Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-09-24
BADGER NOTES.

a PEAR measuring 10 inches in circum-
ference one way and II inches the
gtner was grown by James Logan, of
Lima, Grant County.
IHE Rev. DR.. Lindsey, a Presbv-
terian clergyman well-known through
out Wisconsin, died at Portland. Ore.
from injuries received while he was
driving to church, his team having
thrown him from his carriage.
OVER per cent. premium was bid by
a Chicago banking house for the last
batch of city bonds issued by Milwau-
kee.
The shooting at Trempealeau of Louis
Donald by James Decker was, it seems,
owing to the fact that number of bows
have been depredating on Decker's
property. When he sa n Donald in the
yard Decker fired. Donald lost his arm.
A FARMER in Door County has limb
on crab apple tree two feet long con-
tanning nlnety-eight apples.
A CONVENTION of butter and cheese
men will be held at Madison next Feb
ruary. Arrangements for the meeting
will be made in Chicago October 2.
JOSEPH ZEHNTER, a Madison grocer,
was obliged to make an assignment for
the benefit of his creditors. His assets
are estimated at $500, while the liza
bllltles will amount to $1,000 The as
Segment was necessitated by an attach
ment levied on the stock by Reed, Muir
dock q Co., Chicago wholesale house,
for 81 200.
THE executive committee of the State
Editorial Association met at Milwaukee
on the 18th to perfect arrangements for
the contemplated Southern excursion
An invitation asking the editors to ex-
tend their journey to Montgomery, was
read, and will be complied with if pos
slble. The excursion will leave October
II.
The commissioner of pensions has an
nounced the appointment of DR.. M. R.
Hewitt as member of the Pension Ex-
aiming Board in Milwaukee.
The State Agricultural Society closed
its annual exhibit at Milwaukee on the
18th, after the most successful fair in its
history. The attendance on the fourth
day was estimated at over 10000.
GAME WARDEN FERNANDEZ says that
hunters throughout the state are not
doing the usual amount of shooting.
The fact that no dogs can be used in
chasing the game interferes with the
thorough enjoyment of the sport.
PETITIONS will be sent to Washington
by settlers near Iron River to have a
man detailed by the Interior Depart
ment to investigate the matter of | ,O0O,-
600 feet Of white pine felled by the re-
cent cyclone, and to arrange some way
that it can be utilized before it is de-
stroyed by worms. 1t is said that the
large pine trees are piled twenty feet
high in places, and as settlers have no
right to cut the timber it will have to
lin hnr 10 fol Inv
the department. 1t is estimated that at
least $4,000 worth of pine was cut
down.
THE bids on the dairy building were
opened by the Board of Regents at Mad
ison. The lowest bidder was L. c. Nc
Carthy of this city, who offered to erect
the building for $23,S75 Several bids
for the law building were also entered
! below the minimum limit set aside for
| this purpose, which was $1,000. No
| bids were acce pied, owing to TECHNICAL
ties.
A LA CROSSE man saw Alpheus Foote,
"Brick" Pomeroy's old partner, who
went to states prison from La Crosse,
| in Chicago restaurant, the other even
! ing. Foote looks gray, but otherwise
natural. He was neatly dressed and
| looked prosperous.
THE Dane County Jail has been con-
demned by the State Board of Control.
ASHLAND ore shipments for the season
amount to 96S, 1875 tons.
LA CROSSE has reorganized the indoor
base ball league.
THE Crawford County Agricultural So
ciety holds its annual fair September l6,
| II and IS.
A 1O-YEAR-oLD son of Jacob Rabichaud,
of Florence, broke his thigh while play
ing loot ball.
IT is believed the boy who wrote from
Oregon to Sheriff Fleming, of Eau
Claire, that he had been kidnapped from
| home and taken to that state when q
mere youth, is son of Mrs. Anna
Harold, of Hinckly, MINI. It is also
thought that he may be the son of G.
w. Smith, of Eau Claire.