River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-12-24
WISCONSIN NEWS.

James Long, d2eu %, pioheSA rs
ident of Prairie du Sac. while on his
way to church dropped upon the side
walk and expired. Heart disease.
The Times Printing and Publishing
Co., of Rice Lake, Barron Co., for
newspaper publishing and job printing
have filed articles of incorporation.
Mrs. Mary T. Within has been APP
pointed matron of the ladies' hall at
the State University.
Fourteen couple of Madison young
people took sleighride to Middleton,
and after a supper and dance, got lost
on their homeward way, not getting
back to town until a. m.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st.
Paul r. r. is putting an iron bridge
across the Wisconsin river at Lone
Rock.
In the circuit court at Whitehall,
Trempealeau Co., constable, and two
men whom he had summoned TO his as
sistance, were fined 800 each and
costs, for killing burglar, who had
entered the house of one of the defen-
dants and stolen property, and was
shot dead while attempting to escape.
Wisconsin inventors have been
granted patents as follows, during the
past few days. Ventilator, A Daub,
Milwaukee: engine starter, g, j. Good
hue. Stevens Point; corset, NJ. Nj.
Jones, Menomonee; stove attachment,
p. Lahr. Marshtield; Reel for neasur-
ing and cutting cheese bandages, j.
Lumsden, She5oygan Falls; Device for
holding circular saws, j. Prickett.
Marinette; Suspension hook, G. +.
Raabe and G.. E. Hackell. Milwaukee.
Threshing machine, w. IL. Smith, La
Crosse; Vehicle wheel, H. b. Vein
stock. Fall Greek; Self-binding haryes-
ter. III. ID. Taylor, GAINESVILLE.
Gen. David Atwood. editor of the
State journal celebrated his 10th birth
day at his home in Madison, December
10Th. The occasion was made notable
by the celebration of her Goth birthday.
at the same time and place, by Miss
Mary Fairchild, daughter of eX-Gov.
Fairchild. Among the guests were
persons from Milwaukee, Beloit and
Madison, including the judges of the
state supreme court, Judge Bum of
the u. S district court, the faculty of
the State University, and prominent
professional and mercantile gentlemen,
the company numbering some two
hundred
Gov. Rusk has appointed Geo. w.
Wing, county judge for kewaunee
county for the remainder of the term
of Judge Miller deceased.
Gov. Rusk passed last week attend
/ ing farm institute at Viroqua. Fri
day night he was present at u. A. X.
campfire at Sparta.
Two hundred is the skating rink Ii
cense fee at Madison.
There are sixty commercial travellers
residing at Madison, and they are to
have jolly party at the Park hotel,
New Years eve.
Harry Hull. barber at Oregon,
while careIessly handling revolver
shot his infant son who was asleep in
the cradle. The ball entered the
groin, but did not produce fatal in
/ jury.
The Lafayette County Monument
association with capital of $4,000 will
erect a soldiers monument on the pub
lie square at Darlington.
Madison has literary club, which
rivals the famed Nineteenth Century
/ club of New York. At the December
meeting, Just held, finished and criti-
cal paper on Wordsworth, was pre-
scented after which, some discussion
ensued.
The tragedian Keene has paid sue
cessful and appreciated visits to several
Wisconsin cities.
The tobacco growers of Dunlap and
vicinity have organized an association,
and are holding frequent meetings.
The state Poultry Show, held at New
Richmond last week was pronounced
success, with over 500 new coops, and
1000 specimens on exhibition. The dis
play of Cochns and Brahmas was pro-
nounced the finest ever exhibited Ohio.
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Mime
sofa were represented by exhibits-One
of the largest exhibitors was w. K.
Thomas of Berlin. A Thermostatic in
cubator was in active operation, and
was inspected with lively interest, while
the lecture of DIR. Spalding on the in
cubator was highly instructive. 1t was
in all respects model exhibition.
The annual session of the State
Homeopathic Medical society was held
at Milwaukee last week, being well at
tended.
Geo w. Kane, the pawnbroker who
was recently convicted of burglary in
Milwaukee and sentenced to term OF
wears in the state prison, will publish q
prison paper. A Racine forger by the
name Of Stewart, who displayed some
newspaper ability in his contributions
to the Racine press while in jail in that
city. assisted by another convict named
Wroten, are to be the editors.
Christopher H. Schmitb. who has re-
sided at Milwaukee since 1858 and been
Justice of the Peace continuously since
1869, died on the 10th of paralysis of
the brain, aged 81 years, leaving a
wife and four children.
The state Y. M. C. A., contemplates
the purchase of a tract of land at Lake
Geneva for the yearly secretarial insti-
tute of the Northwest.
At the annual meeting of Chippewa,
Eau Claire commandery, No s,
Knights Templar. the following officers
were elected: Eminent commander,
f. NJ Bartlett; generalssimo, B. A.
Burlington; captain of guard, w.
Schwaller; prelate; Fl. r. Curtis; S.
w. ID. Drummond; treasurer, G.. A.
Burlington; recorder, VIM. Rowe.
A strong sentiment prevails at Mil
waukee. shared by most ii not all the
city officials, to require the electric
light wires to be placed under ground.
At Port Washington, Richard Reich
stein, unmarried, living with his wild
owed mother, undertook, in state of
mental alteration, to brain her with an
axe The mother narrowly escaped
death. and he was secured and placed
in confinement.
Within two weeks Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucius Bruegger, of Watertown, have
lost three daughters from diptheria.
At Commonwealth, Florence Co, A.
E. Berg, miner, was robbed of 500,
he had secTeted in trunk.
Willie Landgraf, aged 2years, while
coasting at Fort Atkinson, received in
ternal injuries causing his death.
Florence has a Tohoggan club of 100
members and a slide so feet high and
260 long, at the base striking the icy
surface of Fisher lake.
Annie Kenney, aged IA, died at Fond
du Lac on the 18th, from fractur of the
skull received at a roller link carnival
by fall from a chariot in which she
was riding.
President Bascom, of the State Uni
verSity has lectured at Madison and