Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-10-24
News Notes of Wisconsin

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Joseph Fisher
| president of the League of Wisconsin
Municipalities, has appointed com
mittee of five to devise a plan for o.
ganizing cities into mutual associs
tiorts, carrying their own insurance
The members of the committee are az
follows: H. e. Marquardt, comptrolr
of VVausau; John MulVa, mayor Of 0sh
kosh; Henry Stultz, Jr., mayor of Man
itowoc; A. j. Sorenson, mayor Of La
Crosse, and Peter Stoffel, alderman Of
Racine.
Madison.-Losing her mind as the
result of being frightened at the uni
versity Freshmen-Sophomore class
rush Oct 9, Miss OthiTda Tilch, aged
%, a domestic, was committed to the
Mendoza asylum by County Judge zim,
norman. The rush was the first one
she ever witnessed and when the stu
dents fought for the sacks she became
hysterica1 and since has been under
the impression that she was being per
secuted.
MISUNDERSTANDING Manic, aged IS
who came to this country from Italy
four months ago, was sentenced TO
twelve years in Waupun prison By
Judge Backus. for shooting Napoleon
Lindsay, colored, with intent to kill
Both men were street laborers.
Madison The five branches Of the
Wisconsin Pea Gamers company
against whom the Industrial commits
sion lodged ninety-five counts for al
legged violation of the women's hours
Of labor law, have fled notice with
Attorney General Owen that they will
admit the charge and await judgment
by the courts.
Madison. Work on the state capt
toll is being delayed by a strike Of mar
BILE workers who want the question Of
membership in the bricklayers union
decided.
Eau Claire.-Andrew Nelson, aged
II. of Stanley, died in a hospital here
a few hours after he was brought from
an Ahnnibal lumber camp, where DO
was crushed by a falling tree.
Oshkosh.-George H. Buckstaf, 70
years old, retired ZIMMERMAN, VET
eran of the civil war and former state
senator of Winnebago county passed
away at his home here of inflamnna
tory rheumatism, from which he mao
suffered for many years.
La Crosse.-John Granlich, aged y
son Of farmer south of here, climbed
a tree in pursuit of a squirrel. Fifteen
feet above the ground he came in con.
tact with an electric wire and was
electrocuted.
Racine.-Alex. Miller, a prisoner u
the city lookup, probably succeeded y
an attempt to end his life when ~
used pair Of suspenders to hang hlm'
self in cell. !.
Green Bay.-While John MomaefS
was walking in the woods with gun
over his back the weapon was aces
dentally discharged and tore away nal
Of his right leg. :,
Fond du Lac.-Max Coll and Challsa
Mack escaped from the county jail y
saving through the bars. Coll Wa w.
being held for trial on a statutory y
Tense and Mack for embezzlelnens :,
De Forest. "A fire destroyed S0V0,
worth of property of the De foi'''
Lumber company.
Madison-The bonded debE Oh ~
city now is $1,091,SOO. -,
Oshkosh. County Clerk John fi''
has issued $500 licenses to hunt.
Oconto. To stand in the middle y
the track when trains were approa !.
ing was the unusual habit WIZ NV
caused the arrest here of IfanA'.
Sharply. Sharply stopped aoou' :
dozen trains by standing on the tra...
and in several instances the engines,
succeeded in stopping their trans Ou'
3 few feet from the fellow. !.
Appleton. = The commissioner - Y
banking has taken possession OF -,
! Mutual Loan and Building associate ~
of Appleton under authority gFa IN,
by the state law, in order to liqu''''