Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-02-18
BADGER NOTES.

The ice onthe Mississippi and Wis
consln rivers at Prairie du Chen is so
tnlck that farmers drive over it from
urant County and from Iowa.
ZEN THOUSAND dollars has already
p M! guarantee fora bridge across the
Wisconsin RIVER at point near Port
Andrew. 1t is estimated that the cost
Will not exceed S24,7OO.
| NICHOLAS CAsPAR, one of the early set
Tiers OF Milwaukee, is dead, aged so
years Mr.. Caspar came to Milwaukee
~ 1917. He was one Of the founders of
the German Market, and has been
trustee OF the association since its incor-
poratlon. MIR. Csspar leaves wife and
! seven children.
DAVID GAY, butchers helper, at
Ashland, was taken with tremens
and sent to Rhinehart's Hospital.
Anout 3 O'Clock in the evening he was
lett alone for few moments and
jumped from third story window,
breaking both legs. He crawled to the
mouse OF Capt. Brewer near by, where
ne sought protection, claiming men
were going to kill him. He was after
ward taken back to the hospital
Mrs. Patrick Kennedy, while going
through city park at Eau Claire, slip
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her head and died instantly. She had
ilyed in the city twenty-five years, and
her hive daughters are the wives of
Well-known citizens. She was 81 years
of age.
AN unknown man dropped dead on
Second Street, Ashland. The coroner's
verdict was death from apoplexy of
BRAIN" Two letters found on h1s per-
son give the only clue to his name,
which is either Charles Murray or
Charles Howard.
| VICE PRESIDENT PARKINSON, of the
State University, has received tele
gram from President T. C. Chamberlin
that DR.. Richard T. Ely, of Johns Hop
klns University, has accepted the pro-
censorship of economics and finance in
the State University. The acceptance
of DR.. Ely will make an era in the his
tory of the university, and he will be a
strong addition to the faculty.
A NEW brownstone company at Bay
field will quarry near Cranberry or Flag
River.
Mrs. GORDON LANCE has sued the Ash
land Street Railway Company for $10,
GOO, alleging that the injury which she
received by being thrown from a car
was the result Of carelessness on the
part of the company's employees.
THE Marinette Y M. c. A. intends to
erect a handsome threestory brick or
stone building. at q cost of 600 Or
$4,000. The first floor of the building
will be fitted up for business places or
offices, while the second and third
floors will be devoted to the various de-
partments Of the Y. M. c. A. Citizens
have subscribed over $4,000 for the
| work.
TREASURER HUMMER has received the
semi-annual payments from most of the
amounts paid by the largest companies
are as follows: Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul, $191. 1906; Chicago 4 North
Western, $135, 1873 81; Omaha. $64 ,S3S. 3S;
Milwaukee, Lake Shore Il Western,
1858 ,234 "a; Milwaukee & Northern, $27,-
1903; Eastern Railroad of Minnesota,
| $4,937.51; Green Bay, Winona & St. Paul,
81 ,454.39.
SUIT has been commenced against the
Ashland Street Railway Company
for $4,000 damages. Mrs. Gordon
I.aing is plaintiff, and alleges the in ur-
les she received by being thrown from a
car were the result of careiessness on
the part OF the company's employees.
THE Milwaukee 4 St. Paul Railway
Company has increased its business at
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past eight years, notwithsta1 ng that
an active competitor has entered the
field during that time.
L. c. PARKHURsT, q blind inmate of
the county poor house at Ashland, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat.
| Parkhurst was 10 have been taken to
Milwaukee the same night to have his
eyes treated.
THE first of a number of damage suits
against the Ashland Lighting Company
| has been begun in the circuit court.
The suits are the result Of gas explo
sion occurring last February. j. A.
Pennebecker and wife are plaintiffs, and
ask for damages in the sum of 5000.
Judge Bundy will preside instead of
Judge Parish who, it was alleged, was
prejudiced in the case.
THE Jury in the case Of the state VS..
John Blazer, at Ashland, returned
verdict of not guilty. Blazer was
| John Bredson. who was shot few
weeks ago. The shooting was admitted
| bv Blazer, who claimed that it was done
in order to protect the honor of his
| home.
BEN BEADFAsr was instantly killed at
the camp of the krlstone Lumber Com
pany, near Ashland, by being run over
by a sleigh load Of logs.
THE Lake Gun Club, of Madison, has
elected C. f. Ford as its president, and
A. A. and A. c. Mayer and John Schu-
man as field captains.
JOSEPH MCDONALD, Of Eau Gale, was
taken from Drummond to the Sacred
Heart Hospital at Eau Claire, where
one leg was amputated. He died about
half an hour after the operation. He
was employed in a logging camp, where
his leg was crushed by a fal'i' tree.
P. TRUAx, of Eau Claire, chased
Nelly Mason, 2:26i, at the recen. sale of
trotters at Lexington, Ky. The price
was $500. E. c. Clark, also of Eau
Claire, paid 81 900 for Busler, a 5-year-
old, at the same sale.
The new insane asylum for Dunn
County, at Menomonee, haj been for
mally opened.
MRS GoRDoS LANG, Of Ashland,
while alighting from a street car, was
thrown to the ground and received Sc