River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-05-01
WISCONSIN NEWS NOTES.

goes for one year.
Isaac Hodges, whose bank failed at
PlattevilIe in February, was arrested
again and brought to Lafayette on the
charge of embezzlement This is his
second arrest. The plaintiff this time
is Margaret il. Bowers, widow. She
had intrusted to Hodges $500 in
bonds, which it is alleged he sold. with
out turning over the proceeds.
At Portage, Oliver and Steve Gage,
brothers, keepers of hotel, tried to
shoot each other.
Residents of Lake Geneva, are
greatly exercised over prospect that
the Chicago & Northwestern is to con-
struct track along the lake front, mar
ring the beauty of the shore and cut
ting off all access to the lake except
over the iron rails.
Thomas Connolly, aged forty, we'll
known resident of Waukesha
was choked on a piece of beefsteak
while eating breakfast and died after
suffering horribly for an hour.
An unknown man obout ffty-fve
NtdIS Old Was lONlANi nltItSSs O4I
the road near the southern limit of Eau
Claire. His home is in Stoughton.
The wedding occurred in Green Bay
of Hon. Isaac Stephenson, member of
congress from the Ninth district and
Miss Lizzie M. Burns. Only the i'm
mediate family were present.
Victor Long, Canadian with fami-
ly, committed suicide at Chippewa Falls
by hanging. He had worked in the
woods, spent his money in drink, and
became respondent.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
Fox River Flour company's office at
Appleton.
The editor and publisher of the
Volksfreund of Appleton, one of the
wealthiest and most influential German
papers in Wisconsin, has been sued by
DIR. Bickel of Amigo, for damages for
referring to him in an article as "the
! monster doctor" The doctor thinks
his character has been damaged by the
article to the extent of about ten thou
sand dollars.
Two prominent events in local circles
occurred at Madison, in the marriage
of Miss Susie M. Ingman, eldest daugh-
ter of DR. l.. S. Ingman of Madison, to
G. III. Worthlngton, young business
man of Chicago, and that of Miss Jessie
Hopkins, daughter of the late Judge j.
c. Hopkins, to DIR. n. S. Davis, Jr., Of
Chicago. The weddings took place in
~ JF,1,ca-D,>a1 ,,b1,..al, o,,1
fashionable and largely attended. A
peculiarly sad finale to Miss Ingman's
wedding was the instant death from APP
poplexy of Rueben l.. Garlick, who fell
dead in the arms of +. F. Proudfit, the
best man, Immediately after the bridal
party returned to DR.. Ingmans resi-
dence, and before seats had been taken
at the wedding breakfast.
The official returns in Marathon
county give Louis Marchetti a majority
of 2, 119 votes overJ. X. Brand of Wau-
sau, for municipal Judge.
The residence of L. B. Lindsey,
mayor of Neillsville, was burned. Loss,
81, 900; insurance ST 800.
Thomas B. McCourt & Bro, of Med
ford, who were closed up by attach
ments of their creditors a few days
since have made arrangements to re-
sumo business and will open up again
soon.
Henry Donaldson, young cabinet
maker of Meanwhile, was found dead in
his bed Cause, too much whisky.
The Porter oil well at Palmyra still
flows, notwithstanding from ten to
twenty-five barrels of the oily mixture
have been pumped up daily since
week.
Near Palmyra Mr.. and Mrs. Lackey
were fatally hurt by runaway.
Edward Dietrich and Edward Kin
selIa of Milwaukee have begun damage
| suits for $4,000 against Bentley &
Nowlans, contractors of the capitol ex
tension, for injuries received in the col
lapse of the south wing upon Nov. s.
Guzmann, arrested for mail robbery
at Manitoba, confessed.
Diphtheria is spreading very rapidly
in Milwaukee and is becoming exceed
ingly fatal.
A barn belonging to August Sellman.
a farmer living three miles from Mil
waukee, was struck by lightning and to-
tally destroyed.
d. G. and J. G. Lang, proprietors Of
the trunk factory in Fond du Lac made
an assignment for the benefit of their
| creditors. n. w. Simmons is assignee.
The liabilities of the firm are about $15, :
600, and the assets are estimated at So,
900.
Allen Carswell, a prominent dry goods
| merchant of Oshkosh, was found dead
| in his room at the fremont house.
l.. Il. Davis has been arrested at
Watertown, charged with horse steal
ing.
The little town of Wauwautosa was
all torn up by the discovery that their
town treasurer, John Farrell, had dis
appeared. He drew just before leaving
about 81 200 of the towns funds from
the bank
Milwaukee wants to tax her telephone
company 81 800 year.
J. /. Case of Racine has shipped
carload of fine horses to Kentucky. to
be sold at Lexington on the 18th.
Expert examination of the books of
the bennett Harvester works, in Mil
waukee, exculpates Mr.. bennett from
the charge ofmisappropriation of funds.
Reports from General Manager Mer
rill, now in California to recuperate
from an attack of paralysis, are very
favorable. He is able to walk some,
end hopes to be able to return to his
post of duty in short time.
More important iron discoveries have
been made rear Ashland.
Capt. S. c. Mower purchased
half interest in the Milwaukee
Sunday Telegraph, Col. E. A. Calkins,
the veteran journalist, retiring. The
new firm is Watrous & Mower.
Daniel Move, for thirty years resi-
dent of Spring Valley, Rock county,
died aged sixty-six. He was member
of the Vermont legislature IN 1852 and
of the Wisconsin legislature in 1865.
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Miss Emily Faithful says: What
was competence in the days of our
grandfathers is now regarded as a scarty
pittance; the luxuries of the parents are
the necessaries of the children. On all