Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1890-07-26
BADGER NOTES.

| ever Known IN IHat SectlOn passed over
Northern Wisconsin and the Lake SUI
perior country on the night of the 22L.
1t was accompanied by most terrific
rainfall and winds. A number of houses.
barns, outhouses, fences and trees in
| Ashland were wrecked. No one was
| injured. Outside reports are to the eff
| feet that all railroad grades in that sec
ton are badly washed sway. Neigh
boring towns also suffered
THE Wisconsin State Prohibition con-
vention, in session at Madison on the
22d, adopted the usual platform and
placed the following ticket in nomina-
ton: Governor, Chas. Alexander; lieu
tenant-governor, w. r. Nethereut; See
rotary of state, Geo. McKinon;; treasur-
er, Robert Fargo attorney general, b.
E. Vanbeuren; state superintendent,
Henry LOOMS; railroad commissioner,
j. T.. Black; insurance commissioner,
Andrew Peterson
AT the residence of the BRIDE, who is
a daughter Of the late S. S. Merrill In
the western subul bs of Milwaukee, on
the 22d, was quietly solemnized the
nuptials of Mrs. Marion Merrill Smith
and the Rev. William Chester, pastor of
Emmanuel Presbyterian Church.
THE finished census shows the popuda-
ton of La Crosse to be "a, 982.
By the explosion of blast furnace at
the Bay View Rolling Mills, on the
morning of the 22d, one man was fatally
and several seriously injured.
GEO. Olson was stabbed to death by
Michael Haase in the town of Green
| field.
H. L. KELLY, Milwaukee lawyer,
was drugged and robbed in Kansas City.
JOSEPH LEWIS, an employee at the Lii
| 81 Dny
View, was fatally burned by molten iron
early on the morning of the 22d.
THE 7-vear old son of Andrew LARSON
drowned i'll log-canal at Eau Claire.
FIRE at Mrs S. A. Clarke's place, near
Prairie du CHEN, destroyed 5000
worth Of property, about half of which
was covered by insurance. The build
| ings burned were carriage-Shed and
outfit, two large barns and Toulouse.
THE population of La Crosse is now
officially announced at 1882.
AN interesting story comes from Eau
Claire Alexander Watson, an aged
and wealthy citizen, fell ill, with disso-
luton probable His relatives became
anxious about his mental condition and
the probable disposition of his proper
ty, as the result of the companionship
of Mrs Morton, a handsome woman of
|
many years. They requested her to re-
move. She refused. She was injuncted,
but the Injunction was dissolved and
| she went back She has now brought
suit for damages against the sheriff and
the relatives of the sick man., placing
damages at ST 900.
AS a result of the recent decision of a
Milwaukee court, the managers Of the
Bijou Opera House in that city have re-
moved all traces of the "color line" IN
the sale of seats.
THE La Crosse County Prohibition con-
vention met at West Salem, and elected
seventeen delegates to the state con-
vention. Resolutions were adopted
favoring the Bennett law and Bible in
schools, but declining to unite with
Republicans in support of the Bennett
law.
A POOR family named Kingberg, in
Shawtown, Eau Claire County, consist
ing of father, mother and seven chill
dren, had canned meat for their Sunday
dinner. In two hours they were seized
with violent illness Physicians think
four or five of the children will die.
THE Los Animos Tunnel & Mining
Company has been incorporated, at
Milwaukee, by John E. Burton, Stod-
dard II. Martin and William Young, Jr.
The works are to be located, the incor-
porators say, at Temascaltepec, Mex.
The capital stock is placed at $5OO,OOO.
ALL the employees of Washburn saw
mills struck. The Eau Claire strikers
are practically beaten.
Col. JOHN L. MITCHELL will erect
soldiers monument in Milwaukee as d
gift to the city.
Col. john L. MITCHELL announces
himself as candidate for Congressman.
A PACKAGE containing $1,000, con-
signed to the care of the United States
Express Company, mysterously dlsap-
peared in transit between Milwaukee
and Hurley, over the Milwaukee, Lake
Shore q Western Railroad.
THE case of DR.. Hatchard, of Milwau-
kee, charged with criminal malpractice,
ended on the 18th with a verdict of
guilty.
THERE was never so great a scarcity OF
beer kegs in Milwaukee as at present.
Every cooper in the city who makes
for him to fill. The hot weather, prin-
cipally, and the Original PACKAGE de-
cision are the cause ofthe great demand
| which is made on the breWeries.
EMANUEL congregation, of Milwau-
kee, decides that Hebrews who do not
| attend church cannot have the service
of the rabbis for marriages and funerals.
Two Ashland yachtsmen-Ben Judd
and Nate Rodman-started out after
boat thieves in a craft similar in APP
pearance to the one they had adver-
tised as stolen. They were mistaken
for the thieves, while the latter made
good their escpe, starting westward
| from nuluth The Uaphtman now she