River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-03-20

the riggs mouse, washington.
La Crosse did s1S, 65s, $40 worth of
business last year.
Judge Webb of the Seventh judicial
district, viii be reelected.
District Attorney Chapman of St.
Croix county was found dead in New
Richmond drug store.
Christiana McLunans fell through a
Monroe, sidewalk to the extent of $40,
600.
Mrs. Levi Roger of Dale, the wife of
a leading citizen, committed suicide by
by eating paris green. No cause is as
signed for the act.
Alex. Jones of Racine, broke through
the ice and was drowned
Henry Hankes was instantly killed at
Rockville, by being crushed under a
telling tree.
Grant Smith, son of the late Gov. w
E. Smith, is engaged to marry Miss
Marion Merrill, daughter of S. S. Mer-
rill, of the Milwaukee q St. Paul road
DR.. f. A. Beckel of Amigo has been
held for trial upon charge of ravishing
Emily Neintz, German girl eighteen
years of age, whom he was attending.
Joseph Mayotte, an Indian of the Red
River reservation, got drunk and froze
to death.
John W. Becker, a pioneer of Eau
Claire diedin that city, aged sixty years.
E. G. Pratt, an attorney of Beaver
Dam, was brought to Milwaukee by
Deputy United States Marshal Henry
Marshall and put under bonds in 81, 600
for extorting unlawful pension fees for
an applicant for a pension. Pratt ae-
knowledged collecting as fees $50 in
stead of $40, but pleads extenuating
circumstances. He viii be tried at the
next term of the United States court.
McVicler & Barnes, dealers in agri-
cultural implements, farm and mill ma
chinery, at Eau Claire, made an assign
ment for the benefit of their creditors.
The liabilities are placed between
$1,000 and Sc, 900; assets not yet known,
Among the creditors are the st. Paul
Harvester works, to the extent of $500,
and a wire screen company $500 The
firm is largely interested in the Big
Heart silver mine west of Eau Claire.
At Menosha, two frame stores, one
occupied by A. H. McCabe, grocer, and
the other by j. G. Bosch, ieweler, were
burned. The buildings valued at 81, 600
were owned by r. M. Scott. Mi Cabe's
loss is $1,000; fully insured. Bosch's
loss is about $1,000, insurance 5000. f.
Henry's drug store and oil warehouse
were damaged to the extent of $500.
The Blackstone house at Spencer
burned recently. It was the largest in
the city. G. I, Toilet was proprietor.
The loss on building was $4,000; insur-
ance $4,000.
At Fond du Lac, Kittie Ames, who
was stopping at the City hotel for few
days, gave birth to a child recently, and
was kicked out of the house by the land
lord, r. Scharbuno, who, is threatened
with a coat of tar and feathers, and
should tho woman die justice will be
meeted ont to the brute.
Milwaukee had 2,431 deaths last year
1 .406 children, 10 suicides, 81 by vio-
lence and 2 murders.
The city election at Black River Falls,
resulted in a no-hcense victory.
The bank of Muscoda, pulls down the
blinds with $24, S81 liabilities.
The debts of Cooper & Co, Eau
Claire, will be about $4,000.
The zinc works at Mineral Point were
damaged by fire to the extent of IS, 900
caused by defective fue. Work will
be resumed in about ten days.
Nelson Samuels of Maiden Rock town.
ship, was killed while telling tree in
which another one had lodged. He
leaves a widow and five children.
Policeman James Walsh of Milwaukee
has been dishonorably discharged. He
left his beat and got drunk, and painted
disreputable portion of the city. For
some slight offense he shot att man and
barely missed him.
John Fortigue, native of Virginia,
who is 1877 years old, lives in Pierce
country. He is in good health and
sprightly, and can read without the
aid Of glasses.
The sheriff closed the doors of Evan
Edwards dry goods establishment at
Appleton.
Munson 7. Case of Peoria, H., and
Miss Stella Brown of Appleton were
married last evening at the residence of
the brides parents. Mr.. Case is son of
t. O. Case, general superintendent of
the Green Bay & Winona Railway COM
pany, and is successful manufacturer
at Peoria. The couple went East on a
bridal tour,
The Milwaukee Brass company has
fled articles of association with the sec
rotary of state at Madison, the incorpor-
ators being G. S. Lyon, John O'Connor
and J. ]. Barry. The object is to deal
in brass and iron goods and the capital
stock is $4,000.
Mrs. Melvina Bills house, four miles
southwest of Augusta, was totally con
sumed by flames, with its contents.
Cause unknown. Insurance, 81 $50;
loss, 81 800.
The large double store building, oc-
cupied by Frank Washburn as hard
ware, and by Mr.. Ed Bosch as a general
store, at Excelsior, Richland county,
was burned. Over the stores was a
large hall, occupied by the Masonic and
Odd Fellows societies, and the Grand
Army post of that village, which lost the
most of their lodge-room supplies, and
Washburn and Bosch lost heavily of
their stocks of goods.
Il. n. Packard, late of Milwaukee, n
short hand reporter and clerk for the
law firm of of Knight & Hayes of Ash
land committed suicide by shooting him
self through the temple.
Madison Special The argument in
two important cases was concluded in
the United States court on the Odd ult.,
as follows: G.. N Nelson VS.. The town
of Lorraine, Polk county, this state, and
the Schulenburg- Boeckeler Lumber
company and others VS.. The Town of
Lorraine and others, also of this state.
The arguments were on motions for in
functions to restrain the collection Of
taxes imposed by towns interested upon
logs lying in their waters, owned by the