River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-04-02
WISCONSIN NEWS NOTES.


$4,000.
Michael j. Cantwell Dem.) was
elected to succeed Col. William +. Villas
as member of the Wisconsin assembly
from the Madison district. The Repub-
lcans made 40 nomination.
An epidemic of scarlet fever prevails
at Waupun. five deaths having oc-
Cured.
The adjournment of the legislature is
not expected before April 8.
A man came across the lake on the
ice with dog team to Ashland few
days ago from Beaver Bay, on the north
shore. He says that the ice is from six
teen to twenty-five inches thick all the
way across.
The residence of o. A. Hoyt, at Spen-
Ger, burned recently. Loss, $500; par
tally insured in the st. Paul Fire and
Marine.
Hon. E. W. Durant, one of the direc-
tors. saws the Lumber Manufacturers
association of the northwest have about
decided to hold their annual meeting at
Eau Claire ON the Goth of April.
Thirty-two car loads of -four were,--
ceived at Washburn, from the Pillsbury
mills, Minneapolis, and stored in the
warehouse at the docks to await the
opening of navigation.
In the Kirby Carpenter Company's
Camp, No. 7, a few days since,
bear climbed upon the roof of the
shanty, broke through and hung down
into tho shantv The cook killed him
with an ak and he hung there until the
men came to their meal
Mrs. W. A. Walker of Racine gave
birth to triplets- two boys and a girl.
Six years ago the lady was the mother
of twins, both of whom are living
Mrs. B. NJ. Addy has sued the city OF
GAINESVILLE to recover $1,000 damages
from imperfect drainage.
The Moses NJ. Strong scheme for aid
in publishing territorial history of
Wisconsin, after some modification, has
been endorsed by the assembly. After
approval by commission, the state en-
cages to take 1000 copies at So each.
A mining boom on the north shore of
Lake Superior is predicted for the COM
ing summer. About 100, 900 acres have
been taken up in Minnesota near the
Canadian border for gold-mining pur-
l,a IL Ia Nfl To- mn
Upham Brothers, of Marshfeld, have
just concluded a sale of $3.50, 900 worth
of lumber and shingles to the Minneso-
ia Lumber company, at Polo, Ill, at
prices very satisfactory to the sellers.
1t is the largest sale reported in long
time.
The Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha Railway company have de-
cided to establish regular station at
Staples Mills on its line six miles south
of Superior.
The Palace roller skating rink at
Chippewa Falls, was set on fire, and
entirely destroyed. The building was
new and cost S., 1000; no insurance. The
contents were also burned. Loss, ST.,
600; reinsurance.
Superior Times: Superior does not
need nor does she want channel cut
through from the Duluth harbor to the
ST. Louis river. OF course objections
might be withdrawn if our people have
decided that they have no further use
for the Superior bay. Such channel
would.ruin our harbor. This is another
Duluth and West Superior scheme to
that end.
The property of the Rock River
Paper company, at Beloit, was sold at
auction, by order of the court, for $70,-
900, being purchased by syndicate.
c. f. Eldred of Wausau is being
talked of for the position of United
States district attorney for the West
ern district of Wisconsin.
A Mrs. Ansen, living near the Allan
tic stamps, was alone in her house, her
husband being away, and in the middle
of the night found a man trying to en-
ter a window. She seized a stick of
wood and struck him on the head, when
he dropped to the ground and ran away.
His tracks were followed some distance
by blood stains next morning.
The authorities of st. Croix county,
have undertaken the job of breaking
up the three houses of i'll repute at
HouIton, across the lake from Stillwa-
ter. One of these is kept by the no.
torious Dick Willets, who was sentanc-
ed in this state to seven years in the
penitentiary for manslanghter and par
doned ont by Gov Hubbard of Min
nesota after something less than two
years service. Houlton has no corpor-
ate organization, and hence these
houses ran things to suit themselves
and became the rendezvous of the low
est and most desperate classes.
Peter Steenis, liveryman of Apple
ton, committed suicide by hanging him
self in his barn. Steenis went home
under the influence of liquor in the
afternoon, and after quarreling with his
wife threatened to kill himself. A little
while afterward he was found hanging
in his barn suspended by a rope fasten-
ed to the roof He had been a resident
of Appleton thirty years and was well
to do.
The Wisconsin Central has not been
wasting time. Pending the considera-
ton by the Milwaukee road of the ques-
ton of allowing its entrance to Chicago,
it has secured control Of the Green Bay,
Wmona s. St. Paul This gives the
Central lake outlet and connection
with line OF steamer, to Buffalo, and
practically makes it part OF short and
cheap through trunk line in the sum
mer.
Articles of association have been filed
with the secretary of state as follows:
The Great Eruption Mining company,
Eau Claire; capital stock, SS00,00 in
corporators, Theodore Hastings, George
Rltzinger, Joseph Hotter and @. b.
Carsten. The Coolidge Fuel and Sup
ply company, Eau Claire capital stock,
S100,000; incorporators, J. H. Cool
idge, Ep. Hastings and Alanson G.
Bruce The Animus Forks Mining and
Milling company, Racine; capital stock,
5000, 900; incorporators, John Bailey,
Frederick Harbridge and f. A. Wash
burn.