Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-11-24


sore over the payment of 81 500 to At
torney William NJ. Irwin, of ST. Paul,
nno assisted the prosecution in the
russell murder trial, and whose assist
ance alone made the verdict void. Clerk
McBaln says the amount ordered paid
Dy the court in the Russell case is
% ,Zoo, or Whereabouts. Besides this, 1t
Is SAID, bills amounting to 5000 will be
presented to the board. The new trial
ol Mrs. Russell has been set for Feb
| ruaryS.
IL LIE case of Cozonne and Monypenny,
me TWO Indians charged with the
Cdanah murder, was to have come I'D
lor trial at Ashland November IA, but
living TO the argument between the
:. utnlted States court and the state court
NE - ihatter IL IN allegiance at present.
both courts are striving for jurisdiction
IN the matter. Should the state try the
case 1t would mean Imprisonment for
NE, and hanging by the federal court.
LII Is SAID the Indians prefer the latter.
1TE chairman of the County Board of
Supervisors of BAYFIELD, County has GER
lhed to the governor that it had been
decided by majority of the votes cast
at the recent election, November s, to
remove the county seat of BAYFIELD,
County from Bayfield, to Washburn. 1t
requires proclamation by the governor
10 make the change.
AT meeting of the Ashland County
Board two new towns were created in
Ashland County. One will be composed
! and will be named La Pointe, and the
other will be called Sacon. The new
town OF La Pointe is part of the town
OF Ashland. but is SO distant from the
balance OF the town that it is incon-
venient. The population of the islands
ii about 900, and the valuation is fixed
at about $4,000. Steps were also taken
towards the erection of a new $4,000
courthouse. A committee was ap-
pointed and work on the structure will
undoubtedly be begun next spring.
AFTER much telegraphing across the
country and the filling of much news
paper space by the daily press, it has at
last been apparently proven that mar
riage did take place some time in last
July, at kenosha, Wis, uniting Col.
Gustav Pabst, son of the big Milwaukee
| brewer, and Miss Margaret Mather. the
| actress. Why the affair was kept secret
does not appear entirely clear, as the
groom was fully of age and Miss Mather
had been divorced from her husband,
Aberkorn, at least twenty days before.
THE Eau Claire Mill and Supply Com
pany, of Eau Claire, has increased It's
J. M. SUTTON, resident of Madison
for the past thirty years, died at his
home In that city of old age.
PETER HAND was arrested at Ashland
on charge of stealing an overcoat. He
was sent to jail to await trial.
Mrs FLORENCE DERAIsER, Of Mari
nette, was married to John II. Long, of
Sturgeon Bay.
THE Ashland Sulphate Fiber Com
pany, of Ashland, has been formed
with 5000 capital. The incorporators
are Henry Wildhagen, Nicholas Vie
land and William Wenzel.
IT is reported in Ohio that men are
engaged there in securing inmates for
backwoods resorts in Northern Wiscon-
sin and Michigan. The story was start
ed by the arrest of Henry Martin, at
Tiffin. Men get girls of poor families to
go through u marriage ceremony with
them, and for q wedding trip, the story
goes, take the young women to the
West, where they are left in disreputa-
bic places.
WHILE the two sons of Arnold Wag-
ner, of Sturgeon Bay, sheriff of Door
County, were returning home in a dou-
| bic rig from the country, they came
near meeting death by being thrown off
| Il culvert. In attempting to pass an OK
team on the culvcrt one of the horses
came in contact with the horns of one
| of the oxen, which were driven full
length into the horse, instantly knock
| ing the carriage off the bridge and kill
| ing the horse. Tie two horn holes in
the horses shoulders were large
! enough to admit the arm of q man.
| A YOUNG man named L. a. Johnson,
working on farm in the town of Whea-
ton, Eau Claire County, attempted sui
eide by cutting his throat with razor.
| The wound was dressed, and he will
probably recover. He claims st. Paul
| as his home.
MARTHA XlEMEI, young woman %
wears old, qnd residing ut Hanson, was
| killed by the cars at that place. She
! attempted to pass under the cars at
crossing, when the train suddenly start
ed back. Her neck, shoulder, wrls-
! and ankle were broken.