River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-21
NlSCOESIN NEWS NOTES.

At Appleton, Aug. 4, snow fell as to
be discernible on the ground.
A son of Rev. Fred Kern was drowned
in the Wisconsin river at Wausau. He
was bathing some horses at the time.
John E. jenkins, one of the oldest
residents of Palmyra, died, aged ninety
six years.
The chair Of English literature and
rhetoric in Ripon college has been filed
by the unanimous nomination for the
faculty. of Mr.. Albert H. Tolman
Williams college, class of 1877.
Noonan & Esson's saw mill at Oconto.
burned. The value of the mill was
about $4,000, and the insurance
$1,000.
The fourth annual reunion of the Iron
Brigade association will be held at Lam
caster, on the 2Sth of August, the TWEEN
ty-second anniversary of the battle of
Gainesville.
A collision of gravel trains near Chip
pewa Falls killed brakeman.
At Auburndale, John Mullen, Henry
Mutter, George Rostville and William
Rentz, young men were arrested on the
charge of housebreaking and assault
and battery, tried before justice Sym's
and fined $50 and costs.
In Phestigo, the barn of Michal Steff-
in, Watson Brothers hardware store,
James McGregor's house, two barber
shops belonging to J. Fortier and G. FL.
Gordon, a barn in the rear of the Duket
house, and several other buildings were
destroyed by fire. Loss 100000, par
TALLY insured
Michael Ryan, well-to-do-farmer Of
Kinnickinnic, was killed in the harvest
field. He was oiling up the harvester,
when the team started and dragged the
"bull wheel" completely over his body.
Among the inducements which the
State Agricultural society is offering to
Vanderbilt, through Mr.. John l.. Mitch.
ell of Milwaukee, to have the celebrated
Maud S. to appear at the coming fair,
is the present of superb gold-trimmed
harness, to cost 81 900.
John Zunder, laborer, and Frank
Rossie, clerk, both employed by Rosen-
heimer Bros, merchants of hewaskum,
got into quarrel when they were
alone in the store, and Rosie was
found dead and ZundeF fatally wounded.
Only Rosie had revolver. 1t is
thought he shot himself after shooting
Zunder.
William Shaffren, the boy arrested
upon the charge of rape committed upon
a six-year old girl in the town of Lin
coin Polk county, was held at Clear
Lake to bail for his appearance at the
next term of the circuit court. He will
doubtless be sent to the industrial
school, as he is under sixteen years OF
age.
On Saturday boy twelve years of
age, a son of Henry Nelson of the town
Alden, had his thigh nearly amputated
at the hip joint by a reaper. He was
leadinga pair of oxen hitched to the
machine, when he fell, and before the
team could be stopped the machine had
passed entirely over him.
The fifth annual session of the State
Pharmaceutical association. Officers for
the ensuing year were elected as fol
lows: President. George Howard, La
Crosse; vice presidents, III. j. Goddard,
Chippewa Falls; James Morrison. New
Lisbon, permanent secretary, Il. Is,
Heimsterch, GAINESVILLE; local secretary,
f. T. Prentice, GAINESVILLE; treasurer,
William P. Clarke, Milton. The follow
ing gentlemen were named to the gov
ernor from whom the latter is to choose
q member of the state board of phar-
macy. John A. Dodd, Milwaukee: f
Robinson, Kenosha; j. @. Huber, Fond
du Lac.
La Crosse, Special. A lockout here
occurred in John Pamperin's cigar fac
tory, the proprietor giving the men the
alternative of quitting or abandoning
the union. Thirty-fve men are af-
fected. Other factories of the city
have taken nc steps. The men had
made no advance of wages and had no
intention so to do, but business being
slow, the time was considered pro-
pitious for sweeping away the union.
The men profess ability to hold out in
definitely.
A malignant case of small pox has
broken out in Elack Creek, Outagamie
county. 1t was brought to this coun-
try by emigrants from Germany. Fred
Sedo, the son of prominent farmer is
down with it, and it is feared that it will
spread, as a great many have been ex-
posed.
At the Turne' Festival at Appleton,
5000 strangers were present on Sun
day. Two contests were had and de-
cided, that for high jumping and long
jumping, the frs, being awarded to John
Parkhausen, of Milwaukee, who jumped
sixty-two inches, beating former re-
cords two inches, the latter to Julious
Sterne, Milwaukee, who funded nine
feet five inches. While one of the bands
was passing church, the chief of police
attempted to stop them from playing,
but was told he INST get warrants if he
wanted to arrest them, and that they
would continue to play. 1t is not likely
that anything further will be done about
the matter.
Henry L. Deveraux, the veteran ex-
editor of the Burlington (Wis) Stand
ard, was married August 3 20 Mrs.
Sarah Evans, Of Boston, Mass. Mr..
Deveraux vas, up to three years ago,
the oldest publisher of newspaper in
Racine county. He is now in his 60th
year, and the lady to whom he has just
been married is 70. The ceremony
took place at Burlington, in Plymouth
Church.
An interesting series Of maps show