Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-04-22
Minor State Matters.

d. D. Treleyen, an old resident and
leading business man of Fond du Lac,
died, after a brief illness.
Col Charles p Rudd, prominent lum-
herman of Rayfeld, is dead, aged 60
years. His remains were taken to Louis
vile, where he formerly lived.
Preacher-Mayor G. S. Starkweather is
seriously ill at West Superior with nerv-
Gus prostration, due to overwork and eX-
posture in the recent campaign. He was
taken worse Friday, and is now under the
constant care of his physician.
At West Superior, City Attorney Green
filed complaints against the bondsmen of
the city's money in the defunct Douglas
County Bank, suing to recover $1O,922 of
the general fund and $1O,290 of the sink
ing funds. The defendants are the bonds
men of the bank, all well-known business
men.
A dividend of so per cent has been de-
clared by Receiver Peter Reuter- of Kau-
kauna for the affairs Of the Hoberg Paper
Company of Green Bay, which are i'll his
hands for settlement. This dividend will
be followed by others as fast as the bust
ness of the company allows, until all the
creditors have been paid.
The official canvass showed the total
vote in Rock County to be 5,OS6, of which
John w. Sale, the present judge. received
5,OS2. For Supreme justice, Roujet D.
Marshall received 3,G23. The vote on the
amendment to the constitution giving Mil
waukee an extra Circuit Court judge,
stood S72 for and 554 against.
The trestles approaching the HUGE iron
bridge On the Burlington Railway, at the
mouth of the Trempealeau river, at Trem-
pealeau, were washed out by terrific
volume of water, said to have been caused
by blocking up of the Mississippi All
trains on this road have been stopped, and
large crews are at work endeayoring to
save further destruction.
The Union National Bank of Racine
secured victory in the United States
Court at Chicago. In 1888 Jaeger & Co.,
who conducted a foundry establishment,
failed. The Union National Bank had a
claim of $4,000 against the concern and
sued Z. A. Jaeger, one of the proprietors.
The matter has been in litigation since
that time. The jury returned a verdict
giving the Union National Bank $4,000.
The big st. Croix log jam is causing
lOSSeIS HO IlllC dLuOuuL OIL
anxiety. Large crews of men have been
sent up and thus far only a small portion
of it has been moved, while in the rear
logs are piling up at the rate of 100000
feet per day. The jam is now nearly two
miles in length and contains 20,OOO,O 900
feet of logs. The jam is now nearly two
mer during low water and sand has drift
ed in between the logs, making the entire
river bed solid bulwark of logs, piled
in every conceivable manner Large 20
foot logs that will scale 800 or 900 feet
stand on end.
Fred Gibson, residing at Fond du Lac.
was terribly bitten by dog. The calves
of his legs are lacerated in a horrible
manner. The dog was shot. Mr. Gibson
was given prompt medical attendance.
All the mills at Merrill, excepting that
Of the Wright Lumber Company, have
started saving and the Wright mill will
start in few days. The mills are all
well supplied with logs and unless some
thing unforeseen prevents there will be
long seasons work in the sawmills Two
nsw hoop factories have been started in
the past few months. The box factory
q running full blast.