukee
lake.
John Smith, one Of the oldest and best
known farmers of Racine County, died
at his home in the town of Dover. He
was found dead in his bed. Heart fail
ure is presumed to be the cause of his
death.
The 12-year-old son of Mathew Olson
was instantly killed by being caught in
the main drive belt of Tomahawk saw
CINE room, waiting to see the mill run at
night.
Charles A Stevens of Chicago has
received shipment of 27O Angora goats,
which he has placed on his land border
ing Delavan lake. They are brought to
Craze, Mr.. Stevens using this method to
clear the land of underbrush.
S. G. Gilman, MondOvi attorney, left
for Mexico City, Mexico to look up the
estate of August Sahlberg, a rich miner,
who left one-sixteenth of his estate to
Mrs. Marie Halverson of Mondovi. 1t is
estimated that her share will be $780,
900.
Unknown to her parents, Lillian E.
Bowman, aged Is years. secured a mar
riage license to wed Edgar L. Chapel
and the young people visited the offices
of A. Cary Judd, court commissioner of
Racine, and were there united in mar
riage.
The Gimbel Brothers business in Mil
waukee and Philadelphia has been incor-
porated under the laws of Pennsylvania,
with a paid-up capital of $4,000, 900.
This, it is asserted makes the concern
the largest in a mercantile line in the
country. None of the stock will be
placed on the market, but is held by the
Gimbels and their friends.
The pioneers of Appleton neighbor-
hood gathered at the home of j. Simp-
son in the town of Osborn, about 200 in
number. John Knox, in the course of
his address, told of an incident of the
early days when he walked twenty miles
to Green Bay to obtain materials for
flag The flag, which was made about
fifty years ago, was exhibited.
Great alarm was felt the other day
among the members of the Case family
in Racine because of the disappearance
of Roy Case, aged - years, son of the
late Jackson L. Case until he was found
in a stack of pilings by the lake shore.
The parents feared the boy had commit
ted suicide by jumping into the lake. He
had Quarreled with his brother Jerome
and drawing revolver had shot him
through the leg. Not knowing how Sc
rious the shot was, he ran away.
The possession of the little daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Atkinson, divorced,
remains as a matter of contention. Mrs.
Atkinson, grandmother of the child, has
the child in her possession and insists
that she will not surrender it to the
daughter-in-law The daughter-in-law
claims that the orders of the court shall
be enforced and as both are persistent,
it is feared that more trouble may re-
suit. Mrs Atkinson, senior. is living in
Menominee, while her daughter-in-law is
living in Marinette
Samuel Crawford of Cedar River, head
of the firm of Crawford & Sons, express
ed surprise upon being informed of the
finding of the bodies of William Nor
land and Herbert Morgan, two men who
were employed on his drive last winter,
and he believes that the cause of the
death should be investigated. The man
agement of the company for whom these
men had been working knew nothing of
the death and it had not been reported to
any extent at Cedar River. No one there
knew that they had been drowned when
they disappeared last March, but sup
posed that they had merely Jumped
their jobs"
A class of twenty-five was graduated
at Lawrence University, Appleton. An
effort to increase the endowment fund
BY $4,000 will be made.