River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-12-25
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


AT Whitewater, an inquest showed
that Annie Koran died from the effects
of strychnine.
The assets of the J. l. Cass Pillow
company at Racine are $40, COO and Ii
abilities s740.000
Fire in Florence, burned three build
ings on Main street, entailing loss of
81 200, we'll insured.
The cut of legs in the Wolf river
pineries will not exceed 100000
feet this winter.
Elias Balzell and Clell Miller. charg-
ed with outraging weak minded girl
at Washburn, were convicted of forni
cation and fined 800 each.
E. 7. Wheelock, of the Medford Star
and Times, found long lost brother at
Chippewa Falls. Charles had not
been seen or heard from for twenty
years.
The people whose property was de-
stroyed along the Chippewa river at
Eau Claire, will ask an appropriation
from congress for the Improvement of
their property.
A German by the name of Kreuger,
living in Manchester, Green Lake coun-
ty, is 100 years of age, and is able to
chop his own frewood, and last season
herded cattle.
The Vosburg cheese factory at VIII
mot was destroyed by fire, and Mr..
Vosburg, in trying to save his barn,
slipped from the roof and received in
luries that will cripple HIM for life.
The report of the treasurer of The
state agricultural society shows the re-
ceipts for 1884 were $21, 271; disburse-
ments, ST., 133; cash on hand, 81, 1873;
receipts for the past two years, $40, 541.
James H. Gilmore, receiver of the
Strong bank, paid dividend of 20 pei
cent. of the amount deposited. The
cash ON hand was ST. ,115.17, while
1919, 760, 81 have been proven against
the institution.
Wasau has a ghost. A departed
gambler is said to have returned from
the land of the dead and warned his
former companions to reform, picturing
to them the terrors of his experience
beyond the grave.
w. S. Montgomery of Oshkosh, who
is of the mormon faith, but not be-
lever in polygamy, has opened a church
of his own in ellis hall, and announces
that he will preach every Sunday on the
doctrines of Joseph Smith.
The United States clothing house of
Appleton has made an assignment on
two judgments, one in favor of Charles
Hacharact of Chicago for IS, 1856, and
the other to local parties for 81 ,005.S6.
Assets, 10000; Liabilities, 500, 000
The Falls manufacturing company at
Eau Claire, has closed its works on ac-
count of depression of business, slow
collections and falling off of orders.
The mandatory was doing large and
profitable business until within couple
of weeks ago.
The commodious brick residence Of
DR.. w. L. Kennel was partially burned
at La Crosse. The fire caught from
chimney and burned beneath the roof
and ceiling, so that the first knowledge
of it was furnished by red hot bits
of plastering dropping on the beds
where two sick men lay. Loss, $4,000:
insurance $4,000.
The Jurden institute, Of Eau Claire,
fled articles of association with the
secretary of state, at Madison, recently
the incorporators being J. L.
Shute, f. NJ Miners, B. E. WAR and
w. E. Jurden. The object is to es-
tablish and maintaina surgical institute
IDr UD6 ITedGIu6ub VI
diseases. The capital is $4,000.
Dalton & Co., made a trsnsfer of
their property at Chippewa Falls to 2.
Gaynor, but it appears that it will not
stand, and earnishees have already
been served on Gaynor to secure bills.
The opera company, of which G. Bron-
sky was a member, are all right reports
to the contrary Notwithstanding. This
company will resume at once.
Testimony in the contested win case
in which the husband and heirs-at-law
of Jennie McGraw Fiske of Ithaca, n.
Y, left 81, 100000 worth of property to
the Cornell university, is being received
before Commissioner Eastebrook of
Ithaca, N. Y. l.. II. McGraw, one of
The contestants; John G.. Sears of Os-
wego, their attorney, and 5. ID. Halll-
day, attorney for the university, ar
rived.
Robert Nicholas and Brandt Hawson
were taken to hospital at Eau Claire
in an almost frozen condition. They
had been hunting in the pineries near
Phillips, and accidentally walked into
swamp covered with snow, underneath
which was four feet of slush and water.
The men came nearly being drowned,
but reached a habitation just as they
were benumbed with cold. One of the
sufferers will lose leg and the other
foot.
A fire broke out at Eau Claire in Il g
rear of Dalkes & Co.'S meat market, ON
North Barstow, between Wisconsin and
Madison streets, which resulted in
complete wreck of the building. Tie
second story wits occupied by Mrs. G..
w. Schwahn. owner of the building ard
Z. G. Dalke for residence purposes.
Loss on building, $4,000; on Mrs.
Schwahns effects, $500. Dalke & Co s
loss in meat market, $500. Dalkes in
dividual losses, 81 900 covered by insu-
rance.
The executors Of the will of the late
C. C. Washburne have filed, in Judge
Camerons office, La Crosse, their petit
t;on for construction of the will as 10