Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-10-15


sift out those soldiers ut the Milwaukee
Soldiers Home who, it is claimed, baVe
gained entrance to the institution on a
Dretense of being unable 10 gain their
living, are proceeding IN their work rap
idly, and, it is expected, viii finish 1T III
about q month. Exact information
from the board regarding the humber
who will be oustcd IS refused, but a
rough estimate puts it st from l. to ID
per cent \ complete report will be
made by the board at the close Of the
examination.
A GANG Of ninety men endeavored to
get the crews of the Massasoit and Pan
Their to join the Sailors Union at the
Wisconsin Central ore dock at Ashland.
Some refused and a riot followed, IN
which several men were wounded. Ol-
ficers were called and prevented Sc
rious affair.
CITIZENS of Madison held meeting on
the evening of the 18th to discuss the
feasibility of erecting a hospital for the
contagious diseases. Diphtheria in g
malignant form has prevailed for some
time, and the immediate object of the
hospital is to stamp out that disease.
The meeting was called by Mayor Rog-
ers, who favors the erection Of the hos
pital. 1t was concluded to collect
money for nursing purposes lmmed date
ly, and, if possible, to erect the hospital.
Over $500 was collected.
THIRTEEN ladies, members of the
Woman's Relief Corps, at Madison,
started in "tally-ho" to attenda meet
ing at Oregon. When half way there
the team gave out and the ladies had 10
foot it through the mud. The ladies
now believe that thirteen is an unlucky
number
AT Monroe, in the case of M. c.
Baltzer against the Chicago, Madison u
Northern Railroad, for injuries received
in August, 1889, necessitating the ampu-
tation of an arm, the plaintiff was
awarded $4,000 damages III the circuit
court.
JUDGE BUNDY presided in the circuit
court in Eau Claire on the 10th for the
last time. The new Seventeenth cir
cult coming into existence in January,
Judge Parish, now at bayfield,, is called
in to sit in several cases in which afii-
davits of prejudice had been filed.
JOHN FORREST, an old settler, died at
his home in Milwaukee on the 10th.
JOHN PURTILL, who escaped from the
Marquette, Mich, branch prison last
June, while serving a sentence Of four
years for robbery, was arrested IN Mill
Waukee. At the time Of his arrest the
officers did not know who the fellow
was. He was identified, and will be re-
turned to Marquette.
On the 18th inst. the experiment was
tried of opening the doors Of the Mil
waukee Exposition on Sunday, with the
result that over 1900 people were in
attendance, the largest number in the
history of this institution.
THE Marinette Eagle says the main
river log drive is coming down slowly,
and has reached point on the Menomi-
nee about twenty-five miles above the
mouth, and moving forward upon an
average of about two miles day.
There are $50 men employed, and about
100 ,000.0 600 feet of logs in the drive, all
of which will reach Marinetie about the
first of November.
AsHLAND's new lime kilns turn out $50
barrels every tWenty-four hours.
ENOUGH logs are IN boom at La
Crosse to give the mills there weeks
saving.
BETWEEN 10 and II o'clock on the
evening of the 10th the depot of the St.
Paul Com pany at WauZeka was broken
into, the express matter rltled and the
mail sacks carried a short distance
away, where they we've slit open and
and what seemed to be the most
valuable stolen. The amount of plumber
secured by the burglars cannot be as
certained, but it is probable the thieves
knew of valuable packages being trans
mitted. About II O'Clock q stranger
called at q saloon requesting assistance
for his brother, who, he stated, had
been shot by some parties when they
neared the dept He was found to have
been shot in the thigh. 1t is thought
the men were taken for officers by the
burglars.
THERE was q wild scene in Wilson
fark, Eau Claire, on the night of the
9th. An Infatuated bull broke away
from man who was leading him on
side street and plunged through the
Russell and Mrs. Heimbough. 1t is
feared Mrs. Russell is seriously hurt.
SENSATIONAL reports of diphtheria at
Onalaska are true as to numbers, but
erroneous as to conclusions. There are
sixteen cases, but none are of the
malignant type, and no deaths have oc-
Cured so far.
ASHLAND Scandinavians are erecting
a new church building.
A Rock COUNTY farmer has 81 ,645 to
show for his Sunday pearl-ishing.
THE Protestant Episcopal Guild Hall
at Fond du Lac will cost about $1O, O00
THE contract for erecting the new
high school building at Eau Claire has
been let.
THE losses occasioned by the burning
of cranberry marshes in Wood County
is estimated at from 100000 to $150,0
-Four desperate tramps fired at Frank
Woodward, a La Crosse hackdriver.
while he was at Deutscbberger' resort.
The fellows were jailed.
Four young men were arrested at La
Crosse on the charge of robbing the
hardware store of Sumner & Morris.
They secured about dozen revolvers
and were going West in Jesse James
style. The bows are all below the age