Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-04-14

Two boys on the Wrolstad farm -
Norske found huge black bear undor
pie OF brush which they were takiny
away. The bear escaped.
Ira Stewart of Chippewa Falls CON
v!cted OF numbering his son-in-law. Fred
Miller four years ago, is granted a new
trial by the Supreme Court.
The Aitokan Iron Company of Dp,uth
VIII eNpend S2,OO0,O00 in improvements
anu extensions for the mine at Port Ar.
thur, near Hurley, next summer
Hans Peterson of Upson was RIM ovar
ana killed on the Wisconsin Central track
between Iron Belt and Epson. The
body was scattered for over a mile.
The Beaver Dam Lumber Company's
large sawmill at Cumberland has started
for the seasons run The mill will emf
100000 or 100000 feet and emnlovs
a crew of 100 men.
l.. f. Easton has announced that bo
will give $4,000 to the city of La Crosse
toward the installation of an improved
water system. The present supply is
pronounced unfit for safe use.
The body of Harry O'Brien was found
on the lake shore opposite Hudson. He
attempted to cross Lake st. Crax in a
severe snow storm on Dee 81. He lost
his way and wandered into the channel.
it is supposed.
Rev. George Harm. So years of age
and for the past sixteen years retired.
died at his home on North Eighth street.
Sheboygan. He was pastor of large
number of Evangelical churches in that
section of the State.
The body of John Stephan. who dis
appeared on Dec. 10, 1904. was founi
in the bay near the Sawyer dock at Stur-
geon Bay. The supposition is that he
committed suicide. He was about 81
years old and retired farmer
The infant son of William Kruger
was scalded to death at Belle Plane
The mother had left the baby in the care
OF small child, in order to attend to
other duties. One of the children pulled
the plug out of Il wash machine.
In Shell Lake Fred Taylor has been
found not guilty on a charge by Miss
Minna Ganski, who claimed that she had
let Taylor wear her diamond ring and
that when he took it to st. Paul he had
the diamond taken out and glass put in
its place. Both are from Spooner.
Mary Hawkins, daughter of, George
Hawkins of Onalaska. has been sentenc
ed to State prison at Waupun for one
and One-half years. She was charged
with being vagrant The fact that this
Is her second offense made it punishable
in the State prison from one to three
years.
The mystery surrounding the disap-
pearance of Banker Edward Decker, Jr.,
was deepened at Milwaukee by the re-
port of the purser of the steamer Pere
Marquette IS that the missing man was
not seen after the boat left Ludington,
Indicating that he had left the vessel
before she sailed.
Frank Grove, Il merchant of Menasha,
has received an anonymous letter enclos-
ing Il So bill, which states that some time
ago the writer secured some goods in
dishonest manner from Mr. Grove and
now seeks to make reparation. 1t IS
thought that the reason for repentance
is the religious revival which is being
held in the city.
Tobacco growing is to be given trial
Ill OuldSdlulc CUuillt lAIo A.
firm of Russian Jews, composed of Max
Shapiro, E. Ressman and ID. Shure, mas
rented five acres of land two miles north
Of Appleton, where they expect to set
out tobacco plants about May 10. Ihey
have already planted the seeds IN hot
houses Shure has been in the tobacco
business in Russia for the past thirty-hve
years.
A temperance mass meeting was tenn
porarily broken up at Lake Geneva by
an alarm of fire, believed to have been
turned in by the saloon element Nhen
The fire whistle was heard the occupants
of the opera house, where the gathering
was held, made rush for the exit
Through the efforts of Rev. Mr. Larson
who stood in the doorway and spoke TO
the frightened crowd, the panic was stop
BED. The people. however, returned To
listen to the speeches.
Chief Herman Meminger of the NIL
waukee fire department had one or the
uarrowest escapes in his career the other
night. and lies in bed fighting death, ms
afFiiction being of the character which
caused the death of Chief James Foley
and companions some time ago. Unllke
Chief Foley, Meminger did not lnhale
tbe fumes of nitric acid, but he inhaled
50 much smoke in fighting fire that
acute congestion of the lungs developed.
and for hours he was on the verge OF
smotbering. Unless pneumonia, when
threatens. sets in, the chances for MS re-
covery are good.
Tn tbe absence of exciting contests ii
very light vote was cast throughout the
STATE Tuesday. Judge John +. Winslow
Of the Supreme Court was reelected
without opposition The contest Tor
state Superintendent is close, but the IN
dications are that Charles F Cary mas
hoen reelected over Albert Salisbury. In
Milwaukee Judge Carpenter defeated MS
onnonent. Judge Walber, and Judges
Torrant and Ludwig of the Circuit Court
were reelected without opposition. Judst
Ilo,, ,lco nulled through with plu-