Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-08-18
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| THE Bayfield, Hydraulic Company, of
Il bayfield,, is taking active measures for
g fhe extension OF its system. About
$50. 600 will be expended within the
ext two years.
M ENDER KIMBALL's barn at West Salem
a "a Crosse County, was destroyed by
sNfire, with its contents. There were 800
81 bushels Of oats and $50 bushels of
~ W heat in the barn. The loss will reach
IS, 800.
81 ALBERT JOHNSON and Erick Nystrom,
of Florence, aged Is and q years, were
81 drowned iii Sea Lion Lake, about six
u miles north of Florence.
ID L. Hicks, of the town Of Pennington,
s. La Crosse County, was gored in a terri
d BILE manner few days ago by vicious
q bull. He cannot recover.
JOHN L. HUGHES, Of Bangor. La Crosse
d County, has filed petition protesting
against the last will and testament of
Margaret Thomas, his grandmother.
On July II, 1888, Mrs. Thomas made a
will bequeathing to her grandson,
j John l.. Hughes, her homestead in
Bangor, 81 900 in cash and other arti-
Giles, besides making him legate. In
1891, while living with the family of r.
NJ. Jones, of Bangor, she made another
will, bequeathing most of her property
to members of the Jones family: Mr..
Hughes was absent in the state of Wash
ineton at the time. The petitioner
claims that undue influence was brought
to bear upon Mrs. Thomas to change
her will.
WILLIAM u. Connolly, teamster re-
siding at 302 Jefferson Street, Milwau
kee, died at the Wisconsin General
Hospital in that city from injuries re-
.eived by being kicked in the head by a
horse. His scalp was torn open by the
blow and the skull fractured. He was
% years Of age and married.
A BOHEMIAN daily and weekly news
paper, to be called the Rovnost, is to be
started in Milwaukee early in Septem-
Der. 1t will be published at 1924 Fond
du Lac Avenue, and the promise is
paper in America
PRoF. g. r. BARNES, Of Madison, Supt.
Il. II. Halsey, of Oshkosh, and Prof. A.
J. Hutton, of Platteville. have been APP
pointed by State superintendent Wells,
as members of the State Board of EX-
aminers for the ensuing year,
FRED j. BOWMAN, printer from Prai-
RE du CHEN, now publisher of the
Bowde, N. d., Pioneer, is candidate
for state senator of his district on the
Republican ticket.
WILLIAM DAY, of Washburn, has in
his possession living snake with two
heads 1t is dark green color almost
ten inches long, and was found one
mile west of Washburn by his son while
berry picking.
EMIL FURRER, a Mississippi River
pilot, has been offered Sc, 900 for share
IN the Galena mine that he discovered
at a point about twenty miles east of
Alma.
FRED STRICKLAND, a young man sus-
pected of robbing a safe in tailor shop
at Eau Claire to the extent of $40, was
arrested at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
ABOUT 5 O'Clock on the afternoon of
the 18th, James Pinney, brakeman
employed on the Omaha road, was shot
and almost instantly killed. Pinney, c.
H. Schuster and one Temple. a con-
ductor for whom Pinney and Schuster
were braking, were returning from
hunting expedition, and upon arriving
at Ashland Finney and Temple became
engaged in a wrangle. Pinney had
double barreled shotgun in his hand
pie, at the same time pulling
revolver from his pocket. Pin
ney struck Temple on the head
when the gun was discharged, both
barrels emptving themselves into Pin
ney's body, entering the right breast
and passing through to the left side.
simultaneously with the discharge OF
Pinney's gun Temple fred his revolver,
tie bullet entering the right hip.
hand car and took him to Ashland.
Temples wound on the head is also
very serious one. Several different
stories are circulated as to how the at
fair happened, and awaiting an lnyesti-
cation Temple and Schuster are IN jail.
THE Lansing saw-milIs, situated near
La Crosse, have been closed down for
the balance of the season, due to the re-
cent strike of the mill hands. The men
were all paid off in full.
THE twentieth annual fair of the Dane
County Agricultural Society will be held
at Madison September 5.
SPIRITUAL exercises for the reverend
clergy of the diocese of La Crosse will
commence for those speaking the Ger
man language, on September IL, and Tor
the English speaking clergy on Septem-
Der 10.
THE Northern Wisconsin Academy, at
Ashland will be opened on the 10Th of
September.
AROUND Cedar Lake, Barron County,
oats, rye and wheat are from 8 to + feet
high, with full and heavy heads.
Miss MATTE DowDALL, formerly a
teacher in the public schools of Mari
nette. was married at Spencer, Ind, to
". H. Auker, superintendent Of the
public schools at Kingman, Kas.
SEVERAL train loads Of logs are daily
brought TO Ashland over the Northern
Pacific.
GREAT commotion prevailed on board
the schooner Evelyn while loading lum-
Der at Reynolds dock. Sturgeon Bay,
during the violent electric storm of the
10th. when lightning struck the main
topmast, breaking it in twain and set
ting fire to the top-sail. From there
the electric bolt descended the main
mast, knocking down the captain and
cook, who were standing amidships,
thence through dozen or more lumber