Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-04-01

macner. lVlng near v an lyme, Al the
town of Eldorado, was kicked by a horse
| and instantly killed.
Thaddeus NJ. Wild of Milwaukee, who
for many years has been connected with
the Office of State bank examiner at
Madison, has resigned his position.
Edward LAWYER who ran away with
young girl from Mazomanie, was sent
to State prison for one year on con-
yiction for abandonment of his family.
Farmers in the town of Mackville
have just formed an organization whose
object is to preserve their part Of the
country from being depleted Of firewood.
Anton Wiske, aged 10 years, pleaded
guilty to murder in the first degree and
confessed that he killed his father i'll
his cabin near Augusta and then burned
the body.
Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee has
received from Rome special dispersal
ton which permits him to ofiiciate as
head of the diocese until the pallium is
conferred the coming summer.
Fire broke out in the paint shop at
the county poor farm near Madison, and
was promptly extinguished by the aid of
the new water works system. The Joss
was about 5000. The county carries no
insurance.
Macaroni wheat -four will be manu-
featured in Superior. One of the flour
mills of the Duluth-Superior Milling
Company is now being fitted up with
machinery to make the experiment the
coming season.
]. J. Kennedy, deputy water inspec-
tor; Otis L. Hare, former county clerk,
dicted by the Milwaukee grand jury and
arrested in connection with the city and
county investigation.
Damage to the extent Of 100000 in
Rock County has resulted from Turtle
creek overlooking its banks. Rock river
is also on the rampage and i'll the low
factory districts in GAINESVILLE the dam
age has been extensive.
Milo Hagen, an employe of the Wis
consin Bank in Madison, was appointed
assistant bank examiner to fill the place
vacated by Thaddeus Wild. The salary
is $500 year Hagen was born III
Madison and is Il hustler.
Miss Mary Fogle, former resident of
paper submitted on chemistry at the
Idaho State university, thus giving her
paper a place in the Idaho educational
exhibit at the worlds fair in St Louis.
Miss Nora Helm, girl of 20, while
driving from her brothers to her own
home in Bear Valley, drove off the bridge
into the high water and was drowned.
The horse and buggy were found in the
creek the next morning. The body has
not been recovered.
Merritt f. Roberts of Milwaukee,
brother Of Mrs. e. Thompson of Mani.
towoc, who has been missing from home
for three years and was thought to be
dead, has been heard from at Singapore,
Malay islands. A postal card has been
received by his sister.
State Superintendent Cary announced
the appointment of county superintend-
ents of schools for Crawford and Wash
burn counties, as follows John e. Brind
ley Of Soldiers Grove succeeds E. e.
Bradley as superintendent Of the schools
of Crawford County; ]. G. Adams sue
ceeds W. c.. Croker as superintendent
of the schools of Washburn County.
Ethel Nuzum of Viroqua, a Lawrence
University student in Appleton, was
burned about the face and hands by a
violent acid explosion in Ormsby Hall
chemical laboratory. The sight of her
right eye may be impaired and the other
one is badly burned. Several girls were
near by, but We're hardly touched by
the acid. test tube broke and the con-
tents flew into Miss Nuzum's face.
known through his difficulties with the
Governor of San Juan, where Mr.. Bird
edited the first English paper, the San
Juan News, will return to Madison to
make his home permanently. Mr.. Bird
was arrested several times, charged with
libeling the government officials, but the
charges were never substantiated. He is
a son Of Col George W. Bird Of Madi-
son.
Martin r. Briggs, barber at Finn
town, claims the distinction of having
cut Gen. Grants hair on a battlefield,
and still retains the shears with which
he did it during the Civil War. He
says that after the battle Of Vicksburg,
on July 4, 1868, and just before sun
down, Grant came to him for haircut.
The general seated himself upon a log
and let the good work go on, while he
smoked d big, black cigar.
Fire completely destroyed Charles
Langes grocery store and Gus Peder-
sous saloon in two brick buildings on
Spring street, Chippewa Falls, causing
loss of $4,000. It looked for a time
as though the iremen were unable to
cope with the flames, but they got the
fire under control just as the Mayor was
about to ask Eau Claire for help.
Langes loss on stock is estimated at ST.,
600, partly insured; loss on building So
600, partly insured Families living in
the buildings were unable to save their
furniture. Adjoining stores were badly
damaged.
George Davis, 40 years old. of the
town of Salem, was drowned in Pollywog
creek. The stream had swollen from
rains and melting snow. Davis attempt
ed to ford the stream with his team,
but the horses could not get through. He
managed to reach the shore and, secur-