Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-07-08
Minor State Matters.

The Beloit Adjustable Horseshoe Pad
Company was incorporated with capital
stock of $50, 900.
Harry Ferris, living in La Crosse, was
killed near Savanna, Ill. He was brake
man OH the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy.
A warrant was issued at Ashland for
the arrest of r. G.. Heydelauff on the
charge of forging a county order for So,
0S124. 1t is claimed Heydelautr raised
the order from $124. Heydelauff was
chief engrossing clerk of the Senate last
winter.
At Marinette, bolt of lightning inter
rupted William Court and family at sup
per. The lightning struck the chimney
and entered the dining room through the
ceiling in two places and passing through
the stove, ripped up the floor of the room.
The occupants were overturned in their
chairs, but beyond fright and surprise
were not injured.
DR.. John A. Rice of Merton, with A. ID.
Chapel, an Eau Claire capitalist, is in
speeding POO acres on Eau Claire river,
six miles from the city, owned by DIR.
Rice and Mexican syndicate known as
the Cidra Bay Company. The land is
said to contain valuable minerals and the
project now on foot is to build large fac
tory to manufacture polishing powders.
Frances Palmer and Title Patzke ar
rested Matthew Wadley, Chicago crook,
at Milwaukee, and dragged him several
blocks through the heart of the city to
the station. Wadley met the girls in Lake
Park and snatched a gold watch from
Miss Palmer and ran away. Later, while
crossing Grand avenue bridge, they saw
him, caught him unawares, and pulled
him four blocks until they were within
the shadow of the station, when an officer
came to their assistance.
The Upham Manufacturing Company
has contracted with w. J. Starr of Eau
Claire to cut and saw into lumber all the
timber on his lands in Clark County, es-
tmated at over 100000 feet. The
timber is hard wood and pine. 1t will be
sawed in Marshfield, and at the rate Of
from 100000 to 100000 feet year
VIII afford work for some time. The lands
he along the Omaha Railway and the
greenwood branch of the Wisconsin Cen
tral, and the logs will be taken into
Marshfeld by rail.
The case of the State VS.. p. King,
charged with selling adulterated milk to
creamery in his locality, was tried before
jury in the municipal court at Fond du
Lac The evidence showed that samples
VI the milk sent to the State chemist did
not test the required per cent. The de-
tense claimed that the samples were not
sealed and it could not be proven that the
MIX examined was the identical milk or
,iiat 1t was in the same condition as the
pouy OF milk from which it was taken.
N'ilS was found guilty and fined $50 and
sostS amounting to $57. Much interest
was manifested in the case.
The strikers at the Valley Lumber Com
panS rafting sheds returned to work at
n 1rau Claire, as the result of compromise.
.ne null resumed operations. No more
trouble is expected.
NJ, ~ ". Rust, receiver of the old National
mee,ric Company, wound up the COM
nany affairs at Eau Claire by selling $4,-
~ worth of acknowledgements BY pub
nc SAFE. They sold for $53.
Ed Bush Of Milwaukee and George
cray OF Palmyra accidentally drank 4
amas Of belladonna, turpentine and
..,nl1onla designed for d horse. They are