Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1905-10-13

llss, made an assignment.
Mr.. and Mrs A. w. Lawrence, Sr.,
| of Sturgeon Bay celebrated the fftieth
anniversary of their wedding day.
james Edward, IS months old, choked
to death in Marinette in swallowing a
| peach stone and died in sight Of his
| mother.
Ira, a 4-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs
John Green of Augusta, died as the re-
| suit of burns received whilep laying with
matches.
A fire at Waterford destroyed Mccain
| mas & Frazer's creamery and adjoining
buildings. The loss is $4,000 and insur-
ance So, $50.
Ben Off, the pioneer manufacturer,
who died in La Crosse the other day, in
vented the first Irvine binder and sold it
to Deering & Mccormick.
Emil Hintz, Milwaukee, about IS
years of age, was accidentally killed by
| his cousin, Paul Kuhrt, while hunting
eight miles west of Barron.
Mrs. Adam Haselwood died in Ocon-
omowoc after an illness of but few
days, aged about GO years. She leaves
| a husband and five children.
The ffty-sixth year of the University
of Wisconsin begins with an enrolment
of nearly $500. The attendance is ex-
pected to approximate 1000.
George Reeve of Chicago, a travelling
man, so years of age, was probably ia
| tally injured at Racine Junction by
walking into an open subway.
| ]. Schumauch, brakeman on the
Burlington railway, was knocked off his
train at Trempealeau by water crane.
He was almost instantly killed.
Joel Jepson, aged rs, carrying six
| Confederate bullets in his body, received
during the Civil War, died in Kenosha
soon after rupturing a blood vessel.
Frank Bestoff of Gillett, while unload
ing hay, was shot in the face and breast
by some one hiding in the poplar brush.
The officers are searching the country.
A. G.. McComb of Oshkosh has sold to
the Whispen Perkins Land Company of
Tallahassee, Fla, a pine tract and
sawmill at Mcintyre, Fla, for S1O0,O0O.
Richard Fritsch, said to be a member
of well-known family at Oshkosh, was
arrested and sent out of town at he-
inspector.
Northwestern railroad officials an
nounce that new $4,000 freight depot
for Madison will be contracted for. The
cost of the new passenger depot has been
raised from 100000 to $125,000
Miss Florence Needham of Mazoma-
ME, aged So, died at city hospital in
Madison, it is alleged, from the effects
of blowing out the gas at the Hotel
Ogden. She never regained conscious
ness.
Clerk of Courts Cole Of Marinette is
supposed to be in Canada. Mrs. Dora
Themmers, formerly of Sheboygan, is
said to have disappeared also. Cole is
charged with being $1,000 short A war
rant for embezzlement has been issued.
Mrs. Rosa DOUGH committed suicide
by drinking bottle of carbolic acid.
She left a note saying that she was
tired Of being alone. She is the daugh-
ter of a wealthy and prominent farmer,
and lived at Footeville, where her hus-
band was employed.
Kenosha has been stirred into frenzy
by the assault on Mrs. Henry Valken
Vanderberg in her home in North Chi
cago avenue for the alleged purpose OF
robbery The woman was left uncon-
scious, while the robber secured jewelry
and other valuables. Her injuries are
not serious.
A serious accident was averted only
by quick work during the laying OF the
corner stone of the new court house in
Manitowoc, which was public event
attended by 1000 people. a strand of
the rope, which held the stone as it was
being swung in position, broke and Judge
Michael Kerwan, who was placing the
stone, just escaped being caught and
crushed
The home of Eben Roberts, contrac-
tor, in Racine. was set on fire and Rob
erts charges that two of his employees
are guilty. He claims that they threat
| ened to burn him up if he did not pay
them the wages they asked. The police
are now working on the case. The men
Roberts charges with the deed claim that
| thew were in their homes at 10 O'Clock
and did not leave during the night. The
| rear of the building was covered with
| kerosene and then set on fire.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mohr has been convict
| ed in Barron of obtaining property I'M
der false pretenses 1t is said this is the
| fourth time she has been before Judge
| yinie on the same charge but it is the
| first time a conviction was secured. 1t
| is alleged she secured $500 from one
bank on her promise to pay, and various
other sums running from $12 TO $50
| from business men. She bargained for
farm, stating she had $4,000 in Bar
ron bank. She is nearly so years old
Deputy Sheriff Hoover of Omro ar
rived in Oshkosh the other afternoon
from Tigerton, bringing the Quartette
of Omro young people who, it is alleged,
| engaged horse and buggy of an Omro
| liyeryman and after driving to New Lon
don abandoned the outfit and continued
on to Tigerton by rail and by tramping
through the country. They are Ray
Miracle for whom warrant was issued
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