River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-29
Summary of State New.

George Morrison ot Marshneld h1fed
$500 team, sold it at Masonville and de
camped.
John Hassong, an old resident of
Alma. was found dead in the road from
the village to his residence.
A Young married man named Col
bourn. lived on a farm near the village
of Brooklyn, committed suicide.
Thomas Higgins, an old resident of
Milwaukee dropped dead.
The basket factory at Evanswood
owned by J. Crocker OF Weyauwega,
was destroyed by fire, loss $4,000.
At Stevens Point, Nelson Strong was
awarded 81. 200 damages for the drown
ING of his son of the city. The city will
carry the case to the supreme court.
Mai. Lu Drury, once publisher of
journal in Berlin. and more recently in
government employ in Chicago, is on
his death bed, the final result Ofseveral
wounds received in the war.
At Fall Greek, Freight Conductor
Timme, of Altoona, fell between cars
and was run over and fatally mangled.
s. H. Karner's saw mill at Stevens
Point was burned, involving a loss of
10000; no insurance.
Wade, the man who shot and killed
Murray. near Eau Claire, has been COM
mitted, and lies in Jail in default of $500,
The annual reunion of the Wisconsin
Veterans association will be held at
Darlington june II and II.
The Wisconsin state Pioneer associa-
ton will meet in Madison on June IL,
Jointly with the Dane county association
of pioneers
The body of J. Savage, who was car
ried over the falls at Chippewa in boat
and drowned. was found floating in the
Dells dam at I'au Claire.
Eli O. Rudd, prominent citizen of
Reedsburg, and delegate to the Gin
cinnati convention of 1876, is dead.
Daniel Hicox. a minute man" of the
war of 1872, died in Flintville, Brown
county, aged nlneI V-loH
A fifteen wear old son of Mr.. Green
more, of Prairie du Chen weighs $50
pounds.
TRADER & Newman, dealers in agri-
cultural implements, at Plattville. were
closed by the sheriff. Liabilities, S.
600 or $4,000.
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Considerable excitement was created
at Medford by Postmaster S. FL. Keller
wealthy citizen of that place. shoot
| ing at his wife on account of suspected
| illicit intercourse between her and S. b.
| HubbelI, county treasurer of Taylor
county.
A man named Miro ran away from
Chippewa Falls, with married woman
named Felix, wife of a saloonkeeper on
the South side
Mrs. Cynthia Francis, of the town of
Blooming Grove, near Madison, died
while relatives were celebrating at her
home the 101st anniversary of her
birth.
| Col. John c. Spooner has resigned
both from the directory and as general
solicitor of the Omaha railway. His
reason for so doing AS stated by himself,
is the action brought by the company
against Porter, Bows and Flower for
the recovery of 81 100, 900 for breach OF
trust. His personal and official relations
with these gentlemen were such, he
saws, that he would not undertake any
action against them.
Two weeks ago S. Simmondson left
Manitowoc, for Chicago in company
with friend They arrived at night
and separated. Since then nothing has
been heard of Mr. Simmondson.
Thomas H. Milford, lighting rod
agent, at Milwaukee has been arrested,
charged with having attempted to alb
duct the wife of John Pleyte, employed
by the Citizens league in prosecuting
liquor sellers, and with girdling val
liable trees on the premises OF Gen.
Hobart, the head of the ten perance
movement at Milwaukee.
Eddie Armitage, Harry Desteese,
Dwight Spice, and Charlie Bachmann,
boys of eleven and twelve years, were
found encamped on farm two miles
west of Milwaukee, having started
out armed to the teeth with pistols and
knives to kill Indians and buffalos, as
they put 1t.
A heavy frost nipped tobacco plants
in the neighborhood of Madison and
GAINESVILLE.
\ deed was received at Racine, exc
cuted the first of this month at Port
land, Ore, by John Blocksidge, prom
inent Free Mason, who formerly lived
| there. Until the receipt of this instru-
ment, and for the last four years, it was
supposed Blocksidge was dead. He
| disappeared from Racine about four
| veare ago, and considerable excitement
was thereby occasioned.
At Appleton German named Gehr-
ken, who reported himself as hay
ing formerly been judge in Germany
was employed 10y James Roemer to
assist in his office, where he remained
until Mr.. Schuele resigned his position
as editor OF the Necker, when lie took
| editorial charge of that journal. During
| his connection with Roemer's office he
| transacted considerable business for the
| gentleman, who trusted him in every
way. 1t now turns ont that Gehrken
| has secured $164 of Roemer's money and
| skipped the town.
In the supreme court, at Madison, in
the case of the state, plaintiff. against
the St. Croix Boom corporation, de-
PENDANT, which was brought for the pur
pose of compelling the defendants tore
move their booms and other obstruc
lions from the navigable portions of the
st. Croix river. held that there was no
reason for original jurisdiction on the
I part OF the supreme court insomuch as
the interests involved were not state
but local, and that the case should have
been brought in the circuit court. The
/ complaint was therefore dismissed.
! The bedstead factory of John Mitchell
& Son at AIenasha was burned.