Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-04-14
BADGER NOTES.

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= 4RoN RIVER, the new town in Bayfield,
county which is now having a boom,
mas no existence in law, it has just been
discovered. The facts are that the
original resolution creating the town
nas never been published. An election
Is soon to be held to vote bonds in
ald OF railroad from Bayfield, to
connect with the Northern Pacific,
IN the sum Of $4,000. It is said that
with the territory taken from Bayfield,
10 make up the town of Iron River, the
assessed valuation Of Bayfield, would
not pc sufficient to make the bonds is
sued legal. In case of failure to secure
proper adjustment of the matter pros
porous village Of 500 inhabitants will be
Wlthout representation on the County
Board.
Gov. PECK has issued his Arbor Day
proclamation fixing Friday, April 20, as
the day for planting trees in school
grounds
A NEW departure in logging will soon
pc lnaugurated in the vicinity of Ash
land. The Sand River Lumber Compa-
ny has let contract to Case d Morrison
70 cut 5000, 600 feet of logs for them by
september l. This is the first attempt
at summer logging that has ever been
made In that vicinity. There have been
logs cut heretofore during the summer,
near railroads, but not to any extent.
These logs which will be cut are not
near any railroad, but will have to be
hauled two miles to water. The hauling
Will be done with wagons having wide
wheels.
CHARLES JEROME CARY, one of the old
est insurance men of Milwaukee, died
at the Wisconsin General Hospital on
the 9th inst. from the effects of a stroke
OF paralysis received on the evening of
March y.
HE state fish commissioners are no
longer paying any attention TO the prop
agatlon Of carp, not deeming them
worth the time expended on them. A
hatcher in California writes 81 cannot
imagine what the United States Fish
Commission was about in sending out
such coarse feshed, ravenous fish as
the carp are. They are certainly
worse to eat than almost any fish we
have in. California, and they are thin
ming the good fish out"
WAUpUN prison has $40 inmates 500
men and 10 women.
COMMANDER C. B. WELToN, of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, has APP
pointed committee to take steps to
further procure and preserve the Wis
consln war records. The committee
consists of r. G.. Spencer and Sheriff M.
7. Walsh, of Milwaukee, and Gen.
Lucius Fairchild, of Madison.
By premature explosion of powder
at the lime kiln Of Henry Strow, Albert
Erickson and Sever Knudson were Sc
riously if not fatally hurt.
WILLIAM H. METCALF, one of the old
est merchants Of Milwaukee, passed
away on the Sth, after long illness.
He had been sufferer from disease of
the kidneys for many years, and for
three or four months past his recovery
has not been expected.
MRS. CHARLES SHIRLEY, of Ashland,
has fallen heir to a quarter interest in
an estate valued at 81, 100000 in New
York City. The estate has romantic
history: 1t was left by a great-uncle
who died wealthy and unknown
IT Il N is said York that many not Ygnes a Was
known of his relatives for several
will found giving the address of his
niece, in a pocket of the coat in which
he was buried. This niece was Mrs.
Shirley's mother. Her husband had
charge of the Wisconsin Central dining
rooms, and the two expect to 60 to En-
gland in short time to look after other
property interests said to belong to the
deceased great-uncle.
GEORGE w. DULANEY, of Hannibal,
Mo-, has transferred the Mcdonald fleet
of raft-boats lately purchased by him, to
the Mississippi River Towing Company,
an organization formed at La Crosse.
A. w. Pettibone is president; John
Paul, vice.president; w: A. Sutor, sec
Rotary and treasurer. G. l.. Coleman is
one Of the directors.
The heirs of Mrs. Johnson, of Craft,
who was killed in Eau Claire about
year ago by being thrown out of
wagon, have brought suit against the
city for $4,000 damages, her horses
having been frightened by over-hang-
ing branches.
The mystery surrounding the death
of Kate Whitman, an Eau Claire girl who
died in Oakland's resort, near Neills'
vile, and whose father, it was said,
thought her death was caused by vio-
lence, is cleared up. The girls father
had her body exhumed and examined.
She really died of diphtheria. DR.. Ash,
of Neillsville, attended her and says she
had all possible care.
THE city election in Milwaukee, which
has been the hottest for several years,
resulted in the return of the Democratic
administration, but by reduced ma