River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-03-08

Of the Colorado Mining company. who
seeing the value of the mine, promptlv
offered him good round sum for his
possessions. He finally agreed to take
500 600 Tor the mine and the transfers
was accordingly made
Jonathan Cory of Footville, one of the
earliest settlers and most prominent
an substantial citizens Of Rock county.
| died at the age of sixty-seven wears
| He was a native Of Ohio, hut came to
Rock county In 1916 IN the legislature
OF 1868, he represented the first assemb-
" district
The executive committee Of the Wis
| consin Press association met at Madisoa
and decided to hold the next annual con-
vention at Lake Geneva; the date to be
| fixed later, but it viii probably be about
July II, 1888.
I The Appleton knitting works were
| burned Friday morning. The cause ia
unknown. The works were owned by
| Messrs, BeveridEe. Their loss amounts
to about $4,000 over insurance.
Judges of the Wisconsin supreme
court Indignantly deny that they signed
petition for nolle in case of Gen. Tom
Reynolds.
The third annual meeting of the state
Conference OF Charities adjourned
at Madison, elected the following officers
| for the ensuing year. PRESIDENT, G. j..
| Warner. Dane county; vice presidents,
j. @. Adams. Columbia. Robert kersten,
| Brown; Mrs. Sarah FC Little, Rock se-
| cretary, A. @. Wright, Dance treasurer,
John Graham, Columbia.
Felharas hardware store and MILF
enrv store, Kings drug store, Kimball's
harness shop, Reillenan's saloon and
Heinnemans general store, at MERRIAM
were burned last week. Loss about $780,,
0O0
Samuel j OAKLEY of River Falls has
failed.
The prominent dry goods merchant,
| IT, G. Whittlesey, made voluntary as
signment last evening for the benefit o.
his creditors.
petition has been in circulation ae
Madison for 50 ne time past whose u IT,
mate object is to pardon Col, Thomas
Reyno,3 vow Acknowledgement for iorg-
! ing tension certificates TO the amount
of -, 400.
c. T.. Blodgett, who left Seven's Point
six weeks ago with over 81 800 belonging
! to w. w. Haseltine and I. Q. Riee, has
been captured at Kansas City.
According to the report Of the VISION
sin board Of charities and reform new
imposition is being practised by the otli~
Gals IN several counties, who make
money by keeping the jails full oftramps
| The ragainuffins are comfortably clothed
and fed throu n the winter, and are glad
enough to be taken care OF ut the ok
fense of the public, while the sherlfis
| and iailers find the business OF keeping
| them very profitable. Nine counties IN
! the southeastern part of the state last
! wear returned 2, 9S5 commitments for
! vagranty, which is about ~ per cent Of
all the commitments within the state.
! In %rother counties, covering mere imam
| half of the state, there were none 81 all.
The counties mentioned as those
| i'm which vagraneS is most openly
encouraged are Kenosha, Racine, Wau-
kesha, Winnebago, jefferson and Rock
There is considerable talk IN Mil
waukee business circles over the Sudden
departure of FRA Ray who fora long time
has been connected in "A confidential way
| with the commission house OF Peter Nc
| Geodh Ray, who is q brother of Charles
| Raw, the millionaire suddenly gave up his
position and left town without any ex-
! PLANTATION. Domestic trouble il suspect
| ed. He married few years ago, wo-
| man old enough to be bis mother.