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

OiOMCh NANCY. ANO OAIG was AhJhfSN'
Melvin Price, young man residing
near Cambria, died from lockjaw, caus-
ed by an injury to his hand received in
a corn shredder.
The PHARMACISTS of Barron County
met in Barron and organized n County
Druggists Association, branch of the
national association.
Dana's Third Regiment band will not
leave Marinette. At meeting the offer
made by La Crosse to Prof. Dana of
$1,000 for five years was duplicated by
Marinette.
Mrs. Lena Galmbacher. the aged moth
er of Mrs. Jacob Rupert, dropped dead
at her daughters home in Kaukauna.
supposedly of heart disease. Her age
was 80 years.
Chief Deputy Game Warden C.. D.
Nelson will start out on n tour of the
State Jan. to check up the records
of resident hunting licenses issued by
county clerks this year.
Gov. La Toilette has announced the
appointment of G. S. McIndoe of Rhine
lander as Il member of the State board
of medical examiners for a term Of five
years, to succeed himself.
A GAINESVILLE street car crashed over
30-foot embankment into Il gully. Mrs.
James Shearer Of GAINESVILLE was bruised
about the body and Louis Roehm of
Ashland had his right leg fractured.
1t is thought that a dog brought to
the village of Mindoro the diphtheria
germs which have been threatening the
lives of some Of the prominent residents
there The epidemic is now under con-
troll
John Hammel. a machinist at the Kim
| berly mills in Appleton, broke his arm in
three places in an accident, sustaining
exactly the same injuries as he did few
months ago. Amputation is deemed to
be necessary.
The first divorce ever granted an
Oneida Indian was given by Judge Good
land i'll the Circuit Court in Appleton.
Joseph Metoxen, aged So was separated
from Lena Metoxen, aged 21 Both are
ful-blooded Indians.
The S-year-old son of Carl Seidel of
South Kaukauna was crushed under the
bob-sleds of load of hay and probably
fatally hurt. A number Of boys along
the streets were Catching on for rides
instead of being III school.
-. The case of james Packard. charged
with stealing 4 horse ut Eagle last Jan
uary brought the proceedings against
him to summary end by pleading gull
| ty to a charge of burglarzng the livery
| barn of Edward Whettam at Eagle last
January.
Prominent paper mill owners of Fox
River valley met at Appleton TO discuss
ownership among themselves of pulpwood
| timber lands in Wisconsin and Michigan.
| Another meeting i'll the near future VIII
| determine the extent of the enterprise. 1t
| is expected to involve millions.
After a separation Of eighteen years,
| John PITT, a wel-known Manitowoc con
| tractor, reunited with his son, Harry,
| the recognition occurring through a cous-
| in of the young man who was employed
| in a surveying crew at Pigeon River.
| Young PITT had been adopted at the time
of the death of his mother, eighteen
years ago. and had since resided with
| his foster-pnrents at Hortonville. the
| father being unaware of his whereabouts.
Martin Phetteplace. who died of pneu-
! monia in Neenah at the age of 66 years
and supposedly a pauper has 5000 IN
vested somewhere. When he realized
| that his days on earth were numbered he
asked that minister be sent to him.
| Rev. j. f. Garrett, pastor of the First
| Methodist Church, answered the sum
mons and the man was just making
statement TO the effect that he had the
sum of $500 invested and was about to
! eel, where when life became extinct
An interesting legal fight has devel-
oped over the custody of Charles Deener.
n 13-year-old boy who was placed with
John Wohlwent of Juda by the Baptist
Home Finding Society of Chicago. He
was taken from Wohlwent for alleged
cruelty by the County Court, and would
have been restored by habeas corpus
proceedings in the Circuit Court had it
not been headed of by guardianship pro-
ccedines in the County Court. The boy s
mother has been found and he may be
| restored TO her.
A fire started in the Office Of Kennedy
| & Belk's meat market iii Lake Mills ana
| DESTROYED II two-story double business
| block occupied by Charles f. ButZlne as
n general store and Kennedy \ Belk' S
meat market, and did considerable dam
age to the stock in adjoining buildings
occupied by Charles Fischer u Son COM
| nanv. general store; Harrison N Moore $
shoe store the millinery stock OF MISS II.
NJ. Schultz Of Milwaukee and the dental
parlors of Dr. Il. II. Weber. MessrS.
| Kennedy < Belk resided over their meat
market and barely escaped WIN thelr
Hives Mr. Belk was overcome Ivy smoke
md had to be carried from the building.
| All their clothing and household goods
were consumed The total loss amounts
to about $4,000.
Another sensational chapter to the
| Holmes shooting case was added the 9TH
or dnv when. unobserved by anyone, Mrs.
Mary +. Holmes walked into Judge
IGoodland's court in Appleton and asked
for n divorce from her husband. who IS
in State prison for an assault with intent
IA kill The divorce was granted ana
Mrs. Holmes was restored TO hef former
name. Mary +. Walters. On Feb. 8.
1901 Mrs. Walters was married to
| Holmes following the death of her hus-