Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-07-09
BADGER NOTES.


ton, and to be held by the company of
the Wisconsin National Guard having
the best rifle team. The trophy cost
$3.50.
The total increase of salaries in all
departments of the University, includ-
ing new proiessorships is So, 494 81.
ASHLAND gets the next encampment
of the Northwestern Veterans Associa-
ton.
The Pierre Lumber Company, of Eau
Claire, has been incorporated with
capital stock Of S50, 900.
STRAWBERRIES are successfully grown
at Ashland. c. d. Rogers sold 5000
boxes from tract of an acre and three
quarters.
A STRIKE was prevented among Wash
burn dock laborers by allowing their
demand OF 40 cents an hour.
ENGINEER TooD was killed in a wreck
on the St. Paul roads DUBUQUE division
near La Crosse. An attempt was made
to wreck the whole train, but only the
engine jumped The train was crowded
with people going to the great celebra-
ton at La Crosse.
THE Burlington train arriving from
the north at noon on the 9th, brought
to La Crosse the body of an elderly,
well-dressed man, who was run over
four miles north of Trempealeau. The
tram came upon him sitting on trestle,
as though he had fallen and hurt him
self SO ne was not able to rise. His
whole appearance shows he is not a
tramp or vagrant, but there is nothing
to identify him.
STRAWBERRIES are successfully grown
at Ashland. c. D. Rogers sold 5000
boxes from tract of an acre and three
quarters.
GREEN BAY flies are so thick at Stur-
geon Bay that the ground under the
electric lights is literally black with
them, and upon an inspection of any Of
the globes in the morning one finds sew
eral inches of dead insects comprising a
large number Of varieties, some Of them
several inches long.
THE earnings Of the Chicago, MilWau-
kee d st. Paul Railroad Company for
the last week in June were $647 900; in
crease, ,94G.
THE earnings Of the Milwaukee &
Northern Railroad company for the last
week in June were Ssh AS; increase,
$9,9S7.
Ten La Crossites are on tour to Alas
ka, namely: Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.. Hixon,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Pettibone, Mrs.
Townsend, Miss May Crosby, w. L.
Hixon, George Hixon, Robert Hixon
and Bert Pettibone. They will stop off
at Livingston, Mon, to do Yellowstone
Park.
THE Lake Emily cheese factory daily
turns out ten 75-pound cheddar
THE corner stone for new Presby-
terrain church was laid at Madison on
the 4th.
SIMON WARWICK fell dead of apoplexy
while watching his horses Craze at his
| home near Barton.
WHILE Cream City line street car
was on the west approach of Huron
| Street bridge, Milwaukee, on the 4th, a
"fresh' young man threw a big fire
cracker under the horses. This caused
them to Jump and throw the car off the
track and against the bridge railing.
The driver and conductor, who were
the only persons on the car, had time to
save themselves by jumping, but the
car was utterly demolished and the
horses somewhat injured. The man
who caused the accident escaped.
CONTRARY to expectations the Fourth
in Milwaukee passed without the usual
number of accidents, as far as is known,
v
day, there were tifty-tour persons in
iured by the careless handling of fire.
| crackers, etc.
| INSURANCE COMMISSIONER Wilbur M.
| Root has returned from an extensive
| trip to Canada. His object in going
| there was to examine into the condition
! of the several Canadian insurance COM
| panies doing business in Wisconsin, and
| also to admit new companies. The In
dependent Order nf Foresters, one of
| the largest concerns in the Dominion,
| made application for admission, and it
| will doubtless come in as soon as the
| necessary papers can be made out and
the security is deposited with the state
| treasurer.
AT Eau Claire on the ID inst, in the
| Watson will contest, Mrs. Morton, the
| contestant, produced love-letters which
| the deceased had written her sixteen
wears ago and sWore that in 1879 she
and deceased signed contract making
them husband and wife and making de-
tailed arrangements as to property;
| that she kept the contract and showed
| it to many people. among others the late
Judge Levi McNilas, also to DR.. ID. ".
Day when he attended her when she
was delivered of twins, still born, in
| a.
until two years sgo, and since then she
had not been able to find it. This
caused a sensation, but it was followed
by another sensation. NJ RS. Morton re-
heated the lengthy and intricate docu-
mnent from memory without a break.
Among other things the contract, as she
repeated it, gave Mrs. Morton full con
| troll of Edith Watson, the daughter,
who is now approaching her majority.
Mrs. Morton further testified that Mr..
Watson was in bad health after being
kicked on the head by horse two years years
before he died; that the day the will
was made, April II, 1890, Mr.. Watson
was expected TO die, surgical operation
having been performed the day before ef RE-
that he was in stupor and part OF the
time could not speak and did not recog-
nize friends. He did not die till Sep
THE Wisconsin Central Railway Com,
nany's ore shipments from Ashland
have doubled in six days, and the com
many is now in a fair way to ship great