Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-05-11
WISCONSIN NEWS.

mains were taken to Mill Center, Brown
County, where his family resides.
JoRGEN SoRENsoN, of Sturgeon Bay,
/ was seriously injured in . runaway acct
dent.
THE officers of the national bank at
South Milwaukee are: President, S. N.
! McCOrd; vice-president, T. w. Spence;
cashier, E. B. ingalls,. The new bank has
opened in its own building on Milwaukee
Avenue. The capital stock is $4,000
! THE Rev. Joseph W. Cochran, Jr., late
of the Chicago Theological Seminary, has
been Installed as pastor of the Christ
Presbyterian Church at Madison.
( TWENTY SEVEN saloon licenses have
been granted at Florence.
MRS. JOHANNA DUTHIE, of the town of
Washburn, was awarded $1,000 damages
for injuries alleged to have been received
! by defective walk.
AN unknown man was run over and
killed by the cars at La Crosse. The man
was about 30 years of age, roughly clad
and had the appearance OF tramp.
IT is claimed by two woodsmen that hum
dreds OF deer have been killed in Northern
Wisconsin the past winter by wolves,
which are growing very numerous of late
years.
| THEODORE OLEsoN, of the town of Me-
nomonee, Dunn County, choked to death
while driving home, piece of dried beef
he was biting having slipped into his
throat.
The State Board of Normal School Re-
gents will visit the different cities that
have made application tor the location OF
one of the new state normal schools. The
complete list of cities that have applied for
Bayfield,, Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire,
Galesville, Green Bay. Grand Rapid. La
Crosse, Marinette, Marshfeld, Merrill,
Nelllsvllle, Oconto, Rhinelander, Rice
Lake, Stevens Point, Tomah, WaShburn,
Waupun, Wausau, West Superior and
Eagle River.
CONSIDERABLY excitement has been
caused at Ashland by the refusal of City
Clerk Fitch to turn over the office to his
successor, who was appointed and con-
trmed last week. The new clerk is K. E.
Larson. and when he demanded the office
was refused. He posted notice on the
door of the Office to the effect that all bust
ness must be transacted with him, and
while he was outside posting up the notice
Fitch locked him out and kept the door
locked. Fitch was arrested, charged with
Withholding public records.
PETER OLSON of La Crosse, has been
pronounced of unSOund mind and COM
mitted to the Mendoza asylum.
THE Durfee saw-mill at Ashland has
commenced operations and Will run to its
fullest capacity during the season.
SIX church societies with bands of music
met the Rev. Father Fox at the train at
Marinctte upon his return to thatcity from
three months tour IN Europe and the
Holy Land. A reception was held at the
church and addresses Of welcome were
made.
EX-GoV. WILLIAM Il. TAYLOR, resid-
ing at Madison, reconsidered horse
trade by means of feplevln suit. He
sold horse to a dealer tor SIZE, but after
ward regretted IT and not having received
Dl \
The dealer refused and the Ex-Governor
got out replevin and secured the horse.
EDWARD FENNELLY, eX-county clerk OF
Ashland County, has disappeared from his
home in that city. 1t was alleged that he
was about $l5, 900 short i'll his accounts
He has admitted that lie was $4,000 Snort
but expected to settle for the amount in
full. a warrant has been issued for his
arrest being sworn out by John DOWd,
deputy sheriff of Ashland County, one of
his bondSmcn. Ii is said by some of Fen
nelly's friends that he is visiting in the
South,
THE prevalence of typhoid fever at Eau
Claire is thought TO be due to impure
water. An analysis Of the water will be
made by Prof. Haines, of Rush College.
E. II. COOLEY, the Montana sheepman,
who was shot and killed near Billings,
Mont, was formerly a well-knoWn resident
Of Eau Claire County. He has numerous
relatives III Eau Claire.
THE Board of Water Commissioners,
Madison, have asked for the issuance of
$1,000 worth of bonds for extensions, and
this with the authorized issue of school
bonds will bring the total bonded lndebt-
ednesS up to $296, 800 or within a little less
than $50, 900 of the per cent. limit.
THE Wisconsin State University was
represented at the intercollegiate orator
ical contest at Oberlin, o., by Ii. }. Jacobs.
Representatives were present from the
Michigan, Iowa and Northwestern uni
VerSltieS.
The salaries of the treasurer and the
clerk of Villas County have been fixed at
81, 900 each, and that of the district attor
ney at $500. The County Board has voted
to bond the county for $4,000, drawing z
per cent. and payable in Milwaukee,, to
build courthouse and Jail.
AN attempt was made to burn a disrepu-
table resort at the outskirts of Marinette.
The night Waterman was assaulted and
knocked Senseless. The men were fright
ened away by several shots which were
fired at them by persons In the place be-
fore they had an opportunity to fire the
place. Two jugs Of benzine were left be-
hind.
Mrs. MARY j. VAN CAMP, a resident Of
La Crosse for many years, died at her
home in that city at The age of so years.
WILLIAM DUNN, an old soldier residing
at La Crosse, fell down an embankment
and broke his arm.
THE State Board of Normal School Re-
gents will meet at Marlnette on May 9,
and consider the claims of that city as a
site for one of the new normal schools.
MIR. AND Mrs. DANIEL. HALL, of the
town of Pennington, La Crosse County,
celebrated The fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding few days ago
WILLIAM JONES pleaded guilty to a
charge OF burglary at La Crosse and was
sentenced to one year in state prison.
JAMES De VERs, an Eau Claire bartend-
er, has been prounced insane and taken to
the Mendoza asylum.
Mrs. THOMAS LOBBY, an old resident of
Eau Claire, died at the age of 81 years of
heart failure.