Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-04-25

commit
ted suicide by hanging herself in the
a""atoso sanitarium for the insane.
| Judge Belden appointed Henry f. Jor
dan receiver of the Kenosha State Bank.
which was recently closed by State Bank
Examiner Bergh
Martin Jochowicz was arrested at MIL
Waukee, charged with killing John Potry
kus. Jochowicz claimed the deed was
done in self-defense
The Kewaskum North Side Park Hall.
owned by Smith Bros, was totally de-
stroyed by fire. The cause of the fire is
unknown. The loss is about $1,000.
The main plant of the Pawling e. Har
nischfeger Company of Milwaukee, ma
chlnery manufacturers. was Quilted by
ire. Loss $l50,OOO, insurance small.
Dr. Nicholas Sem has advised Arch
bishop katzer, of Milwaukee, who is suf-
terlng from nervousness, the result OF
overwork, to take an extended trip
abroad.
Edward ]. Walsh of Chicago, was
struck by a northbound train on the
Northwestern Railroad at the Milwaukee
depot. He died three hours later. He
had wife and family in Chicago
The Holcomb Lobb Cedar Company
| has sold it's Marinette and Masonyille
yards to the William Mueller Company,
of Chicago, The consideration is pri-
yate, but the amount involved is a large
| one.
Charles Shadow was instantly killed
| the other day. The Mayvile working
| train crashed into the section crew at
work ut Iron Ridge. Shadow was the
only man killed, but several others were
badly bruised.
Milwaukee milling companies have in
creased the wages of milIworkers on an
average of 81 week. OF the 1000 en-
| ployes about $50 are members of the In
ternational Association of Flour and
| Cereal Millworkers.
Hans Larson, II years old, son of
James X. Larson, 4 farmer east of
| Evansville, was run over and instantly
killed by a freight train. He and
companion were stealing a ride from
Madison to Evansville.
Burglars forced an entrance into the
home of Max Milski at Manitowoc. and
secured booty amounting to 500. A
purse containing $50 secreted in bureau
was taken and jewelry and other prop
erty is missing. There is no cIew.
| In report read before the milwaukee,
Produce and Fruit Exchange Secretary
| Ripper showed that the receipts of but
| ter in Milwaukee for the year 1902 were
| 100000 pounds more than in 1901. The
year was most prosperous one for COM
mission men.
William ]. Armstrong. son of
wealthy coal operator ut Decatur, ILL.,,
and Miss Sarah Durborow, daughter of
II. G.. DurbOrow, of Oxford, Pa, were
married in milwaukee, by Rev. c. 7.
Masden. The couple eloped from Chi
cago, where they were to be married, in
order to prevent any objection from the
brides parents.
Walter Cameron. coored boy of Is
| years, who broke into the Office of Dis
trct Attorney Howard Leasdalc at
| Sparta and stole $1S5 from the safe a
| few weeks ago. was found guilty in the
| Circuit Court and sentenced to three
years in the State prison at Waupun, the
| LIST day of July in each year to be i'll sol
! itary confinement.
| Mrs. Anna Fielder tried to commit
/ suicide by leaping from the seventh floor
| of the city hall in Milwaukee to the ro-
| tunda. a drop of 40 feet. Her son,
Edward Fielder, was on trial for attempt
| 10 murder and the woman feared that
he would be convicted. While waiting
in the corridor with friends she suddenly
climbed the rail and attempted to throw
herself over. but was caught in time
The son was not >convicted.
Fire Mt the Besack farm, five miles
northwest of Racine, destroyed tue gra-
neries and farm buildings and sixteen
| head of cattle and two horses and also
! threatened the house. Had it not been
| for men working near the farm the place
would have been wiped ont. The cause
of the fire was children playing in the
barn with matches, The loss is $1,000
Six mouths ago the house of this same
farmer was destroyed by fire, being
caused by the same.
4 petition signed by fifty voters of
| Milton Junction has been filed with the
town clerk asking that the Revs. L. M.
| Starlsweathcr and Thomas w. Norton,
Methodist ministers, be appointed police
officers for the villages of Milton and
| Milton Junction. Both were prominent
in the fight against licenses. which re-
suited in Il victory for the no license
party. They will be appointed. rs 1t IS
believed they will enforce the law and
end violations of the liquor regulations.
The first State crop report of the year,
issued by Secretary True, of the State
| Board of Agriculture, states that crop
prospects for the coming season are eN-
cCIleut Farm labor is scarce ana hlSh.
\ large acreage Of clover was soWn ana
is in excellent condition Winter grains
are little injured by freezing, but there
is n decided falling off i'll acreage from
last season. estimated at so per cent IN
winter wheat The general condition OF
farm animals is reported good. with no
more than the usual amount OF disease.
Prices of farm products are lower tins
xcar than year ago, though now fairly
remunerative.
Efforts are being made 10 learn the
whereabouts of man hailins from
Houston. Tex. who is charged with
working several clever forgeries IN osh.
kosh. Entering the hardware store OF
Grundv & Smith he bought an ice box
for SIS and presented certified check