River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-10-25
in lonely death, and the world is richer
by this gift of suffering"
News of the State.

The machine shop of Kunert Brothers
at Watertown was destroyed by fire.
Scarlet fever and diptheria are raging
in the vicinity of Madison.
The clothing store of L. w. Wood 4
Co. at Racine was damaged by fire to the
extent of So 900 on stock, upon which
there was an insurance of $1,000,
At Oshkosh the machine shops Of the
Chicago & Northwestern railway were
burned.
At Milwaukee Jacob Aebli was bound
over to the criminal court under bonds of
s. 600 for obtaining $l7 900 from George
Sevenie, an old nan. under circum-
stances indicating fraud.
The postoiiice in Pleasant Valley was
burglarizcd and $50 worth of stamps
taken.
]. Gibbin was brought to Madison by
United States Deputy Marshal W. ).
Main, to answer a charge of selling
liquor to Indians at Fifieid. Chippewa
county. Being unable 10 furnish bonds
in $500, he was committed to Jail by
Court Commissioner Stewart to await
trial Nov. l.
John Anderson, aged fourteen years,
| of Pinevlle, has been held to the next
! term of court for larceny, having robbed
| Reed 4 Bros cash drawer of $50.
In the circuit court of Jefferson conn
ty Judge Bennett sentenced Mrs. Hat
| tie Clair to pay fine ofS250 and costs,
| in all amounting to $500, for an assault
committed on one Flynn in the village
Of Lake Mills, i'll February last
Sparpers are selling "cycIone destroy
/ ers" to Wisconsin farmers at SD each.
Wisconsin lumbermen decide to have
light cut this season.
When Mr.. Knowles and Miss Brennan
were married at Lake Geneva, bird
few in The church, lit on the brides Sis
ter and mother and herself, remaining
| till the finish
| \ twelve-year-old son of Anton q abrie
left home, as he had been accustomed
to do, to drive home cows from pas
mre in the western suburbs of Apple
ton, and has not been seen or heard of
since.
| Thomas Stewart, wealthy and re-
spected farmer Of the town of Verona,
Dane county. died of maligant diptheria
recently His death was followed
by that of his widowed sister, Mrs.
| Habe living in the same house,
whose two daughters died of the
same disease ten days ago.
Fred Rupert, prominent young man
| of Elkhorn, returned from trip of sew
eral months duration, He called on
Miss Montgomery, to whom he had pre-
viously been paying considerable atten-
ton, and found her taking a walk with
a gentleman friend. Rupert demanded
its meaning The lady suggested that
she had right to do as she pleased
Rupert then bidding her goodbye,
drew out a pistol and blew out his
brains, falling lifeless at the lady's feet
The. Ripon Lumber & Manufacturing
company, with a capital stock of S25, 900
has filed articles of association in the
secretary of states office. the object be-
ing to manufacture lumber, sash doors
and blinds. The Peoples Saving Fund
q Building association, Appleton, also
filed articles of incorporation, the capi-
tai stock being $500, 900, and the object
to conduct mutual loan and building
business.
Pere Hyacinth Loyson the clergyman
who has become SO widely
known because of the controversies in
which he has been engaged. is related
by marriage to Wisconsin people of
prominence. His wife is sister Of Pro-
lessor w. G. Butterfeld, of Madison,
and an aunt of Mrs. Guy Coles, of Man
itowoc Mrs. Loyson is now en- route to
this country, and will visit her Wiscon-
; sin relatives, and will be followed in "A
Jew m0nths by her distinguished hus-
, band.
Gen. Newton, president ofthe national
board of engineers, and Col Houston of
the United States engineering corps
have returned from their inspection OF
the Wisconsin and Fox rivers, and say
they found everything in very salts
factory condition. They looked into
the project of the war department to
build a through waterway FROM the Mis-
+ sissippi river to Lake Michigan, and
found the plan feasible, hut not entail
ing great expense.