Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-10-18

| displayed with the presents at the we'd
ding Of course the news got abroad,
! and when the day came not even the
presents were displayed. They consist
ed of thirty-six sugar-plated spoons and
nineteen salt sprinklers.
| AT Catholic church fair in Ashland
s., $50 net profit was made.
| AT Milwaukee, on the night of the
Sth, Attorney Henry L. Buxton was
assaulted and badly beaten by unknown
| men.
2T is announced that any deficiency
in the subscriptions for the celebration
of German-American Day at Milwau-
kee will be made good by Capt. Pabst.
| Z. COIN, a Chicago travelling man, was
badly beaten by a brakeman ona North
Western train. He will sue the Com
pany for $4,000 damages.
AT | O'Clock on the morning of the
10th Mrs. Witt, so years Of age, residing
at G0i Pearl Street, Milwaukee, commit
ted suicide by jumping into cistern.
The assistant secretary of the interior
has affirmed the decision of the commits
sionor 81 the land office in the case of
James Reeves VS.. VIM. III. Haight in the
holding for cancellation the latter's
homestead entry, tract of land in Wau-
sau land district, Wisconsin.
ANDREW HIPPENMEYER, of Dane Coun-
ty, aged II, was gored to death by an in
turiated steer.
IT is reported that pearl sold for
$500 by James Ellis, of WinsIow, was re-
sold in New York for $1,000. 1t was
taken from the Pecatonica River.
The work of draining the Dane Coun-
ty lakes three or four feet in order to
reclaim the low lands of the county will
soon be begun. The cost will be over
$4,000. Over $4,000 acres will be re-
claimed, and Madison streets will be
benefited to the extent Of $4,000.
JOHN E. BURTON has presented to the
museum of the State Historical Society
a fine collection of Mexican curiosities,
including specimens of Aztec architect
ure and an old Spanish cannon of Cor
tets time.
A LA CROSSE man has named his boy
Twice, so that lightning will not strike
him in the same place.
RECENTLY Badger State Club was Or
ganized at Seattle, Wash.
ASHLAND has organized musical So
ciety.
ANNA HUsABoL obtained judgment at
Scranton, Pa, against the Rev. Peter
Roberts in the sum of S. 900, for breach
of promise. The same woman masquer-
AIDED in Madison some years ago under
the name of Anderson.
THERE are three candidates for chief
of police of La Crosse.
BOGUS lightning-rod men who are
working the state send man ahead
who bargains with farmer to buy
horse. The horse buyer wishes the
farmer to sign paper as reference: He
does SO. The horse is not called for,
but the other parties come along with
written contract for $3.50 worth of light
ming rods.
At School Board meeting held in
Eau Claire, Commissioner McDonough
severely scored the present half holiday
system which is in vogue in the schools
there, the plan being to give the schol-
ars Friday afternoon if not member OF
the school was absent or tardy during
the week. If one of the scholars was
late Prof. McDonomgh states that it was
the custom of the other pupils to give
him first-class threshlng, and this
leads to a great deal of trouble.
WILLIAM A. HENRY, professor of agri-
culture of the State University and di-
rector of the agricultural experimental
station, and John M. True, of Baraboo,
secretary of the State Agricultural So
cietv, will make an inspection tour to
some of the Eastern agricultural col
leges. They will visit institutions in
Michigan, Ohio New York, Massachu-
sets and Canada, expecting to make
Cn0 ROUNDS Ill dUOuG tHIoo W0Sho. AhOlA
principal errand is to seek Information
and obtain a general idea of how East
ern institutions are conducted.
The report of the treasurer of the Wis
consin Baptist convention showed very
satisfactory condition.
The bicycle parade at Milwaukee
brought out $50 riders.
WAUwATosA has been made money
order post-office.
The census bureau gives wisconsin,
total population at 1851 1881.
The right of the state over parents
was illustrated in case before the mu-
nicipal court at Madison. Louis Buer-
gen was arraigned to show cause, if any,
why his three children should not be
taken from him. An affidavit was pre-
pared and placed before the court, set
ting forth that the moral and physical
welfare of the children were seriously
endangered by the neglect and vicious
habits of the father. The mother and
step-father of Buergen announced their
willingness to provide for the children
and give them an education, conse-
quently Judge Keyes gave them perma-
nent care of the children