Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-03
BADGER NOTES.

razor and shooting himself through the
head. He was 80 years old, and had no
family.
THE directors Of the Millers' Mutual
Company found its condition satisfac-
tory.
THERE is more talk OF state base BALI
league.
A. n. GRAHAM. a merchant at Arm
strong Corners, assigned with assets OF
81 600 and liabilities of $1,000. The
principal creditors reside in Milwaukee.
HUGO CAMERON. of Eau Claire, who
was badly hurt in the Oregon railroad
wreck of November 80 is home.
THE faith cure physician has arrived
at Badger Mills, Eau Claire County, and
is doing more business than the man
with hot rolls on shipwrecked vessel.
Stories are told Of wonderful cures,
among them the removal of tumor as
big as bucket from mans neck.
ROLAND BRANDos, a Belgian miner
working near Florence, quarreled with
five dagoes. One of them whipped out
knife and stabbed him in the left
groin. Brandos will die. The identity
of the murderer is unknown.
The Eau Claire Linen Mill Company
is about to order several thousand dol
lars worth of machinery from England.
The company now operates fifty looms
but. hereafter, will spin its own yarn.
thus making a good market for flax
growers.
RICHARD l.. FAIR. a Well-known pine
land man, died at Eau Claire of infiam-
nation of the bowels, after an illness Of
three DAYS, aged 30. He leaves an estate
of about 100000.
THE story from Rice Lake that John
McMannis. who was found dead in the
woods north of Barron, with a large
hole in his head, had been murdered,
was without foundation. McMannis
and companion went to Barron, got
intoxicated and started for home. They
became separated, McMannis lying
down by the road with his face on the
ground, and smothered to death, 1t
was~founeh that the hole in the back of
his head had been caused by rats and
McMannis companion, who was held,
has been released.
AT La Crosse, on the 2sth, fire caused
a $40, 900 loss The flames broke out in
the center of a tWo-story brick building
on Main Street, occupied by stores be-
low and offices above, and owned by }.
A. Weston. The offices Of Drs. Evans,
Benson and Wallace, and several sleep
ing rooms were burned out, while the
stores of +. d. LOOMS, books and sta
tionery; John Deutz, cigars, and Gilmore
Bros, rubber stamps, were Hooded so
that everything not removed is ruined.
The building is damaged from s., 900 to
S. 600, and insured for $4,000. Loss to
goods was not less than $4,000.
o. M. BUTrLEs. well-known to Grand
Army men of Milwaukee, died at his
residence, 270 Ninth Street, on the 2Sth,
from an illness resulting from cold
contracted while attending Gen. Stark
weather's funeral.
THE Northwestern Lumber Company
will remove its lumber yards from Por-
tersvilie to Eau Claire.
AMONG the new industries which are
likely to be established i'll Milwaukee
in the near future is y factory for the
manufacture of horsesAoes by new
and improved process.
THE most important log sale OF the
season has just been consummated, by
which the Nicholas Lumber Company
CONVEYS to n. {. Foster, of Fairchild,
stumpage estimated al II 900 feet. IN
section 26, range ), Clark Coun-
ty. for $57 600 The land lies within
three or four miles of Fosters Railroad,
and the timber will be tributary to his
mill at Fairchild.
LADIES of the Milwaukee County
Public. Charities and Corrections have
appealed to the County Board to take
imm ediate steps in the hospital and
aims house matter
j. l.. CHERRY, Of Milwaukee, has
contract to build a railroad in Colom
bia.
La CROSSE and Winona police officers
are looking for Mrs. Lizzie POLES,
shrewd confidence operator. A sheriff
was taking the woman to Minneapolis,
where she was wanted for fleeing
man out of $500, when she escaped.
THE little town of Marion has been
thrown into a state of excitement by
the action of the United States authori
ties at the post-ofice. Gustav kuentzel,
who keeps a store, was postmaster.
He WAS supposed to be prosperous and
owned his own store building, but he
has been removed from office for
shortage of 81 ,461 in his accounts. Post
office Inspector Pulcifer requested his
bondsmen to appoint an acting post
master, and John G., Fuchs was named,
sworn in and took charge of the office
at once Mr. kuentzel has secured his
sureties against loss by giving them
mortgage on his stock OF merchandise
and store building.
ii. T.. ADAMS, superintendent OF puo-
lie property, has submitted his report.
He estimates the value of furniture on
hand September 30, 1890, at S25, 1873 80;
fuel, 1880; tools and machinery, $500;
books, So, 600; stationery, 1921. 20.
The regular employees under charge of
the superintendent of public property
cost during the year $40, 1920, and the
transient employees 81. 295. So. The re-
pairs on the capitol and improvements
OF the grounds cost s., 1920.