Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-01-29
BADGER NOTES.

| MEMBERS of the Milwaukee Common
| 1oun' IL signed petition to Secretary
| WINDOW urging the Immediate begin
ming of work on the federal building.
| FRED HACKFoRTH and August Prieve,
TWO boys, were held over fire by four
men at Milwaukee, On the night of the
10Th, and roasted till they tainted away
The Eau Claire Opera House Com
pany recently consented to judgment of
| foreclosure and sale in favor of the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
| Company of Milwaukee, on a mortgage
OF $4,000. The house will probably be
allowed to 60 to sale, when local parties
VIII bid it in. Possibly new opera
house company may then be organized,
but the title is more likely to remain in
the hands OF one or more individuals.
ID. NJ. BENJAMIN, of Milwaukee, has
been appointed Worlds Fair commits
sloner, vice John L. Mitchell resigned
on account Of his election to a seat in
Congress.
| THOMAS DACHRAUER, an immigrant,
was robbed of 5000 marks at Milwau-
kee. He was on more or less enjoy
able spree with some new friends, in
Guiding two of the gentler sex, during
the evening, and later in the night his
money was missing.
HE earnings of the Chicago, Milwau
kee d St Paul Railway Company for the
| third week in January were $442, 45S;
increase, $45,6 47.
THE earnings of the Milwaukee &,
Northern Railroad Company for the
third week in January were $50, 700 in
crease, 81, 1925.
MORE than eight tons of diseased or
otherwise unfit meats were confscated
| by the Milwaukee meat inspectors dur
ing the past year
The Milwaukee Chamber of Com
merce adopted resolutions opposing the
! passage by Congress Of the pending sill
| yer coinage bill.
MILWAUKEE is to have a new weekly
publication, to be known as the Realty
and Building Record.
THROUGH a series of experiments it
has been determined that wool can be
made from cinders which come from
the Mayville blast furnace. This wool
is used to cover steam pipes and for
like purposes. 1t is said that a COM
pany will at once be formed to take ad-
vantage of this discovery.
THE Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway Company has started an indus
! trial department for the purpose of
| bringing the merits of the localities
along the line Of it's road to the atten-
ton of Eastern manufacturers, with a
view OF inducing them to establish plants
in the growing West.
THE Eau Claire Light Guards will build
a new armOry.
TIE Prentice Brownstone Company,
Of Ashland, has secured contracts to
furnish the stone for two large Eastern
churches and one courthouse, and two
1N<1 ~, RI
made. There is a prospect that the
company will also sign contract for
the delivery Of ,O0O, 900 feet of stone at
Chicago for the Worlds Fair, and that
government contract which calls tor
!, 250, 000 feet will be undertaken.
ADJT. -GEN. FALK thinks Congress
should supply the national guardsmen
with uniforms and camp equipage.
The Afro-Amcrican League has begun
| war on salOOnkeeperS, BARRIERS and no.
tel men who refuse to serve negroes.
ALBERT TEosTEL x Sons tannery, Mil
waukec, was damaged $4,000 by fire on
the 23d.
THE Milwaukee Commercial Club
property was sold for s., 800.
Census returns show that Wisconsin
annually consumes 1914, 72S barrels Of
alcohol in arts, manufactures and medl-
cine.
DR.. BURTON, faith cure believer, is
astonishing the natives at Badger Mills,
Eau Claire County, with his frauds.
OLD officers of the La Crosse National
Bank were reelected throughout. q.
Hixon is president.
OVER $500 was cleared for the Eau
Claire Children's Home by the charity
| bail.
PETER WANz hanged himself in Geo.
Thomas barn.
john OGDEN, pioneer of 1885, died at
the age Of so years.
Tue Hon. c. Z. Estabrook, late attor-
ney-general, has located in Madison
for the present, for the practice Of his
| profession.
LAST years donations and disburse-
ments by the Columbus Welsh Bible
Society amounted to $;}'39.S9.
Soon after the old jail at La Crosse
was abandoned some one entered it and
cut a hole into one of the ventllatOr
flues. The sUpposition is that some
tl.ng valuable was hidden in the fue
wears ago, and that there was no chance
to recover it until the new jail was com
pleted and the old Jail vacated.
SEVENTEEN persons have been inocu-
lated with DR.. koch's lymph III MilWau-
kec.
MILWAUKEE may take the place of
Louisville in the American Association.
9. S. NORRIS took an overdose of
chloral at the Kirby House, Milwaukee,
and it took three physicians to cave his
life.
Cor. w. F. Villas was nominated by
the Democratic members of the state
Legs ure for United states senator, to
| cr,ocalJ Holm q
Mrs. FRED. REESE attempted suicide
by shooting, at Milwaukee on the 22d.
CAPT. ERTLING was found not guilty
of manslaughter, at Milwaukee.
Mrs. SoUTHwoRTII, who once resided
at Prairie du Chen, Wis, where her
husband conducted a hardware store
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