River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-12-20
WISCONSIN NEWS.

Tic On Tile HUI.
John Litzloff, who was on his way to
Bartlett & Chase's camp near Hayward,
Wis, drank hale pint of alcohol and
died within. five hours of his arrival, in
spasms. 1t is not known where he was
from, or who his friends were.
The liabilities of Emerson q Brecke
firm of Chippewa Falls, foot up, as far
as acertained. S24, 900, with not to exceed
$4,000 assets to be found. The bank ac
count of the firm shows that in seven
months they have sold $4,000 in cash.
George Meland of Boyd, was
thrown from his wagon and killed re-
Gently.
The supreme court at Madison in the
celebrated bond case of the city of Wa
tertown against Byron II. Robinson, re-
yersed the judgment of the Giro nit cour
of Jefferson county. which was to the eff
feet that the service of summons upon
the city clerk and chairman of the board
of street commissioners of WATERFOWL
while the board was in session constitu-
ted valid service upon the city. The
supreme court held that service should
have been made upon the mayor, who
was but temporarily absent, in order to
insure legality. The decision is techni-
cal, but important to lawyers.
The Seminal publishes an expose of
Milwaukee alleged frauds perpetrated
by the Iowa & Great Eastern Mutual
Life Association of America, Iowa agents
OF which have been doing business in
| Wisconsin without license The COM
paHy was formed fifteen months since.
and in Waukesha, a town of s 900 inhabi-
tants. have already worked up bust
Nss Of 100000. Mr.. Unverz, the Chi
NJ, agent, applied to the Wisconsin
cago -, 'oners insurance for a license
Commiss. 'sed. Policies have been is-
ana was IeIe- to supplemented peo-
sued in the mai ling. and aIIthe bns;.
pie for little or MOTH v 0uietlv
ness has been done ven
The Wisconsin State Graz. - y "sionS
of Husbandry, met at Madison, W.
dav afternoon in its twelfth annual SEQ
sion with an attendance of eighty dele
gates from subordinate lodges. The
afternoon was devoted to organization
and the reception of verbal reports from
district deputies. which showed the or
der to be in highly fourishing condi-
ton, though the membership has not
increased to any extent during the past
wear. The increase has been great IN
nearly every other state than Wiscon-
Sill. III AldlIlc lli6 ltho bSCh
| 2 900, and in Illinois 200. The same
evening Grand Master S. c. Carr of Mil
ton junction delivered his annual adj
dress, which advocated the separation
OF the state experimental station from
the state university in order that lnstruc-
ton in it might be more strictly agrlcul-
tural, The grand master was very hope
| ful for thefuture of the order. The re-
port of the treasurer, II. E. Huntly OF
Neenah, showed 135 subordinate grange.
in the state with membership of 1900
The receipts and disbursements OF the
year had been $1,000. The state pur-
Chasing agency at Milwaukee was re-
ported to be i'll good condition. The
mutual life insurance bureau reported
the distribution for business of the year
| of $10,975.
Milwaukee has incorporated district
messenger company, with a capital OF
| sec, 600. George Peck, the humorist, is
one of the incorporators.
The work of rebuilding the capitol
wing at Madison will begin as soon as
| Architect Darlington has completed
plans.
The purchasers of timber land at the
recent state sale have been offered their
money back again, but they refuse
to take it, and cling to their selections,
intending to cut the pine from them this
| winter.
Bishop Welles and number ofclergy-
men Of the st. Croix valley have been.in
Prescott, attending the winter meeting
of convocation. On the I4th the bishop
consecrated Calvary church. In the eve
ming there was a missionary meeting.
l FThArn cnrVyianc n tho nhnrah tho
next morning and evening, and a bus
mess session in the afternoon.
Mrs. Hudson alias Frank Dubois, the
man-woman, is living at Appleton with
her husband. They are reported to be
in destitute circumstances.
At Leon, six miles from Sparta, the
store of E. F. Austin was entered recent
! ly by burglars, who blew open the safe
and stole all the money it contained, in
Guiding the town funds, They also stole
$500 worth Of merchandise.
man named Daily passed through
Cumberland, recently, accompanied by
a Dubuque Qa.) detective named Ger
moe. Daily is one of the three highway
robbers who escaped from the county
Jail at Hudson, last June and fled to
Superior, where he was recaptured.
An unknown tramp attempted to raw
ish Mrs. Isabella Adoipha, Racine wild
ow, the 18th. she fought him despera-
| tely, and negro finally came to her as
sistance and drove the tramp away.
| Moffat, Finch and Willard, the Mil
waukee boy incendiaries, pleaded guilty
in the criminal court on the 18th inst,
and the Judge sentenced them to re-
| form school till of age. Benny West,
| who was present at one fire only, will
be tried in january.
The Northwestern Manufacturing CONS
paDy of Chippewa Falls, with capital of
Sc 900, filed articles of association with
the Wisconsin secretary of state, the in
corpOrators being Ambrose Hoffman, n
p. Smith, Edward Carey and A. +. Swift
The object is to manufacture hoops,
trunks, Stats, broom handles, etc.
The Wisconsin State grange at its SEES
sion in Madison, elected officers as fol-
lows Master S. G. Carr, Milton juno
ton; overseer, NJ. Anderson, Cross
Plains; lecturer, Aaron Broughton;
Evansville; steward, r. Williams, Hills
borough; assistant steward, w. A.
Sprague, Reedsburg; chaplain, S. N.
Jones, Fennimore; treasurer, Miss Hat
tie NJ. Huxley, Neenah: secretary, H. E.
Huxley, Neenah; gatekeeper, Enoch
Wood, Black Earth.
c. A. Damon, merchant tailor of Mad
ison failed.
The log crop of the st. Croix will be
very light. Only the large operations
are engaged, and the confined warm
weather retards work.
The state grange in session at Madi- |
son adjourned to meet there again the |
third Tuesday of December, 1884. Res |
olutions were adopted requesting the |
Wisconsin members of congress to ex-
ert their influence for the restoration of |
the duty on wool; favoring the division |
of the agricultural school from the state |
university; advocating the establish |
ment in this state of a weather service, |
with headquarters at Madison. and re- |
questing the university to work for the |
same.
AT Grand Rapids the trial of George |
Dawes and John Kennedy for assault |
with attempt to commit rape upon Mary
Glow of Rudolph was concluded, and |
resulted in the conviction of Dawes and |
the discharge of Kennedy. Both are
Necedah men. The assault occurred
last January.