Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-11-22
BADGER NOTES.

p.rR1cK O'NEILL, yardmaster Tor Inc
Omaha road at Eau Claire, was Killed
The 300 foot span of the new highway
bridge over the Mississippi, at La oros Sc
is completed, and work on the Ora" mas
commenced. c
BROTHER of Mrs Ed. Holt, Of WASH
b,1rn was murdered at Seattle, Wash.
Tur Wisconsin crop average, made
ont at the Agricultural Department this
month. is as follows: Corn, ~ bushels
ner acre: potatoes, 80; buckwheat, lag.
rho AVERAGE on tobacco is 600 pounds
ner acre: hay / 30-l00 tons per acre.
sorghum, 81 gallons per acre.
HIRAM HEIsTAND, volunteer OF the
late war. fell dead at the home OF r. w.
Palmer. in the town of Fltchburg. lie
was a school teacher, and was stricken
with death while converslng on scnool
matters. He served in the Thlrty-h1th
Wisconsin Infantry during the war.
OFFICIAL returns have been received
from all the counties in the state eX-
cent Ashland, Clark, Columbia, Shaw
ano. Lincoln and Milwaukee. These
Give total of 124 1926 for Peck, lO4,o19S
Tor Hoard, 1857 for Alexander and
1883 for MAY. These give Peck
plurality of 10, S4S, and unofficial returns
from the missing counties increase TINS
to Ct. $50. Gov. Hoard ran ahead OF MS
ticket about +, 900 votes.
ACCORDING to the figures In the office
of the secretary of state Wisconsin has
propertv within her boundary lines
worth 5000, 900, 900.
THE Eau Claire Humane Society
elected j. c. Cores president, ana "A. "A.
Meggett secretary and treasurer.
THE total assessment role Of Wlscon-
sin is $579, 939.542.
REPORTS of Chippewa Valley lum-
Der trust are discredited at Eau Clare.
Polo is to be revived at Milwaukee
this winter A club has been organized.
SOME wears ago when Sawyer County
was set off from Ashland County, the
indebtedness of the whole was about
$4,000. In consideration of the latter
assuming the whole debt the former
paid $24 ,0CO, which was put by the
county treasurer into the contingent
fund, and the county now has $45, OOO OF
county orders outstanding, and not
cent in the general fund to relieve this
pressure.
The National Electric Manufacturing
Company, Of Eau Claire was awarded a
medal at the California Exposition.
PERMISSION has been given by the In
terror Department to the red men OF the
La Pointe Agency to cut hemlock tim
Der.
JAMES WALKER, of Eau Claire, was met
by a couple of highwaymen on South
Barstow Street, after dark, and sand
bagged. He had $50 on his person.
JOE STURGEON, q drunken Indian,
- lifa- ci1aI 1noo1on-
tive at Florence The shock 'phazed"
him. If he had been sober, the Min
ing News figures Poor Lo would have
been instantly killed.
THE Sand River Improvement Com
pany, OF Bayfield,, filed amended ar
ticles, increasing capital stock to $15,-
600.
THE Madison young idea will be
taught how to shoot at sloid. A school
has been established.
STEPS were taken by the Eau Claire
Common Council toward establishing a
weather bureau.
THE Wisconsin Woman's Christian
active in arranging for It's work in the
lumber camps during the coming win
ter.
JOhN IllNhE Ell, lllC plOI0tE EcSlduIdu-
teur of Milwaukee. is dead.
TIE Wisconsin University foot ball
eleven was defeated at Minneapolis.
EMMA MEssERsMITH secured a verdict.
at Madison, of $500, for SANDER,
against Henry West, in Dane County.
She sued for $12, 900.
JAMES p. WHALING, general auditor of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
road, will be retired on a pension No
vember 80.
CHIEF JUSTICE COLE says that the re-
ports that he Will not be candidate for
denomination are untrue.
THE local Masonic lodges have fund
Of $60, to buy site for temple in
Milwaukee.
OVER So, 000, 900 was spent in the erec-
hon OF buildings in Milwaukee the
past year.
RICE LAKE has presented Barron
County with clear deed to a brand
new courthouse, of modern architect
nre, IN compliance with making that
city the permanent county seat.
HE Ashland County Board has fixed
the total valuation of property in the
county at IS, 500, 900 and Ashland CITY at
100000.
AGENT LEAHY says the Indians in the
Vermillion and Net Lake country have
plenty to eat, but not nearly enough
clothing. Many of the women and
children were going about barefoot in
the snow. The women and girls do all
the work, cutting the wood and pack1no
It into camp withoutany assistance from
the men. Drinking is prevalent only
on the VermilliOn Lake racarvo+;a,,