River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1884-11-27
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

The soap factory of J. b. Pick at
Oshkosh burned, INJECTING loss of
s., 900.
At Milwaukee, Il. A. Shakman is
suing Samuel Spitz for $40, 900 for Sian
der.
At the democratic jubilation at Plain
field Benson Sherman lost his arm by
the premature explosion of a cannon.
Peter Clark of Lidyard cut off the
end of his finger. and died two weeks
later from lock-iaw.
Fishermen at Milwaukee enter COM
plant that whitefsh are being extirpa-
ted by the poundand trap nets stretched
all along the lakes.
A party of thirty Danes has left Ra-
cine for their native land, where they
say they can live one-third more cheap
ly than in America.
William Seybert and Godfrey Hans
combe, two prisoners confined in Wood
county jail, escaped and have not been
recaptured.
French jim, an Indian at Remington,
has not been seen since he started out
! hunting, two weeks ago. 1t is supposed
that he accidentally shot himself
i The Stevens Point Boom company
delivered 81 .023, $50 feet of logs to the
various mills there between May l and
Nov. 3. Abont 100000 900 feet remain
to be delivered.
Miss J. Delaney, teacher IN the
/ Oconomowoc public school, has been
fined SO by justice of the peace for
severely whipping a pupil.
There was insurance aggregating
i $57, All on the Waul1esha wooden mills.
It is not yet decided whether they viii
be rebuilt.
Workmen are clearing away the de-
bris of the wing of the Northern insane
asylum at Oshkosh, recently burned,
and it will be rebuilt at once. Three of
the escaped inmates are yet at large.
A distressing and fatal accident &C.
Cured at Neenah. The son of exMay-
or Kruger of Neenah, while cleaning
his gun, it was accldently discharged,
the contents passing through his tenn
pie, killing him instantly.
Capt. David l.. Quaw, who served
during the war in the Sixth Wisconsin
regiment, and who for time was re-
ceiver in the land office at Wausau. died
at his home ON the old Gen. Jackson
estate, near Nashville.
II The second annual exhibition Of the
ST. Croix Valley Poultry, Pigeon and
Pet stock association will be held in
New Richmond on Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, Feb. 5, A and 5,
1885.
A notorious young horse thief, H. A.
Vilds, has just been placed in the Mil
waukee house of correction for three
years. He is wanted on charges Of
horse stealing IN other parts of Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota, Dakota, Illinois, and
Ohio.
Masked burglars entered the sleeping
room of Mrs. Fred Hanson, of Milwau-
kee, and so alarmed the occupant, that,
to get rid of them, she directed them to
the hiding place of $50 and gold and
silver watch.
Congressman Stephenson will hold a
competitive examination at Stevens
Point, Portage county, Dec. 3, for the
selection of candidate for appointment
to the West Point cadetship from the
Ninth district.
A. L. Smith, democratic candidate
for congress in the Sixth district, sues
the Oshkosh Northwestern for $25, 900
damages on account of alleged hbelous
statements made against Mr.. Smith q
few days prior to election.
Frank McAndrews of New Jersey
found his recreant wife, after months of
search, living with one Anton Getheu-
herdt at Marshfield, and after making a
scene accepted $175 in pay for his
wounded honor and left them in each
| others arms.
The affairs OF Strongs defunct bank
of Green Bay are being put into con-
dition where dividend on the $3.50, 600
can be declared Claims against the
concern aggregating about $40 900 have
not been proved, and it is thought some
of the claims cannot be. 1t is now cer-
tain that a dividend of 20 per cent at
least will be paid in the near future.
Receiver Elmore has recently got pos
session of $50 900 worth of bonds from
New York, which will be turned in as
assets.
Trouble is brewing in st. James
Episcopal church at Milwaukee owing
to the division of sentiment in relation
to high and low church matters. The
pastor, Rev. Dumbell, handed in his
resignation some time since and his
farewell sermon proved to be one of the
most offensive high church sermons
ever listened to by the congregation
His resignation will now be accepted
without delay.
About 100 men are employed in
m aking repairs upon the dam in
the Chippewa, and the force is soon to
be increased to 175 men. 1t is expect
ed that to complete the repairs on the
dam will require about four months,
and the work vii be continued uninter-
ruptedly. Work has not yet been com
menced on Paint creek dam.
The following shows the general
statistics of the Northern Hospital
for the Insane, at Oshkosh, from its OPP
ening, May II, 1878, to Sept. 80, 1884:
Total number admitted, 2,502; males.
1918; females, LISA; total number
discharged recovered, 543, males, 2S3i
females, 260; total number discharged
improved, 4S4; males, 241; females.
243. total number discharged unim-
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