Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1903-01-03

'osepn Johanek pleaded guilty at Wan
sau 10 the charge of assault and was SEN
fenced to ten years Imprisonment.
frank O'Connor, aged "a years. we'll
known young merchant of Kenosha. died
at his home there from consumption.
Martin II. Bakkedal has been appoint
ed receiver of the Bank of Westby. The
Ilaollltles are placed at 100000 and the
assets at $155,OOO.
The grievance board of the firemen and
engineers of the Wisconsin Central road
demand that they shall be granted an in
crease of 10 per cent in their wages.
Michael Cahill, the farmer poet, charg-
ed with assault to do great bodily harm
IN shooting Alexander Smith through the
arm, was discharged at Eau Claire on
proving self-defense
The Ferguson House, the leading hotel
IN Hayward, was completely DESTROYED
by fire. The guests barely escaped with
their clothing. The loss is $4,000. with
insurance for $4,000
Adolph f. Spring, milkman was
struck by a west-bound freight train on
the Montfort division of the Northwest
ern road and instantly killed while driy-
ing to Madison with milk.
Edward King of CORTLAND was shot
by his brother, Joseph, while out hunt
ing. While crawling through a fence
the gun was discharged, the contents
taking effect in the boys leg
Arthur Miller, the young man who
was arrested at Tomah on the charge of
passing counterfeit money, was discharg-
ed IN justice court on the ground that no
offense was shown by the State.
Mrs. Anna Fidlin of Milwaukee re-
ceived q letter from her son, who lives
at Greytown, Nicaragua, saying that a
man named Wissen, formerly of Racine,
had been devoured alive by a shark.
Fire destroyed the dwelling of John
Carlstrom at Mellen. Carlstrom jumped
out of a second-story window. Mrs.
Carlstrom and the children, who had got
outside safely, ran to a neighbours house
in their night clothes.
Miss Lizzie Jung of Plymouth was to
have been married the other day, but
on that day went insane, and has been
committed to the northern asylum at Osh-
kosh. No reason is given for her sud
den mental alteration.
Oscar Phillips, aged % years, employ
ed as a section hand by the Chicago,
Milwaukee and st. Paul road, was struck
by freight train at Corliss and killed.
Phillips resided at Union Grove, was
married and had two children.
Mrs. w. II. Stevens of Sioux City,
formerly Miss La Celia Arquette of
Marshield, who disappeared recently af
ter leaving several letters saying she
was about to commit suicide, has been
found and is working as chambermaid
at Omaha.
Miss Wilhelmina Jardine, aged LOT, is
without doubt the oldest living person i'll
the southeastern portion of the State. She
is now i'll with stomach trouble at st.
Luke's hospital in Racine, but her ply
sicians say that her present sickness is
not dangerous.
Fire destroyed the building of the APP
pleton Chair Company at Appleton. The
loss is $4,000, with insurance of $1,000.
The factory employed 100 men and it is
doubtful if it will be rebuilt. William
Marx of Milwaukee is the heaviest stock
holder in the concern.
Mrs. Amelia Myer was found dead in
a cistern in the rear of her home in Fond
du Lac by her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
Louise J. Myer. 1t is believed that she
committed suicide from the fact that she
worried so from her incurable disease
with which she was afflicted.
The officers of the Consolidated Water
Power and Paper Company announce
that they will harness up the magnificent
water power of the Wisconsin river at
Grand Rapids the coming spring and
summer and that the long talked of dam
and paper mill will actually be built.
Fire was discovered in the top of the
acid tank of the Nekoosa Paper Company
and at one time threatened destruction
of the paper mill, but by prompt action
of the company's fire department, assist
ed by the village company, the fire was
put out before much damage was done.
The plant of George B. Freeman "
Co, manufacturers of bits and bolster
springs at Racine Junction, was destroy
ed by fire, causing loss of $4,000, on
which there was an insurance of $4,000.
The fire started in the engine room, be-
ing caused by a gasoline tank exploding.
Miss Mayme Wagner, a former Osh-
knsh girl has entered upon a new bust
ness career at Nassar College. She, with
q Miss Lapham. both of whom are for
mer pupils at that school, have erected
an old-fashioned inn near the college
which is already proving profitable IN
yestment.
The new home of the Masonic order IN
Racine will be completed about Jan. l.
and a week following will be dedicated
by the grand officers of the State when
COMPLETED the Masons will have one OF
+bo most handsome and modern Masonic
temples in the State, costing between
$50 900 and $4,000.
Mysterious nightly apparitions are 1e-
ported from the cheese factory between
Theresa and Lomira. At certain hours
an appalling, blood-curdling sound roars
+brongh the building. Window pancs
and globes of lanterns fall to the floor,
hut break not; doors open and shut, and
KEYS fall over seemingly of their own
accord. The Chicago owners of the tac-
torv have been notified and detectives are
exnected will investigate the mystery.
The La Crosse and Southwestern Rall-