River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-07-03
WISCONSIN NEWS NOTES.

DIR. al. B. Golf, a former resident OF
Delevan, died at Marshaltown, Iowa.
Lightning killed George Brooks
daughter and burned his house at Grant.
The corner stone of the new Catholic
church in Arcadia will be laid July 4,
Bishot, Floseh officiating.
A telegram received in 0conomowoc,
announced the sudden death of DIR. E.
Il. Jones, at Fernandina, Fla.
Isaac Klauber, merchant of Msdi-
son, and brother of the Hon. Samuel
Klauber, died of heart disease.
The thirteeeth annual exhibition of
the Baffalo County Agricultural society
will be held at Mondovi Sept. IL, Is
and 10.
DIR. N. W. Sallade, an old resident of
Reedsburg, was buried at Baraboo, hav-
ing died the day before from the effects
of poison.
The house of Sven Larson of Martel,
was robbed while the family were all in
the fields. One of the thieves got away
with $95 in cash.
George Brooks'house. in Grant, Clark
county, was struck by lightning, and
Brooks daughter, Efiie, sixteen years
old, was killed.
Beef slough is doing heavier work
this year than ever before. The amount
of logs RATED up to date this season is
800, 000, 900 feet.
Madison saloonkeepers have resolved
to conform to the strict letter of the
law in regard to closing their places of
business on Sunday.
Isaac Klauber, a wholesale grocery
and liquor dealer of Madison, an old re-
sident, died aged sixty -four years,
heart disease being the cause.
Five hundred dollars have been col
lected with which to celebrate the Fourth
of July at Menominee. III. A. Taylor
of Hudson will deliver the address.
Gov. Rusk of Wisconsin has issued a
commission to Franklin A. Copeland of
Lacrosse as assistant inspector general
of the Wisconsin national guards, the
appointment to date from June 20.
The cheese factory and horse barn of
j. McCoffrey in the town of Cold
Springs, near Whitewater, were de
stroyed by fire, together with 400
cheeses, implements and machinery.
Lawrence GriebeI, superintendent of
construction of the Bankers and Mer-
chants Telegraph company from Mil
waukee to Madison, commenced to
string wires from Madison eastward.
Daniel McDonough, recently from
The log drive, caused the arrest of the
proprietor and a number of female
aboarders" of the Cotton Farm" de.
cidedly questionable shop, at Wausau.
In Milwaukee, Miss Alice Marion
Aikens, eldest daughter of A. j. Aikens,
of the Evening Wisconsin, was married
by the Rev. J. L. Dudley to Hugo
Bremen, wealthy young business man.
A son of Capt. Sam Neff of Appleton
came to his death in mysterious man
ner at Menomonee, Michigan. Upon
dredging the river his body was found,
and bullet hole in his head was dis
covered.
At the village of Fairchild, the
residence of George Bartz was destroyed
by fire, involving loss of about 81 900,
on which the st. Paul Fire and Marine
Insurance company held risk to three
fourths of the loss.
Gov. Rusk issued a proclamation of
fering a reward of $500 for the appre-
hension and conviction of the unknown
man who shot Officer Frank Pisecek in
Milwaukee on the 21st inst, from the
results of which he died.
Deputy Sheriff NJ j. Griffin, of Flor
ence, was shot through the body
at Iron River, by Swede named
John Anderson, whom he was trying to
arrest. The ball entered just above the
heart and has not been found. The
victim is in precarious condition.
Alex. Murray, farmer near Albany,
was bitten by a mad horse on the
hand, and will probable die. Murray
dog, large hound, went mad recently
and bit one of his span of horses. This
horse bit his mate, and the latter bit
Murray. The dog and horses have been
killed.
The bar of Wisconsin has prepared a
petition, which has been very largely
signed by the legal fraternity, and
which will be forwarded to President
Arthur, asking the appointment Of
United States District Judge Charles
L. Dyer of this city to succeed Judge
Drummond.
Sunday night about Il o'clock, the
cheese factory and horse barn of j.
Mccartney, in the town of Cold Spring,
near Whitewater, were destroyed
bv fire, together with 400 cheeses, i'm
plements and machinery, making tota
estimated loss of about $4,000. The
cause of the fire is mystery, but
the circumstances point toward incendi-
arism.
Cornelius Glomme, employed in Gil
Iespie & Harper's mill at Glenmont
was instantly killed. He was turn
ing a log in the gangway, when his
cant hook slipped and he was thrown
over the log in front of the carriage
which was rapidly backing mp. IL
was crushed in horrible manner. H
was thirty two years of age and un
married.
At the annual commencement of the
College of the Sacred Heart, conducted
by Jesuit Fathers in Prairie du Chen
The first class of graduates in the clasi'
department got their diplomas annie
great applause. The graduates are J
q I.nuler- son of Gen. ]. LAWYER o.