Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-07-14
BADGER NOTES.

Madison, a thief, George James by
name, distracted $12O in cash and S., O0O
in notes from his pocket and decamped.
The thief was finally caught by Chief of
Police Adamson after an exciting chase.
He was found lying in ditch near the
gas works, immersed up to his head in
slime and mud. About SlS was found
on the person of the prisoner, but after
wards he told the police officers where
found, and himself led the way to the
papers were still there, but the money
had been divided between James and
two other accomplices, and was there
fore missing.
A NEW edition of the school laws Of
Wisconsin has just been issued by the
state superintendent Tor the use of
school officers Six thousand copies
have been printed.
AN Eau Claire paper prints an article
in which it endorses the name of Gen.
Michael Griffin, of that city. for the
nomination Of governor on the Repub-
lican ticket.
JOHN TYLER, one of the oldest and
most highly respected citizens of Mazo-
mamie: died Of typhoid fever after
very short illness. Mr.. Tyler was vet
eran of the civil war, and has held diff
ferent Offices, being when he died one
of the county supervisors.
GEORGE JOHNSON, a resident of Eau
Claire, was killed by the bursting of a
cannon at Helena, Mont. The remains
were taken to Butte, Mont, for inter
ment.
THOMAS WELSH, of Erin, st. Croix
County, is the owner Of a singular we'll
on his farm in Emerald. 1t is not an
uncommon thing to draw fish out Of the
well. It is supposed that there is sub
terranean stream which contains the
fish, and that in sinking the well connec
ton was made with this stream. Tie
we'll is $50 feet deep.
THE Salvation Army at Marinette has
been forbidden to use musical instru-
ments while marching on Sunday.
For the first time in six years, black
and yellow bass are being caught in
large quantities about Sturgeon Bay.
THERE are 1O0,O00,00O feet of logs yet
to come down the Menominee River to
Marinette, this summer.
THE internal revenue collections for
the Western District of Wisconsin, re-
ported from Washington forsthe fiscal
year ending June 80, we're $500, G00, an
increase of 500, 00U over the correspond
ing period OF 1891.
FRED. MEYER, a resident of Door
County, was sentenced 10 two years at
Waupun for criminal assault upon q
young girl.
OVER $50 students are enrolled in the
summer school now in session at the
State University. This is the largest
class in the history of the school. 1t is
made up principally of teachers.
The inquest on the death of William
Anderson, the wealthy lumberman
whose body was found in the Chippewa
River, has been completed at Eau
Claire. The jury returned verdict
that he came to his death the morning
of April %, by blows on the head and
neck from some blunt instrume Mt in the
hands of persons unknown.
Miss LAURA HALsEy, of Madison, was
united in marriage to Prof. F. g..
Krage, of Prairie du CHEN. The cere-
mony was performed at the home of
graduate of the Berlin High School,
and was principal Of the Waukau
schools for two years. The bride is
graduate of the Prairie du CHEN High
School and attended the State Universi-
ty last season.
The records OF the Washburn OBJ
servatory give the rainfall for June 7.GO
inches, nearly inches greater than
normal. This rainfall is exceeded in
only two Junes since records have been
kept in Madison. For June, 1880, it
was 9.3l inches, and in 1882 7.76 inches.
Rain fell on twenty-four days, which is
unparalleled in the records of this
place.
The Benoit Lumber Company's mill
at Benoit was totally destroyed by fire.
The loss is $4,000 Rice Bros, of
Stevens Point, are the owners Of the
mill.
AT McGregor, on the morning of the
9th, John Cannon was drowned. He
had been at saloon on the island with
three others, one brother, and. going
back, upset the boat. The three got
ashore, went home and to bed and did
not know until they got up that one of
the party was missing.