Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-01-19
BADGER NOTES.

County, has discovered gold anu SUYer
ore about nine miles south of that place.
The Captain some time ago began sinking
an skis foot shaft, which is now down 80
feet, in a vein of soft ore bearing both gold
and silver. Assays made in Ashland, TO
determine the value of the find, have sur
passed Capt. Morgan's most sanguine ex-
pectatlODS, the tests showing the ore to
run 5000 silver and $500 gold to the ton.
1t is the intention to proceed more rapidly
with the work OF development. and to put
IN stamp mill as soon as possible.
! 1T is reported that the famous Russell
murder case will not come UP for trial at
Eau Claire until the middle OF April
! FRANK PRINT, of Ashland, has begun
suit against the Wisconsin Central Rail-
way Company for $4,000 damages for in
juries alleged to have been received last
October, while IN the employ of the road.
A 12-YEAR-oLD boy named Cooper was
! found nearly frozen by DR.. Chase, OF Eau
! Claire, near that place. 1t was 70 below
zero, and the boy was so exhausted that he
had laid down on the snow to rest, and
would have frozen to death but for the
physicians timely appearance. The boy
said he intended walking to his home at
Reeds Landing, distance of sixty miles.
/ lie was cared for by DR.. Chase ana sent to
his destination by rail.
CHARLES SLACK, the Ashland young
man who recently froze his hands and
feet, was obliged TO suffer the amputatiOn
OF both legs below the knees. NJ Ortitica-
| ton had set in. 1t is thought that it will
not be necessary to amputate his arms.
THERE is considerable talk at Madison
OF a new state prison building TO take the
place of the ancient structure now used.
Ii this cannot be obtained the State Board
OF Control Will ask for a common dining
room for the prisoners.
AN interesting contested will case is be-
ing tried IN the Dane County probate
WI 10, ~,
Springfield, and property to the amount OF
$4,000, lett by the late Father Nicholas
Limacher, is involved. The property was
| bequeathed to his successor, the Rev.
Father A. Keiser. The will is made out
in unique monner, very brief, and was
| signed by two witnesses, but was not at
| tested. The contest is brought by the
| minor heirs, Rosa and Anton Limacher,
niece and nephew of the deceased, and it
| is claimed by the contestants that it was
not attested by the witnesses, and that UNI
| due influence was used to induce the de-
ceased to will his property as he did
WILLIAM KNIGHT, who has charge Of
the Prentice brOWnstOne quarrieS, between
| Bayfield, and Washburn, says that the
giant monolith, to be exhibited by that
company at the Worlds Fair this year, IS
almost ready for shipment, requiring only
a few more inscriptions before it is COM
pleted. The immense scoW which is to
| transport the colossal piece of stone is al
ready built and has been tested to the en-
tire satisfaction Of those having the matter
| III charge.
JOHN BLACK and William Uihlein were
elected directors of the Milwaukee, Expo
sitiOn at the annual meeting to succeed
John r. Goodrich and Francis Boyd, who
asked to be relieved of the duties. The
other retiring members were reelected.
! They are: E. j. Lindsay, William Plank
| intOn and }. c.. j. Campbell.
| Y of ic
writing a book of his experiences in
clearing up the Hurley bank robbery case.
THE residence of j. f. Allen, at CO.
lumbus, was destroyed by fire. Loss $500.
ADRIAN PIERCE BRYANT, who won Id
have been 81 years of age it he had lived
.uutil July, died at the home Of his son,
Stephen A. Douglass Bryant, in E au
Claire. Deceased was a first cousin OF
| William Cullen Bryant, and bore a very
remarkable resemblance to him. He had
been married four times. He leaves three
daughters and son. One daughter,
| Letitia Bryant, is OF some note as pOetess
and story writer.
JUDGE SIEBECKER has granted new
trial in the case Of Strauss against the
town of Bristol, Dane County. Strauss
lost an eye by striking the limb of a tree
while riding along a highway in that town
and recovered Judgment for 81, 200
CALVERT 5. SPENsLEY, of the State
James Nevin, of the hatcheries, went to
| Chicago and selected a car for use by the
| commission in distributing fish. The
| commission has received a guarantee from
| the members OF the Assembly and senators
that bill providing tor the car will pass,
and it is desired that the car be ready for
use in transferring fish for the exhibit at
the Worlds Fair.
THE case of the Northern Pine Land
Company VS.. A. A. BigeloW Il Co., of Ash
land, which involves the question OF the
| riparian boundary between the mill prop
erty and the docks OF the parties at Wash
| burn and which was argued before the SUI
preme court On October rs, has not yet
been decided. 1t is case IN which the
owners of the frontage On the curved
shores of Ashland Bay and Lake Superior
| are deeply interested, and no case lnVOlV'
ING the same question has been decided by
the supreme court.
THE residence of Thomas Allen, a
farmer living Ill the town Of La Fayette,
Eau Claire County, was destroyed by tire.
| Mr.. Allen was seriously burned in at
tempting to save his household effects.
| There was no insurance.
TIE No. mill of the Marinette & Me-
nominee Paper Company, of Marinette,
turned out $4,000 pounds of mauiIla paper
last week, which surpasses all records In
that vicinity.
THE case of Frank Messick, charged
| with Oe1TduulnS HIS UNCLE, w iiilall ~:
MeSsick, at La Crosse, has been settled
| out of court.
JOHN PAUL has been elected preslden
and w. W. Carglll vlce-presldent of the
La Crosse National Bank, to succeed the
late E. c. HlXon and 5. S. Burton.
The residence of John H. Tlerney, near
Madison, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
81 900; partially insured.
SEVERAL young men at Eau Claire were
heavily fined for breaking up Salvation
Army meeting at the barracks.
| s. T, BROWN. of N adison. lost valuable
trottlng horse IN Lake Monona. He was
| crossing on the ice and the horse ran into
q hole made by ice-cuttcrs.
II is quite probable that there will be no
| Exposition held in Milwaukee next fall.
A STRANGER at LA Crosse succeeded in
passing a number OF counterfeit silver
dollars. The police are investigating the
affair.