Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-05-06

doned operations on account of water in
the shafts.
No attempt will be made to build the
La Crosse Black River Falls electric line
TINS year, owing to shortage of funds.
George Jensen, an employee of the malt
house Mt Chiffon, was caught in the rope
of car-pulling machine and instantly
killed.
The residence of Mayor e. G. Marriott
OF Baraboo was entered by burglars and
thoroughly explored, but little OF value
was taken.
Peters & Stewart Of GAINESVILLE were
awarded the contract for building the
new Durkee school in Kenosha. Their
bid was $32,2S5.
j. ID. Bates died at his home three
miles south of Waldo, aged 20. Mr..
Bates was one of the early settlers OF
Sheboygan County.
Barry Goetz, aged II years and son
Of well-known Racine resident, arose
from his bed to get drink Of water ard
fell to the floor dead
Reuben Irish of Rose Lawn is one of
the clever heirs of the Irish estate in the
heart of Chicago, which is estimated to
be worth $2S,00O,OO0
Charles Woodruff McKown, actor, the
atrical promoter and Methodist minister,
was sentenced at Oshkosh to one year
at NTaupCn for ENLIGHTENMENT.
John J. Brickley, n Superior real es-
tate man. convicted of cmheZZling $500
belonging to st. Paul working woman,
was SENTENCED to two years Mt Waupun
The creditors of the German Exchange
Bank Wee paid the promised final divi-
dend Of ID per cent at Chiffon, thus final
ly closing up the affairs of the ill-starred
institution.
Before Judge Mahoney, William Nor
low, young man, pleaded guilty to
burglarizsng the saloon Of Gustav Tahls
at Viola. He was sentenced to one year
in State prison.
The building and plant of the James
vile Art Study and Manufacturing Com
pany, which was recently moved from
Chicago, was burned. Loss $4,000, in
suranco $4,000.
The Alta Land and Water Company
will begin construction on several large
buildings at Alta station, near Gleason,
on tha Milwaukee road. The company
owns the Granite Rock spring.
Gers G. Hansen, aged 5S, leading
merchant Of Racine, and one of the most
prominent Danish Americans in the
State, is dead. He had been i'll for sew
eral laonths with cancerous trouble.
Theodore Gottieb, who left Chicago
ten years ago and had been mourned as
dead for five years, returned a few days
IN OF Z anoCho
He 3; q railroad man in South Africa.
Because of the numerous burglaries
reported in Racine Mayor Nelson has
ordered police officers to remain on duty
uHf1 $3.50 o'clock in the morning. They
have to report at o'clock in the even
ing.
Mrs. Il. G. Pratt, wife Of the general
maIfager of the Milwaukee Gaslight
Company, was rescued from drowning i'll
the swimming tank of the Milwaukee
Athletic Club by Miss Elba Whitaker,
an Instructor.
John Spanbauer Of Oshkosh blew off
| nearly his own head with shotgun.
He was an expert carver i'll wood and
taIidermist. Overwork and poor health
are thought to have caused the act.
VIE and FIVE children survive him.
Robbers entered the bank ut lola,
utecking the vault, safe and building.
They secured $1,000 and overlooked So
0O) Nitroglycerin was used. The ban
dts escaped, frightened away by the ex-
r'osion, and did not have time to search
tt vault thoroughly.
While Andrew Simonson with his wife
ard babe and Miss Lena Peterson were
crossing the Wisconsin river bridge in
Lone Rock the south approach gave way,
rfecipitating the team, wagon and all the
occupants into the water fifteen feet be-
fyw, but by miracle no lives were lost.
Henry Morrison, IS years old, an old
resident of Woodstock, shot and killed
ais wife and daughter and tried to kill
Mrs Matthias Klingman, whom he blam-
ed for his family troubles. Klingman
saved his wife's life by Telling her as
saiant wth-a chair. The murderer tried
to escape by driving his team out of the
village at n gallop, but was overtaken
and arrested.
DIR. John L. Uric son of an Appleton
family. who was on the Missouri in Pen
sncola, Fla, when the explosion occur
, red, was injured, despite reports to the
v.
hours among the dying and wounded on
the battleship, although he had fallen
down a hold and was badly cut and
| bruised In letter from Capt. Cowles,
his bravery is especially commended.
Tony Schaeffer of Chicago game to
| Kenosha few days ago for visit with
| a cousin and he now occupies cell in
the county Jail charged with highway
| robbery With him is his cousin and
| two other boys, held on a similar charge.
| The four boys seem to have formed a
sort of a bandit gang. Emil kleicher
was the first man to fall under their
hands and he was held up and robbed.
| None of the boys is over 16 years Of age.
Between their sobs they made confess
sion to the police.
The trustees of the Missionary Society
of the Methodist Episcopal Church have
refused to accept the bequest of the late
William W. Cooper of Kenosha under
| the terms of whose will the church would
-n1 W 6n r,.aicv hhnr