River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-07-19
News of the State.

Portage, drowned herself IN the river.
Eddy Carroll, aged ten years, son of
Dan Carroll, Waterman at the. gas
works in Fon du Lac, was drowned,
while boating.
Capt. George Lawrence, who died at
Waukesha, sailed round the globe in
1885, in command of the Champion, and
has since been active in lake commerce.
Jerry McAuley, an old citizen of Mad
ison, attempted suicide by hanging him.
SELF but was discovered and resuscitat-
ed.
At Whitewater burglars entered the
residence of 0. P. Posey, and succeeded
in getting away with Mr.. Posey's dia-
mond pin valued at 800, and also his
gold watch and chain, valued at 1925.
The total number OF names in the new
Milwaukee directory is 40, 40 by actual
count, which is gain of 4 800 over last
year. This number multiplied by three
gives lbs, 900 Inhabitants, an increase of
10000 over last years estimate.
Secretary of State Trimme, Treasurer
McFetridge and Attorney General Fris-
by, state land commissioners, have or
dered the sale of $4,000 of 4 IL per
cent government bonds, and the pur-
chase Of $350,000 of Milwaukee city
bonds. This move was induced under
the belief that the government would
soon issue a call for outstanding IL
per cents.
The new department of pharmacy
at the state university will open Sept
5. 1t has been placed under the direc-
ton of B. Power of the college pharma
cy, Philadelphia.
Jennie Conrad, sixteen years old, who
disappeared from Milwaukee has been
found travelling with the Boston Ideals.
Expensive preparations are being
made at Lancaster for the soldiers re-
union to be held August % and 20.
At Fland Junction, G. Schielhelm, a
laborer in Ridout's sawmill, was found
in his room shot through the left chest.
An old horse pistol was found in his
hand with all the chambers discharged
but two. He committed suicide.
Frank Hoffman, the Byron burglar,
pleaded guilty at Fond du Lac, and was
sentenced to three years in the State
| prison. The prisoner was on his way to
and robbed Mr.. Hobbs of 1854 in cash,
and in turn was captured at the muzzle
of shotgun.
The examination of John Judge, Pat
Battle and John Judge, Jr., for the
assassination of Samuel GatliD, the me-
gro, at Lancaster, a few days ago, has
been concluded and resulted III the
holding of all the defendants to the cir
cult court to answer to the charge of
murder.
Sebastian Hammas of the village OF
Cambridge, and John Monahan, the
| Irish peddler, were sentenced by Judge
Bradley of the Madison municipal court.
| the former to three years in state prison
| for daylight burglary at Cambridge,
| and the latter to five years in state prison
| for horse stealing at the village of Ore
gon.
The cheese factory at Decker's cross
| ing, in the town of Belgium, was burned
only few cheese being saved. Loss,
! s., 600; insured for 81 900 in Germantown
company. Peter Johann and Nick Decker
were the owners. The fire is thought to
| have been incendiary.
Miss Marion G. Frisby twenty-one
years of age, daughter of Atty. Gen.
Frisby, died at her home at Madison,
| last week of diptheria, after an illness of
one week. Miss Frisby was graduate
of the state university, class Of 1882; nat
urallv very bright and a social favorite.
! Her next older sister. Alice, and her
Younger brother, Eugene, died of the
! same disease two months ago.
| Mrs. Cynthia Francis, of Madison, has
lust celebrated her Tooth birthday. She
was born in Hancock, Mass, and was
married in 1899 She cOnverses freely
and intelligently on public events which
occurred ninety years ago. She still
| does homework, and can walk mile
| with ease. She has just been compelled
| to wear spectacles.
A quaint old mirror of large size t hat
was buried by its owner, Isaac Brooks,
on the Fourth day of July, 1879 at Fair
| field, Conn, in order that it might es-
cape destruction at the hands OF Gems.
Benedict Arnold and Tryon in their raid
along the coast of Long Island sound,
has been presented to the museum of
the State Historical society. 1t was
owned and presented to the society by
William b. Patterson, Mr.. Brook S
grandson, of Evansville, Rock county.
The Wisconsin National Guard will 90
into camp at GAINESVILLE Aug to -, in
elusive; the Second to go into camp at
Fond du Lac, Aug. 90 to Sept. 5; the
Third at either Wausau or Sparta Aug
20 to %; the Milwaukee Lighthouse
SQUADRON at Oaks Farm, five miles south
OF Milwaukee, Aug. to 6.
The dry room of 0. D. Peckison's sash
and door factory, at Oshkosh was dam
aged 5000.
Amended articles increasing the cap
ital stock of the Union Pulp company of
Appleton from $25, 600 to $4,000 have
been fled with the secretary of state;
also articles incorporating the Philips
Lumber company with capital stock oil
100000.
The state beard of normal school re-
gents elected w F. Bundy, formerly of
Sank City, professor of natural science,
and Misses Cornelia Rogers and Hattie
Salisbury of Whitewater, teachers in
the Whitewater Normal, and Miss u. ).
Hubbard of 0swego, Ny, teachers in
the River Falls Normal.
Eau Claire kindergarten association has
also been formed, with a capital stock of
$4,000. The object is to give instruc-
tions to children of both sexes, and to
educate persons to teach in kinder
garten schools.
While Mrs, T.. Guentz, an old widow
living bv herself in Helenville, Jefier-
son country, was alone in her house last
night, two men entered and seized her,
demanded that she tell them where she
had concealed the $500 taken in by her
a few DAYS since She denied that she
had received that or any other amount
of money when they set fire TO the
house, which was destroyed.
Gov. Rusk has issued patent to the
Chicago, st. Paul, Minneapolis and
Omaha railway, for los, $50 acres
Of land grant lands in Bayfield, anc
Douglass counties in consideration o
the recent completion of several twenty
mile sections of road in those counties
An Eau Claire syndicate composed Of
j. q. Thorp, O. III. Ingram, w. A. Rust,
D. r. Moon, J. B. & III. NJ. Stocking, FL.
d. Davis, l. K Kerr, H. G. Putnam, V.
W. Bayless and Dan Donelip, Brewster
81 McGilvray and Irwin & Mcdonald, of
Chippewa Falls, and Alex McLuren of
Fairchild, have purchased all the pine
stumpage west of Winnipeg and en-
braced in what is known as the Bow
river country, containing over 500 square
miles. The amount Of stumpage the
syndicate have secured it is difficult to
state. for no accurate estimate has ever
been made. Those having some knowl-
edge of the matter say it Will run all the