River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-01
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

Wisconsin is shipping potatoes to
Michigan.
Z. D. Murdoch, 49-er st GAINESVILLE
is dead.
Miss Melcher of Merrill is the last
Wisconsin girl to disappear mysteriously.
Prof. Emil Wheeler, Milwaukee, went
insane from overwork in mathematics.
Rev. Mathew Fox Of Oregon, brother
OF Or. Fox who died sunday is dead.
A young lady Of Black River Falls
broke up her own funeral the other
day, by coming to life in her own coffin.
The Wisconsin state treasury received
$780,, 3l3 last year and has S672, $40 on
hand.
Andrew Thompson's shingle mill at
Oshkosh was destroyed by FIRE. Loss.
$1,000; insurance, $4,000.
Robert Graham, State superintendent
of public instruction of Wisconsin, has
received letter from President Beck
nell. of the National Educational Fassoci-
alton, virtually announcing that thelnext
meeting of the association would be held
in Madison, in July.
Frederick Scheltz. "a German wheel
wright, of Highland, Iowa county, was
found in badly deeomposed condition,
hanging by the neck by his suspenders
from the limb of tree in ga grove one
and half miles northeast of Dodgeyille.
H.H.. Richardson, a brilliant young man
Of twenty-five years. who for some time
past has been Il stakeholder in the West
Eau Claire Manufacturing company COM
mitted suicide at Eau Claire recently by
taking poison. No cause can be assigned
for the act.
Governor Rusk issued commissions as
follows Louis Tilmanus, captain Gov
ernor's guard, La Crosse, vice J. J. Toel-
Ter resigned; Nicholas L. Murray, first
lieutenant, vice M. A. Bower resigned (;
and Peter Nees, second lieutenant, wee
n. L. Murray promoted, of Garfield
guard, Racine
The Secretary of state announces
that the total apportionment of the
State tax for the fiscal wear 1883 is $780,
031 For 1882 it was $40, 22l, when pro-
vision was being made for constructing
the extension to the capitol at an ex-
pense of 5000, 000 and to defray the ex-
penses of the legislature, amounting to
nearly 100000. This year there will not
be a session of the legislature,
owing to the adoption of the biennial
system, hence one heavy item of ex-
pense is avoided. The amount in the
genera fund in the State Treasury at
present is 1872, $40, and year ago it was
1864, 22l.
An Eau Claire special pronounces the
late dispatch from Winnipeg regarding
M. c. Whipple, late American Express
agent there, wholly incorrect and doubt
lesslys inspired by a jealous aspirant for
the post ion. No ofiense against the law
was done.
A call will be issued in a few days FOR
an irish convention, to be held in Mil
yankee on the eth day of.November. The
call will be issued by the executive of
the Irish National league. The conven-
ton win be composed of two delegates
froni sNery national, benevolent, tenn
perance, literary and social Irish Amer
lean organization in the State. The con-
vention is called for the purpose of car
rying into effect the objects of the
Irish National league
Mai. Walter f. Holbeck, who took the
census of Winnebago Indians in Wis
consin during the past summer, gives
the following information; There are
1 ,l74 Winnebagos ON the rolls. OF this
number 500 are males and 624 females.
Twenty-feur only are mixed bloods On
the testimony of prominent chiefs ia
were dropped as not being of W1nneba-
90 blood, leaving the total number above
given. Of the above number los are
children born since Jan. Is, 1881. Deaths
since same date, so. Number between
rs and 80 years, 27; between 90 and 100,
Z; between 100 and 1903. 2. The oldest
male is lQS and the oldest female 100.
One hundred and four heads of families
and single persons have paid entry
fees on homesteads, and l67 made selec-
tons of land and will pay when they
get their money from the government.
An official statement Of amounts re-
ceived and disbursed by the state treas
urer during the year ending Sept 30
last, has been prepared for pubicatlou
This shows that the amount in the gem
eral fund Sept. 30, 1882, was 1854, 22l,
while during the year just closed, III &c.,
G92 were received, making total OF
81, 1853, 313. The disbursements from
this fund during the year ended Sept. 80,
on hand of 1912, $40 and the date of the
last settlement, Sept. 30 1882.
III. nj. Burt, the La Crosse bigamist,
has deposited 81 $50 as bail, and will
probably forfeit it.
Bruins saloon, at Oconto, was entered
by burglars, who secured valuable pa
pers and $50.
The Scandinavians of the state uni
versity have organizeda literary society,
the exercises Of which will be con-
Quoted in their native tongue
C. c. Pope who has practiced law in
Black River Falls since 1865, will leave
about the first of November for Mime
apolis, where he will continue the prac-
tice of his profession.
Milton college is looking forward to
the erection of new building in the
not distant future. 1t is to be called
Science hall and is to contain an OBJ
servatory, in addition to other scientific
departments. Prof. VIM. A. Rogers, of
Harvard university, is expected to as
sumo the professionally of astronomy,
and Prof A. r. Crandall, of Lexington,
KY, to take the department of geo.
logy.
Hon. Alex Mitchell had a grand re-
ception at Milwaukee on his return from
Europe. J.. d. Holton, delivered the
formal welcome address. Mr.. Mitche Il
made brief response. Several citizens
were called upon, and made short ad-
dresses pertinent to the occasion. A
delegation escorted Mr.. Mitchell to his
residence after the reception, where he
remained until the banquet hour. The
banquet spread at the Plankinton house
was in all respects the most elaborate
and expensive affair ever known in Mil
yankee One hundred and twenty-five
plates only were laid, and they were
supposed to represent each an intimate
friend Of Mr.. Mitchell The banquet
hall was lavishly decorated with flowers
and foliage On a large gold shield,
prominently displayed was the address
to Mr. Mitchell, Your neighbors greet
you"
Bismarck's Bill 10 Restrict Emig ia
ton.
London Gable: In the reichstsg recently
Prince Bismarck introduced a bill pro-
hibitins the emigration to foreign
countaies of persons whose obligations to
their country, families, creditors and en-
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