Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1911-12-08
Ne1Us Notes of Wisconsin

Chippewa FallS.-ThiS winter
promises to be unusually quiet in
logging operations in this locality.
Chippewa Falls is the residence of
many famous loggers but so far the
only man to secure a contract is Vic
tor Michaud who has been awarded
job cutting 100000 feet at ORA
per. The swamps are not frozen and
are covered by the heavy snaWfail
which prevents their freezing. This
winter marks the retirement OF
Bruno Vinette, one of Chippewa
Falls most ted loggers, and who
has been cutting down the virgin
pine forests since 1869. He recently
sold his contract to log 80, 100000
feet, together with his outfit for $780,
600 and will live on his farm south
of this city.
Kenosha.-Claiming that he is not
a criminal, but insane with mania
for burglary, Walter Strochein,
former Sheboygan man, but now
serving two years in the state prison
at Waupun after being convicted of
burglary here, appealed to the state
board of control to be transferred to
the Northwestern hospital at Winnie
bago and the local officials have been
asked to give their sanction. Stroch-
Elm surrendered voluntarily and de-
clared to the police here that he had
committed twenty burglaries and had
been able to get away with all Of
them.
Beloit.-Men clearing up the de-
bris on the farm of Will Douglas,
near Hanover, in the heart of the
cyclone stricken district, uncovered
a COW which had been buried ever
since the storm of Nov. IL. She was
still alive and had eaten the hay all
about her, though, of course, she had
nothing to drink. One of her legs
had been broken in the crash Of the
building over her, and after her suf-
fering of over a week she had to be
killed.
Eau >Claire.-At the annual meet
ing of the West Wisconsin District
Medical society the following officers
were elected: President, DR.. j. V.
r. Lyman; secretary treasurer, DR..
t. E. Upper, both of Eau Claire. The
meeting will be held at Eau Claire
next year. The district comprises
the counties of Chipn, va, Dunn, Pc
pin, Eau Claire, Pierce, Polk, Bar
ron, Washburn, Sawyer, Burnett,
Rusk and ST. Croix.
Spooner.-After battling her way
through snowdrifts in zero weather
for a distance of two and one-half
miles, Jennie Derosiers, 17year-old
school teacher, reached the home of
Ernest Johnson, near Barronett, but
fell dead from exhaustion as she en-
tered the door. The girl had started
to walk from her boarding house to
the schoolhouse.
Superior.-Total receipts Of $1,8S4
for the benefit of the Black River
Falls flood sufferers were reported by
Superior society women.
Oconomowoc.-F'ran Bartell, a
farmland, aged SO years, was killed
by a Milwaukee road train at the
Wood street crossing here.
Superior Wisconsin will place a
candidate in the field this year for
the Office of grand exalted ruler of
the Benevolent Protective Order of
Elks, and this man will be Thomas
B. Mills of Superior This will be
the first time that Wisconsin has ever
offered a man for this high Office.
Formal announcement of Mr.. Mills
candidacy has been made by Superior
lodge. No. 4O3, of which he is one CT
the first members.
Meriilan.-The Hotel Dudley al
Alma Center, four miles west o
MERRIAM, burned to the ground.