Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-08-31

resides near MenaSha, ana MS Wire were
both seriously hurt in a runaway.
Col. L. Petit, the well-known horse
man, was severely hurt at Barron while
trying to head off a runaway team.
The Oconto Fair Association is MAX
ing extensive preparations for its fair,
which will occur during the first week of
September.
The copper excitement is all the talk
now. A large amount of good specimens
were dug out of hill, the highest point
two miles south of Superior.
The United States government has
placed an order for $4,000 worth of can
ned sauerkraut with the p. Hohenadel
Company Of J~nesville. for shipment to
the Philippine Islands.
The jury in the Anderson murder case
at West Superior found the defendant,
Alfred Anderson, guilty of manslaughter
in the second degree. He is liable to a
sentence of from four to seven years.
Mrs Alfred Bacon, of Sheboygan, is
said to have fallen heir to Il $4,000 es-
tate owned by an uncle, who mysterious
ly disappeared from Washington, ID. G.,
a few years ago. Mrs. Bacon is washer
woman.
George Lawless, of Cedar Rapids
Mich, was arrested at Baraboo, charged
with raising a check for $3.50 to 5000
and passing it on J. Kefer at Ableman
He was bound over to the Circuit Court
for trial.
Fred Johnson, a brakeman, % years
old, in the employ of the Northwestern
Railway, was instantly killed on the Har-
ward division of the railroad at Salem, an
entire train of heavily loaded freight cars
passing over him.
Prof ]. Il. Tough, Of Richmond, Ind,
has resigned the professorship of psy-
chology at the Wisconsin State Normal
School at Oshkosh, to accept similar
professorship at the university of the
city of New York.
A driving club was organized at Fox
Lake, with +. G.. Warren. president; j.
e. Tarrant, vice presidenet; DIR. w. A.
Gamble, secretary; Alex Craig, treasurer
The members will form a stock company,
buy a suitable piece of land near town
and build half-mle track and grounds,
and hold series Of racing matinees.
The Badger Box and Lumber Company
commenced the operation Of their fac
tory in Grand Rapids. The company was
organized with John DAILY as president;
j. S. Thompson, of Merrill, vice pres!-
dent and general manager. and IL. j..
DAILY, as secretary and treasurer. 1t Is
capitalized for $4,000 and the factory IS
a large building 50X126 feet in dimcn-
sions and story and a half in height
The new factory will furnish employ
ment for from 100 to 200 operatives.
From present indications the hunting
season, which is soon to begin, Will ar
ford unusually good sport for Grand Rap
ids nimrods as conditions thus far have
been very favorable for an abundance of
game. The winter was comparatively
mild and there has been plenty of mois-
ture and luxuriant growth of berries and
other wild plant products which are nee
essary to feed the feathered game and
smaller animals. Prairie chickens and
grouse seem to have been coming in in
greater numbers since the heavy timber
has been cut out, and they will greatly
reinforce the game birds. while part
ridges seem as numerous in some locali-
ties as in the pioneer days.
Compared with the April statement Of
the national banks of Wisconsin, eXclus-
i've of Milwaukee, loans and discounts
and individual deposits have been
strengthened, accompanied also by an in
crease in the volume of national bank
notes. In April loans and discounts in
the Wisconsin banks aggregated $685.
$50, 1928, as compared in the present re-
port to $50, O67,3 Individual deposits
have increased from $41, 9S9,448 to $42,-
625, 900 The average reserve is 25.62
per cent, against 1928. The present
holdings of gold coin aggregate $1,517,-
GAP, decline of about $4,000 The
amount of national bank notes outstand-
ing now aggregate $3,242,3SO.
The Bradley Company's big sawmlil,
No. ?, burned to the ground at Toma-
hawk. The company has two watchmcn,
but before the fire was discovered it had
gained such Roadway that there was no
chance of holding the flames in check.
The fire is thought to be the work of
tramps, as one called Mt house for sup
per and being refused. said "All right,
the people of this city will be sorry be-
fore morning for their stinginess.' The
loss is about $4,000, with $4,000 insur-
ance.
The entire plant and stock of the Glen
wood Manufacturing Company was de-
stroyed by fire. The fire started in the
engine room of the stavemill and the
flames spread so rapidly that nothing
could be done to check them. The en-
ployes of the mill worked hard to try and
keep the fire from reaching the city water
station, which is situated in the mill, but
their efforts were of no avail, as the sta
ton was soon on fire and in short time
was entirely destroyed and the city left
without any means of fighting fire. After
this it was less than thirty minutes before
the big plant, drysheds and stock were
entirely consumed. From the mill the
fire rapidly spread to the yards and thou
sands of dollars worth of slaves and
heading were soon but smodering en-
bers. The pumping station of the city
waterworks and the electric light plant
were both located in the mill, consequent
lN no pitI- is aDtirnlv without fro Drntpp-