Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-08-20
BADGER NOTES.

JOHN JOHNSON, an Eau Claire saloon
Keeper, was found dead in his bed at his
boarding house on the 18th. Johnson
bad lived there number of years and
was generally known by his neighbors
as Honest John" He had no family
and no relatives. Heart disease was ev-
ldently the cause. He appeared the pre-
yious night to be in his usual health.
an inquest was held and a verdict
found according with the facts stated.
Z One of the mattresses of the Portage
House, Ashland, had a narrow escape
rom being burned alive in bed. She
Was smoking a cigarette while in bed
md fell asleep, and her clothes caught
IT, IT, She was badly burned and may
s THOMAL PURCELL, who was convicted
aH0f burglary in Madison last May, has
Seen transferred to the Mendoza Hos
pital for the Insane. His sentence will
not expire until November, but Gov
peck, at the request of Judge Keyes and
several doctors, permitted his removal
4 10 the insane asylum.
sEIGuTY-FoUR bushels of Strawberries
Mere raised by a Door County farmer
I from piece Of land containing only 100
square rods.
RICHARD ZAIDoUsTz, a 9-year-old boy,
made the trip from Russia alone to his
y parents' home in Eau Claire.
TIE internal revenue at Madison for
July amounted to $780, GOO, the largest
monthiy receipts since the office was es
tablshed.
LYMAN G.. DRAPER, we'll known through
out the Northwest as an historical
tile 10th. His condition is considered
quito serious. He is over 20 years of
age
THE plans for a Masonic temple to be
built at Madison alta cost ofat least $50 900
and perhaps double that amount, have
been nearly completed.
Miss MARY SLAUGHTER, of Madison,
has brought suit against the town of
middleton for s., 900 damages for being
throWn out of buggy on account of d
defective highway.
RIC1IARD IwID0NsTz, a 9-year-old lad,
has arrived at his parents home in Eau
Claire having made the journey alone
from Russia. 1t was Il long and lone
some trip Tor youngster.
An the annual meeting of the Wiscon-
Sin Cranberry Association it was ascer-
tained that the crop of the state, ac-
cording to the most reliable forecasts,
will not amount to more than 81 800
year. The prospect therefore is that
Gran berries will be scarce and ex-
pensive.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Morrison, of La
Crosse. celebrated their golden wedding,
their relatives and friends having as
sembled at the Caledonia Street Meth
odist Church..
Tn Ashland sanitarium is an assured
fact. DR.. {. f.. Booths new enterprise
will be built at once.
WISCONSIN has thirty divisions of the
uniformed rank of knights of Pythias.
ia CROSSE will have a patro. wagon in
thefuture.
Ia CROSSE sportsmen have formed
hunting club.
An La Crosse the butternut trees on
Mr.. l4athrOp's lawn were almost COM
pletely denuded of leaves by the four
torrid days, as though they had passed
through hard frost.
Tan Northwestern fair and races at
Eau Claire will be held from September
1910 Is.
GHARLEs f. SPIES, proprietor Of a
small hotel at La Crosse, was drowned
while bathing in the Mississippi at the
mouth of Black River.
TIE directors of the La Crosse Inter
STATE Ealr nave MADE a general advance
inspeed purses. The 2:30 pace is raised
from $500 to 500; the 2:37 trot, same;
the2;27 trot from $500 to 81 900; the 2:32
trot from 5000 to $780, and the 2:22 trot
from $500 to 81, 900.
The directors of the La Crosse Inter
state Fair have made a general advance
III speed purses. The 2:3O pace is raised
from $500 to 500; the 2:37 trot, same;
the 2 :27 trot from $500 to 81 900; the 2:32
trotfrom $500 to $780, and the 2:22 trot
from $500 to 81 900.
THOMAS Ii. SMITH and Frank Long,
publishers of the Door County Advo-'
cate, both of Sturgeon Bay, have each a
$4,000 libel suit on their hands, as the
result Of publishing a letter which re-
heeted on Assemblyman Whitesides
and Senator Fetzer.
CHARLEs HYLAND, who ruthlessly at
tackled the city health officer, Dr. Bo-
denIus, on the streets Of Madison, was
biought before the municipal court.
He Headed guilty and was sentenced to
thirty DAVIS in the countv iail