River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-05-21
WISCONSIN, nj

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June Is, 10.
The prospects of the mines at Black
River Falls, owned by the New York
Iron company, whose principal stock
holders are Minneapolis men, rereport-
ed bright.
Two million feet of logs cut on the
Menominee Indian reservation have
been sold to Robert Mcmillan g. Co. of
Oshkosh for 81 .S5 per thousand.
Ripon college has received an annuity
gift of 81, 600 from Mrs. Jane H. Jones
Of Dodgeville, and a check for $3.50
from Senator Sawyer and son.
The sixth annual reunion of the
Southwestern Wisconsin Veteran as
ISOLATION will be held in Dodgeville,
/ June 81 and 25.
John H. Burnham, rich brick manu-
faoturer of Milwaukee, collared John
1 Featherstone on the street, and had
him arrested on the charge of robbing
him last November.
Charles Early AMI Charles Haintz
! M6IG SGuNtNNtt III hAlN CAlOnlt OOAAN Nv
Appleton to two years in the state pris-
on, the former for burglary and the
latter for stealing horse and buggy.
f. J. Golling of Beaver Dam, sues a
couple of Chicago men for $1,000 for
malicious prosecution.
At the state fair this year no money
premiums will be awarded to fancy
stock from other states. The mana
gers of the Northern fair have also de-
cided to exclude all cattle from points
outside of this state on account Of the
prevalence of pleuro- pneumonia in Hi
nois and Missouri.
The Wolf River Lumber company,
capital stock $4,000, filed articles of
association at Madison, the location
being at Merrill. The incorporators
are G. H. Upham of Shawano. Leander
Choate, J. NJ. Bray, II. b. Harshawa
and L. w Wall of Oshkosh.
The grand lodgeof Odd Fellows will
convene in Appleton on the first Tues
day in June.
Mayor Wallber of Milwaukee has APP
pointed as members of the board OF
fire and police commissioners Thomas
Shea and Jacob Knoernschild. demo-
Gratis, and Gen. f. G.. Wnckler and j.
r. Brigham, republicans.
August Erickson, an insane Swede in
Jail at Columbus, with an old and rusty
nail made hole in his neck and Their
with his fingers enlarged the wound,
making a frightful cash, from the effects
of which he will die.
In the town of Pennington, near La
Crosse Mrs. Richard Craig was at
tempting to prevent the spread of a
fire in the grass, when her clothes
caught fire and she was terribly burned,
dying soon after.
Krouskop's steam drying houses at
Richmond Center, filed with hard lum-
Der, burned. Loss, 50 600 uninsured.
Many of the log driving crews are
abandoning the drives in consequence
of a steady decline of waters, The full
force that have been driving on the Eau
Claire have returned, and many drivers
have also come down from the lower
tributaries of the Chippewa for the same
cause.
A corporation in Watertown, has I'M
der consideration project to establish
large knitting factory here, providing
sufficient induce ments are offered AMI
suitable location can be secured.
The convention of the Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias, which have been
in session at Eau Claire, closed with
fine parade, followed by a banquet.
The following are the officers elected
for the ensuing year g. w. Pratt, q.
G.. G. Oshkosh; NJ. Hensuey, q. V. c.
Watertown; G. NJ Perry, G.. Z. Black
River Falls; i. w. Cole, g. X. r. *
s., Milwaukee; B. Curran, q. NJ. A.
Waupaca; Supreme Representative j.
A. Hinsey, Milwaukee.
J. l.. Burnham, wealthy brick manu-
facturer, aollarod John Featherston on
the street IN Milwaukee and held him
until taken away by officers He char
pes John, who is well connected, OF
having robbed him November last Of
$163. He says that after leaving
restaurant late that night, and while
getting into his buggy, two men came
up from behind. held his arms and
went through him. One he recognized
as Featherstone. On account of the
Young mans family he did not notify
the police, but learned the next morn
ing that he had skipped for New Or
leans. Then he thought to wait for
his turn, which eventually came.
Three men have been brought before
Justice Steinlein at La Crosse under
the new law for neglecting to provide
for their families The first was Clark
Harris, the second John Nesham and the
third Franz Richter. Mr.. Steinlein
pronounces the law one of the highest
value. IL provides severe penalties for
the neglect of family by husband or
father. and will save the city and coun-
ty much cost in the support of the
poor.
Carroll college at Waukesha, burned
last January, is to be rebuilt immedi-
ately.
The state board of health was in
special session at Madison a few lays
ago for the purpose of considering the
best mode of protection against an in
vasion of cholera A resolution was
adopted earnestly calling on all officers
in charge Of state institutions, jails,
courts houses, police stations, county
asylums, poorhouses, hotels, school
houses and all public buildings as well
as citizens generally, to make a
through and critical investigation of all
buildings under their care, and of pre-
misses connected Herewith, with refer
ence to their sanitary conditions and
that they cause all unsanitary condi-
tions to be corrected with as little delay
AZ p possible. The board candidly ex-
pressesfear of cholera but meansto exert
every conceivable precaution. The last
legislature set aside an annual contln
gent fund of SO, 900 for the next two
years, for the use Of the board in proven.
ting an invasion of cholera, and this VIII
be used freely if occasion demands.
William Smith aged about 90 years,
brakeman on train No.17 going West
on the Omaha road, in attempting to
make a coupling at Wildwood Switch,
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