River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-09-11
WISCONSIN sEiFS NOTES.

| An assignment has been made by the
Medford Mill company, for the benefit
Of its creditors, to A. j. Perkins. The
assets are estimated at $1,000; liabili-
ties, $1,000
One hundred acres of fine tobacco
vas ruined by hard storm, near James
vile.
/ On account Of low water in the river,
work has been suspended on the
Stevens Point boom, the logs already
down having been delivered TO the sew
eral mills.
Samuel Crowell, farmer living in the
town of Waupaca, suicided by cutting
open his jugular vein with a pocket
knife. Hewas a married man, and prob
ably insane
/ Caspar Bosshard of Bangor, Lacrosse
county, aged seventy-five, was killed by
| passing train on the Chicago & North
western railway recently His three
sons are among the most wealthy and
influential Germans of the county
Articles of incorporation were filed
with the register Of deeds at Appleton,
recently, incorporating the Kaukauna
Lumber Manufacturing company. with
4 cash capital of $50 600 Henry Hew-
lit, Jr., and Jansen 4 Mitchell are the
members of the firm. They will man
ufacture sash, doors, and blinds at Kau-
kauna.
Martin Redlin, nineteen years old
was drowned in the lake at Milwaukee.
While ont fishing with brother and
cousin of his, their boat was capsized,
and he disappeared before their eyes.
He leaves an aged mother, whose sole
support he was.
George NJ Waterman of Unity, a lum
herman, has made an assignment, with
liabilities of SO 500 and assets of $l3,
900.
The cash balance in the state treasury
is 1854 ,352, Of which $711 1884 is in the
general fund.
Judge Pulling, judge of the Third
circuit, has resigned the position, to
take effect Oct. /.
Mrs. Frank Arbuckle, formerly Miss
Gilbert, of Platteville, committed sui
eide at Sutherland, Iowa. Her hus-
band was killed by lightning on the
10th of July, and since then she has
found it hard to support herself and
her three children.
Another death has occurred from
small pox in the town of Black Creek,
the victim being Mrs. Matthew Kitzin-
ger. Two other members of the family
are down with the terrible disease.
Senator Sawyer has presented the
Congregational church at Hayward, the
county seat of Sawyer county, with
handsome clock and bell costing $780,
The Case wagon works of Wonewoc
closed its doors recently. A mortgage OF
| S42, 900 in favor of the Reedsburg bank
has been placed on file. The concern
has been lately seeking increased cap
ital and new location 1t made bad
failure several years ago under the name
OF the Wonewoc Manufacturing COM
pany, running some of the stockholders,
and affairs have been in an unsettled
state ever since.
John NJ. Vaughan, prominent cit
izen of Waupaca, and an old settler, died
Crosse, on his way home. He was wide
ly known throughout the state as
travelling salesman. He was member
of Waupaca chapter A. f. and A. M.
No. 80, and also of the Stephens Point
commandery The deceased was about
sixty-fve years old, and leaves q wife
and several grown up children.
Anorder has been issued from the pro-
bate court of La Crosse county to the
executors of the VIII of the late Gov.
Washburn, granting them permission
to erect monument over the grave
of the deceased at au expense of $12,-
/ 600. The plans are for structure 60 feet
! high, base 20 feet and shaft 40 feet. An
order was also issued granting the ex
ecutors permission to organize a steam
power company to operate the Wash
/ burn steam Touring mills at an estimat-
ed expense of $75, 900; also to pur-
chase real estate at a cost of ST., 900.
At the twenty ninth annual session
/ of the Grand Lodge of Good Templars
at Madison, the grand lodge degree
was conferred upon sixty members of
the order. In the afternoon. various
reports we're rendered, including those
of Grand Worthy Chief Templar ]. f.
| Cleghorn, of Milton, and Secretary and
i Treasurer L. w. Parker, of Mansion.
The former congratulated the order on
its prosperity and strongly urged the
prosecution of the prohibitory move
4 ment. The latter showed the number
! of lodges in existence in the State Sept.
| l to be 800, while the number year
/ ago was $50 Membership has increased
/ in the year from Ia, 227 to 14,311, a
| gain of 81 There were fifty-nine deaths
/ and 397 explosions. Total receipts,
/ including $411 on hand year ago, were
| 81, 423, while the expenditures were
| sc, 867: balance on hand 1863.
At the Racine exposition A. G. Sickle,
editor of the Prohibitionist, wrote to
/ President Case that he had been put off
the grounds because he was prohibit
/ ZIONIST Mr.. Case replied that he heard
| of man of Stickle's description trying
/ to hire n minor to buy beer. Mr. Case
| IS a temperance man. The temperance
people have collected 81, 500 with which
to prosecute the cases, while the sa-
loonkeepers have some of the wealthiest
| and most influential citizens to back
/ them.
| The Seventh Day Adventist camp
meeting for Northern Wisconsin will be
located on the Upper Duck Creek road,
in Brown county.
Beloit, Wis, Special: The marriage
of Miss Emma, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Gustavus Stone, to Manning 7.
Hacllev of Winona, Mimi, occurred
| Thursday at the residence OF the bride
in the presence of relatives only. Prof.
J. J. Blaisdell officiatcd. The bride is
one of the best-known young ladies in
Beloit society.
Postmaster S. Fl. Keller of Medford,
has secured divorce from his wife,
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