Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-05-16

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| western road have finished survey of
the company's property at La Crosse
with the erection of handsome new
depot and roundhouse in view.
While deciding that murder has been
uone' CUNT was not fixed on any one by
the coroner's, jury for the death of Gus
fave hrueger, the aged farmer whose
body was found weighted down in the
river near La Crosse.
! Llsta, the little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Goelzer of Glen Bulah, was bitten
by dog. The animal lacerated the
chlld's face and ear. There is great anx
lety IN regard to the injury, as the ami
NAL Is thought to have been mad.
All the laborers of the Fairbanks
Morse works quit at Beloit, being refus-
ed an advance of wages. The strike
| causes suspension of work in the foundry,
but the molders are not striking Other
branches of the big shop are running.
| Mrs. Wilhelm Lohrez, aged 70 years.
| Whlle walking on the railway track near
the Atlantic street crossing in Appleton,
was run down by an express train and
| instantly killed. She leaves a husband
and large family of grown-up children
The youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dittle of the town of Mitchell took
! dose of morphine. A doctor was sum-
moned, who worked over the girl for
| forty eight hours before he was able to
! bring her to consciousness. 1t is be-
| Geved that she will recover.
The State convention of Modern Wood
men declared emphatically against the
proposed "step rate PLAN and ordered
the appointment of committee to sug-
! gest a proper readjustment before the
Indianapolis encampment. J. II. Har-
| beck of Appleton was elected head CON
sui and \. n. Bort of Beloit was in
| dorsed for national banker.
While his father was conversing with
friend in the kitchen. the 4-year-old
son of John Prudell of Marinette climb
ed on chair, twining a circular towel
hanging from the wall around his neck
He accidentally slipped off the chair and
the towel choked him before he could
utter sound. A doctor, who was sum
moned, worked for two hours before con-
| sciousness returned.
Fire destroyed the Touring mill of NJ.
B. Helmer at Fond du Lac. The loss is
estimated at $4,000 with insurance
amounting in all to $4,000 divided be-
tween two millers' insurance companies
about equally. The plant will be rebuilt
at once or as soon as the losses are ad-
justed. The origin of the fire is sup
posed to have been in a shaft box locat-
| ed on the ceiling of the first floor.
The section men on the Wisconsin Cen
trail who struck at New Richmond were
paid S1.25 per day until recently, when
the company voluntarily advanced the
pay Is cents. Now they refuse to go to
work unless paid $3.50, the same pay as
men on the Chicago, st. Paul, Mime
apolis and Omaha receive. Section bosses
are getting $40 per month. The one
at New Richmond demanded $50, which
was refused, and he quit.
Henry Ratz, a 14-year-old Fond du
Lac boy, has been arrested charged with
forgery. He is said to have been OPP
Grating for about two weeks and to have
obtained at least $50. Several of his
schoolmates are thought to be implicated
and arrests are expected. The superin-
tendent of schools has been cooperating
with the police in examining specimens
| of handwriting and taking steps to ferret
out the mystery which has surrounded
the forgeries.
Inc DOOy OF CONRAD Master VI MIL
| waukee, who left the home of Christie
pher Wallin in Marinette on the night
of March Is, and no trace of whom could
| subsequently be found, was discovered
| in the river by three boys. His watch
| and valuables were on the body and no
traces of foul play were discovered. Sui
eide is suspected. He had a wife and
| children in Milwaukee. Financial trou-
| l. fn
| cause of his suicide.
Hans Rubjarg, a painting contractor
| of Racine, attempted to commit suicide
| by shooting himself through the head.
Rubiarg was found by his wife prostrat
ed on the kitchen floor with the barrel
of a revolver in his mouth. The woman
kicked the weapon away and then ran to
summon aid Rubjarg left the house and
going to the rear of saloon again at
tempted to kill himself, but was prevent
! ed by the saloonkeeper. 1t IS belleved
that the man is demented.
The Chippewa Falls, Phillips and
Northeastern Railroad Company has filed
| articles of incorporation with the Secle-
tary of State its purpose being to build
and operate railroad from Chippewa
Falls to Woodruff, about 10 miles,
Headquarters are to be at Phillips
| Whether it is to be a steam or electric
road is not stated in the articles. The
capital stock is $4,000, nearly all held
| by Robert A Travers of Chicago. The
other incorporators are Addie NJ. Tray
erse, Elizabeth Pullen, Wallace W.
Johnson and Michael f. Cure, all OF
| Chicago.
There will be trouble for rattlesnakes
down in Grant County and all along the
Mississippi bluffs. because of the passage
of the rattlesnake bounty bill. 1t EN-
powers the county boards to provide
bounties for killing rattlesnakes and some
of the counties that are infested like
Grant will speedily take advantage OF
the law. In the days when the nogs
were allowed to run around they made
short work of the snakes and killed them
off as they multiplied, but of late years
the hogs have been penned up ard the
snakes have been thriving. When the
county makes it an object the populace
will turn to and go snake hunting, ana