Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-10-13
BADGER NOTES.

A TRUNK containing JeWelry valued
at 81 800, owned by r. Leubuscher &
Co., of Milwaukee,: which had been
missing several days and which
it was feared had been stolen
H0on tee enggh Ss c a9om was at u thi
among the baggage of the dramatic
company playing "The Operator" at
saltwater, MINI.
THE Prohibition convention at La
Crosse nominated DR.. H. B. Miller and
J. n. Jones, of La Crosse, for assembly
men from that district.
JOHN SCHMIDT died from injuries re-
ceived by being knocked down by a
Milwaukee horse car. Mr.. Schmidt
was crossing the street. His eyesight
was poor and he failed to notice the
approaching car.
Two members of Milwaukee drum
corps were seriously hurt by runaway
horse which had been scared by the
music.
r. G.. COLE, a student of the STATE
University, was accidentally shot and
killed near Mendoza. He and several
friends crossed the lake on hunting
trip and Cole, while alone, was drawing
his repeating gun from his boat when
the hammer caught on the side of the
boat, and the entire charge entered
Coles abdomen. Six physicians and
professional purse were summoned, but
to no avail. Cole was previously stu
dent at Washington University, and re-
sided at st. Louis. He was % years old.
JUDGE C. X. LORD, one of the oldest
residents of La Crosse and q pioneer of
Wisconsin, died in that city, aged 81
years. Judge Lord was register of the
United States land Office when the late
Col. Rodolf was receiver, and for many
years was in active legal practice. He
was born in Maine, came West in 1887,
engaged in trade and lead mining, then
studied law and was judge of Grant
County before going to La Crosse. He
| leaves no children. He was uncle of
George L. Lord, well-known in connec-
ton with newspapers in Milwaukee and
st. Paul.
A MYSTERIOUS stranger giving the name
of Wilson called on Thomas McDer-
mott, wealthy pine land man at Eau
Claire, and said he and his partner,
George Lorenzo, had found an aban-
doned mine in Arizona, and had taken
therefrom about $4,000 worth of gold
dust. They had buried part of it in
Arizona, he said, and Lorenzo had
the rest secreted in secluded
place two miles from Saltwater,
MINI. Neither he nor his partner
could read or write and he wanted Nc
Dermott to 90 TO Arizona with him to
manage the mine. He offered McDer-
declined to go. The stranger hasn't
been seen since. He was roughly
dressed, of sandy complexion and had
a full beard. He showed McDermott
big roll of greenbacks with two or three
$500 bills in it.
| THE coroner's jury at Ashland has
concluded its investigation Of the muir
der of Coneash and his wife, Bessegzeg
skwa, found lying on the bank of the
Kakagon River, near Odanah. A large
number of Indians were examined, and
the jury returned verdict of willful
murder, accusing Kozinee and Mon
eypenny, two braves, of the crime. The
most important evidence was that of
the Squaw wife of Joe Rain. She said
she and Moneypenny were going. down
the river in one boat on the day of the
murder, and that Monneypenny left
her boat and got into the canoe of
Kozinee and started back up the river.
Shortly afterWard kain's wife heard
woman scream, and then a man call
loudly for help. kozinee and Money
penny will be arraigned on charge Of
murder.
REPORTS received at the state weather
bureau service headquarters show that
the cranberry crop in Wisconsin is very
small this year. An average crop
mears yield of about $4,000 barrels
for the state, but this year not more
than so 900 barrels, or one-third of the
average quantity, will be available.
| THOMAS JUDGE, an old resident of La
Crosse, died in the St. Francis Hospital
at that place, where he underwent an
operation for cancer. Deceased was is
years old.
THE Eau Claire Street Railway, Light
and Power Company intend putting in
steam plant, which will be supple
mentary to the water power, and will be
used to run the motor line.
THE Wisconsin Staat1-Zeitung Com
pany, of Madison, has been incorpor-
ated, with capital stock of 81 800. Carl
Gerhard, William Geiser and Christian
Lawrence are the incorporators.
The jury in the case of Louisa West
VS.. the city of Eau Claire, in which the
plaintiff sued for S., ZOO damages for in
| iuries alleged to have been received by
a defective sidewalk, returned a ver-
dict awarding the plaintiff 81 900.
ADJT.-GEN. Doe, of Madison, has re-
| ceived word from the headquarters of
the Department of Missouri that will
| be of interest to all Wisconsin troops
intending to attend the dedication of
the Worlds Fair buildings. The con-
tracts with the railroads for Transporter
| ton should provide tor the delivery of
baggage, horses and supplies direct to
the fair grounds. The troops will all be
supplied with sufficient travel rations.
A CASE has come to light at Eau
Claire in which an innocent man served
term in prison through circumstantial
evidence. Ten years ago John Morgan,
a young workman, was convicted of kill
ing James NJ. Blashtield. He was SEN
fenced to V'aupun for four years.
Blashfield was killed in saloon row,
and Morgan happened to be there at
the time. Mr.. Meggett, the attorney
who defended Morgan, has received in
formation that 3 man recently made 8