River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1886-07-22
STATE NEWS NOTES.

Inc urOuth mas ruined Inc pastures
in Dane county.
Five kittens joined together in
single body, were born in Racine,
Monday.
Il is estimated that 100000. 900 feet
OF pine has been destroyed bv fire in
the MenOminee region this season.
The Sparta Driving association has
made arrangements 10 have 4 trotting
matinee at the fair grounds the 3lst of
July.
Heavy rain Friday night extended
Dm Madison To Milwaukee. but il was
too late to retrieve the damage done to
crops.
Eau Claire lumbermen sold TO the
Mississippi River Logging company
24-00O,OOO feet of standing pine for
S74, OO0.
George S. Lyon, proprietor of
plumbing establishment in Milwaukee.
has assigned. Nominal assets, $4,000;
liabilities, the same.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Wisconsin Pharmaceutical ASSOCIATION
j. to take place in Fond du Lac. com
menc;ng Aug. 10.
The directors of theMilwaukeee aam-
Der of commerce have adopted new
rates to govern the weighing and inspec-
lion Of grain.
The farmers south of Berlin are
turning their cattle into the wheat
fields. Chineh bugs are doing much
damage to the crop.
Tho AFo,,o.,,,;,,. ~, ,-;,-,,. =. g., L., IN,
proved by the construction of dams
and breakwaterS at a cost of 100000.
Wisconsin lumbermen furnish the capt
tai.
Albert Klein. travelling man from
Chicago, died at the county hospital in
Milwaukee. Two DAYS ago he reached
the latter city in search of employment.
aud not succeeding, swallowed a dose of
morphine.
William Bristol of Racine. viii bring
a $40. 700 suit for damages against the
Chicago. Milwaukee X 81. Paul Rail
way, for injuries received in a railroad
accident at Liberty, Ill.
The contract for doing the state
printing for two years was let 10 the
Democrat Printing Company OF Mad
ison, whose bid of 30 per cent. discount
f of the maximum price established BY
+ law was the lowest offered.
/ The Thirteenth Regiment Wisconsin
Volunteers will hold a reur ion on Sept
+ Il. at GAINESVILLE. in honor OF the TWEEN
/ ty-iifth anniversary of the regiment $
organization. Gov. Rusk aud Others
+ of prominence will be present.
The trial OF the men charged with Il
riotous assault on the Salvation ARM
in Beloit, will take place at GAINESVILLE.
( Sept. l. Congressman John Winans
has been engaged to assist the district
attorney in the prosecution. One of
the defendants is G.. W. Ford. late city
editor of the Beloit Argus.
The Rice Lake Lumber company.
which is composed of Eau Claire lum-
bermen, has started a crew Of twenty
/ five men to improve Long Lake liver,
an Important tributary to the Red
Cedar, for driving purposes. The work
will require a heavy outlay OF money.
and viii take several month before il
is completed.
The countries named below are en-
titled to tic following number Of dele
gates IN the Republican State Conven-
ton to be held at Madison, Sep, Sth.
Ashland County ?; Barron County 3:
Bayfield, County !; Crawford County 3;
Dunn Coun ): Fan Claire County Z:
jackson ounty 1 OcOnto County 5;
Pepin County ,; Pierce COUNTY );
Polk County ;; Rock County l3;
St. CroIN County ..
~ Wa4orfzrE
pressed because of the highlN sensa-
tional reports which have been sent
/ abroad concerning the recent outbreak
Of typhoid fever. The sick people Will
all soon be well. No new cases are re-
+ ported. The total number Of eases has
! been twCnty-eight, of which siA were in
Rochester. There were only two
deaths. At present there are thirteen
patients IN Waterford aui three in
Rochester.
The Republican convention TIC the
nomination of candidates for governor,
/ lieutenant governor, secretary OF state.
state treasurer. attorney general. state
/ superintendent of iustruc ton, railroad
commissioner and insura zee commits
siOner, has been called to be held at
Madison, Sept s. Il will include 322
delegates. who will be selected from.
the counties in proportion 10 the vote
east for Blaine in 1891 Milwaukee
Will be entitled 10 81 delegates. Rock
to l3 and Dane TO u These viii be
the largest coanty delegations. GOV.
Rusk aid Secretary OF State T,mmo
will probably be renOminated.
The Grant county prohibitionists met
at Lancaster in mass convention. Over
sixty delegates were in attend ancg.
Seventeen delegates were selected 10
attend the state convention and the
same number the congressional conycn-
ton. The following county ticket was
nominated: X. 4. Wilson, sheriff; Y.
II: Kinney, clerk; f. Wetherbee, clerk
of circuit court; w. n Stone. register
of deeds; f. II. tarsidc. county treas
urer; Charles Fox, county superiuten-
dent; Robert NJ. Davidson, surveyor.
The office of district attorney wa, left
TO be filled by tho county central COM
mittee. &. T. Cary was chosen candf-
date for member of assembly from the
LIST district, and Andrew Cayins for
member Of assembly from the n dis
trice.