River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-10-11
STATE NEWS CONDENSED.

Racine and Kenosha county farmers
are being swindled in the usual manner
by an agent with superior article of
paint who ylctimizes them to the tune of
500 by gaining their signatures to an
order for some of the paint
A big black bear has been seen in the
vicinity of Stockholm Wisely several
people.
Archbishop Heiss, of Milwaukee, ac
companied by Bishop Flasch, of La
Crosse, sailed from New York on the
10Th ult. for Europe to attend the coun-
cal OF American bishops which meets in
Rome in November.
Reedsburg will vote upon the oath of
October upon the question of levying
taxes sufficient to pay for the construc-
tion ola new iron bridge across the
BaTaboo river
fhe Chippewa River 4 Menomonie
Railway company filed articles of asso-
citation with the Wisconsin secretary of
state recently the object being the con-
struction, maintenance and operation OF
railway from point on the Chippewa
Falls q Northern railway, in Barron
county, in northeastern direction, to
Lake Court Oreilles, Sawyer county,
with branch to Chippewa river, at a
point between the big bend and north
ern line of town 81. The length of the
road is to be about fifty-fve miles, and
it will pass through the counties of Bar
ron, Chippewa and Sawyer. The cap
ital stock is 81 5000 divided inlo 5000
shares. The directors for the first year
are, S. w. Chinn and 0. FL. Ingram Of
Eau Claire, Frederick Weyrshauser and
E.sW. Cuvler of Rock Island, ILL.,, and
William Irwin of Chippewa Falls.
Arney Virgins, aged seventy years,
and a prominent farmer of Hamden,
Columbia county, was Drowned in the
Catfish river, in the northwestern limits
of Madison recently, the body being
hooked up by q fisherman next day.
He wandered away from the home Of
lis son in Sun Prairie, and the theory
is that he fell from the bridge while on
his way to the city. He was worth over
$40 900, and was ran of great influence
among the Norwegians of Dane and
Columbia counties, where be lived for
many years.
T. w. Beckman, assistant bookkeaper
in the secretary of states office, died on
kidneys, after an illness of three months,
aged torty-eght years. He was mem
Der of the First Wisconsin heavy artille-
ry during the late war, and for num-
Der of years past has lived at henosha,
where his body will be removed for bu-
rial He leaves vile and two children.
The j. Obermann Brewing company
with capital stock of $4,000, divided
into 500 shares filed articles of associa-
ton with the secretary of state recently,
the incorporators being Jacob, f. L. and
Philip ObeTmann, of Milwaukee. The
object is to conduct general brewing
business in Milwaukee.
The.St. Joseph's congregation of Ed
gerton, Rock county. filed articles of in
corporation recently land the West Side
Street Railway company, of Milwaukee.
filed amended articles, increasing It's
capital stock from $4,000 to 100000.
Mr.. Schroeder, of Port Washington
while blowing upon his farm, unearthed
large round piece of co I,about one
inch thick, weighing eight and one
half pounds.
Squirrels are unusually thick in st.
CroiX county.
Bears are plenty up the Chippewa
river this season. Joseph lie Boeut,
while watching the camp of Mcdonald
a McFee, on the Burnett, killed twelve
OF the shamblers He killed four IN one
night near an old logging camp.
w. w. Simpson, formerly OF Omro,
where he was we'll known, died at Min
neapolis few days since.
Engineer Hastings and Assistant Gould
of the Northern Pacific railroad, are
rushing the construction work between
Ashland and Superior City. One gang
Of men are four miles from Ashland,
near Ashland Junction, building bridge
nearly ! 900 feet long over Fish creek,
while another gang is twenty-four miles
from Ashland, working toward that
town. Forty bridges are to be built on
the first fifteen miles this side OF Supe-
rior. They intend pushing the work all
winter, weather permitting.
The State superintendent of public in
struction has made the following APP
pointments of visitors to Normal schools
for the present school year; PlattevilIe
Normal-H. s. Magoon, Darlington: A.
f. North, Pewaukee; John L. flavln
WATERFOWL Whitewater Normal-Will-
lam T. Price, Black River Falls: William
H. Beach, Beloit; +. A. Mclaughlin,
Eldorado Mills. Oshkosh Normal-S. D.
Hastings, Jr., Green Bay S. 6. Winslow
Racine; William B. Miuaghan, Chiffon,
River Falls Normal William II. Rosen-
stengel, Madison; Carroll Lucas, Men
omonie; ]. 7. Lunn, Ironton.
Thomas P. LAWN, an old resident OF
Juneau county died recently at Kildare.