River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-06
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.


garden was made seriously i'll by biting
into one of the apples.
A boarding house belonging to the
Pioneer Lumber Company at Eau Claire
was destroyed by fire; cause. defect
i've fiue. Loss on building and contents,
80, 300i partially covered by insurance
The funeral of the Rev. G.. r. Patton,
who died in Chicago, took place at Juda.
The deceased was widely known among
the Bsptists throughout the state.
The dynamos ordered for the Racine
Electric Light company, which were
ready for shipment to Racine, were de-
stroyed by fire in Brooklyn. n, Y,
the factory being totally consumed.
Nicholas Wilikomni clerk, was ar
rested in Milwaukee for passing forged
checks ON number of prominent bust
aess houses. They amount to about
$500.
Mrs. A. Fl. Reed of Oshkosh began
suit in the county court against the Wis
consin Central railroad for $4,000
damages for injuries received from a
runaway horse which was frightened by
alocomotive of the road.
4 Maria B. Wustum, aged sixty-five
wife of George Wustum, died at tho
home in Mount Pleasant. She had
been resident of the county for up.
wards of forty years.
DIR. Charles Cleveland and Miss An
ma Elmdorf, daughter of DIR. Elmdorf,
Of Racine college, were married recent
ly.
/ Potatoes are being shipped from Wau-
paca at the rate of 1900 bushels per
day.
The Racine manufacturing firms who
made application for 8, 900 feet Of space
IN the worlds exposition at New Orleans,
have been notified that that much space
cannot be given collectively, therefore
The proposed Racine exhibit will not be
made. Several firms will make displays
however.
At the Democratic demonstration in
Tonah an accident Of the most distress
lng description occurred. While the
sorchlight procession was forming and
marching through Main street, an ex-
/ plosion of dynamite occurred, resulting
! in the death of Mr.. Lewis Styles,
and the fatal injury of Albert
Hancock of Valley Junction. Thirty
cartridges were placed in a bug
gy which was directly in adj
vance of the people marching on foot,
and caught fire from the sparks from
fireworks, some of which were in the
same conveyance. The horribly man
gled body of young styles was picked
up some twenty five feet from the bug
gy. The visiting delegations were no
tilted and the meeting postponed. The
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much broken; lights in stores ex-
tinguished. Mr.. +. Lombard was in
tho buggy with Styles, and realizing
the danger, jumped, miraculously es-
Gaping fearful death.
The returns from the various militia
companies of the state of their strength
at the semi annual muster, Sept. 20,
give the following figures. There
were present for duty at that time First
regiment 80 officers, 407 men; Second
regiment, "a officers, 361 men; Third
regiment, % officers, 444 menj Fourth
battalion, 13 officers, 30 men. Absent /;
First regiment, no officers, 249 men
Second regiment 6 officers, 334 men
/ Third regiment, 3 officers, 249 men
/ Fourth battalion, l officer, 140 men.
Total membership: First regiment,
4 6S6; Second regiment, TBS; Third regi-
ment, 721; Fourth battalion, 364. The
Ripon Rifles had the largest per cent.
present 88.5; the Darlington Rifles fol-
lowed with 88 per cent. The lowest
per cent of attendance was 80, which
was of the Evergreen City Guards. The
/ Darlington rifles had the largest num-
/ Der of men present for duty, 66j the
/ Burcham Guard, with % men, had
the smallest number present. The
largest membership is the Sheridan
! Guard, 80; the smallest is the Burchard
| Guard, 5S. The total enrolment in the
state force is 2,496, to which is TO be
added 33 staff officers, among the regi-
ments and 13 members of the general
staff, making total of 2,542. The to-
/ tai number present for duty at the date
of the general muster was ! ola. Mad
/ ison Journal.
A distressing case OF accidental shoot
ing is reported from the vicinity OF
I Osceola Mills. Claus Gerken, young
man of some twenty-five years of age,
was out hunting ducks few days
ago at Osceola Lake. Having killed
! i number of birds he went ont into the
lake to secure his game, leaving his gun
/ leaning against tree near by. On re-
/ turning with several ducks in one hand,
he took hold Of tile gun near the muzzle
with the other, and started up the bank.
Suddenly the gun was discharged, the
entire charge of shot striking the I'M
fortunate man just above the ear, blow
ing off the top of his head. Instant
| death. of course, resulted.
Richard I. Haxney, city clerk of
| Oshkosh and prominent Democratic
politician, died few days ago. In
1858 deceased was appointed to a posi-
( ton in the state land office at Madison.
He was member of the Democratic
state central committee about 1859 with
4 III. l.. Palmer of Milwaukee and others.
Deceased was the author and publisher
of an elaborate history of the settlement
| Of Northeastern Wisconsin.
/ The state board of pharmacy, consist
ing of President A. H. HOLSTER, Madi
son; Secretary E. B. Heimstreet, James
| Vile; A. Conrath, Milwaukee; F. Rob
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