Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-08-11
BADGER NOTES.

ANTON JENQuINNEs, of the town OF
Gardner, Door County, had his thumb
torn from its socket while operating
self-binder. 1t was necessary to ampu-
| tate part of the hand.
AsLAG ANDERSON, of Ephralm, Door
County, passed away at the age OF o1
years.
THE residence of John B. Colomb, of
Sturgeon Bay, was destroyed by hre.
Loss, 81 900; partly insured.
ALL the mines under the control OF
| the Wisconsin Central Railway Com
pany on the Gogebic range, except the
Ashland mine, have been closed down
and 1000 men thrown out Of employ
ment. The cause of the shutdown Is
attributed to the Homestead strike.
The Wisconsin Central officials say that
no more ore Will be shipped from their
mines until the difficulties at Home
stead have been settled.
| A. r. BERGEL, administrator of the
estate of S. A. Qvalc, of Eau Claire, hay
ing complained Of George A. Qvale,
who is president of a corporation to
which the deceased in mysterious
manner gave 81 ,0000 900 worth of prop.
erty, County Judge Larson has ordered
George Qvale to appear and give infor-
nation as to the disposition of such
property.
| BY agreement of counsel the state
treasury cases will be argued before the
supreme court at the opening OF the
September term.
TIE family of Laura Ulreit, q pretty
girl of II, of Eau Claire, believe she has
eloped with and married widower OF
SO, named James Mcclure. He is
man of some means and has boarded at
the Ulreit home for some time. lndi-
cations are that while the girls mother
was visiting q married daughter Nc
CURE had his and the girls trunks TAX
en- to one of the depots and that they
left, but in what direction they went no
one knows.
PRoF. +. J. MACEwAN, editor of the
Madison Times, has severed his con-
nection with that paper, having been
only temporarily engaged in that posi-
take the position of professor OF mod
ern languages in the University OF
Utah.
LA CROSSE contractors will erect at
Babcock this season a hotel and five
cottages for J. w. Babcock. The hotel
is to cost So. 29S, and the cottages IS, GAS.
THE Marinette Eagle reports de-
mand for lumber never before expert
enced. 1t says all the stocks piled
along the Menominee River may be
practically considered as sold or being
contracted for. Prices have advanced,
and block of lumber to-day is more
valuable than prospective gold or sill
yer mine and growing more so daily.
PROF. Il. A. BlRGE and Prof. S. A.
Forbes, the state entomologist of llli-
nois, have started to explore the in
land lakes in Northern Wisconsin.
They will spend some time at Lake
Winnebago. Prof Forbes has q COM
mission as United States entomologist
to study the fish of the inland lakes.
john U. CAMPBELL. an old resident of
Humbird, died suddenly at an ad-
vanced age.
Work has commenced on the new
German Catholic Church at La Crosse.
A NEW opera house is to be erected at
Rice Lake to cost 1000.
THREE valiant knights of the Salvation
Army spent al afternoon in a cell at
the Milwaukee police station. They
wanted to convert the commission men
on West Water Street. The commits
sion men said the peach season kept
them busy, and complained that the
Salvationists were interfering with their
business. I he police then interfered.
A 2-wEEKs-oLp child was found on the
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john LEATuEM, of Sturgeon Bay, has
sold Chambers Island, located near
Green Bay. to the Manitowoc Seating
Company for $4,000. The island con-
tains 2,2O0 acres of fine timber land.
A STRIKE of union printers took place
in the office of the Milwaukee Evening
Journal on the Sd, but the cases were
Immediately filled.
GEN. SIMEON Mills, of Madison, has
issued a little book to prove that water
itself is an element, and is not composed
of the two gases. hydrogen and oxygen.
He has invented an apparatus by which
he makes hydrogen and oxygen gases
by electricity out of separate tubes of
water, having no connection with each
other.
II. w. FREEMAN, State University
graduate of 1872, will soon leave for Ger
many to enter the gymnasium at Held
elberg.
A CREAMERY is soon to be built at
Rockland. La Crosse County.
THE house and barn of LOUIS Post,
three miles west of Madison, on the
Sank Road, were destroyed by fire with
nearly all Of his farm machinery. Mr..
Post had insurance of 81 900, which is
small part of the loss.
A CLAIM for 1000 has been filed
against Ashland County. 1t was disal-
lowed and an appeal will be taken. In
1886 pool composed of Senator Win
| dom, Messrs. Greeney and Churchill,
of Minneapolis, and Field, of St. Paul,
and others, bought up certain lands in
Ashland County. Window put 81 900
into this pool, other parties Interested
putting in the balance, making ST. 900.
This was used in purchasing 1000 acres
of tax deed lands in Ashland County.
The state supreme court decided that
the Ashland County clerk failed to col
lect enough money within 1925 for
the whole deal, and declared the deed
void, hence the claim for reimburse