Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-07-22


| A wheel from a toy cannon was dis
| covered in the stomach of the 3-year-old
| son of Mr. and Mrs. William Longhurst
of Neenah by the use Of an X-ray ma
chine. 1t was swallowed on July 4. An
operation may be necessary to remove it.
Reports from Ashland say there is
great danger Of forest fires on the south
shore of Lake Superior The great bank
of smoke hanging over Chequamegon bay
| is caused by large forest fire between
| Bayfield, and Port Wing, which are I'M
| der pail.
Owen Derreg, a woodsman, died from
| kick in the side received during a
quarrel with A. Labinsky, another woods
man, at the saloon of James Olmstead
at Clifford. A coroner's jury rendered
verdict holding Labinsky responsible
| for Derregs death.
| John Check, aged Il, of Eastman, was
| seriously injured, his skull crushed by a
stick Of timber thrown from the roof of
house. He did not lose consciousness
until the doctor began to remove piece
of bone containing nearly three square
| inches seventeen hours later.
The total valuation of city property
| in Mantowoc, as fixed by the assessors,
is $7,673, $40, an increase of nearly a
million and half over last year, the
percentage being 20 per cent throughout
the city. Many complaints are being
made to the Board of Review.
| John Matuzczak a farmer living a
few miles from Clintonville, recently shot
a dog afflicted with hydrophobia. One
of his horses went mad, having been bit
ten by the dog, and attacked its mate,
biting it very severely. The animal died
after suffering an hour or two.
Hans Wang, the eldest brother of
! Chairman Ole Wang of Shell Lake, and
his wife are presumed to have been lost
| in the wreck of the Norge. They had
been visiting at Mrs Wang's old home
in Norway and were intending to take re-
turn passage to America on the Norge.
WORD received from Major Warren,
United States engineer, stationed at Mil
waukee said he had made application for
an appropriation from the general emer-
gency fund for money to be used in
dredging Racine harbor and clearing
away the sandbar fifty feet wide and
which extends across the harbor and will
not allow the boats drawing over seven
teen feet six inches to enter.
Brought to realization of his guilt
by studying the Bible J. Stevenson Of
| Pullman, Mich, purchased Of the Bur
lington agent in La Crosse ticket to
st. Paul and then before the astonished
agents eyes tore the pasteboard into
bits The man explained that twelve
, years ago he beat his way from La
Crosse to ST. Paul and that he had not
cleared his conscience. He came all the
way from Michigan to buy the ticket
Weather has been favorable for grow
| ing crops, but frequent showers detri-
mental to haying; corn making good pro-
gress, but still backward; winter wheat
and rye satisfactory, cutting delayed by
rains; meadows and pastures improving;
heavy crop of hay; some smut on spring
| grains, but conditions satisfactory; out
! look for early potatoes satisfactory; to-
| bacco very good; apples very promising;
small fruits and berries fair; minor crops
satisfactory.
Judge Belden of the Circuit Court in
Racine has granted a divorce to Matte
J. Spaulding from DR.. J. Spaulding, one
of the most prominent physicians of Ike
nosha. Mrs Spaulding was married in
vear~her husband began to i'll treat her.
One charge is that he forced her to cook
a cat which he killed, claiming it was a
rabbit She claimed her husband earned
a salary of $3.50 month and had per-
sonal property amounting to about sl2'-
COO
Three lives were lost in a fire near
| Walworth. in which the amount of prop
erty destroyed amounts to little over
! $500. Carelessness in an endeavor to
| replenish a kitchen fire by the aid OF
kerosene started the blaze, burned
Young woman who was at work over the
stove and two children, together with the
home of Chris Holtz, farmer on the
| Peterson place. The victims are: Marie
Sorenson. aged 10 years; Dorothy Holtz,
aged 8 years, and Petra Holtz, aged 5
years.
There is much excitement at Lady
| smith over a religious revival which has
led TO a clash between the saloonkeepers
and the revivalists. Threats are made
TO tar and feather several well-known
characters if they do not leave town at
once and the threats may be put into
execution at any time, so great is the
feeling. The tent of the revlvallsts is
being guarded day and night for fear of
an attack of the saloon men, on whom
they are making war. A law and order
league is about to be organized.
Milwaukee has a population of $780,
ZOO according to A. G. Wright. the pub
Usher of the Milwaukee city directory.
This is an increase of 1880 over last
wear. The new directory contains 1885,
436 names, an increase Of 6OoO over the
number last year, when the population
was estimated at $4,000.
Leo Heck, a blind music teacher of
Sbahovgan. went swimming in the She
bovpan river. Not being able to see the
hanks he swan in a circle until exhaust
al when he sank and was drowned. A
hnother accompanying him could not