River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-15
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Wisconsin Land Sales Set. Aside.

frauds of Sept 4, 5 and @, closed last Fri
day night, and the commissioners or
dered that specified sales should be set
aside and no patents issued upon GER
tam lands purchased it being alleged
that they were obtained by fraud. 1t is
further ordered that
Holders of receipts for moneys paid
Tor the said lands surrender the same to
the said commissioners, and the moneys
refunded and paid back to the parties,
persons or corporations entitled to the
same out OF funds to which the said mon
eys were credited, pursuant TO the stat
ute IN such cases made and provided.
The decision of the commissioners
does not affect sales made on the morn
ing of Sept 4, nor ali of the sales made
subsequently. Nearly all of the sales in
Sawyer and Price counties are affected
and very largely those in Douglass and
Chippewa counties. There are also
other lands in Taylor, Washburn, Clark
and Dunn counties, the aggregate num-
Der of acres being 10000.
Dell Rapids loses two elevators by fire.
Loss $25, 600
Detectives are still trying to discover
who murdered the Whittemere boy
at Princeton.
Justice of the Peace Eighme of Osh.
kosh died III his chair in court.
Maj. Meredith, Mexican war veter-
an, of Madison, is dead.
Lee White, northwestern baggage
master at Oakfeld, committed suicide
out of remorse for theft committed six
months ago.
Victoria Vieder, who killed her hus-
band at Westford, pleaded guilty. and
was sentenced to twenty-five years inn
prisonment.
Frank Dubois, the Wisconsin man
woman, was seen recently near Sher-
wood, and is thought to be hiding near
Shrocton.
Gov. Rusk issued proclamation, call
ing for the observance by all the people
of Wisconsin on the 10Th as a day of
Thanksgiving.
Herman Iitske of New London, while
acting as agent for the Appleton Manu-
featuring company, forged a note for
500. As he is guilty of numerous SINH
lar offenses, he will probably have a
taste of prison life.
One Skrosgare confesses that himself.
Jams Bremen and Martin Thompson. all
ScandinavIans, burglarized Everson &
Co.'S store at hudson. and stole $500
worth Of merchandise. All three are
under arrest.
A. M. Curran, who committed for
gerry at Madison by raising a note from
s. to $35 some time ago, and then
skipped to Lancaster, Pa, where he was
apprehended, pleaded guilty in the
municipal court at Madison and was SEN
fenced to year in State prison.
Lon Darling of Oshkosh, forged notes
to the amount of 81, 200. One of the
notes bears the name of Gabe Bouck.
AS this is the second offense he will
probably get his just deserts.
1t is expected that the Chicago, st.
Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railway
company will finish the NeillsviIle
branch, which now ends about a mile
out of the city on the opposite side of
Black River, into the city before cold
weather.
The Tyndall Consolidated Mining COM
pany, capital $1,000 filed articles of
association with the secretary of the
state of Wisconsin, the object being to
conduct mining business in Arizona.
The general offices are at Milwaukee. l..
+. Hodges, B. NJ. We'll and H. S. Hac-
kett are among the incorporates.
Aid. Boylngton of Waukegan tried to
put motion in the city council, which
Mayor Blodgett would not. The city
martial was ordered to put the alder
man out, and obeyed, though it broke
his suspenders and desk.
The $500 in cash that was stolen from
the express agent at Oakfeld, Fond du
Lac county, at the train about six weeks
ago, has been returned to Mr.. Antisdel,
the agent of the company in Milwaukee.
The name of the agent from whom the
money is stolen is Berry. VS. Russell,
detective who was employed by the
company, obtained the money from the
thief, who is still in Oakfield.
Mrs. George Long, who is now under
arrest for the murder of little Harry
fore Justice Mcconnell at hartford, Tor
examination. Neither side was ready to
proceed with the case, and accordingly
il was adjourned.
Joseph Bessinger Waterloo brewer,
has made voluntary assignment. LA
bilities, 600, 900; assets, $4,000 TO $780,,
600.
The land commissioners are investi-
eating land funds.
The Eau Claire Grocery company with
a capital stock of $40, 900 has fled arti-
ticles of association with the secretary of
state, the incorporates being John
Hanr er, William Rowe and B. A. Buff
fngton.
The following articles of association
have been filed with the secretary
of state: The industrial Association of
Manitowoc, with capital of $1,000; the
object being the encouragement and ina.
provement of agricultural, horticultural
and mechanical arts The Brucker- Lud-
loft company, Bedford, Taylor county,
with capital stock of $4,000, whose
object is conducting real estate and
brokerage business; and the Milwaukee
Curriers' rink, with capital stock OF S10,-
900.
Victoria Viederwho was to have been
tried at the present term of the Dodge
county circuit court for the murder of
her husband in Westford, Dodge county
last May, pleaded guilty, and was sem
fenced to twenty-five years in prison,
two DAYS each year in solitary confne-
ment. Her husband died suddenly, and
shortly Mrs. Vender left for parts I'M
known. Suspicion of foul play having
been aroused, the body was exhumed
and a large quantity OF poison found IN
the mans stomach. No trace of the wild
ow could be found until September,
when a letter from her was received by
the priest of the Catholic church she
used to attend, written from Michigan,
requesting certificate OF her husbands
death. The letter was placed IN the
hands of the Dodge county authorities,
and the sheriff, armed with requisi-
ton from Gov. Rusk, proceeded to
Michigan and arrested Mrs. Wider. The
family are Poles, and the woman IS only
twenty-five years OF age.
John H. Treber, a prominent young
attorney Of Amigo, and Miss Ida F.
Jones, Of Oshkosh, were married at the
Second NJ. E. church, of which the
brides father is psstor, in Oshkosh.
At Fort Atkinson the wagon paint
shop of the Northwestern Manufactur-
ing company was consumed by fire.
About $4,000 pounds of cheese We're
made at the Warren factory the pas
season.
John Tapley has resigned from the
position of general manager of the J. |.
Case Thresher Manufacturing company
at Racine,
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