Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-02-02
BADGER NOTES

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'ilat place, died suddenly, aged 90 wears.
SHERIFF A. S. BROWN, of Dane County
was tnroWn from cutter at Madison.
ana mad his shoulder dislocated ana his
ankle sprained.
a SNAIL house owned by Michael New
1nSs "a ~ o Maaaolson, was burned, entailing
and four children narrowly escaDed wirh
ailelr llves All the furniture was de-
SIroyed. on which there was 10 insurance.
ne family is left destitute.
JOSEPH NEsBIT and T. o. Anders, of
i Ia crosse, are putting IN $4,000, 900 feet OF
logs on the Black River this winter.
~ ORR BE FAssETT,, a La Crosse young
man, was sentenced to sixty days in the
county jail fof stealing pair of SHOES.
,CHRIsTIAN LEEFELDT, a prominent res
ldent OF Prairie du CHEN, died from the
IeSuit OF an injury from fall three
| months ago.
>. Z. CRAWFORD, an old resident of Au-
g9sta. Eau Claire County, died suddenly
or paralysis, aged Is years. Mr.. crawford
mad practiced law at that place for the
! past twenty years.
IHE marriage of Miss Alice Thompson
10 Arthur Huebner took place at the home
OF her parents in La Crosse.
MRS. A. K. ERICKSON, of La Crosse, fell
upoa a slippery sidewalk and broke her
wrist.
WORD has been received at Marinette
that George Rogers, formerly we'll
known resident of that city. was acct
| dentally shot and killed at Seattle, wash.
The following residents of La Crosse
have died of winter cholera: G. f. Smith.
aged % years; Laurence J. Stevens, aged
II years; James Quinn, aged 26 years; Mrs.
Carrie Smith, aged 81 years; and George
| Roberts. aged SIS years. The remains of
Mr.. Quinn were taken to CreSco, Ia, for
lnterment
ANDREW HASA, employed in furniture
factory at La Crosse, was caught in belt
ing and terrible squeezed and bruised.
His spine was badly injured and the lower
portion of his body paralyzed.
Mr.. HADLEY, of Marinette, lost a valu-
able horse While crossing the bay at that
place by the animal falling into an air
hole.
THE La Crosse Pillow Company, of La
Crosse, has been organized with capital
stock OF SS2O0,0OO.
Two boys named Ellsner and Smith.
who were arrested aU Ashland on a charge
of burglary, have been discharged for
| want OF evidence.
| Col. j. II. KNIGHT, of Ashland, has
| transferred his Madeline Island pine. in
Ashland County, to the Alex. Beck Lu.n-
Der Company, of South Chicago. It is es-
| timated that there is about 100000 feet
on the land.
JOHN BERGERsoN, woodchopper in
| Carriers camp in Ashland County, visited
| Ashland and renamed over night at the
Colby Hotel. He blew out the gas and
was found the next morning in an inSenSl-
BILE condition. 1t took two physicians four
hours to bring him to consciousness. The
transom happened to be open, which saved
his lite.
l.. +. ROwLEY, an Ashland electrician,
| has invented a new storage battery that
promises to revOlutiOniZe their manufact-
A nav Of ynll
| known Ashland capitalists have becOWe
J interested in the new invention and steps
| will be taken at once tie manufacture the
batteries.
A BOLD thief smashed in the window of
Mortimer McMillan'S jeWelry store at Eau
Claire and secured 500 worth of watches
and rings. A young man was standing
across the street and witnessed the per-
| Torrance, and notified policeman, who
was at the next corner. The officer gave
| chase, but the rObber reached the railway
| yards and made his escape on a freight
| train that was just pulling out at the time.
| THERE were 4 number of burglarieS at
Madison during the senatorial fight, and
| the police OF that city are beginning TO
| realize that something must be done. The
| Park Hotel, where most all the "bOOmerS'
| stopped, was made the special mark tor
| the thieves. Numerous thetts have been
! reported, and many others Lave occurred
which were never reported to the author
| tiles Washington Becker, the Milwaukee
| street car magnate, was one OF the suffer
| ers to the amount of about 500 and S4OO
| gold watch.
II. W. COLE. of Ashland, has the hide of
| large lynx which he caught IN trap on
| exhibition at the county clerks office IN
| that city. The animal was fine specimen
| and measured feet from tip to tip, stood
! 2 feet inches high and weighed 70 pounds.
GUS CARLSON. while crossing from Bay
| field to Madeline Island on the ice, was
| nearly killed by his dogs: He was drlv-
| came unruly. He attempted to coerce
| them with whip, when they turned upon
Inn. and before he could get them into sub
| lection they had lacerated his hands fear
| fully. He finally managed to get pack 10
| town, and his hands were dressed, puI ne
| is in critical condition.
Two freight trains colliGed near Knapp
| Station. Eau Claire County, on the Chi
cago, St Paul, Minneapolis " Omaha ROAD.
| The two locomotives were badly wrecked.
| No one was hurt.
AN Ashland man has invented an cleo
| trio storage battery of such merit that a
| Joint stock company has been organized 10
manufacture 1t.
THE annual meeting of the NorWe9lan
Lutheran ministers OF the United Cnurc Il
of the Northwest District is being held az
| La Crosse. The convention Will last untll
January ~.
d. r. DIX. an Eau Claire travelling man,
| who mysteriously disappeared a few
| months ago, has been heard from. He IS
| in Honduras, Central America
| RECENTLY Mr.. Ragsdale. residing near
! Ia Crosse. lost a number OF sheep by VIC
| ious dogs. He hid himself beside straw,
stack. his gun loaded for dogs, and fell
asleep. When he awoke he discovered
| that the dogs had carried Off his cartridge
belt and ali the ammunition therein con-
| tanned.
THE lumber cut of the Ashland district,
| COMPRISING the cities of Ashland. Wash
burn and bayfield,. for the season OF OF I lS92
was 2733, 229 S77 feet, an increase OF 4g,ooi,-
| $50 feet over the previous year. There
| were Is. 3O5. $50 latb and 5,955,no shingles
MANUFACTURED during the same PERIOD.
! THE Wisconsin State Board OF word
Fair Commissioners are buslly engaged IN
preparing for the early lnstaliatlon OF Ing