River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-07-26
WISCONSIN NEWS.

W ~ ~ ~ ANe-f ~ 4 y 81 = ~
Miss Flower, whose parents reside on
a farm near Stevens Point, arrived in
that city recently from Wausau, where
she was married in mock manner some
time ago, to a commercial traveller, and
gave birth TO an Legitimate child.
over $40 feet has been drilled at To-
,nah, but the artesian water has not yet
Geen struck.
4 burglar entered the residence Of
George Grinnell, one of the wealthiest
farmers in Hammond, Wis, on the
lS.h and would in all probability have
hived 81 500 in gold had he not been
frightened away by a hired man who
was awakened by his prowlings Grin
nell will no longer deposit in an old
stocking.
Crops in the main are still looking ia.
vorable in st. CroiX country. Wheat
and oats are heading out in good shape,
and the major portion of the grass Is cut,
which all concede to be the largest yield
the country has produced in years. Po-
tatoes and other root crops are flourish
ing but corn and sugar cane are still
very backward.
AT the meeting of the state press as
ISOLATION held at Geneva Lake, the fol-
lowing officers were elected Tor the en-
suing year: President-E d. Coe Of
the Register, Whitewater. Nice-presi-
dents-N. Smith Gazette, GAINESVILLE;
+. Hurlburt, Free Press. 0conomowoc;
c. A. Booth, Sentinel, Monroe, G. W.
Peck, Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, l.. N.
Ross, Times, Sheboygan; 7; B. Reed,
Post. Appleton; d. W. c. Wilson, Lead
err, Viroqua; J, H. Reyes, Free Press,
nette Secretary, j. h. Heg, Herald,
Lake Geneva. Treasurer--David At
wood, State Journal, Madison. Execu-
tive Committee-E. A. Calkins, Sunday
Telegraph, Milwaukee; Samuel Ryan,
Post, Appleton; r. j. Flint, News, Me-
nominee.
At the annual meeting of the North
| western Life Insurance company at Mil
waukee, the following directors were
elected hour years-H. L. Palmer,
Matthew keenan,, John Plankinton, c.
j. L. Neegler Edward Hyde, ii. Ii.
Sisby. ]. J. r. Pease, q. w. Mitchell and
b. X. Miller. To fill vacances-Two
years Dwight Durkee Of st, Louis; three
years, Jessie Spalding, Chicago.
Jerry EQltiNdis All AEAllftlAAA tAOANAitNAiNb
and Miss Anna Feldon, also of that place
were married by Father Eustace IN the
Catholic church.
Secretary Clinton Babbitt, of the state
agricultural society, and the others who
compose the executive committee of the
| society, are putting forth every endeav-
or to make the coming fair grand sue
| cess. The matter of the address has not
c,.Itv Il an
vitation has been extended to eX-Sena-
tor Roscoe Conkling, of New York to
speak
Barnes Babcock, farmer Of New
Berlin, married girl of sixteen yearq
against the wishes of her parents, who
locked her up when she came home.
| Babcock caused their arrest and recap
| tured his bride.
H. A. Wing, the confidence man,
whose exploits in La Crosse have been
narrated, came before County Judge
| Cameron at La Crosse and pleaded guilty
to the charge against him. He was
| sentenced to two years in the peniten-
| tiarv. The prisoner had not much TO
say for himself, except that he was
driven 10 crime To support his vile ana
child The sheriff has lately received a
letter from his wife which shows his
true name to be Stephen r. Kellogg.
Prospects are encouraging on the Ash-
land & Montreal Iron range. Messrs.
Vaughn & Moore, upon one Of their OPP
tons, have sunk a shaft thirtv-seven
feet deep, striking II cross-Cut eleven
feet thought 10 be clear ore, which will
run at least IS per cent Messrs. Vaughn
Il Moore say the find exceeds their most
sanguine expectations. Capt. ellis has
hattering show of ore. He has a shaft
down several feet in fine blue ore.
BY The report of Lieut.. Col Houston it
appears that it is proposed to appf
funds now available under the appropti-
atoms for the Fox and Wisconsin rivers
to alteration in the dams ut Menasha and
Appleton, construction at Appleton Of
the first lock, repairs, maintenance, etc.
The plan now pursued is for the Fox,
slack water navigation by dams and
locks; and for the Wisconsin, improve
ment of the natural channel by wing
dams and dikes, narrowing il and deep
ening it by securing. There was avaia-
BILE July /, Sl34 ,767. IL is estimated that
it will require to complete the present
project 81, l25, 663.
The demands ofcreditors Of the Mandt
Wagon company at Stoughton have been
satisfied and the works started by g
new stock COMPANY.
A tornado and hailstorm swept
through Fort Atkinson, wreoking 100
buildings and injuring six persons. The
damage is estimated ut $4,000 The same
storm wrought great damage at Dous
man and Wales, on the Milwaukee line
of the Northwestern railway.