River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-01-24
.alk About People.

Thomas Mast, according to Earper's
Weekly, "st.i retains his connection
with Messrs. Harper & Brothers" but
"has isot get sufficiently recovere
from Iii; sev.re attack of peumonia, bv
which he was recently Frustrated, to
give the public the benefit of his genius"
On the New FORK Bar, the two Dick
srs0ns, patent lawyers. are worth ST.
100000; Frederick w Belts. also a pat
snt LAWYER, has yearly income Of $25,-
J00; Rose q COnkling's income is not
much under Sl00, 600; William NJ Evarts
is supposed to be worth 500 900; and
David Dudley Fields. 81 900, COO; Lord,
Day & Lord have an income of 500, 100;
Roger A. Pryor's is $1,000; the Con-
iert Brothers, $50 COOS Mann and Par
sons, $50. 0Ge William Fl Howe's $40.-
)0j; Vanderpool, Green Il Cummings !,
gSo, 00J; John F. nillon's $4,000; Char
IS A Lewarj's $40, 900 Judge Porter d
Co.'S, 100000; and Miller d Peckham's
30,O0J.
An interesting announcement in the
matrimonial way is the wedding of
Bishop Warren Of the Methodist Epis-
,opal church, who has been engaged for
sometime TO Mfs. I!if, Of Colorado, the
widow of the famous cattle king The
wedding is to take place on the 9th.
The lady's wealth is vaFiously estimated
between four and six millions of do'lars.
She has the handsomest house in Dem
yer, the largest ranch Ia the state, and
S large owner of city property, graz
ng lands. MINE s, etc. She is Metho-
list ans Bishop Warren met her while
Il Ffaf i1a
northwest. Aterward he met her in
Europe, end they spent sometime to-
yether in Paris. Both have children.
For r. literary man Tehnyson is very
itch. No author in America has ever
begun to make SO much money as he.
His poetry brought him, it is estimated,
ESQ, 0O0 or $4O0. eco at least. and the sum
has been put as high as el05,0 and
Gl20, 900. Berg a careful, not 10 say a
close manager, he has so invested his
earnings rs 70 have . nroDerty WORT, q.
present G2l0, 900, or 81 ,0U0,UU For a
poet he is very practical, driving, it is
SAID, very sharp barcains with his cub
;sherS. holding out for the last shilling
A publisher who has n the past done
much business. wlth him says he ought
to be called Moses Tennyson, and that if
he had not turned poet lie would have
made a brilliant pawAbroker.
A most eccentric funeral cere ony
took place IN Paris recently. A specu-
lator, NJ. Penguilly, died few days
previously. He was welt. knowa in the
journalistic world, having shares in
most of the successful Paris papers. He
left directions that the hearse containing
his mortal remains should be preceded
by an Italian, playing, or rather grind
ing" on his organ some of the most
lively and popular cafe concert airs.
He also left list Of sixty well-known
writer's, begging them TO partake of a
banquet at the Hotel Continental the
day of the funeral, and TO be as merry
as they possibly couid Four hundred
pounds had been set aside by The tesla,
tor for the expenses of the feasts, which
duly took place.-London Truth.
Farmer Groesbeck, of Flshkni Plains,
N. Y, thinking to play joke on the
village doctor, sent for him IN great
haste. As the doctors carriage wheeled
into the farmers yard he asked hur-
riedly to he shown TO the patient. The
Joker led hlln to the poultry house and
JOLl'tC0 titb q S-Pp9S Ntb4I q biOhN4A
leg. The doctor, without a
word, immed atply set the
leg left minute directions for the cure
Of the fowl. AID, saying he Hoald call
again in the morning, stepped into his
carriage and drove home. lie kept up
his attendance until the goose could
walk as we'll as before tue accident. In
The meantime the iarmer WAS having
OTIS OF fun telling his nei2hbors OF the
ioke. But he ceased 10 smile when the
doctor sent IN good round bill. At first
The farmer refused to pay, but when
legal proceedings we're talked of he com
promised the case TO the doctors salts
faction.
United States Senator George Graham
Vest, oS Missouri, began life as news
paper man on small sheet in Louis
Vile. He has been climbing ever since.
But he has never grown any. He is
short and thick, with heavy brown.grey
hair, and a short brown-gray mustache
and goa &c. His neck is very short and
his shoulders are very broad, and he
carries himself invery indep pendent fash
ion. He usually wcais a military cloak
and big slouch hat. Vest was promi-
nent figure, as q young man, i'll the con-
federate congress. He Is prominent
man in this congress.