Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-22

charges OF dcfalcation.
The school land department is moyinr
back into it's old Offices In the capitol in
Madison, being the first department. to
returh since the fire.
The manufacturing section OF In
Crosse was endangered by n fire in the
Medery-Platz tannery. which was. how
ever. promptly cxtinguished with slight
loss
one case OF smallpox has broken out
in the home for the fceble-minded mt
Chippewa Falls, and there are eight or
nine other patients under the stricteSt
surveillance.
The Manitowoc Mailing Company has
planned for 30O,000-bushe tile tank
and fireproof grain elevator which will
be erected as an addition to the plant
of the company.
Thomas ~. ChriStanson, aged -
years, who but four weeks ago arrived
in Racine from Denmark, was struck
ana killed by passenger train on the
Northwestern road.
John Kranz. aged 81 years, n pioneer
resident OF Racine, died suddenly ut his
home. He was born in Germany. came
to America in 1912 and came to Racine
in 1915 In 1850 he founded the Kranz
Paper Company
Lawrence Ole, aged ~, one Of tho
most prominent hotel men of the State
died suddenly in Racine. He died of
urenic poisoning, caused by kidney trou-
BILE. He leaves, besides his widow, two
children surviving.
The Edward Hines Lumber Company
of Chicago purchased J0,UO0,O00 feet OF
lumber from the " Huntington Company
Mt Marinette, comprising the products Of
two mills for n year. The consideration
was nearly $1,000,00O.
Abeman people have started cam
paign to have stone from quarrics in that
section used for the new State capitol
i'll case one is built. 1t is red sandstone
and 1t is said there will be no danger OF
chipping, Smelling or cracking.
The wedding Of ASchedd Saceby and
l.ahillea kheiralli, both Syrian Behaists
occurred Mt Kenosha, Fred A. Slack
minister of that sect, officiating. The
couple will reside in Brooklyn, where
the groom is engaged in business.
The West Side Electric Power and
Lighting Company has been organized
in Manitowoc. with Il capital of So. 900,
William Rahr. Olga Rahr and William
Rahr, Jr., being the organizers. The
company will equip II thoroughly modern
electric lighting plant.
The First Methodist Church OF Bara-
hoo has decided to extend an invitation
to the west Wisconsin conference to meet
there next September The conference
was to meet in MauS:-n but ms the
Methodists of that city have not COM
pleted their new church it cannot be held
there.
In Superior Claus Holm committed
suicide because, it is alleged Mrs. Tena
Peterson, II laundry cmp!oyc, refused to
marry aim Immediately. He drank
whisky containing y large quantity Of
strychnine. Holm was Il Swede, about
- years old, aud had been employed in
the woods.
John Novak OF Mantowoc was drown
ed by falling into the Eastwin river ut
Two Rivers. Tie lookout of the United
States life-Saving station heard II splash
ing and upon Investigation they found
his body. an hour later Whether he
NItktu on l'It ttNh ny 'it'llttiA' N'N w
unfamilarity with the surroundings and
the darkness or committed suicide is un-
known. lie was 10 years Of age.
Commissioner Niozorawsli Of the Mil
waukec board of public works and Sup
erinteudent of Bridges Adlam rendered
their designations. They are under in
dictment. The Mayor said that he would
hold the designations, suSpendlng the two
men temporarily from their duties. II
no move was made by the district attor-
ncy by May II to try them on the ndict-
mcnts he said he would reinstatc them.
The 9-ycar-old daughter OF Albert
Harp of the town of Freedom came near
being killed by her T-year-old brother.
During the absence of the parents the
boy got hold of n rifle and pretended he
was going to war. and in some way dis
charged the weapon while tac muzzle
was in his sisters lap. She was terri
hly burned and the bullet entered her
arm near the shoulder, making an ugly
wound.
The police are endeavoring to lind the
ncrpetrators of practical joke on f. j,
Osius of Racine. Saturday night some
one entered his barn and taking printers
ink and paint decorated his saddle horse.
II is feared that it will be impossible
to remove the stains from the animal $
coat. His face, which was white, is
nainted black and red. The animal is Il
valuable one and Mr.. OSius intends to
prosecute.
An Indication of what the defense
would be of the majority OF the Alder
men indicted on q charge of boodilns
was had in Milwaukee, Attorneys or
Charles :. I1avcnor withdrew his plea OF
not guilty and filed instead plea III
abatement. The charge against Havenor
involves proposed ordinance ana inc
demurrer states that the ordinance was
void and that no vote could therefore
have been taken on it.
Robert Kingsley. charged with the lar
ceny OF Sis from George Markham or
Buffalo. n. Y. was found guilty in llud-
son. Markham was returning from
trip around the world last January anu
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