Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-05-18
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Paints and oils added to the strength of the
flames. 1t was thought the whole block OF
frame buildings would go, but prompt
action saved them Several families occu--
plying the upper stories narrowly escaped
with their lives, all their goods being de-
stroyed. Mr.. Soper places his loss at ST, 900;
insurance 81 600. The other losses will in
crease the total loss to $4,000, with no in
surance. The damaged portion will be re-
built Immediately.
THE Menominee River Boom Company,
of Marinette, has sorted 100000 feet OF
logs this season up to date.
THE university athletic ball arranged for.
the benefit of the Athletic Association of
the State University, at Madison, was sue
cess financially and socially.
THE state encampment of the Sons of Vet
Grams will be held at Ashland beginning
June 81 and continuing three days. 1t is
+ expected that large number OF persons Will
be in attendance from all parts of the state.
A BOY and girl while crossing dam over
the Iahara River at Madison became dizzy
and fell into the water Frank Dacy,
young man who happened to be near by,
jumped in the stream and rescued them.
THE Menominee River is so high that the
! Boom Company, of Marinctte, cannot sort
| logs. 1t is rising rapidly and there are fears
that it will stop log-sorting for many days.
and if so all the sawmills on the river will
have to shut down. 1t now threatens to be
the highest water ever known there.
FRANK SHAW, son of Noah Shaw, the
well-known Eau Claire manufacturer, was
drowned while crossing a wagon road
which had been submerged by a rise in
the Chippewa River. He was in buggy in
company with Frederick Newall, but the
latter escaped by swimming ashore. The
horse was also drowned and the buggy swept
away.
CERTAIN college circles at Madison are
much excited over reported attempt of one
college fraternity to Gift" the local chapter
of another society. The report is that the
ternities of the country, and of which Presi-
dent G. X. Adams was a member when
student at Ann Arbor, has sought to absorb
one of the existing societies at Madison,
which, it is said, is the Phi Kappa Psi
Society.
A JUSTICE of the peace in Dunn County
has gotten himself in peculiar position by
assuming the powers of a United States
court and passing sentence upon two broth
ers, Frank and Nun Bartelson, of Rock
Falls, in that county. The two brothers it
is alleged, secured letter addressed to John
Kennedy from the post-otfice in which was
SIS sent him by firm at distance desiring
his services. They appropriated the money
and were brought before Justice Cone and
! sentenced to 80 days in the county Jail.
EIGHT fishermen were arrested at Madison
on charge of spearing fish OH Lake Wau-
besa.
THE health commissioner at Ashland has
reported eight cases of diphtheria at that
place.
The Common Council at Rice Lake has
accepted the proposition of the Rice Lake
Electric Company to furnish ten arc lights
| of 200 candle power. A resolution was
also adopted to issue bonds in favor of the
proposed new railroad at that place.
ROLAND MCLEAN and Mrs. Peter McGim-
| bel, of Madison, were arrested in the manu-
facturers' building at the Worlds Fair and
taken to the central station, where the wom-
said his wife had left him five days ago. A
reconciliation was brought about at the sta
ton, and the party returned to Madison in
company with Sheriff Admanson.
The Rev. Father Foppe, of st. Francis
Hospital, La Crosse has left for a trip to his
old home in Holland.
AUGUST LAMBRECHT an employe of a saw
! mill at La Crosse, was severely scalded by
| the bursting of q steam pipe.
ALL members of the VIE onsin Press AS
socatiOn whose dues are paid to January
1, 1893, are privileged to attend the session
! of the National Editorial Convention at the
Hotel Mecca, Chicago, May 1922. For the
week beginning the ODD they will likewise
| be entitled to admission to the meetings of
| the Worlds Press Congress at the perIna-
| nent art palace.
Mrs. ALvINA STRANGE of La Crosse paid
! $40 and costs for assaulting a neighbor with
! a shovel.
The Grand Lodge A. O. U. w, of Wis
| consin, has, at Baraboo, elected the follow
ing officers: Master workman E. t.
| Wheelock, Medtord; foreman e. s. Baker,
! PORTAGE overseer William Moore, Baraboo;
receiver, J. H. Marston, Appleton; guide,
J. B. Balsom, Hudson; guard, c. H. Coxen,
Eau Claire; trustee, w. f. Wordrath, Eau
Claire; medical examiner, Dr.. Beebe, Sparta;
representatives to supreme lodge, w. e.
| Wacken, H. II. Zahn, r. X. Dunn. The
next meeting of the Grand Lodge will be
held at Madison.
THE Bank of Oregon, established about
| year ago by Dwiggin, Starbuck e. Co., of
! Chicago, at Madison has made an assign.
ment, and its affairs were placed in the
hands of Messrs. j. J. Lindsay and M. w.
Terwilliger for settlement The closing of
the bank is due to the collapse of the Co.
lumbar National Bank of Chicago.
| THE rumored purchase of long strip OF
water front on Bayfield, harbor and the
Great Western Railroad by the Great North
ern has been confirmed. President Dal-
rymple is expected to reach Bayfield, in
June. The road is to be ironed in year.
THREE tramps arrested at Madison on
complain and warrant were taken before
Judge Donovan. They were paralyzed
| upon pleading guilty to have the court SEN
tence them to three months in Jail. They
| b egged for a suspension of sentence and
promised never to return to Madison, but
the Judge held that they must spend the
| heated term behind the bars.
EMPLOYEES of the Wisconsin Central
Railroad formed syndicate for the pur-
| chase of tract OF land confirming 5000
acres in Price County, The land is in the
midst OF the best hunting and fishing
grounds in the state, and it is intended to
make resort where the stockholders can go
! for rest and recreation.
ORLANDO HoLwAY, of La Crosse, is the
hemock king OF WISCONSIN, 9o noo o The FEST estate
hemlock in Taylor and Clark counties on
Black River, and is directly tributary to La
Crosse where the mill is located. Mr..
Holway CARR es an average stock Of from
| &c, 0OO, 900 to l 900 600 feet
GEORGE KENNIsoN and William and Rich
ard Williamson were arrested at Madison
| CHI arged with violation of the new fish law