Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-11-19
BADGER NOTES.

Claire on Decem Der l and z, conducted
by the state officers. Prominent speak
ers are expected to attend.
THE Pepin County Board has declined
to appropriate funds IN aid OF Pepln
County products at the Worlds Fair.
JAMES SHAW, foreman Of the Phoenix
Manufacturing Company at Eau Claire,
was probably fatally injured by falling
derrick.
Two men were killed on the 10th at
the Milwaukee National Avenue cross
ing of the North Western tracks. At
l 80 o'clock Hugh Williams, a carpen-
ter, was struck by an engine, and
was picked up with his skull fractured.
He was fatally injured, and was taken
to the Emergency Hospital in dying
condition About an hour later switch
man, named Joseph Y. McCosker, was
struck by train at the same crossing,
and instantly killed.
THE team of horses stolen from Ed.
Haggerty, of the town of Union, near
Eau Claire, month ago, was found near
Eau Claire. No trace of the thieves has
been discovered.
PAUL SoUL1ER, of Bayfield,, died at the
age of IS years. He was for many
years employed as guide for parties
going to the Northwest.
THE Salvation Army barracks, at 265
West Water Street, Milwaukee, are to
be garrisoned practically by women in
the near future, of whom it is under
stood there are to be about fifteen.
Adit. Winchell and wife are to remain
in charge.
FRED. BRoCKMANN, aged 10 years, COM
mitted suicide by hanging himselfat the
home of his parents on the Washington
road, in the town of Milwaukee. Brock
mann had been out delivering milk dur
ing the forenoon, and when he came
home about 2 clock in the afternoon
appeared to be intoxicated. Two hours
later his mother found him hanging i'll
the kitchen.
A BURGLAR giving his name as Joe
Murray, of Ohio, was captured on the
night of the 18th, in the residence of G.
Peterie, at Prairie du Chen. Mrs.
Peterie discovered the man and struck
him. He jumped under bed and Mrs.
Peterie's scream brought Mr.. Peterie,
who held him until the city marshal ar
rived.
SECRETARY INMATES, of the State His
torical Society, has photography OF
Queen Victoria, the last one for which
Her Majesty gave a sitting. Dealers in
London are 10th to sell the photographs
of Her Majesty to Americans, because,
as Mr.. Thwaites thinks, of her changed
appearance. The photograph indi-
Gates a homely old woman and quite
stout.
THE people of Fennimore may hold
the city of Madison accountable for
sending a case of diphtheria to them
for treatment. 1t resulted in a scare
and great loss to the merchants by the
partial suspension of business. The
Times, of that place, directs attention
to the state law forbidding transporta-
ton of persons who are afflicted with
contagious diseases, or even the dead
bodies of the infected.
A BANQUET was rendered the members
of Co. l, of the First Regiment, National
Guard, at Madison, IN honor of their
victory over the other companies in
competitive examination.
Mr.. MATTIsoN, owner of blueberry
tract near Eau Claire, intends to COM
mence suit against twenty prominent
Eau Claire people for picking blueber-
ries on his place.
GLENwooD has lately been improved
with water works at an expense of $lO,-
900 and brick school house at the ex-
pense Of $4,000.
SIXTEEN wing dams have been COM
pleted in the Mississippi at Prairie du
Chen and work on the channel has
been suspended till spring.
THE net cost of the Dane County poor
house during the past fiscal year was
$5, 54O.9S, an average of 81 .66 per week
for each person cared for in the institu
ton.
ANDREW JACKSON, of Eau Claire, has
brought suit against the Wisconsin Tele-
phone Company for 900 damages for
the destruction of his barn and con-
tents. Il telephone wire, it is alleged,
was struck by lightning and caused the
fire.
THE opponents to the Madison Lakes
Improvement Company will organize to
fight the adherents of the scheme.
Many of the farmers who will be obliged
to pay the expenses of the drainage
commission are strongly opposed to low
ering the lakes. Attorneys will be Sc
cured to fight the scheme, and it is al
ready stated that it will ultimately fall
through.
A TELEGRAM from Ottawa, Ont, was re-
ceived at Eau Claire, stating that ex-
Mayor Mcleod Stewart, of that city,
had failed for 100000. Mr.. Stewa is
at the head of the Canadian Anthracite
Coal Company, the office of which is at
Eau Claire. 0. II. Ingham, the Eau
Claire lumberman and banker, is
treasurer.
JOHN KENNEDY died at Ashland from
an overdose of morphine. He stated
before his death that he had taken it in
mistake for a Sedlitz powder. He was
an ore trimmer, and resided at Ash
land.
The inmates of the Sank County poor
house cost So cents per capita per week,
and those in the insane asylum only
81 OY. The cost in Columbia County
this year was $1.2S per week for the
poor and $1.53 for the insane.
LOUIS THOMPSON, a slater, working on
the tower of the new city hall, at La
Crosse, fell 100 feet on the 18th, and was
dead when he struck the ground, the
skull having been cracked from neck to
forehead by striking on supports of the