Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-28

Burglars dynamited the B. Greenberg
store safe in Barron and got S33. Over
SlOO damage was DONE
Adam Apple, wealthy politician and
pioneer resident of Racine county, is dead
at his home in Racine.
Burglars got $1,000 worth of black
silks out OF the Kepler & Co. store in
Eau Claire. There is no clue.
Mrs. Tena Gallagher of Rhinelander
attempted suicide by shooting herself
through the lungs and will die.
William Conway, aged IS years, chok-
ed to death on piece of ham taken from
Tree lunch in GAINESVILLE saloon.
The Wisconsin State Federation of
Women's Clubs will hold it's annual con-
ventlon in Kenosha Oct. g. 26 and 81.
The clothes of Mrs. Peter Blumenstein
OF Sullivan, who was making soft soap
IN field, caught fire, and she was burn
| ed to death.
Herman Peek, for many years prom
lnent cigar manufacturer of Oshkosh,
died of paresis at the northern hospital
Tor the insane at Winnebago.
Five Chippewa Falls citizens have re-
sponded to the solicitation of the Pro-
| gresslve League and donated each $500
toward the $4,000 opera house project.
Mrs. Ann Ferbush of Clam Falls
| found ore on her farm which assayed Sc
gold and so cents silver to the ton. This
is the second find made on the premises
Rev. Albert A. Trever, a Methodist
minister at Horizon, has been engaged
to fill the vacancy in the Greek chair at
Lawrence university, caused by the death
of DR.. Lummis.
After being refused drink at a north
side saloon in La Crosse, Fred Bump,
an employee of the Burlington road, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. He may recover.
Supt. J. w. Hemingway has resigned
as supervisor of boys at the school for
the deaf in Delavan and is succeeded by
Earl Vincent, who was the night watch.
Mr.. Hemingway will go to farming.
Mrs. Elizabeth, wife of Jacob Beck,
janitor Of the First Ward school in She
boygan, committed suicide by drinking
carbolic acid at her home. She was 40
years of age and had been in poor health
for some time.
George La Grander of Spring Valley
was fatally crushed near Waverly While
brakeman on a logging train. He died
after few hours, but in the meantime
played and laughed with his children,
despite physicians warnings.
H. G.. Simmons, Jr., has notified Mayor
German that he would present the city
of Kenosha with a new combination nose
and chemical wagon. The new wagon,
which will cost $4,000, will be placed IN
tho Third Ward engine house.
Andrew NIcAndrew, aged y years, a
prominent citizen of Cresco, Iowa, came
to Kenosha and fell among thieves dur
ing the night He was robbed OF $40 IN
cash and $3.50 in jewelry. He says two
men took him to saloons until he was
; intoxicated and then robbed him.
, The body of Carl Yoss, who was
, drowned Nov. %, 1904, with two others,
p Lake Winnebago, was recovered near
, Calumet Harbor by duck hunters. The
face was unrecognizable, but the remains
could be identified by the clothing. The
body of Mrs. Neumer was recently re-
covered.
; The Neenah Paper Company's mill had
a narrow escape from destruction. Will
liam Dahlman, foreman of the rag room,
, discovered a stick of dynamite fully three
IICHeS IOHS duOuS the rags WHICH udu
just come out of the busters and were
about to be placed in the machine for
chopping. Had the explosive gone into
the machine there would not have been
anyone left about the place to tell about
the accident.
The anti-liquor crusade has reached a
climax in East Troy which may be fol-
lowed by other sensational developments
During the night the Methodist parson-
age was daubed with coat of tar and
feathers, and it is presumed to be the
outcome of feeling during the recent anti
license campaign. Rev. William Daw-
son, the incumbent, was the acknowledge
ed leader of the temperance forces and
he has received several threats from
anonymous sources. The village board
has undertaken to remove the stains on
the clergyman's house.
William Meyer, a farmer of Grafton,
may die from unusual accident While
in Cedarburg he purchased a seeder
which he tied to the rear of his wagon.
| When about half way home, he stopped
his team to fasten the seeder more Sc
curely, when the horses SHE'D and started
i eff. In attempting to get into the wagon
he fell underneath. In the meantime the
lever OIL the Seedef cropped the bars ana
the young man was dragged along by the
bars for Il quarter of a mile, when the
wheels struck stone the jar lifting
the bars high enough to release him.
a beggar, in rags, unshayen. hobbling
about on one leg, asking for aims from
store to store, Clayton Woodward was
once the only young man in the Ryan
high school in Appleton who wore tailor
made clothes. He was the Beau Brum-
mel of the school. The other day Wood
ward hobbled about, begging for enough
money, he said, 'to buy Il wooden leg,
mister" He was a member of the class
| of 1880 of RYAN high school, and it was