River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-06-12

idtl savings invested.
c. A. McGiver Of Lancaster, COM
mitted suicide.
Sherman Hale the Wisconsin rapist,
awaits another trial
James Forrest, an old resident of Fort
Winnebago, died, aged seventy-two.
John Brennan's residence in the town
OF Fulton was destroyed by fire loss,
$1,000
At Watertown, Mary, the wife of julia
Wiessemann, committed suicide by TAX
ing strychnine
Mrs. Mccartney. the wife of David
Mccartney. president of the Exchange
bank at Fort Howard died.
At Oshkosh, William Wall, promi-
nent politician and ex-melnber of the
legislature, died of Brights disease.
Circuit Judge Gilbert L. Park, of
the Seventh district of Wisconsin, died
at Waukesha of hemorrhage of the
lungs
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Wisconsin have decided to hold their
next animal session at Appleton year
hence
The EspIanade Street Railway com
panv of Madison, with capital stock of
100000, filed articles Of association with
the secretary of state.
George W. Marsh, an old resident of
Portage. is dead He was commander
of the Grand Army Of the Republic post,
and a prominent member Of the Masonic
lodge
Judge Clementon at Prairie du Chen,
sentenced Christian Sieben tritt, who
killed Fritz Noaa, a young butcher in
April last, to eight years in the peniten
tiary at Waupm.
s. II. Keller of Medford has instigat
cd proceedings for divorce from his
wife for adultery with the late DR.. Hub
bell. The suit is the outgrowth of the
late Medford tragedy.
Waukesha, Wis, is reioicing over the
discovery of diamond mine. 1t must
wait awhile, however, for the money
market torecover its tone before it calls
for stock subscriptions.
At hartford, Mrs. Long, the MUIR
deress of Harvey Whittemore, Withdrew
her former plea of non guilty and
pleaded guilty instead and was SEN
fenced for life to Waupun.
At Shell Lake State vs. Sherman
Hall, rape, jury disagreed eleven toone
and were discharged; in default of 81,
500 bail Hall was recommitted to Jail to
await December term of court.
The grand lodge of Odd Fellows of
Wisconsin elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Grand Master
G. w. Hudson. Madison. Deputy Mas
teri NJ. Craig. Manitowoc. War
den-H. FavilIe, Milwaukee. Secre-
tarv-L. Il. Hills. Madison. Treasurer
David Adler, Milwaukee. Chaplain
M. Ct. Todd, Columbus.
The State Probationary Amend
ment association elected the following
directors: ]. L. Cleghorn, Clinton;
FL. II. Giles. S. ID. Hastings, T. c.
Richmond, Madison; J. C. Plumb,
Milton; Ed Durant, Racine; J. A.
Pemberthy. Dodgeville; \. A. Kelly,
Hudson; Robert Fargo, Lake Mills.
The directors at subsequent meeting
elected officers rs follows: President,
S. d. Hastings, Madison: Vice Presi-
dent. j. f Cleghorn, Clinton; Secre-
t..rv. II. II. Giles, Madison; Treasurer,
Robert Fargo, Lake Mills; State Agent,
T. c. Richmond. Madison.
At the late meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows, reports of the
Grand Treasurer Andrew Willard of
Beaver Dam and Grand Secretary L.
Il. Mills of Madison were submitted.
From the former it is found that the ag
grega.e receipts Of the past year were
Sl4.720: total disbursements, SS,7l6;
assets of 1888. 7.44O; of 1884, 1928.
From the report Of the secretary it APP
pears that the total receipts OF his de-
partment are S6,7ll; total relief grant
ed. S24,GlO. The membership of the
order up to Dec. 81, 1883, number 15,
672 persons. During the past year
thirty members have been expelled and
l4S have died.
The magnetic pole is constantly shift
ing either to the eastward or westward
Of the geographical pole, being now L.
coo miles west Ia 1867 it was due
north: in 1916 at its western maximum,