Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1892-01-07
BADGER NOTES.

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CHARLES X. WELLS, the well-known
lawyer, and one Of the oldest residents
of Milwaukee, died at his home, 100
Wisconsin Street, at midnight last night.
Mr.. Wells was nearly IS years OF age.
Milwaukee by President Lincoln, and
served from June 4, 1864, to October 6,
1866. He retired from Office at the
death of Mr.. Lincoln.
Gov. PECK has gone to the bedside of
his mother, who is critically i'll at Fort
Atkinson. Mrs. Peck has reached the
advanced age of 80 years and has been.
suffering from heart troubles. 1t is said
that she cannot live.
THE Rev. Father White, the promi-
nent and well-known Catholic divine,
has been appointed assistant rector of
st. Mary's Church at La Crosse, by
BISHOP Schwebach. This is the parish
formerly held by the Bishop himself.
Father White will probably accept.
JUSTICE S. Z. PINNEY was sworn in as
a member of the supreme court at 1890
on the morning of the 4th inst. His last
act as an attorney was to present to the
supreme court writ of error to the
United States supreme court In the case
of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany against J. T. Ellis, and the last act
of Chief Justice Cole was to sign this
was private citizen and S. q. Plnney
member of the supreme court.
EDWIN FAIRCHnD, aged So, shot his
stepdaughter, Arisle johnson, aged II,
ON the night Of the Sd. After shooting
her he turned the revolver on his own
person and killed himself. The trag
edy was the result of a family quarrel.
The girl VII recover.
HENRY PFENNING, Racine miller, was
caught in the shafting of his mill and
fatally injured. He was 81 years Of age,
and formerly ran mill at West Bend.
The general store of A. F. Wlgason, at
Concord, twelve miles east of Water
town, was burned on the night of the
I'd, together with it's contents including
all mail matter in the post-office which
was kept in the store. Loss 81 600, with
but little insurance. The origin of the
fire is unknown.
HERBERT BULL, of Racine, youngest
son of Stephen Bull, died at st. Luke's
Hospital, Chicago, of typhoid fever,
ceased was % years of age, and was
born and reared in Racine.
WHILE out hunting, William Anderson,
of Mount Hope. Grant County, acct
IDENTITY shot himself He set his gun
over a fence and went to follow, when
the gun went off. 1t was an old army
musket. The charge went in about two
inches over the heart. He lived one
hour after the accident. He was an in
fuentlal farmer, and leaves wife and
son.
ALL the sash and door factories in
Oshkosh will shut down. They will re-
others in the state will follow.
A GANG composed of the worst ele-
ment of the Stockbridge tribe ofIndians
recently procured quantity of whisky.
This fact coming to the ears of Rev.
Thomas H;eg, resident missionary, he
he took possession of the forbidden
liquor and locked it IN closet of the
parsonage. The gang then broke into
the parsonage and attempted to gain
possession of the whisky, lest it be used
as evidence against them in prosecu-
ton for bringing it into the reserva-
ton but they were discovered by Rev.
Hag, who resisted the attempt, where
upon they pitched into him and gave
him severe beating. Sunday night
they proceeded to the school-house,
where Christmas services were being
held. The gang numbered about q doz-
gu. ~ 1Iee ASuI io1ioWeu, CHo eCuooi-
house was wrecked, and the congrega-
ton scattered. Rev. Hag went to
Shawano and swore out a warrant for
four Of the ringleaders. They will also
be brought before the United States
court for illegally bringing whisky into
the reservation.
THE body of James Flemming, of Stan
ley, who had been missing, was found
on an unoccupied lot in that village.
He had evidently started for home
across lots in an intoxicated condition,
and seemed to have fallen forward on
his face, and being unable to arise, froze
to death He leaves wife and four
small children.
THE recent wholesale poisoning Of
Daniel Barry's family, at Richland Cen
ter, gave rise to sensational reports,
which are not borne out by the analysis
made of the headcheese, which it was
thought would show signs of arsenic.
Prof Daniels, of Madison, who made
the analysis, finds there is no trace of
arsenic or any. other poison. He thinks
the meat may have been diseased. All
the members OF the family are said to
have fully recovered.
The State Teachers Association elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, F. w. Cooley, of James
vile; vice presidents, J. w. Livingston,
of Sparta; Miss E. N. Befeldt, of Platte
Vile, and Henry SEVERN, of New
Holstein; secretary, c. Fl. Sylvester, of
Whitewater; treasurer, J. 4. Aiken, of
Wausau. Executive committee-John
Nagle, L. D. Harvey, Miss L. NJ.
Mosher, S. J. Gillian and A. J. Vollane.
The association will meet at Madison in
1892.
a CASE is on trial in the United States
court, before Judge Bum, which in.
wolves the title to 113 acres of land in
the city of Superior. The action is
brought by the Land and Improvement
Company, of Superior, against the
heirs of George w. Ewing and Madison
Sweeter, of Fort Wayne. Ind, in whose
name the tract was originally held, to
quiet title. The property is now
estimated to be worth 100000.
FRED. McCHEsNEY, of Wanakee. was
fined $25 and costs in the circuit court
at Madison for assault and battery COM