River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-06-21

in the Traders of Chicago, $500. Loss
on contents, 500; no insurance.
F. A. Husher, register of the United
States land office, has rendered his resig-
nation, Mr.. Esperson has been appoint
ed to succeed him.
The thirty first annual commencement
exercises of the institution for the edu-
cation of the deaf and dumb at Madison
were held last week. A large number
of people attended. The graduating
class consisted OF six gentlemen and
three ladies, as follows; Lothe Bacon,
White Creek; Evaline Ringross, Darrow;
Nellie Dickson, Elk Mount; Elmer l..
FloOrey. Winooski; Lawrence Gremackl,
Milwaukee,: Egnitz Pepledski, Milwau-
kee: Augustus Sonnenburg, Newton
burg: William Colkins, Baraboo; Albert
w. Hubblc.cn.
In the United States court at Madison
the grand jury returned an Indictment
against George lilies, James Hiles, and
W. r. Jarvis, as inspectors of election,
and q. f. Hiles and Walter O'Brien, as
clerks of election, all of DeNtervlile,
Wood county, for fraud committed at
the congressional election last summer.
j. G. Gregory. attorney for defendants;
entered plea of not guilty but received
the right of Withdrawing the plea at any
time Judge Bum placed each OF the
defendants under 81 600 bonds. The
case will p obably be tried at the next
term Of the United States court.
At Shullsbuag, John H. Savage,
and Miss Clara L. Williams ofShullsburg
were united in marriage. The bride is
the daughter Of the late Hon. John II.
Williams. extensively known in business
and political circles throughout Wiscon-
sin. They have left for Cape May
The state Homeopathic society elected
the following officers: Pesident n. A.
Pennoier, Kenosha; vice president J.. =.
Ingham, Madison; secretary Il. w.
| Beebe, Milwaukee; treasurer, DR.. Julia
Ford, Milwaukee; member OF the board
of censors for three years, DR.. Louis.
| sherman, Milwaukee. The body then
adjourned to meet at Milwaukee next
| June. The following officers were
| elected by the Western Academy of
| Homeopathy, which adjourned to meet
next year in Cincinnati: President, q.
A. Hall, Chicago, vice president, j. N.
| Crawford, Cincinnati; general secretary
I L.. a. BISHOP, IOilU ONl Law ttNtsSAAN Va =
George W. Foote, Galesburg, III.
AT the late meeting in Milwaukee of
the Masonic grand lodge of the state the
following officers were elected; Grand
MASTER Lewis +. Beed of Ripon; deputy
grand master, Oliver Libby of Green
Bay; grand senior Warden II. w. Nir-
Gin. Platte lille; grand junior warden;
/ - u Il, nd srpn MI ( 4 -
er. n. M. Littleiohn, Whitewater; grand
secretary, J. W. Iallin, Oshkosh. The
last named take the places vacated by
John w. Woodruff. against whom
charges of embezzlement were made
sometime ago. The grand mast
err made the following appoint
ments; Grand lecturer, nomin-
ally, M. L. Youngs, Milwaukee; grand
chaplain, Rev. w. f. Wright, WARSAW;
grand marshal, Jacob Dreher, M!lwau-
kee: senior deacon, William b. La Sale,
Plainfield; junior deacon, Capt. Black
man, Berlin; grand pursulvant, Clinton
Junction; grand stewards, S. :. Barney,
West Bend, and S. S. Allen; grand sword
bearer, j. IL. Mitchell, New Lisbon;
r Grand filler, Leonard Barrett, Milwau-
: kee. Before the grand lodge adj
iourned charges were preferred against
| the late defaulting grand secretary John
Woodruff. and an investigation Will be be
! held in June, 1874.
The liabilities and assets of T. &
Mandt, the Slaughter wagon manuac'
turer are about fail.
The nineteenth annual session Of the
t Homeopathic Medical society of Wis
!. cousin and the ninth annual convention
of the Western Academy OF liomeopa
thy was held at Madison.
$ Mrs. Jennie Jones, of some literary
o pretensions wife of George l.. Jones, ed
! itor of the Boomer wis Workman, il
: a fit Of dependency took a heavy dos'
i of laudanum recently, from the elect
n of which he died.
Rev. Father Fairbanks, a .well-knowi
f Catholic priest, was arrested on thu
y charge of drunk and disorderly. III
was locked up at the police station undel
, a fictitious name, and his identity wa
not made known until the next day.
I, The state board of supervision re
: elected the officers Of the various char
, table and penal institutions under il
charga, with the exception Of Mrs. I
Holiday, matron of the state Isane hos
5 pital. Madison, who absolutely declire
S to serve longer, as she desires 10 retlr
!. to the privacy Of her own home, aite
having been at the hospital twenty-five
, ears. Dr. Walter Kempster, superin
tendent of the Northern Insane hospi
: tai at Oshkosh, was not displaced, a
, some thought he would be.
On the 18th at the meeting Of tn
Homeopathic Medical society twely
:, candidates were admitted to member
ship. The report of the secretary show
ed at present 100 members.