River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-02
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Gov. Rusk has commissioned Anthony
C. Kellogg, captain; o. Fl. Peters, first |
lieutenant, and James Nj. Moore, second |
lieutenant of the Fond du Lac guards.
President Arthur, who was invited to |
be present at the state fair, to be held |
at Madison in September, replies that |
he will attend on returning to Washing |
ton from the Yellowstone expedition, if |
public business will permit.
DR.. Edward A. Birge, of the Wisconsin |
university has recently revised Orton's |
Zoology and receives deserved praise
for his work, in the last number of Har-
per's Magazine.
Damage to crops by bail, amounting
to from ohe-eight to ohe-quarter of the
crop, is reported, from Dane, Dunno,
Manitowoc and Marquette counties.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state of the
Kessier Electro Chemical Manufactur-
ing company, Milwaukee, VIII ose pur
nose is the manufacture of leads and eX-
nerimenting on various inventions. The
canital stock is 100000 q. Bode and
Charles H. Haskins are among the in
corporators.
At Madison, Annie Pitman, an eight
year-old daughter of Mrs. W. G. Pit
man. was badly burned about the head,
arms and breast from the flames of an
oil stove.
The Milwaukee & Northern has con-
tracted for the building of its line TO
Marinette and Menomonee. The new
road is to branch from the main line at
NoQuebay, and run southeast to the OBJ
| iective points, the distance being about
| twenty-five miles. 1t will first enter
Marinette, and then cross the riveEto
Menemonee.
Cobb county, lost $1,000 and several
| residents b9 the storm,
The state board of charities and re-
orm, resolved to remove the chronic
insane from the poor houses of Sank
and Pierce counties to the Dane county
ASYLUM. The chronic insane OF Iowa
county will be placed in the Grant
| county asylum, while those in Lafayette
county will be removed to Green eoun-
| ty.
Several ancient Roman coins have
been dug from the ground near Osh-
| kosh.
Miss Belle Clay of Wantoma, commit
ed suicide by taking two ounces oflaud-
anum.
The case of the state of Wisconsin VS.
Ferdinand Bredenfeldt, for the murder
of George c. Larkin by shooting him IN
the neck, some months ago, at Butler,
| in a saloon row, was ended at Ashland
recently. the Jury bringing in verdict
of manslaughter in the third degree.
The valuation of Milwaukee property
this year will exceed that of 1882, ac-
cording to the assessors books, IN about
S., 000, 900 greater sum than the Vaiua-
ton of 1882 exceeded that of the previ-
Gus year
The banks in Wisconsin during bus
mess Under the state Law have made
their semi-annual report to the state
treasurer of their condition the morn
ing of Monday, July 2. There are thirty
FIVE such banks, with an aggregate cap
ital of SIG, 160, 431 deposits, Sl4, 647, l63i
specie. S9BS, 780; cash items, S253,913i
United States currency, 81, 1852, $50. Total
liabilities.
Charles Pettona, veterinary surgeon
and old resident of Fond du Lac was
found dead in the ALLEY back of the
American house in that city from intern
perance.
During May and June nearly 10000
600 feet of logs were delivered to the
saWmills at Wausau
The Episcopal church, at Eau Claire
which has been without a regular pas
tor for some time, has rendered a call (
Rev. c. S. Starkweather ofSuperior City
which has been accepted. lie Will have
pastoral charge after the first of Sep
TENDER.
At Balsam Lake, Polk county, for fiji
teen wears there has lived an old MAJ
, called Capt. Simmons, who was founC
dead the other day with deep cut OF
his head, probably the result of an acct
dent.
P. Olson and family and another fam
Nv have gone from Washington Islanc
to Utah, where they have joined Ink
church, Olson becoming preacher.
A report started for joke caused {
run on the First National bank ofApple
ton, $40, 900 being drawn out The banl
is in first-class condition.
The jefferson county fair manager
have offered 500 for the best broom
brigade drill, to take place during the
county fair.
At special meeting of the Eau Claire
Sportmen's association the sum OF S3OO
was appropriated to compensate SIX pa
trolmen in various parts of the county
to keep surveillance and report often
ders of the game law, particularly In re
gard TO the slaughter of prairie chickens
Milwaukee Wisconsin,: A Mrs
Schroeder, the wife of a farmer living
about two miles north of Manitowoc
was killed by lightning. The HUSBAND
and child we're also severely injured
The damage to the town OF Cobb, Dane
country, is estimated at $4,000. Abou
twenty buildings were damaged more
or less Seven persons were burled II
the wreck of the O'Neil saloon building
Mrs. Kelly of Ridgeway, sister OF Mrs
ONeil, was killed. James Fox had two
ribs broken by the fall of another build
| ing. At bingham, Baldwin d Delavan1
Touring mill was struck by lightning anC
burned to the ground, with entire con
tents. About twenty feet of the dan
was carried away About four mile
| from bingham, the brick building, 20x3t
and two stories high, used by the sisters
of Catholic school located at that point
was struck by lightning and burned t.
the walls The sisters We're absent a
the time.
Articles of association were filed re-
Gently with the secretary Of the state
as follows:
Strossa De Viterbos Convent Of Fran
ciscan Sisters of Perpetual Alteration
lie Crosse, whose object is to establish
female academies, elementry schools
orphan asylums, hospitals, etc, all 0
which shall be under the control Of th'
convent. Milwaukee Pineyille Lumbe
company, Pineville, Polk county. with
ca pital stock of $3.50 900, divided into 2,
| 500 shares The object is to co duct ;
general numbering business. The incor
porators are Phineas g. Lacy, J. f. Clio
yer and Garrett Lacy. +. G. Mand
Manufacturing company, Of Stoughton
whose object is 10 manufacture wagons
carriages, buggies, etc. i; capital stock $3.50,
900; incoaporators, Forge q. Mandt
Thomas Beattice, James Morris, Jens j
Marel, II. NJ. Tustor, T. c. Lund and G. /
Mandt.
Rev. c. 0. Maltby does not ike the
climate of southern California, where he
recently assumed pastoral charge, anc
is back again with his family He viii
probably be recalled to the pulpi. of the
Baptist church at Madison.
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