Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-08-21
State Items in Brief.


VIROQUA-Samuel Neeley, vetaro,
the Civil war, is dead here at the sra
MANAWA-Mrs. Sarah Baldwin. aqad .
one of the oldest settlers of WaupacS co'
ty, is dead. wy
VIROQUA-Dr Frank E. Morley .,
Miss Isabelle Collins Of La Crosse wa~s
married at Ripon.
WAUSAU-Mrs. NJ. c. Thorn landed = !
pound muskellunge without assiStonSS
She killed the fish with a club.
SHEBOYGAN - Lightning DESTROYED
barn stored with grain near Adell, and A
damage is estimated at $4,000.
PLAINFIELD-An all-day rain broke Il
long drought The rain was badly npaSe
in this vicinity as the crops We're dryDo
up rapidly.
WAUSAU-A feature of the meeting
the Wausau Bryan club was an address !
the Democratic presidential candidate al
photograph.
SHEB Fora was fined
and costs amounting to SIS for biting An1
Upel on the cheek. The men quarrel
while intoxicated.
MANITOWOC-Bern Reinken, pim
and veteran cigar manufacturer Of n
city, died suddenly after a three days
ness, aged rs years.
MANAWA-Sunday rain was the N
The shower came none too soon for \
crops are in poor condition.
MANITOWOC-Sund was the hOttJ
day this vicinity has experienced this SI
mer. The coal docks, which were in opgI
ton, had to close down.
MANAWA-The water is so low in \
Little Wolf river that the logging and i
work has been transferred to the WI
The dry weather is the cause.
MADISON-Gov. Davidson has returpI
from his tour of inspection and pleasJ
outing in the northern woods. The gOVl
nor is entirely rested after his trip.
GRAND RAPIDS-The Potato and nj
Growers association of the American h
ciety Of Equity met here today. The d
vention will continue through WedneSdayI
LADYSMITH-The Alden Novelty wOi
will consolidate it's Waukegan and Lad
smith plants here to be nearer the raw d
terial. The plant here will be doubled
size.
MARSHFIELD-A one-legged tramp u
arrested by Chief of Police Gerwing atI
he had attempted to assault the chief u
officer had disturbed the hObO's rest hI
bOXcar.
SUPERIOR - Mate Kramer and ID
Slettin, woodsmen, are in Jail here on 81
picion of having been connected with
murder of a man supposed to be EV
Young.
VIROOUA-A Viroqua newspaper has
ceived So conscience money from TuT;
Lake man who subscribed for the paA
from 1885 to 1890, and failed to pay
subscription.
SUPERIOR-Fred Hertlein of AllOuel
circulating a petition among the people
the district beyond the NemadJi, a&4
that free delivery be extended to that II
of the city.
SUPERIOR-New coarse grain has Il
menced to arrive at the head of the kh
but the local authorities do not look {
rush before the last of the month \
the first of September.
RACINE-While William Braid and Il
ers were engaged making excavations \
gravel pit one mile west Of BerWy
they unearthed a skeleton of what Is
posed to be an Indian.
CHIPPEWA FALLS Charles II. Haa
flyer, Chippewa Indian chief, who Is
iting in the city, states that he is
scendant of one Of the oldest Indian
lilies in America.
MENOMONIE-The barn connected 4
the City hotel was almost entirely bum
The twenty-five horses in the barn
saved, two ponies were slightly burned &
several vehicles damaged.
SHEBOYGAN - Three hoboes held s
churchgoers Sunday, extracting eno
loose change to quench three large this
They were picked ,os up by BY the he police
CHIPPEWA FALLS-State Forester !.
NJ Griffith and his assistants held
ference with the employees Of the 0nS
road to discuss ways and means Of Il
venting the spread of forest fires.
RACINE 49, Mrs. Samuel Thompson
formed the remarkable feat Sunday
walking from a fast moving Milwal
road train at Corliss, with a child in q
arms, both escaping serious injury,
WAUSAU-Residents of this city are
ing asked to contribute to a fund
which will be published a book relating
Germans in America and their biograpAM
The volume will be published in Germ
town. Pa.
EAU CLAIRE-The local branch Of
American Society of Equity is plannl!
build warehouse here to be used in
ing tobacco, hay and potatoes. The \
ness Mems association stands ready to
the movement.
MADISON-Within the last few days
collections made by Commissioners o.
I pan1eS on account of unpaid taxes aEDT
from reinsurance in unauthorized
panies, amount to about $1700.
RACIE-Rev. Edward NJ. Clingen o.
noiS, has been invited to preach AZ
First Presbyterian church in this CIV
Sunday next. 1t is believed that
will be extended to him to become
pei ptlobOL'
SHEBOYGAN - Sigmund Bloomfield
Eikhart Lake hotel manager, who wa
rested for operating slot machines a a,
ago by Sheriff Henry Kiefer, Pr"
guilty before Justice DeSmidt anu
fined $50 and costs.
SHAWANO-Rev. e. r. North paS@
the First Presbyterian church, hH1
signed, to take effect August 81. ~ ~
accepted a call from Mason CITY, III
North has been pastor of the chulcD
one year and a half
EAU CLAIRE-The annual meeuE
the Northwestern Wisconsin CnoraI
held here August % and 30. over w
ers are expected. Prof. Andrew a. a.
son of this city will direct the cho'U .;
MANAWA-A lighted cigar stump 'r
among the dry leaves Saturday nisnnti
ed fire in the woods which Is sun
ing Many acres of timber land nSas so
devastated. Farmers in the NEG tSs
refuse to leave their work to hght w S
COLEMAN-Henry Beissel, an e% off
or the Hammer farm while golhs sot
milk the cows in pasture, was o.
by bull and badly bruised. Ha tnn
been for the timely arrival OF t 4SS
he would have been killed. n.d
ASHLAND = The tug Tom, D Igg
rounded out it's record of BAD in no
sinking for the third time in nine enn ~,
This time the Bowling caught n Ien
dock, and while three city hren6sr Gre
on board trying to put out t4 1so D 0J
tug turned turtle, and went to tne ~
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Iwanow OF , mT
sey and John Krus of South eo Mn"o
pleaded guilty late Monday aIIt me
the municipal court to entering Is