River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-08-28
WISCONSIN NEWS NOTES.
H. H. yarley. marshal Of Cumbe.

Fl. III. Marley, marshal of Cumbei
land, at Belle Center, Crawford county
Tuesday, Aug. 10, arrested John ana
Hattie Dilley, charged with the murder
of Harmon Hackett, at Glendale, last
month.
The report of the commissioner OF
agriculture for August on the condition
of the growing crops has just been is
sued, and gives the following summar-
les of the reports of the agents for Wis
consin-Large and and most excellent
prospects for corn. The southern and
and eastern portions in particular show
a small increase In acreage. The con-
dition is more favorable than has exist
ed for years. Spring wheat promises to
be fine crop. Barley is most excel
lent as regards yield and weight. That
harvested and housed before the storm
of July % will also show good color,
but considerable portion of the crop
has been damaged in this respect.
Michael Duclos, engideer of the tug
Pacific, was killed by the explosion of
the boiler of the heat. He formerly
was engineer of Pixies mill at Bayfield,
and also of the tug Boutin. He was
thirty two years of age, United Work
man and leaves son. His life was in
sured for $4,000.
The steamer Menasha burned at Osh-
kosh, the crew escaping with difficulty
by jumping into the river. Loss, 10000.
Gov. Rusk has appointed J. B.
Reyes county Judge of Adams county,
for the term ending the first Monday
in January 1886, vice ]. b. Harrison,
resigned
w. ID. Burns, wealthy farmer near
Pine Greek station, was stung under
the left eye by honey bee. In a few
minutes he went into commissions and
died in less than an hour.
William Guerndt and Henry Hall,
two boys, aged about sixteen years, in
bathing recently in Pine lake, near
Hartford, were drowned.
Charles Warner was killed at Thorp
by the accidental discharge of pistol.
The bridge across Wolf river, about
seven miles below Shawano City, went
down carrying with it thirteen horse
portable traction engine, and the en-
gineer, j. L.. Carroll, to his death.
Hull Deright. farmer living near
Brodhead, became enraged at his wife,
and stabbed her three times, which will
probably prove fatal. Deright then
hanged himself.
The finest crop of tobacco ever raised
in the state is now being gathered in
Rock and Green counties.
The mill of NJ. A. Cord & Co. al
Bermanwood, and 1, 1905 900 feet of lum-
Der were burned.
Robbers carried off $S7 and trunk
of valuable papers from II. Randall
of Appleton. The papers were recoy-
cred
Frank Hatch, the well-known chief
of police of La Crosse, recently resign
ed, will organize detective agency.
John Williamson was drowned at
Spring Green while bathing on Sunday.
A special from Plymouth, says that
Constable Nicholas Bilkins shot and
killed young man named Walter Mas
terson on Saturday in a street row.
A farmer named Herbert Johnson,
living near Tomah, attempted suicide
by taking morphine and Rough on
Rats" but owing to prompt medical
treatment his life was saved.
Richard Walker, one of the best
known citizens of Waukesha, died aged
seventy-five years.
J. Fl. Elmore, receiver of the defunct
Strong's bank at Green Bay, has COM
menced suit against the fugitive presi-
dent of the concern, Henry Strong, to
recover 81 900 for which Mr.. Strong
is liable on notes in the hands of the re-
ceiver. An attachment has been issued
and served on the residence property of
Mr.. Strong here, and it is desired to
test the question whether Mr.. Strong
has not given up his homestead right
by becoming fugitive from justice.
The Appleton blast furnace has shut
down for an indefinite time on account
of large surplus of pig iron and the
consequent low price.
Mrs. H. L. Lewis, wife of the United
States district attorney, died suddenly
of inflammation of the bowels. Mrs.
Lewis was graceful and prolific writer
on botanical, horticultural and art sub
iects. For dozen years past she has
read papers before horticultural and
agricultural conventions in this and
neighboring states.
At GAINESVILLE, Mrs. CIarissa Com
stock, widow of the late Judge Fl. N.
Comstock, was found dead in bed.
Master Dudley Flowers, Miss Zella
Merrick and Miss Sybil Moorhouse, of
Edgewood, aged respectively thirteen.
ten and eight years, swan across Lake
Oconomowoc, from the north to the
south shore, a distance somewhat over
o mile.
An old soldiers camp fire in Appleton
was attended by $500 people.
At Milwaukee, Voorhees, Cozine, aged
twenty eight, was fatally shot by
Charles Borchert, aged nineteen years.
The iron ore at Black River Falls
has been tested by Pittsburg capital
lists interested in the establishment of
smelling furnace at that point Theyield
of the richest of the samples was GA per
cent.
Maj w. S. Burrows, brave soldier
of the First Wisconsin volunteers, died
at Fond du Lac.
Herbert b. Peters, city clerk of De-
pere, is mysteriously missing, with con-
siderable money belonging to the firm
of which he is partner.
John Castran is missing from Apple
ton. Foul play is suspected.
An eastern paper which usually con
dennis every form of mob law, even for
the most heinous crimes, is moved to
say that the Staying of several Mormon
elders in Lewis county, Tennessee,
should be a warning to the DOlypan, lists