Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-12-25
BADGER NEWS NOTES

Prairie du Chien.-Frightfully man.
gled by a freight train which ran over
him in the Lynxville yards. Walter
Mitchell, 80 years old, of Chicago
caused surgeons to marvel by retain.
ing consciousness for four hours, He
discussed his case with hospital au.
thorities up to a few minutes before
his death. Such an exhibition of vi.
tal1ty was never before witnessed BY
physicians and surgeons here. Nit.
chelPs right arm was severed close to
the shoulder. His right leg was cut
off close to the knee and his left leg
was crushed and broken in four places
between hip and ankle. The fingers
on his left hand were crushed off. His
skull was fractured and terrible bruis'
es were inflicted about the head.
MISUNDERSTANDING up from a
French SO o'clock" class he was lead.
ing, Prof. R. B. Michel of the depart.
ment of romance language of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, let his glance
drift over the snow capped hill to his
home on the heights" A closer
glance revealed the fact that it was
burning. 1t took Prof. Michel two
seconds to leave his class. The fire,
which resulted in loss of $1,000, was
the cause of injury to several fremen.
The assistant fire chief of Madison and
one of the pipemen were overcome by
gas.
Sheboygan.-Julius Pfeil, the town
of Rhine farmer who was arrested and
tried two years ago for numbering his
wife but who was acquitted after
sensational trial, has taken out II
cense to marry Mrs. Augusta Elmer
mann, the neighbor who was prOmf
nent in the trial as witness for inc
defense. The announcement has Gre
ated a sensation second only to th0
arrest of Pfeil two years ago when Ills
wife was found dead in bed and ef
perts who examined the stomach ae'
clared death had been caused by pof
soning.
Sheboygan.-B. B. Barnes, farmer
who lives just outside the CITY, haS
just received large draft as lntere''
on an inheritance of one-third OF ln0
estate of his sister, Miss Nancy
Barnes of Whitehaven, Cum0erianu
county, England, and with a requess
to name the smallest amount ne Woulu
be willing to dispose of his interest," u
the estate. His daughter also mas II
herited one-sixth of the estate, WlliVN
is said to be an unusually large one
Rhinelander.-Several thousand oOf
lars have been expended by the DIV
line this fall in Improvements hea.
this city preparatory for fuSniI'
business next summer. The llnpiO'.
ments include five miles Oh graz
roadbed, large concrete ana S''',
bridge over the Tomahawk river w,
other bridges on smaller STREAMS
eight new logging spurs. !, +
La Crosse. Eli Hopinkah, z-yeai'Vls
Winnebago Indian, was adopted y
Chief Charles Winneshiek, head Oh ~
tribe, and his wife. This is inc ~
record of an Indian adoption nsi~ ~,
The baby was deserted by his mOI,
when her ''brave" died and she in''
ried again. :. oors
Eau Claire. Victor Rust, 81 y0 -
old, of this city, brakeman Oh
Omaha road, was killed near oa nv
vile when he fell from a inU'a mn.
freight train on the Chicago, Mii" Il.
kee and st. Paul road. He was " 80,
way here to visit his widowed inO''
His body was brought here. !. ne
Neillsyille.-Thfs city will begin : !,
new year as the first small toS ..,v
the state to employ civic se1is ne
The appointment was made Dy
school board on Dec. Z. On 'as ..rr
1915. Walter Phillip Schatz, seeie''
will assume his new duties.