Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-02-24
Racine trunkmakers struck for 10

A .sPingree potato patch" will be es-
tablished near Eau Claire under the di-
rection of the Associated Charities of that
city.
Miss Matte Bushey of Plainfeld was
awarded a gold watch in contest as to
who was the most popular girl in the vii
lage.
A Chicago and Northwestern freight
train collided with logging train near
Malvern and blocked all traffic for many
hours.
August Kietzman of Manchester, who
was charged with setting fire to a thresh-
ing machine outfit near Berlin, was ac-
quilted.
James Comerford post, G. A. r., of
Chippewa Falls has appropriated $1,5GO
for a soldiers monument to be erected in
that city.
Richard Walker and J. *. Lovelass of
Lafayette County were sentenced to one
years labor in State prison for stealing
chickens.
granted Il patent for a papering machine
which he is now manufacturing in large
quantities.
The store of Robert Lockwood at Dane
was visited by burglars, who carried off
a large amount of goods, mainly cutlery
and clothing.
Plans are now under way for $780,,
Geo hotel at La Crosse. The promoters
ask the city for a site, the value of which
is Placed at S21 eco.
Several men had narrow escapes from
being killed at the sawmill of A. T. I'm
derwood at North Crandon. The boiler
blew up, wrecking the mill
The board Of trustees of Waylc.nd acad-
envy has decided to refit the old dormito-
ries and to build a new structure for the
chapel and recitation rooms.
Rev. J. D. w. Frizzell of Darlington
has accepted Il call to the First Congrega
tional Church at Eau Claire and will re-
move to that town in a few weeks.
Investigation has brought out the fact
that the recent fire at ST. Amelianeus' cr-
phan asylum, near Milwaukee, was start
ed by some of the boys in the institution.
Thomas Carter, brakeman on the Hi
nois Central Railroad between Dodgeyille
and Frceport, had his hand smashed be-
tween the bumpers Of the cars at Jones'
dale.
A team of horses belonging to a Stur-
geon Bay man broke through the ice on
Green bay with load of fish. The driver
escaped, but the horses and the load went
to the bottom.
By the breaking of wheel fourteen
cars were piled on both sides of the Chi
cago ana Northwestern Railroad near
Hortonville A brakeman who jumped
was slightly injured.
II. S. Wetzler, travelling salesman for
L. w. Hartmann & Co., wholesale liquor
dealers of Milwaukee, was held up by
two masked men on the high bridge at
Barab boo and relieved of 1915.
More than $4,000 was paid to Rock
County tobacco growers in two days by
an Ohio firm recently. The sales filled
eleven carloads, which are shipped to
West Alexandria, O., for storage.
Fire partly destroyed the drug store Of
Reinhardt & Fugina at Fountain City.
Fred Fieldman was seriously injured by
being knocked off the roof by stream of
water. The loss is 81 800; fully insured.
A committee composed Of Col Osthold-
err, James Forkins and John Steffen has
been appointed by the G. A. r. post Of
Skeboygan to push the project to secure
the next State encampment for that city.
A class of twelve Indians from the Gov
eminent school have applied for admission
to the public high school at Wittenberg,
and the district has voted to receive them
at So per month tuition from each, to
be paid by the United States Government.
The annual meeting of the La Crosse
County Fair circuit was held at Sparta
and the following dates for feirs were ar
ranged: Sparta, Aug. 22-25; Mansion,
Aug. 30, Sept. L; Tomah, Sept. o-S; Viro-
qua, Sept. 1916; West Salem, Sept. 20-22.
Harry Barwick was badly cut by a
knife in the hands of Hank Klassy Of
Monroe in fight. Barwick will recover.
His home is at Kansas City. Klassy is
in jail awaiting charges that will be made
against him. Barwick suffered great loss
of blood
A new bicycle club has been organized
at La Crosse as a result of the recent Sc
cession Of the local wheelmen from the
L. A. w. The new club is composed Of
/ L. A. w. members who were not satisfied
with the action of the wheelmen who left
the national organization.
NCd1 LlllSOu WAS W
from Crivitz and placed in Jail. He be-
came suddenly insane and entered the
electric light plant at Criyitz and fired up
the boilers. There was only little wat
err in them, and the Waterman, by great
effort, prevented an explosion.
The case of Col. Knight of Ashland
against III. Beaser and others to recover
land valued at $4,000, lying contiguous
to the city of Ashland, on which the de-
PENDANTS had settled, was decided in favor
of Col knight in the Federal Court by
Judge Bum. The decision ends a bitter
contest of six years.
The plans to connect Peshtigo harbor
with the iron ranges by means of a spur
of railroads thirty miles long from Faith
orrl Junction to Iron Mountain have been
completed and work on the branch will
in, Tho cprir4U The limo will hQ