River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-11-08
News of the State.

I
Gottleib Seinke of Canton, Buffalo
county, was killed by falling timber at
raising,
1t costs $50, 1856 for one months ex-
penses of Wisconsin's charitable insti-
tutions.
The next meeting of the National Ed
ucational association will be held at Mad
ison, beginning July 10. 1884.
Eugene Thompson, fourteen or fifteen
years of age, while playing around cars
at Unity, recently, missed his footing
and fell, an engine passed over his body.
He died.
In North Creek valley, near Arcadia
several Polish families are entirely des-
titute, S125 has been contributed for
their relief
Charles Fl. Pratt of Bayfield, has sold
the White River Lumber company
6,72l acres of pine on White river for
$751; 50.
Sheriff Bremmer of Racine is saddled
with verdict of $l3, s03.2S for unlawful
seizure and conversion of property.
Secretary Timme has submitted the
annual report of charges against St.
Croix county. due the state, to be paid
in the next annual tax. The amounts
are as follows: Current state tax, $4.ll0.-
6S: charges for industrial. school Sll5.5I;
| for support of insane, 81 ,447.43 Total,
! S, 673.6S. Added to this is $3.50 against
the city, as principle on the 5000
| loan; also 81, S65G2 on loans made by
school districts in the several towns.
This makes grand total OF 50 .3S9.30.
Cyrus Sargent, living a mile and
half west Of Bloomington, was thrown
recently from load of hay and killed,
the fall breaking his neck. Mr.. Sargent
WAS native of Ludlow, VT, and came
to this state in 1852. He was one of the
largest farmers and land owners in Wis
coDsn, owning about 100 large farms on
Blake's prairie, besides large tracts of
land in Iowa and California. His wealth
is estimated at over 81 DOC, GOO.
The executive committee ofthe North
western Dairymen's association met al
Fort Atkinson, and by unanimous vote
il was decided to hold the eighteenth
annual convention and fair of the assoc
citation at Mankato, Mimi, FEB. to
next. The president and secretary were
empowered to prepare the necessary
programme.
Fl. L. Eisen, leading clothing mer-
chant at Milwaukee is missing and sui
de is apprehended.
Fire broke out in the business part of
Markeson, entajllng loss of about $780,
600. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The buildings destroyed are the postof-
fee and William Paddock's harness
shop, Barter's hardware store. The up
per floors of the buildings were occupied
as dwellings. The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
The board of directors of the Monona
Lake assembly met in annual session in
the United States building in Madison,
all the members being present but two.
| The treasurer's report showed that the
balance on hand at the date of the last
report, Dec. 4, 1882, was 5000; am cunt
received from last summers assembly,
Sc .30S; from sale Of tickets, III, 237; from
other sources, 81 1856; making total re-
CENTS S8.8l2. The total assets of the
assembly, including the balance on
hand. are Sl0.S 3S, and the total liabili-
ties ST ,O06. A resolution was adopted
making the time of holding the meeting
next year, from July 30 to Aug. 8, inclus-
| i've.
Considerable excitementis manifested
at Peawaukee over the mysterious dis
appearanae of Frank Boorman. He is
| the son of Benjamin Boorman, the mill
Ter who failed sometime since.
Gov. Rusk has teen engaged in max
| ing a personal investigation of the SAM
| tarv condition and culinary departments
of tbe several state institutions. There
were some complaints of the insane hos
! pital at OSHKOSH, which were investigated.
| Other institutions were found IN good
condition.
Thomas Griffin, living in the town of
| Erin. Waushara county, receives S72 per
month, pension. The man is totally
| blind.
The Danes of the state hold conven-
ton at Oshkosh upon the l4th of No
vember.
A six year-old son of E. A. Fuller, of
the town of Lawrence, Brown county,
found some wild parsnips recently, par
took quite freely of them and nearly
died.
All stations on the Prairie du Chen di-
vision of the Chicago, Milwaukee d st.
Paul railway, have had their names
painted on The signal boards.
Mrs. John Russell Young, who died
recently in Paris, was daughter of Mr..
J. B. Cleveland, of Columbus township,
Columbia county, and a niece of the late
Governor Marshall Jewell, OF Connect
lieut., who adopted her at the death OF
his sister, Mrs. Cleveland.
Regarding the reported rescue from
being buried alive of young lady at
Black River Falls, the Banner Of that
city says: "What casts a shadow OF I'M
probability over the anecote is that
neither DR.. Cole nor any one else here
ever heard of the affair BEFORE, and Dr.
Baxter has not been here for dozen
wears or so. Some reporter has evident
Iv invented it as hoax or been himself
victimized. Several papers have tele-
graphed here for particulars, Only to
learn that the whole thing was
myth"
Mr.. Sumner Parker. one of the most
intelligent and substantial farmers of La
Prairie, Rock county, died, of that fell
disease, pneumonia. Mr.. Parker was
among the early settlers of La Prairie.
The Racine Seeder company, with
capital stock of $4,000, filed articles of
incorporation in the Wisconsin secretary
of states office. The incorporators are
Stephen, Charles and Michael Freeman.
The object is the manufacture OF agricul-
tural and horticultural implements.
The total balance in the Wisconsin
state treasury at the close of October was
S764, 172.
Wonewoc was mostly consumed by the
fire fend recently.
The Milwaukee woman who married
the twin is sums for a divorce.
C. E. Dudley, a wealthy young citizen
of Madison, but for two years superin-
tendent of Craigin Bros. & Co.'s Shelf
Hardware Manufacturing company, in
Cralgin, Ill.,, slipped as he was endeay-
oring to board train in the suburbs of
Chicago, recently, and had both his legs
severed below the knees, resulting in
death. He was the only living child of
Mrs Eliza Dudley of Madison, and was
twenty-six years of age. Three years
ago he was married to Miss Dolly Patten
daughter af the municipal judge Flames
Vile.
Women as Physicians.