Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-08-02
BADGER NOTES.

voices for the "hello' office up at Eau
Claire, were startled almost into hys-
terics, the other day, when one of the
electric railway wires dropped onto a
telephone line and shot its meteoric con-
tents into the switchboard at the central
office. The freak of the electric cur
rent was peculiar. 1t burned the tele-
phone wire into crisp for two blocks.
PRAIRIE Du CHEN is negotiating for q
starch factory.
AID. SCHoMEEs jumped off the fast
mail tram near La Crosse. His legs are
IN spllnters now.
A FIRE occurred at Prairie du CHEN,
on the 10Th, which for time threatened
to destroy several residences on Main
Street. 1t originated in r. r. Shu-
hackers residence from children play
ing with matches The building and
contents were destroyed. Loss about
81 900; insured for $500.
O. A. OSBORN, a Milwaukee druggist
who sold tickets to rattle off his stock
July |, failed to do SO, although he had
taken in considerable money by means
Of circular issued explanatory of the
scheme. he was arrested by United
States Marshal Marshall, charged with
fraud III not returning the money thus
secured after he had changed his mind
about the rattle. Mr. Osborn saws he
has returned all but $40, and intends to
give that back to the ticket holders. He
was held in $500 bail.
THRoUGH the efforts of Mayor Will
marth and other citizens the labor trou-
bic at Ashland between mill-owners
and their employees was adjusted on
terms that are satisfactory, and the
mills will make lumber tomorrow.
The mill-owners' proposition was ac-
cepted by fnll vote of the union. Ten
hours will constitute lumberman's
day, he receiving pay for lO3 hours.
RoBT. GALLAGHER, farmer OF the
town of Blooming Grove, Dane County,
ing five pounds, while ploughing. 1t
was near bluff on his farm, and pros
specting will be commenced totind fur
Their traces of the mineral. The owner
thinks he has struck bonanza.
FIRE broke out in the village of Mer-
idan, on the 2Sth. The local water
works gave out and the Eau Claire
fire department sent an engine
and men In Il response to a call for help.
AT O'Clock the fire was under control,
and the sawmills saved by II change in
the wind. Six or seven houses were
destroyed. Loss supposed to be about
$4,000.
GEORGE Brown, under arrest at Eau
Claire for jewelry robbery at Waverly,
Ia, was proven to be the wrong man.
A damage suit is now in order.
WHITEFIsH are dying in Lake Mendo-
tn, and are washing ashore near the
Touring mill on the lakes outlet at the
Catfish.
EAU CLAIRE old settlers are arranging
for jolly good time and banquet Octo
Der /.
AT the Mendoza hospital, at Madison,
there are SIS patients, at the Wauwa
tosa hospital 269, and at the Northern
hospital G05-376 male and 229 females.
In county hospitals there are ZIP in
mates, making the total in the state g.,
lO4, which is an increase of 173 since
October, 1889. There are 800 more male
than female inmates.
GEO. Brown, claiming to be from La
Crosse, is under arrest ut Eau Claire,
charged with being one of the Waverly,
Ia, jewelry thieves.
TILE Milwaukee Switchmen's Aid AS
ISOLATION held u picnic at National Park
on the 9th.
MARINETTE rs organizing u joint-stock
hotel company. The new hostelry is
put up on the present site of the Dun
lap House at a cost of $50, 900.
TIE Milwaukee branch of the Nation
al Association of Stationary Engineers
has elected james Bradshaw delegate to
the national convention, to be held in
New York City, the first week in Sep
tambeS. Mr.. Bradshaw is the engineer
of the Northwestern Mutual Life In
surance Company's building.
THE most important deal in the saw
mill business this year is the purchase
by La Crosse parties of the Quincy
Lumber Companv's fine plant, and the
organization Of the Gem City Lumber
Company A. w. Petition, G.. c. IIix-
on, George Ray, of La Crosse, and the
Delanevs, of Hannibal, Mo, take the
stock.
GEORGE GRossNAN, New York travel
ing man, was struck by "a runaway team
at Eau Claire and the shaft penetrated
his body three inches. One of his legs
of the brain. He will probably die.
Ar it's annual convention at lndianap-
oils, Ind. on the 25th, the National
Amateur Press Association elected Will
ia-l Dunlop, of Milwaukee, president.
TIE Third Wisconsin Infantry will
hold its annual reunion at Ia Crosse on
the 10th of August.
A CHURCH of the Seventh Day Advent
list has been incorporated in Milwaukee.
IT is generally understood at La
Crosse that the Chicago & North West
ern road is preparing to run all its pas
senger trains TO the La Crosse depot
and do away with the "stub' between
there and Winopa junction.
REPORTS from La Crosse County say
threshing of winter wheat has com