Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-05-20

merchants of Blanchardville, Is dead,
aged ~45 years.
Stripping their blazing clothing from
their bodies, Knute Mil:leson and wife,
each 10 years Of age and feeble, fed
through the flames that destroyed thar
home i'll Coulee.
Mayor Bigler of Chippewa Falls has
ordered the chief OF police to keep wom-
en- from freauenting saloons. Certain
saloonkeepors say the order will drive
them out Of business.
Nick Schaeffer was-struck in Appleton
by a rearing broncho near the heart, and
although no bones are broken, he has
been unable TO move since. He was
picked up for dead.
The committee having in charge the
extension work Of the Norwegian Luth-
eran Church Of America held meeting
III La Crosse and reported that S43,-
065.04 has been raised.
Carroll Holmes, Wisconsin Central
brakeman, was injured in the Chippewa
Falls yards by being caught between two
cars. His body was badly crushed. His
home is at Abbotsford
Fred Olson, the 2O-year-old son Of Ole
Olson of Brentwood, left home April Z
and has not been heard of since. It is
thought that his mind was slightly I'M
balanced or he would not have left.
THE beginning of the end of the
Oneida reservation is at hand" said
Rev. +. w. Merrill. The heirs of the
Indians to whom the land was original
~ allotted can transfer the property and
they are selling to the whites.
A fire destroyed the Vincent Hotel
and contents at Lake Koshkonong, eaus-
ing loss Of $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
ance. The Vincent Hotel was headquar-
ters for duck hunters from all sections
Of the United States The cause OF the
fire unknown.
Mrs Nicholas Paulus, wife of n
wealthy farmer III Stockton township,
in Stevens Point She is supposed to
have blown out the gas on retiring. She
was 6J years old and leaves husband
and five children.
Misses Laura Steidl and Lydia VALID
vogel, employees at the Rayine paper
mills in Appleton, found $40 and $40
respectively among the rags while sort
ing. There are no marks of identiiica-
ton rs to the owner, and the money
becomes their property.
TO 11-year-old John Latte belongs the
distinction OF having been the first vic
tim of sunstroke in Milwaukee i'll the
year 1904. The little fellow was over
come while watching a baseball game,
and for a time it was feared he would
die, but he is now out of danger
The action of the Racine Common
Council in reyoking the saloon license
granted Leonard J. Schacffcr was am
nullcd by Judge Belden, who declared
that the Council was without jurlsdic-
ton. An ordinance passed by the Coun-
ell fixing Il saloon limit is also declared
illegal because such ordinance was
adopted the same evening it was intro
duced.
After making contest for over year
| on the Northwestern road, Mrs. George
Shores of Stiles will Mt last secure re-
Enumeration from the company for the
loss caused by the death of her husband
in Appleton April 20. 1908, but the
amount cannot be ascertained as get
George Shores was railway mail clerk
and was killed by a train while trying
to get into his own car.
Oscar Willard, clam fisher, has cap
tured strange animal in the river near
La Crosse. The creature is the size OF
small dog and much resembles one.
1t has long, slk-like ears, a Lead and
face like Il walrlls, six webbed feet. and
Il fsh's tail 1t makes a noise much
like the bark OF n dog. 1t has been ex-
amined b local physicians. but none is
able to identify the species.
The butter factory five miles west Of
Whitewater was burned to the ground.
The loss was $1,000 with insurance
about one-third of that amount. The
factory belonged to Harvey Godfrey.
This is the third factory Mr.. Godfrey
has lost by fire in six months, all within
fourteen miles Of Whitewater. The first
was burned about six months ago, caus-
inc n loss OF $4,000, without insurance;
the second was two months ago. and the
loss was $1,000, with $500 insurance.
It is not known whether the factories
will be rebuilt
Miss Annie Doo!ey, one of the most
popular young women of OconomoWoc,
left her home the other evening and
rowed across Fowler lake going to the
opposite woods for wild flowers. Her
| long continued aDSpDte alHIAiSN HVA
mother and searching parties were sent
| out At 3 o'clock the next morning her
| body was found. Her basket and knife
used for gathering flowers were i'll the
boat, which was floating right side up,
| and il is presumed that in attempting to
make the landing she lost her balance
| and fell overheard.
4 deal is about closed with Chicago
| parties for the establishment of an in
| ternrhan line from Appleton to Seymour
| and work will begin at once. 1t will be
| M electric road, but not n single trolley
wire will he used. This is q new inyen-
| ton which will be tried on this twenty
mile road and promises, il successful
here, to revolutionize interurban sys-
| TENS The ears are run by electricity
which is made on the car by means of
gasoline engine which operates genera
| ter. There are storage batteries which
accumulate surplus power.
Fred Xiemann Of Neenah murdered his
| wife by cutting her throat with razor.
| Ak ~, In balf Saypred his own head with