River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-30
WISCONSIN NEWS.
Agricultural Fairs.
News of the state.
WISCONSIN COUNTY FAIRS.

News of the state.
One thousand dollars has been raised
toward d monument for the dead soldiers
of the late war of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin cranberries have appeared
in three distinct crops. The first is near
" ripe; the second consists ofyoung ber-
RES and the third is blossoms.
The old Iron brigade will hold its an
nual reunion, this year, at La Crosse, the
18th and l4th proxlmo.
George W. Peck is putting up block
of buildings IN Milwaukee that will be
worth, when completed, $4,000,
Logs in Wisconsin are reported to be
worth from three to five dollars less per
thousand this season than last.
William Fern, aged eighteen years,
son of George Fern. of LaPrairie, Rock
county was drowned while bathing.
Eli Stitson, who died at Oshkosh, was
a noted Shorthorn breeder and has been
president of the Wisconsin Agricultural
society from 1875 to 1879. With j. /.
Case of Racine, he owned some large
ranches in Texas, where he contracted
the disease that caused his death.
The annual encampment of the First
regiment eest the state IL ,492.
Waukesha will have new east side
hotel, to rival the Fountain house.
A Grant county girl recently found
S66 in gold coin where it is supposed to
have been buried years ago, in IA ravine,
and washed out by the recent heavy
rains.
The A. J. Murray Manufacturing COM
pany of Wausau filed articles of associa-
ton with the secretary of state at Madison
the incorporators being. ID. }. Murray,
+. ID. Murray, Peter Murray, John ii.
Clark and hi Wright. The capital
stock is $4S, 900, divided into 500 shares.
The object is TO conduct general machin-
lists and foundry business.
The current statement that Charles
d. Colby, son oGthe late Gardiner Colby
of Newton, had given 81 900, 900 to estab-
| lish new university in Wisconsin, is
denied by the members of the family
who state that there is no foundation
whatever for the story.
Robert Allan of Kaukaunna, drove
out of the country on a little hunting
/
while taking his gun from the wagon the
hammer caught, and the contents of the
gun were discharged into his left side,
producing a frightful wound, clusing
death in two hours. He leaves a wife
and two children. He was a former
| citizen of Oshkosh and well-to-do.
During recent thunderstorm a large
new building at the Mennonite settle
| ment, in Hutchinson county, was struck
| by lightning and burned to the ground
The building was 30 by 100 feet, two
| stories high, and was intended for q
residence for a portion of the members
of the colony. Fortunately the build
ing was unoccupied at the time of the
mishap, and no persons were injured.
A company has been organized at
Black Earth for the development of a
mineral spring which exists in the vii
| lage. The analysis which has been
made of the water indicates that it pos
sesses excellent'medical properties.
The Wood county Agricultural and
| Mechanical association holds its eighth
annual meeting at Grand Rapids Sept
| 10, 20 and 81. The association will
| henceforth be embraced in tn Wiscon-
sin Central circuit. comprising Waupaca
| Stevens Point and Wausau. Several OF
| the stockholders have raised purse Of
| 81 900, which joined with what the as
| ISOLATION contributes, makes So, 800 and
| Stevens Point 81 800.
MISSIONER, residing about seven miles
from GAINESVILLE, in the town of Rock,
gave birth to a bouncing baby girl,
weighing fourteen pounds, whose left
| arm has the appearance of being cut
| of just below the elbow from the stub
| of which project three tiny fingers of
| half an inch in length.
Madison has a sunfower II feet high
| with stalk inches round, 30 blossoms
and some of its leaves which hang like
elephants ears, are eighteen inches n
length and sixteen inches across.
Prof. Henry, of the state unive rsity
SAYS the corn crop of Wisconsin will be
very poor, not more than four-fifths of
last years yield and that was poor for
Wisconsin. If frost should appear by
sept. 10, which is not improbable, there
will be virtually no crop.
Mrs. Ida C. Hovey, wife Oft. A. Hovey
and daughter of Gen. A. c. Fuller of
Belvidere, ILL.,, aged twenty-four years,
died at Bayfield, of consumption.
Green Bay dispatch: In the town of
Pittsfieid about twelve barns were des-
troyed or unrooted. Timber, fences and
crops were blown fiat, and nay and grain
stacks blown over and scattered. At
Dutch creek large barn, containing
hay and four horses burned by light
ming. The wind lasted about five Uin-
utes and was accompanied by some hail
and rain.
young German named Adam Welbert
employed as teamster in Dubuque was
arrested, charged with the murd er of
citizen of Dodgeville, Wis. Welbert was
in his employ and wished to marry his
daughter, but being refused by the fath-
er shot the old man twice, nearly killing
him.
Ashland was greatly endangered las
week by forest fires. The mills were
shut down, and the men turned out in
gangs to fight the flames The Omaha
depot caught fire several times, but were
saved.
The cyclone struck the city of Neils-
vile, and did much damage 70 the sur
rounding country. The engine house at
Neillsvlle was blown down and a loco
motive buried in the ruins. Trees were
blown across the track for miles. A great
many buildings were unroofed. No loss
of life was reported.
At the camp of the third regiment at
Sparta, 800 men were under arms.
A deposit Of tin is reported to have
been discovered in the Blue Ridge
Mountains in Virginia If so it is Almost
important discovery-the first ol the
kind yet made in the United States
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